Photo by Geoff Robinson

Hibiki Kono had a dream — he wanted to be like his hero, Spiderman. Most little kids would have their parents buy them a costume that they could wear to school. Not Kono — the 13 year-old set to work making his dream a reality. He’s used two 1,400-watt recycled vacuum cleaners and a little bit of elbow grease to make a machine that allows him to scale walls — just like his spindly hero!

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We’ve seen some floating wind platforms in our day — like the Poseidon platform — but this new one just might overshadow them all. The WindFloat platform by Principle Power Inc. is so stable, it has the ability to hold the largest wind turbine on Earth (which is 70 meters tall and has blades the length of a football field) without flipping over. Not only are floating platforms less destructive to the environment (because they float, their bases don’t need to be secured to bedrock) but just one of these big guys has the ability to power an entire town.

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Cumulonimbus clouds observed 25°C

Humidity:

100%

Wind Speed:

Calm

Barometer:

1010 mb

Dewpoint:

25°C

Heat Index:

25°C

Wind Chill:

25°C

Visibility:

6 km

When Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish decided to spend the rest of their lives together, they set their hearts on making their wedding day a celebration of something they both love and hope to preserve for future generations – the Earth. The couple funded their entire wedding by collecting and recycling a whopping 400,000 cans – and it only took them 197 days!

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Light rain with thunder 25°C

Humidity:

100%

Wind Speed:

5 KMH

Wind Direction:

ENE (070°)

Barometer:

1008 mb

Dewpoint:

25°C

Heat Index:

25°C

Wind Chill:

25°C

Visibility:

5 km

. Excluding breakfast. Ideally located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's lively Chinatown is Hotel China Town Inn offering affordable accommodation with free wireless internet access in public areas. Rooms offer a television, comfortable bed and attached bathroom. Most rooms offer air conditioning. Services offered by Hotel China Town Inn include a tour desk, car rental and laundry services. Hotel China Town Inn is close to the LRT Station, Pudu Raya Bus Station and Bukit Bintang Shopping Centre. It is also within walking distance from various attractions.

Cumulonimbus clouds observed 33°C

Humidity:

66%

Wind Speed:

13 KMH

Wind Direction:

W (270°)

Barometer:

1006 mb

Dewpoint:

26°C

Heat Index:

41°C

Wind Chill:

33°C

Visibility:

11 km

. Excluding breakfast. Ideally located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's lively Chinatown is Hotel China Town Inn offering affordable accommodations with free wireless internet access in public areas. Rooms offer a TV, comfortable bed and attached bathroom. Most rooms offer air conditioning. Services offered by Hotel China Town Inn include a tour desk, car rental and laundry services. Hotel China Town Inn is close to the LRT (light rail) Station, Pudu Raya Bus Station and Bukit Bintang Shopping Centre. It is also within walking distance from various attractions.

Garden space is hard to come by in dense urban places, so enterprising urban gardeners have to get creative. Formwerkz, a Singapore-based architecture firm, was asked by one of their clients to design a home that maximized the garden space on their 300 sq meter lot. The resulting house includes a vertical living wall and green roof that is not only beautiful and functional, but also serves to improve the building’s performance.

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Cumulonimbus clouds observed 32°C

Humidity:

66%

Wind Speed:

11 KMH

Wind Direction:

WSW (250°)

Barometer:

1008 mb

Dewpoint:

25°C

Heat Index:

38°C

Wind Chill:

32°C

Visibility:

11 km