Book-spines turned into stories (20)
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The Sorted Books project picks books out of collections whose spines, when placed in sequence, can be made into a sentence or story. Sorted Books) (Thanks, Marilyn!)
Modular multi-compartment fridge for student houses (22)
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This concept (?) fridge from Electrolux uses modular stacking mini-units to provide personal refrigeration compartments for everyone in the household -- it's designed for shared student accomodation: Happy flatshares often fall apart over the politics of the shared fridge. There’s always a flatmate with low hygiene standards and another with light fingers and a baked bean addiction. With the Flatshare fridge, everyone gets there own very separate compartment that still has a tall section for ...
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aconbere said:
This is a great idea! :) Imagine this with roommate scenarios, "I've got the green one, you get the white"!
Giant video wall conserves energy (3)
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This large-scale video or "zero-energy" wall from China is also a form of "dynamic architecture" that integrates hardware and software into the building's facade. Check out the video for the full effect of this structure, although you might be confused while trying to drive by. via Inhabitat Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!
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"This large-scale video or "zero-energy" wall from China is also a form of "dynamic architecture" that integrates hardware and software into the building's facade. Check out the video for the full effect of this structure, although you might be confused while trying to drive by."
Microsoft's BlueTrack mice are here -- laser bids a tearful goodbye (12)
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Filed under: Peripherals Yeah, so we might have forced Microsoft's hand into announcing the fall Zune lineup a day early, but nothing can upstage the pure excitement of the Say Goodbye to Laser campaign -- awww yeah, the BlueTrack mice are official today. The new tracking tech uses a (surprise!) blue beam and wide-angle "specular optics architecture" to work on a wider range of surfaces than traditional optical or laser mice, including granite, marble, and ...
Plant camoflages solar panels in its leaves (1)
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Although this looks like an ordinary plant, its leaves are actually made of a thin solar panel film along with a plastic covering to repel water in order to extend the life of this energy harvester. Interesting design although I think real plants might win out over this despite the ecological benefits. via Inhabitat Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Green | Digg this!
Sony's 18.4-inch Type A VAIO for Type A photog personalities - Engadget (2)
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Filed under: Laptops It's not everyday that you see an 18.4-inch laptop. Then again, Sony (nor anyone else) doesn't rollout too many Full HD laptops targeting photographers and videographers. The VAIO type A features an LED backlit 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, 2.53GHz T9400 Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray burner, up to 4GB of memory and 2x 250GB of disk (plus 1x eSATA jack for more), an increasingly rare Firewire jack for your camcorder, 3x USB 2.0, ...
Furniture made out of used books (11)
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Designer Laura Cahill wanted to make art without wasting new material. She did a bunch of research, and found out that used books are the most common unwanted objects; they're also notoriously hard to recycle because of the kind of glue bookbinders used to use. So she took her second-hand book collection and turned it into beautiful pieces of furniture. The bench is pretty self-explanatory, but for flower vases and lamp posts, Cahill uses a ...
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SusanVillasLewis said:
Wow. Furniture out of used books. Curvy stuff even. (What a commentary on the change from a time when it was rare for people to own one book.)
Austin Event: Weirdest Commute Contest (6)
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(Paul Sender's jet toilet, which would be my ideal winner) Late notice, but today's weirdest commute contest is just waiting for a Maker to steal the show: WEIRDEST COMMUTE CONTEST Combat climate change, and help kick off Commute Solutions Month at this lunchtime party featuring a contest for those who arrive in the strangest forms of transportation. One past winner rode a motorized bar stool. Think you can beat that? If so, you might win ...
Chair from old metal sign (2)
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Instuctables user wholman (out of Arcosanti, AZ) whipped up a how-to for this chair made from an old metal sign. Looks like a lot of his projects are made from signs featuring the name of a relative of his! More: Tennis ball chair Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Furniture | Digg this!
Large Helical device project (10)
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Stunning photo of the Large Helical device project via jwz. The device tests plasma fusion confinement for doing things like making your own star. The Large Helical Device (LHD) project involves construction of the world's largest superconducting helical device, which employs a heliotron magnetic field originally developed in Japan. The objectives are to conduct fusion-plasma confinement research in a steady-state machine and to elucidate important research issues in physics and engineering for helical plasma reactors. ...
Brain Cells Observed Summoning a Memory (6)
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For the first time, scientists have recorded individual brain cells fetching a spontaneous memory.
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nikkie said:
And this is why you want to *forget* things that happened that are bad. Or at least don't think about them much. Because otherwise you relive them over and over, and that's not good for you.
Steps made out of skateboards (20)
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Ted made this skateboard staircase for his skateboard deck-building school: "The aluminium beam is a solid billet of aluminium and the decks were custom made with concave only on one edge. You should see the look on our students faces when they make the treck to the basement." Coolest Steps in the World (via Make)
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Officially the coolest thing in the world ever.
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sideb0ard said:
fuckin ace!!
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Robert said:
looks like something Nick would do with snowboards!
Skateboard staircase (7)
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Ted crafted a fitting set of stairs for his skateboard deck building school - This is a set of steps I made for our skateboard school. The aluminium beam is a solid billet of aluminium and the decks were custom made with concave only on one edge. You should see the look on our students faces when they make the treck to the basement. - Coolest steps in the world Read more | Permalink | ...
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