10 Ways to Use Up Old Spices

Spices that have been sitting in your pantry for more than a year have most likely lost a lot of their flavor. Instead of depositing them in the dumpster, try these great ideas to use them around the home and garden.

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How Does Your Electricity Use Compare to the Rest of the World?

The United States has been doing a good job of cutting carbon in recent years. Emissions are down 12% in the last 5 years, and half of those cuts have come in the power sector where natural gas, wind and solar have been replacing coal. But when it to comes to electricity emissions from the home, we still have a lot of work to do. In a comparison of sixty countries , we found only Saudis have bigger electricity footprints. The average American uses 4,700 kWh in the home each year, costing them $600 and generating almost three tons of carbon emissions. Getting smart about tackling your electricity use can slash both your power bill and your carbon footprint. Learn more at Shrink That Footprint . + Shrink That Footprint The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: average american carbon footprint , average emissions USA , cut your energy bill , emissions , emissions of the average american , green energy , reduce your carbon footprint , us emissions        

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How Big Is Your Home? See How Your Space Compares to Those Around the World

Graham Hill’s flat is 420 square-feet , HGTV’s smart home is 2,400 square-feet and Al Gore’s home is quite a bit bigger. But just how big is the average home these days, and how big does it need to be? When you compare average new home size around the world, you see pretty quickly that one man’s home really is another man’s castle. The disparity in the figures begs a question: When do we have enough space? As home sizes have swelled over the years a growing number of people are asking whether less can actually be more. Are we finally reaching a point where people want better spaces, rather than simply bigger spaces? Check out the graphic above to gain some perspective, and find out more over at  Shrink That Footprint . + Shrink That Footprint The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: average home size , average house size , average square footage house china , average square footage house US , average square footage house worldwide , big home        

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Blackbody’s Lamps Use OLED Technology to Create Stirring Lighting Effects

Designers Bruno Dussert-Vidalet and Alessandro Dolcetta turn light into emotion with their new lighting company,  Blackbody . Presenting for the first time at Euroluce during Milan Design Week earlier this month, Blackbody incorporates works from designers across the globe, including a piece called “Bonzai” designed by Italian architect and designer Aldo Cibic, and “Bell family” designed by French designer Thierry Gaugain. The lamps are designed to be long-lasting (14,000 hours life), ultra flat (2 mm thickness), glare-free, heat-free, and 100% recyclable through the use of luminous OLEDs . More than simple lamps, Blackbody’s multi-faceted forms allow architects and designers to explore innovative and personalized approaches to application. + Blackbody OLED Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Alessandro Dolcetta , ambient lighting , Blackbody , Blackbody OLED , Bruno Dussert-Vidalet , eco lighting , energy efficient lighting , Euroluce , green lighting , Milan Design , Milan Furniture Fair , OLED , Salone del mobile        

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The iBot is Apple’s Latest Move into Home Entertainment

The Apple rumor-mill is buzzing again, this time over plans for a new device that will really have legs. Actually, mostly arms: Apple’s iBot is still in early prototype stages, and focus has centered on the robot’s extraordinary upper body dexterity, which will enable it to be used not only in the Apple manufacturing process , but the device will also be made available to consumers themselves as an extension of Apple’s move into the home entertainment market. Read the rest of The iBot is Apple’s Latest Move into Home Entertainment Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “april fools” , apple , apple ibot , Apple robot , apple robots , kid robots , manufacturing robots , robots , robots take over world

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London’s Famous Gherkin Building Goes Green – Literally

Under pressure from other more sustainable buildings popping up around the world, London’s Gherkin Tower, designed by Norman Foster, has recently begun testing an innovative vegetated facade panel which promises to change the face of building design forever. This new “Green wall” product, known as the Core Hydraulic Integrated Arboury panel, promises to bring the benefits of green roofs to any exterior surface of any skyscraper. Read the rest of London’s Famous Gherkin Building Goes Green – Literally Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “april fools” , 30 St. Mary Ax , April Fools Joke , Chia Gherkin , CHIA_Gherkin , Core Hydraulic Integrated Arboury panel , Foster + Partners , Green Gherkin , Illustrations from Jorge Chapa and Jill Fehrenbacher , Inhabitat April Fools , London Gherkin , Norman Foster , Sir Norman Foster

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The Mu Thermal Imager Turns Your iPhone Into an Affordable Thermal Camera

Thermal cameras are invaluable tools for spotting heat leaks and winter proofing your home . The Mu Thermal Imager is a compact, affordable accessory that turns your smartphone, tablet, laptop or computer into a thermal camera! The device is the first of its kind to offer the resolution (19,200 pixels) and software capabilities to make it useful for DIY home improvements and professional construction. Up until now, thermal cameras of this quality have cost anywhere from $2,000 to $22,000, or up to $150 a day to rent – the Mu Thermal Imager will have a MSRP of less than $325 and it’s currently available on IndieGoGo for only $125 for early adopters. + Mu Thermal Camera The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: affordable thermal camera , DIY , green gadgets , home improvement , iphone app , laptop accessory , Mµ Thermal Imager , mu optics , mu thermal imager , thermal camera , winter-proofing , winterize your home

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Create a Gorgeous Vertical Garden Indoors Using the Urban Zeal Planter

Add some life to your walls with one Urban Zeal Planters  vertical wall gardens. Each planter system comes with a special planting recipe that shows how you can design a framed vertical garden with a beautiful arrangement of succulents. Not only pleasing to the eye and a wonderful piece of interior decor, but this beautiful wall adornment will also help reduce the air pollution in your home! + Urban Zeal Planters The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “green wall” , growing indoors , indoor gardening , indoor gardens , urban zeal planters , vertical gardens , vertical planters , wall planters

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Chris Briffa Architects’ Sustainable Hanging Home Features a Green Roof in Malta

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13-Year-Old Maker Uses Weather Balloon to Send Hello Kitty Into Space

Pencil boxes, t-shirts, jewelry, stationary—Hello Kitty seems to be everywhere on earth. Thanks to seventh grader Lauren Rojas’ science project for Cornerstone Christian School in Antioch, California, the iconic feline has also now been to space . Inspired by a Visa commercial showing a couple of guys sending a balloon into the upper atmosphere, Rojas decided to create her own mission to examine the effects of altitude on air pressure and temperature. Her video of the experiment went viral, and garnered nearly 1 million views on YouTube, making a celebrity out of the student and her beloved Hello Kitty doll. Read the rest of 13-Year-Old Maker Uses Weather Balloon to Send Hello Kitty Into Space Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: antioch , atmosphere , California , cornerstone christian school , gopro camera , hello kitty , high altitude science , home depot , lauren rojas , livermore , lowes , san jose , science project , seventh grader , spot gps , visa , weather balloon

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