3D-printed brick phone brings back the art of simply answering calls
ADHD ONE REVISITS THE 1980S BRICK PHONE As smartphones become increasingly difficult to put down, Cologne-based designer and maker Kevin Noki has taken a…
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NASA-backed research project creates 3D-printed cookies from plastic
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have developed a 3D-printed cookie for space travel, using yeast to transform plastic and agricultural…
3D printed airless wheels help ground robots bring the wounded to safety
Lightweight lattice structures shape 3D printed airless wheels Print&Live and iSCALE3D have developed Arkan, a set of 3D printed airless wheels for unmanned…
google japan puts gboard on conveyor belts so the keys come to you
GOOGLE JAPAN GBOARD KURUKURU PUTS THE KEYBOARD IN MOTION Google Japan has looked at the conventional keyboard and decided that perhaps our fingers have been…
anrealage wraps dresses in up to 2,000 e-ink panels for color-changing ‘skin’
ANREALAGE SS27 TURNS E-INK INTO A SECOND SKIN For Spring/Summer 2027, Anrealage takes the idea of a wardrobe update rather literally. Kunihiko Morinaga’s Skin…
3D printed standalone alarm clock lets you smash a giant arcade button to wake up
cinderclock treats the alarm clock as a standalone computer Endothermal Systems’ CinderClock is a 3D printed standalone desktop alarm clock designed to keep…
Faux Flora helps pollution-blinded bees to find real flowers
British designer Justina Alexandroff has created a fake flower that stands out to insects , potentially helping them navigate polluted city air and fighting…
Eight lights that will change the way you see 3D-printed design
Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway…
MIT students developing 3D printer that turns food waste into household objects
Two MIT students have developed a prototype for a 3D printer that uses artificial intelligence to transform food waste into objects such as cup holders and…
"Ancient cooling techniques" allow 3D-printed partitions to regulate temperature
A team of researchers at US university Virginia Tech has developed a concept for a 3D-printed , evaporative cooling system made of hollow clay columns that can…
First 3D-printed Starbucks nears completion in Texas
The first 3D-printed store by coffeehouse chain Starbucks is nearing completion in Brownsville, Texas , featuring exposed layered walls overlaid with the…
BIG-designed hard drive launches to the moon on SpaceX rocket
A lunar lander designed by space exploration company Intuitive Machines began a mission to the moon , carrying objects such as a BIG-designed data centre and a…