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Israeli designer creates device that sterilizes milk – off-grid!

Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy of Art and Design – Israel’s oldest institution of higher learning – is a prolific incubator of brilliant ideas, with its post-grads serving...

This fact about figs is sure to bug you!

Flavorful figs are Middle East natives. Green Prophet  Linda Pappagallo wrote about this in a swell story about the versatile little foodstuff. Did you know...

Who needs a maid? Houseplants are powerful cleaners.

The brainiacs at NASA conducted a long-ago study on the impact of common house plants on indoor air pollution. Their findings are as relevant today...

DuoSkin smart tattoos turn your skin into a touchpad

Mash-ups of tech with temporary tattoos are not new. Versions are currently used to measure blood alcohol levels and detect exposure to ultraviolet rays. Designers...

Beirut architect designs bulletproof Kevlar keffiyeh

People are often defensive when it comes to headscarves, which have strong links to specific religious and cultural beliefs. Now a Beirut-based architect has designed...

Arab world’s “Banksy” murals 50 buildings in Egypt slum

Green Prophet loves eL Seed, the French-Tunisian artist is the Arab world’s Banksy. He specializes in what he calls ‘calligraffiti’, a brilliant mashup of spray paint...

#OnlyInDubai can you get the world’s most expensive bottled water

Water is an essential commodity, especially in the arid Gulf states where it surpasses oil in liter-to-liter price comparisons. Now a Danish designer has pushed...

Deforestation quick facts for desert dwellers

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Dubai trash can catches nearly 40,000 speed racers!

Dubai is synonymous with man-made folly. Their Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, stands over half a mile high. They have manufactured islands in the...

Can organic fertilizers impact the global food crisis?

Some 795 million people worldwide are food insecure: they do not have enough food to lead a healthy life, and with the earth’s population increasing these...
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