Hold still while Vincent van Bot paints your portrait. That’s right, sophisticated robots can now create works of art comparable to the old masters. The RobotArt gallery has amassed an impressive collection to show what the world’s most creative androids and algorithms (and their creators) have come up with. On Wednesday, the international contest, now in its third year, announced the […]
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Spider Silk To Use To Create Artificial Skin
Unless your name is Peter Parker, you may not be aware of quite how versatile spider silk is as a material. In fact, aside from spinning webs, spider silk can also be used for a plethora of applications — from improving the quality of microphones in hearing aids to forming incredibly strong-yet-lightweight shields to forming microcapsules for delivering anti-cancer vaccines. […]
Driverless Logging Truck
It might not be the quickest vehicle at the event, but Swedish transport company Einride has chosen the Goodwood Festival of Speed to reveal the T-log, an autonomous, electric logging truck. Incorporating some unusual purpose-built design for the niche logging market, the vehicle is designed to go off-road and to navigate forest roads with and without loads. With a name […]
Underwater Jetpack?
The UK’s Archie O’Brien had a dream of zipping below the waters off Iceland or swimming with dolphins off the coast of Bora Bora. He looked at contraptions that would pull him along underwater at speed – something like the AquaJet H2 or Scubalec, for example – but everything already available proved beyond his reach. So he decided to design […]
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Today, the Internet is overcrowded with questions “What service is able to do my dissertation/term paper/book review/coursework/essay for me?” Such questions are pretty typical because academic tasks are various and complicated. Not all students are capable of coping with each equally. As the result, they seek help, which is provided by a custom essay writing service. Many students buy cheap […]
Rainforest Hotel?
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has long professed a desire to add more greenery to Vietnam’s cities and this is reflected with its latest project, the Chicland Hotel. The extraordinary building will be almost completely covered in vegetation and squeezed into an awkward plot near the coast in Da Nang. The Chicland Hotel (also referred to as the Chic-Land Hotel) is […]
This Helps To Detect Mosquito Virus
If the mosquitoes in a given area start carrying viruses such as Zika or Dengue, then the sooner that local health authorities know, the better. And while existing mosquito-testing procedures take at least week to deliver results, a new biosensor does so in less than an hour. Developed by a team at Indiana’s Purdue University, the device incorporates an electrode […]
Bridge Doubles As Public Gathering Place
When Beijing-based practice DnA Design and Architecture was tapped to renovate an old stone masonry bridge in Zhejiang, China, founding architect Xu Tiantian saw it as an opportunity to create a transformative and culturally significant gathering space for the public. Spanning the Songyin River, the updated Shimen Bridge now features a beautiful timber addition with built-in seating, planters, and even […]
Floating Park Made From Recycled Plastic Waste
More than 1,000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life in Rotterdam. On July 4, 2018, Recycled Island Foundation opened its prototype to the public: a floating park made entirely from recycled plastic waste and appropriately named the Recycled Park. According to a report commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of […]
Iceless Skating Rink
This is the iceless skating rink that can be set up in a basement, garage, or backyard for year-round enjoyment. It’s comprised of durable polymer panels that mimic the slickness of ice, yet remain solid when set-up outdoors in warm weather or indoors at room temperature. Unlike similar artificial ice platforms that require sprays to lubricate the surface, these panels […]