Issue #52
design
Grist, one of my favorite tech and climate newsletters reports that Barcelona has figured out how to harness and distribute the energy generated when a subway train comes to a stop, sending that energy out to EV chargers throughout the city.
nature
The world's first floating ecopark in Chicago provides land to improve biodiversity, provide green space, and help filter stormwater when it rains.
reimagine
An herbarium is a surprisingly important learning and conservation tool that requires management. As everything becomes more digitized, Cal Poly Humboldt has also been making a digital 3D herbarium to maintain the visual integrity of the plant. It will be open sourced, so it will reach a much wider audience.
Viewers can click and drag for a 360-degree view of specimens (seen here: false lily of the valley), and click on data points for classification, pollination information and more. Photo from Cal Poly Humboldt.