What will humans look like in 3015?
Anyone paying attention would have known that October 21st, 2015 was “Back to the Future’ day for a young Marty McFly. He only saw what life would be like 26 years hence (the movie was made in 1989). What about a thousand years from now? Looking to the past, we know that we’ve come a long […]
Meet the world’s lightest metal structure!
Imagine a metal structure 100 time lighter than Styrofoam yet retaining immense, inherent strength. It’s real and it was developed by researchers at HRL Laboratories, a joint venture between Boeing and GM, back in 2011. Boeing has now released a promotional video showing the incredible versatility of the product that they have named Microlattice so we assume it […]
We Can Rebuild Them
A project that started out as a special effect prosthetic has transformed into a potentially life changing technology that could help tens, even hundreds, of thousands of people live higher quality lives! After seeing this YouTube video by Ivan Owen, a Washington based prop maker, a South African carpenter by the name of Richard Van As […]
Print Your Own Future
Last week I wrote a post about how 3D printing was being used to make cheap and practical prosthetic limbs. Whilst that is undoubtedly the best application of the technology I’ve seen so far when it comes to a practical and inspirational use for the relatively new technology, 3D printing is really shaping up to […]
From Prototype to Reality – Meet Your 3D Printed Home!
You could be forgiven for thinking that 3D printing is a new phenomenon. After all, it has only really been newsworthy for the past two or three years. However, Winsun China, have had big plans for 3D printing since 2005 when they invented a 3D print nozzle capable of extruding concrete. In 2008, they put […]
Don’t like the weather? Change it…
From now forward, the food that you’ll eat and the clothes you’ll wear aren’t the only things you can get to decide on at the start of your day – you can now also choose your weather! Well, inside at least :) Is it raining for the fourth day in a row? Would you like […]
The Kitchen in a Fridge
Anyone who has lived in an apartment or rental accommodation has had to deal with an inadequate kitchen at some time in their life. The constant need to work around a general lack of shelf or cupboard space and no space left for a refrigerator. Kitchens also factor strongly into renovations – crafting the room […]
Living Concrete
Concrete is all around us. Chances are that you’re reading this in a building at least partially constructed with concrete. Even though concrete is one of the most ubiquitous and useful building materials around, it is not without problems, chief amongst them being that it has a tendency to crack and those cracks can […]
Reinventing the Light Bulb Part II
A new wrinkle has been introduced in the saga of the Wi-Fi enabled LIFX bulb. The Kickstarter campaign has been hugely successful and Phil Bosua, despite having a track record of missing deadlines when it comes to delivery of successfully funded projects seems both genuine and excited about the technology, but thanks to an announcement […]
Reinventing the Light Bulb
Kickstarting the Enlightenment Kickstarter is a hell of a thing. For those of you not familiar with the site, Kickstarter is a website that allows start-ups, entrepreneurs, artists, inventors and small businesses to crowd fund their creative projects, offering backers concrete rewards in return for their cash. A recent and hugely successful Kickstarter project originates […]
