Submission + - A Green Brick and the Mind Behind it
An anonymous reader writes: Popular Science is running a feature on Henry Liu, inventor of the fly ash brick. Though initially an accident, Liu's brick (made from the byproducts of coal-power plants) costs less and is more-environmentally friendly than its counterparts. Great timing, too, as the NSF just released a safety report noting that the brick not only pollutes less, but even manages to pull small amounts of toxic metals from the surrounding air. It's the type of seemingly small innovation that could very well revolutionize entire cities.