Inhabitat: Robobees! + Flammable Ice + World's Most Efficient Data Center : Inhabitat Weekly March 14th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Inhabitants - Spring is on its way at last! As the sun begins to thaw wintry weather across the states, scientists found that solar winds could revolutionize nuclear power and one man built an insane solar death ray from a TV screen that is capable of melting pennies. The bees are beginning to buzz as well - this week researchers found that nanoparticles loaded with bee venom can kill HIV, while scientists at Harvard and Northwestern developed an amazing swarm of Robobees that can pollinate flowers and aid in search and rescue operations and climate mapping. In other news, 3D printing took the world of architecture by storm this week as Sinterhabs unveiled a 3D-printed space station made of moon dust and DUS Architects announced plans to print an entire house in Amsterdam. Lighten Up! LED Lighting Design Competition - Win $1000! Heads up interior designers, architects, and lighting designers - we just launched a brand new competition where you could win $1000! All you have to do is submit your best and brightest examples of residential or commercial lighting designs that make use of energy-efficient LEDs. The deadline is April 15th, so get a head start and submit your designs today! LIGHTEN UP LED LIGHTING COMPETITION > Announcing Our $1000 LightCollector Contest Winner! We challenged you to show us your most impressive light-inspired photos using Philips' new LightCollector app - and now we're thrilled to announce our $1000 grand prize winner! We'd like to congratulate Allison Gates for her photo "Wildfire", which wowed our judges panel and racked up votes from readers around the world. Thanks to everyone who entered our contest! LIGHT COLLECTOR CONTEST > Announcing: Our Pin it to Win it Lamps.com Winner! Our Pin It to Win It competition received nearly 200 excellent entries, however in the end we could only choose one lucky reader to receive a $250 shopping spree to Lamps.com. And our winner is... Coxinella! A big congrats to our grand prize winner and thanks to all who entered! PIN IT TO WIN IT COMPETITION > GREEN DESIGN NEWS Flying Robobees Pollinate Flowers as Bee Colonies Decline Solar Winds Could Revolutionize Nuclear Power DUS Architects Unveils Plans to 3D Print an Entire House Japan Taps 'Flammable Ice' as an Energy Source Polar Umbrella Wins 2013 eVolo Skyscraper Competition NYC to Roll Out New Prefab Beach Buildings This Summer TV Screen Solar Death Ray Can Melt Pennies Sinterhab unveils 3D-Printed Space Station for the Moon Original Copies: China's Knockoff Architecture Trend Nanoparticles Loaded with Bee Venom Can Kill HIV NREL Unveils World's Most Efficient Data Center Inside Summer Rayne Oakes' Plant-Filled Apartment WIN FREE STUFF Design a 'This is Your Life' T-Shirt and Win $250 Heads up designers - do you have a great idea for an inspiring graphic tee? Then enter it in The Collective and Holstee's This Is Your Life T-Shirt Design Contest for a chance to win a $250 prize and more! All you have to do is submit a t-shirt design that shows what's most important to you, so check out the contest and enter here! THIS IS YOUR LIFE T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST > GREEN DESIGN COMPETITIONS MIT's Climate CoLab Competition - DEADLINE: Ongoing 2013 Core77 Design Awards - DEADLINE: March 15th Gallery Le Snoot Tee Party - DEADLINE: March 17th Spaces Between Competition - DEADLINE: March 23rd Re-Imagining Wood Challenge - DEADLINE: April 5th Restaurant & Bar Design Awards - DEADLINE: April 5th UPCOMING EVENTS Passive House Northwest Conference Starts March 15th! Heads up architecture fans - do you want a sneak peek at the state of the art in Passive House design? Then check out the Passive House Northwest Conference, which kicks off on March 15th! This exciting conference will investigate the ways that Passive Houses are pushing the boundaries of sustainable architecture through efficient construction techniques and smart systems. Register here! PASSIVE HOUSE NORTHWEST CONFERENCE > KIDS STORIES FROM INHABITOTS 7 Green St. Patrick's Day Crafts for Kids 7 Creative Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs WEARABLE STORIES FROM ECOUTERRE Are At-Home 3D-Clothing Printers the Future of Fashion? Istanbul Knits World's Largest Sweater Artist Turns Prosthetic Eyes Into Macabre Accessories Thanks for reading everyone! Jill and Mike, Your intrepid Inhabitat editors -- Inhabitat http://www.inhabitat.com Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/inhabitat Our mailing address is: Inhabitat 7 Essex St New York, New York 10002 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Inhabitat All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile