This little company from Kenya makes toys from slippers that wash up on the beach. Pictures by Ben Curtis
How glorious is this?! Upcycling at its finest…
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Flying across America, from San Francisco to New York City, in a solar plane. Awesome!
http://www.treehugger.com/aviation/solar-impulse-flying-san-francisco-new-york-city-solar-plane.html
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Bicycle Phone Changer
In Tanzania, the majority of people live without electricity, yet a third of the country uses mobile phones. Bernard Kiwia, a trained electrician and vocational-school instructor, collaborated with the for-profit social enterprise Global Cycle Solutions (GCS) to design a phone charger from scrap bike and radio parts. Made from spokes, brake tubes, clamps, motors, and capacitors, the device generates power when its roller comes in contact with the bike’s spinning wheel as one rides it
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“Researchers build miniature flying robots, modeled on Drosophila”
We may not be at fruit fly level yet, but researchers are giving the insects some competition. Today’s issue of Science reports on miniature flying robots that aren’t much bigger than a coin. The power and control are handled externally, but the tiny robots can still perform basic maneuvers, and they have enough lift to spare that they could fly under their own power for a few minutes if the right power storage were developed.
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Noting the concept of Moore’s Law, you should be wonderfully afraid.
“Twizy Renault Sport F1 is a racy EV that defies categorization”
It recently came out that Porsche mulled a return to Formula One but chose a return to Le Mans instead, citing F1 technology’s lack of relevance to its road cars. Well Porsche, take this: the Twizy Renault Sport F1 concept, “a bridge between the world of F1 technology and that of production cars.” The French Formula One legend took a 17-horsepower electric Twizy and replaced the back seat with an 80-hp KERS unit, just like the ones it produces for its F1 customer teams. Then it added tires from a Formula 2 Renault and a steering wheel derived from a Formula 3.5 Renault, a front splitter, sidepods and open-wheeler mirrors. Yes, it’s absurd – and by absurd we mean outstanding.
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Harold Reddicliffe. Jenny’s Fan
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“More Cannovation? ‘360 Lid’ Beer Can Making The Rounds”
Here at the Core77 offices we rarely drink beer out of cans. (That’s not snobbery; unlike bottles, cans cannot be broken against desks and wielded as weapons during editorial squabbles that devolve into melees.) But the few times we have, we’ve never had a problem getting beer to pour from the tab-sized opening into our gulping mouths. So why the new can? Pennsylvania-based licenser Sly Fox Brewing Company insists a circular opening “allows the full flavor and aroma of the beer to hit the drinker’s senses.” And yes, the drinking rim is rounded over, so you don’t cut your lips with each swig.
Morning Beast Coffee Mug by Ron Free / The Big Duluth Creative Studio
Morning is the most evilest part of the day, it’s commonly known in folklore as “The Devil’s Time” and where 99% of my homicidal thoughts take place. Ron Free makes a wide range snarling, scowling, and generally sardonic looking clay mugs, ready to share your disdain for all things morning.
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I would totally make-out with this coffee mug.
#ImWeirdLikeThat
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Antonio Lupi extended its range of amazingly integrated and illuminated bathroom sinks with this elegant one called Silenzio.
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A dagger from the Mughal Empire with hilt in jade, gold, rubies and emeralds. Blade of Damascene steel inlaid with gold. Louvre Museum
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1993 vs 2013
“giraffe | floor lamp”
The giraffe | floor lamp was first shown during SaloneSatelitte 2013 2013 in Milan furniture fair. It follows both principle of functional and iconic design. The lever of the lamp works by a system of scissors on a curved shape. This technical innovation makes it flexible and very adaptable in any situation. The combination of the functional parts made from metal with the wooden legs brings the design in unique field that combines technical and homelike aspects.
