#green wheel

[letsrideforpbo]

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[damn-it-lachlan]

Just rescued this big guy from the grocery store. The poor thing is in awful soil, pretty much soaking wet, and has a bunch of gnats in its pot. I'm gonna try to separate the two main succulents into good pots first thing tomorrow

[theoreticalpermaculture]

Revolutionary Green Wheel hydroponic garden grows food faster with NASA technology

This Green Wheel Garden by DesignLibero was originally a NASA concept that never got off the ground.

[thecreativesense]

Green Wheel Rotary Hydroponic Garden - Design Libero

Derived from technology first developed by NASA to allow astronauts to grow food in zero-gravity, this rotary growing machine has been altered to suit modern residences. The circular growing surface allows for a maximised surface area around the light source, which is placed closer to the plants. This makes the most of the light without need for further energy input. Coco fiber is placed within the structure to function as a support for the plants and their roots.

See more at: DesignLibero

[globalmultiplicities-blog]

Mobile Experience Lab and Smart Cities Group worked together to envision future scenarios describing design opportunities related to topics that deal with social navigation, distributed data sensing, healthcare, bike sharing racks optimization, peer-to-peer freight, urban races and civic engagement. The final outcome consists in a 7 minutes video that proposes our vision on Smart Mobility & Ubiquitous Computing.

[nikolasthegreek-blog]

Space Shuttle Gardening For Your Small Space

Urbanites who say they don’t have the time or the space to grow their own food may be running out of excuses—and all thanks to NASA. Using technology developed by the space agency for astronauts in flight, the Italian studio DesignLibero has built a sleek new device to help you grow your own greens.

  DesignLibero’s Green Wheel is small, but its rotary design squeezes a lot of growing area into a tight space. No natural lighting is needed—plants grow in a circle around a light source in the center of the wheel, which DesignLibero says maximises efficiency.

An internal engine rotates the plants and controls the pump and water reservoir, which automatically irrigate the plants. Despite its sophisticated machinery, The Green Wheel doesn't sacrifice aesthetics. Think of it as the pocket farm for the design minded. 

  Too time crunched to tend to your crops? DesignLibero is developing smartphone and tablet apps for remote gardening, allowing you to adjust lighting and water levels, wherever you are.

[yopropongo-blog-blog]

Uno de los más grandes retos a los que se tiene que enfrentar nuestra generación es la solución del problema del transporte en las ciudades. Green Wheel es una idea fantástica en la que se combina el transporte ecológico con tecnología inteligente para brindar nuevas posibilidades como: carreras urbanas, monitoreo de salud, compartir bicicletas e inclusive hacer algún encargo de mercancía con peer-to-peer freight, para que alguien cuya ruta se acomode a tus necesidades te pueda ahorrar un poco de tiempo de transporte.