Stuff We Found Today - 01.06.11

Gold Nanoparticles Could Transform Trees Into Street Lights

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• iPhones and Cell Phones May Have Potentially Deadly Side Effects for Kids - (Inhabitots) Okay, this is potentially pretty scary.
• Boon Glo LED Nightlight With Portable Glowing Balls - (Inhabitots) These are neat!

Food Stuff

• 10 Freakiest Things About Frankenfish - (The Huffington Post) GMO fish may soon be headed for our grocery stores without even being required to be labeled!!
• Farmed Salmon Exposed: The Global Reach of the Norwegian Salmon Farming Industry - (Organic Consumers Association) Some videos here worth watching.
• Chocolate is getting greener - (Examiner.com) Well...it's always been green here at Coco-Zen!
• Chocolate: Worth its weight in gold? - (The Independent) Maybe chocolate shouldn't be sold so cheap, huh?

Home Stuff

• 10 of the smallest homes in the world - (Mother Nature Network) Not sure how livable some of these are, but pretty cool to look at.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Compassionate Coats: Feather And Fuzz Free - (GirlieGirl Army) Some gorgeous vegan coats to covet.
• Vintage-Inspired Newspaper Costumes Are Black, White, Read All Over - (Ecouterre) Haha...just a litte green fashion fun.
• 4-in-1 Sneaker by Nat-2 Offers Endless Built-in Options - (Ecouterre) Neat...can see kids mixing up the colors already!
• Gustav Reyes' Natural Wood Bracelets, Rings Are Wearable Sculptures - (Ecouterre) Diggin' some of these bracelets.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Massive Solar Serpent Winds Along the Santa Monica Freeway - (Inhabitat) Now this is kinda cool!
• Gold Nanoparticles Could Transform Trees Into Street Lights - (Inhabitat) Now that would be cool...living street lights!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Incredible Miniature Sculptures Carved From Pencil Tips - (Inhabitat) Now here's something to do with used up old pencil stubs!
• The Largest Ice Hotel on Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) Wow...this is kinda cool!
• NPR: Morning Edition - A comedienne has collected the phone messages left by her very over-protective mother...seriously hilarious! (saw this on GirlieGirl Army)
• Earth 350: the First Global Climate Change Art Show - (Environmental Graffiti)

International Stuff

• Sonnenschiff: Solar City Produces 4X the Energy it Consumes - (Inhabitat) How cool if all cities were like this?

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 'Trash is Cash:' Kenyan kids rap about a green revolution - (Mother Nature Network) "A hip-hop group made up of kids who grew up around Nairobi's slums rhythmically illustrates how recycling can create a new green economy."