The “Do Nothing Machine” was perhaps the most appropriate name for a toy crafted beyond its times. It was developed in an age when humans had only begun using their brains towards something genuinely useful as creating clean energy using the…
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The Appropriate Technology Collaborative (ATC), working with a team of engineering students and professors from Michigan State University, has devised a solar vaccine refrigerator for Create the Future Design Contest 2010 that could be of tremendous..
MSU team creates solar vaccine refrigerator for ailing Africans Read More »
Wish to see how fireflies would glitter and sparkle in responding to gestures or movements? Well, in that case visit the Shanghai World Expo this year. An interactive installation that reacts to human behavior like a cloud of glowing insects will…
French designers bring Firefly interactive lighting to Shanghai World Expo Read More »
If you see a UFO moving over your head, don’t look shocked. If everything goes well, robots that look like old UFOs could soon be skating along thousands of miles on overhead transmission lines in North America in the near future. Researchers at…
EPRI designs wire-crawling robots to inspect power lines Read More »
Like they say, all good things come in small packages, so does this tiny wooden ‘home’ structure. Dubbed the “Walden”, this amazing structure designed by German architect Nils Holger Moormann is partly a prefab mobile camping unit, partly a…
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A brilliant splash of vibrant colors rejoices one to the core. Bold and striking this motley of intensely hued coloring in the form of a butterfly signifies rebirth of the inanimate into something live, living and useful. Take a closer look at the…
Feel ‘Butterflies’ in your stomach with this recycled art form Read More »
Sand artists from all over the world, including Asia’s most renowned carver Sudarsan Pattnaik, have assembled at the O2 World in the German capital city Berlin to participate in the 8th International Sand Sculpture Festival which has been named…
Sandsation brings sand art to Berlin Read More »
While the Macintosh Classic (Mac Classic) has faced a literal exclusion in the recent years, eco-modders, however, have still been striving to keep it in fashion in some way or the other. A Japanese modder added an iPad screen to the same device for..
Mac Classic converted into coolest iPad docking station ever Read More »
Get prepared to witness extraordinary architecture, stunning art and heart winning performances under one roof. This summer UK will get its first fully functioning theater made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials. The Red Roomwill, a…
UK’s first recycled theater to be unveiled this summer Read More »
Continuing his family traditional business of molding clay into pots and pans, Mansukhbhai Prajapati has created low-cost, patented clay refrigerators that need no electricity to preserve your drinks and eatables. Working on it for three years…
Mitticool: Indian craftsman creates clay refrigerator that works without electricity Read More »