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Where do used holiday lights go? Hint: not the North Pole

Eileen Marable
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 7:32am
 
While Santa heads back to the North Pole after the holidays, the world's holiday lights head to processing centers in a recycling zone in Shijiao, China. And it's not just a few strands; the region handles roughly 20 million pounds of discarded lights annually in a recycling process that readies the raw materials to be reborn into as many new products as possible.

Renault's tiny Twingo autos reborn as big art exhibit

Eileen Marable
Monday, December 26, 2011 - 7:41am
 
Paris has one more must-see art exhibit with the unveiling of the Renault Twingo "Cabinet of Curiosities" along the Champs-Elysées. The exhibit takes the tiny cars — just able to fit down Europe's tight alleys or impossible parking spots — and gives them some big makeovers courtesy of celebrity designers.

Solar paint could transform houses into giant electricity generators

Eileen Marable
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 11:12am
 
It's common to see houses with solar panels on the roof harvesting energy to power household electricity, and if lucky the electrical grid. Now, a team from the University of Notre Dame is swinging back around on the idea of solar paint, and using semi-conducting particles to produce energy. This paint would be cheap enough to cover your entire house and turn it into a massive solar powered generator.

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