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The idea behind this infographic was the astonishing news that fur was 'back in fashion' and that many fur breeders in Europe were inviting top UK designers to travel over to their farms to work on the fur for their collections. They are also asking young designers to experiment with fur in their…

As a Londoner I am very attentive to the innovative quirks of the UK's capital, from strange elephants dotted around the city, to giant chessboards, to an oversized ship in a bottle and recently, a rather large (30m by 20m) and environmentally friendly (!) maze found right in the centre of Trafalgar…

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A kiterjesztett valóság (AR - augmented reality) egy igen látványos példájában kockaházak mozgatásával lehet játszani a fényekkel és árnyékokkal és ennek megfelelően befolyásolhatjuk a virtuális embereket, madarakat és növényeket. More: Shadow Cubes: 3D Art of Augmented…

The world's largest tidal turbine, standing more than 5 stories tall, has been unveiled in Scotland before being installed in the waters off Orkney later this summer. The Atlantis Resources Corporation's AT-1000 turbine is 22.5 meters (73 feet) tall and has a rotor diameter of 18 meters (59 feet)…

The natural world is full of surprises and hidden beauty. It’s so easy to simply walk right by countless amazing things every day without noticing just how many wonders are all around us. That’s part of the inspiration behind Hugh Turvey‘s X-ray art. He looks inside the things most of us…

A $114 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will allow ECOtality to deploy nearly 15,000 charging stations in 16 cities across 6 U.S. states. The company also offers a home version of the charger that will comprise of two separate units intended to be installed at eye level. As of now,…

As modern coffee makers often rely on hi-tech look with highly polished surfaces and metal coated plastics, they miss out the aspect of sustainability completely. Designer Sergej Kuckir has come up with his Sustainable Coffee Maker that features recycled polypropylene casing and borosilicate Pyrex…

Plant Enzyme Can Convert Carbon Monoxide Into Propane, Paving the Way for Exhaust-Powered Cars An enzyme found in soybeans could turn an ingredient in vehicle exhaust into new usable fuel, according to a new study. It's a major step on the path toward making fuel out of thin air. Scientists were…