Articles
Ice architecture: the world’s tallest ice tower and the Icehotel
Igloos are probably the best-known form of ice architecture, providing a paradoxically sounding relatively warm home in an area where hardly other building materials are available. To show what a great building material snow and ...
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Self-healing rubber could mean the end of flat tires
How often has it happened to you that ride over a nail or other sharp object, and your tire goes flat? No matter if it’s about your bicycle or car tires, fixing the problem is ...
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Polar Seal apparel keeps you warm with the touch of a button
Tired of wrapping yourself in blankets or fighting over the thermostat button to stay warm? Layers are key, but can be in the way if your working out. Polar Seal apparel by company Fillony is ...
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Mokumono Delta bicycles are made locally from aluminium sheets
97 per cent of bicycles assembled in Europe use frames imported from Southeast Asia, where the wages are much lower. For a country that loves bicycles as much as the Netherlands, that almost sounds like ...
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Wooden Skin collection is inspired by mathematics
Whoever thinks mathematics is a dirty word hasn’t seen the wooden Skin furniture collection by Dutch designer Jasser van Oort. Mixing craftsmanship with computer-controlled technique, the pieces of furniture consist of hundreds of geometric wooden ...
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A self-folding tulip made from common 3D printing material
Combining origami techniques and 3D printing, researchers at the Technical University of Delft managed to create 3D printed, flat structures that self-fold into 3D structures, starting with a self-folding tulip. The new technique does not ...
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