Ikea Solar AND Wind powered Outdoor Lighting

Yes Ikea! YES!

They have done it again. The home of the flat-pack is keeping even more green in my pocket. Meet the newest additions to the Solvinden line.

Designed by David Wahl, these beautiful bulbs are powered by wind AND solar energy. Free LED light for the porch? I'll take it!

By the way, this David Wahl guy is an great young industrial designer. I can't wait to see what else he accomplishes throughout his career.

NY-See: Beyond Planet Earth @ AMNH

Munchkin and I went to check out the Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). It was so riveting that we missed half of the Super Bowl. (Go New York!) Read my review article in the school paper here and scroll down for more pictures. It really got the creative juices flowing and I've been thinking a lot about how to marry my interests in Civil and Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering. Colonizing space may just be the ticket!

Orion Space Capsule by Lockheed Martin for Nasa

Vostok 1

Can you believe Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth in something like this!?

Detailed replica of an astronaut fixing the Hubble Telescope

 Lunar Base Camp

Thin Cable Elevator!

Mars Rover Curiosity