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Never again a bad photo with glass sphere technology

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For everyone who doesn’t want their picture taken, the company Ishu developed an anti-flash scarf using special glass sphere technology. The idea for the scarf came when entrepreneur Saif Siddiqui was photographed by some friends ...

Turning polystyrene food transportation boxes into stools

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Spanish designer Andreu Carulla created a series of stools made from recycled polystyrene food transportation boxes for the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. Expanded polystyrene does not biodegrade and is notoriously difficult to recycle. ...

These wireless speakers are made from clay, wood and wool

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Design studio Documentary Design developed Mapuguaquén, handmade speakers made from organic materials like clay, wood and wool that combine pottery tradition with wireless audio technology. The name Mapuguaquén means ‘the sound of the earth’ in ...

Mineral magnesite could help remove CO2 from the atmosphere

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Researchers found a rapid way of producing magnesite, a mineral that stores carbon dioxide. If developed to an industrial scale, it could help with long-term CO2 storage. The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is one of ...

Stealth material hides hot objects from prying infrared eyes

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (US) have developed a ‘stealth’ material that hides objects and people from infrared cameras. Infrared cameras are tools to detect objects of people by the warmth they emit. They ...

Ignorance is Bliss project repurposes waste metal as pigments

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With her ongoing Ignorance is Bliss project, designer Agne Kucerenkaite repurposes metal waste from industries as pigments to make new valuable products, including ceramic glaze and textiles. Metals are a non-renewable resource, and the mining ...