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The world’s first all-metal guitar is smash proof

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Swedish engineering company Sandvik manufactured the world’s first all-metal guitar, designed to be completely unbreakable, tested by Swedish-born guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. Rock stars have been smashing their guitar since the beginning of the genre, and ...

A tower made of self-shaping wood

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The Institute for Computational Design and Construction and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design at the University of Stuttgart worked together to design the Urbach Tower, a structure made of self-shaping wood. The ...

The world’s first microbe-grown headset

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Experimental science collaboration Korvaa developed a headset made exclusively from microbially grown materials. Synthetic biology (synbio) is a rapidly developing that enables the design and engineering of new biological organisms, as well as the redesign ...

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Sneakers made with non-food milk

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German sneaker brand Nat-2 designed a new line of shoes, made of a mixture of wool and non-food milk fibres. In Germany alone, annually 2 million tonnes of milk are disposed of. This discarded milk ...

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Cellulose-based foam insulates better than Styrofoam

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Researchers at Washington State University in the US developed an environmentally, cellulose-based foam that insulates better than oil-based Styrofoam. Polystyrene foam or Styrofoam, made from petroleum, is a popular material that is used in everything ...

Creative Heroes Awards announces 29 nominees

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The jury of the Dutch Creative Heroes Awards has announced which contenders are in the running for the title of Creative Hero 2019. Dubbed the “Oscars of the creative industry”, the awards are handed out ...