Machine Recycles Plastic Bottles into 3D Printer Filament-And the Design was Released, Instead of Patented
The Polyformer machine solves 2 problems-turning plastic bottles into low-cost filament for 3D printing-and the design is Open Source.
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'RobotFalcon' Can Disperse Flocks of Pesky Birds to Make Airplane Flights Safer
Dutch researchers have designed a RobotFalcon to make birds disperse when the cleverly-disguised peregrine-like drone takes flight.
Honda Designed Tiny Electric Car to Bring Joy to Hospitalized Kids as They Drive Themselves to Treatments-WATCH
A tiny electric car designed by Honda engineers is easing the anxiety of hospitalized children, as they drive themselves to treatments.
Spend the Night in a Giant Flower Pot - AirBnb is Funding The Most Off-Beat Lodgings
These are only a few ideas from AirBnB's $10 million OMG! Fund, a contest to find the craziest, most out of the world and innovative designs
Photos Showing Victorians Painstakingly Rebuilding Stonehenge in 1901 Are Rewriting the Guidebooks
Photos are shedding light on the 1901 rebuilding of Stonehenge when engineers moved the tallest stones back into prehistoric positions.
Dad Spent 3 Years Secretly Making A “Floating Suit” Made Of 1,150 Corks
A man who spent three years building a floating suit made from 1,150 corks has finally debuted his creation in Lake Michigan.
This Ancient AC System will Cool your House Without Electricity
The Nave is a large terracotta radiator filled with cold water, inspired by the Jarrah of ancient Palestine.
Citroen's New Electric Family Car Could Also Help Power Your Home
Citroen's new family car, the Oli, can change from a family sedan, to a pickup truck, to a low-weight city car, tackling any situation.
New Scoliosis Brace that Grows With Patients Wins Dyson Award For Grad Student Who Wants to Make a Difference
A grad student invented an adjustable brace for young scoliosis patients who need to fix their spines—winning an award for her design genius.
Guy Turns Old Tires Into Beautiful Cozy Beds For 6,000 Stray Dogs And Cats in Brazil
Over in Brazil, a young environmentalist named Amarildo Silva Filho has been turning discarded tires into beds for stray dogs and cats.
New Design for Solid-State Hydrogen Fuel Cell Significantly Reduces Charging Times and Improves Safety
Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney significantly improved hydrogen fuel cell charging times for safer solid-state storage.
How 14-Year-old Philo Farnsworth's Tinkering Brought the Moon Landing to Your Living Room
When Philo Farnsworth was 14 he had an epiphany while plowing the fields-a vision that led to a television tube and broadcasting itself.
Boy Asked Frank Lloyd Wright to Design Him a Dog House - And He Did
Recently, the smallest building Wright ever designed went on permanent exhibition inside the largest building he ever designed.
This Gorgeous Leather is Made From the Hide of an Invasive Predatory Fish
The lionfish can decimate ecosystems, but also make a beautiful leather product if tanned and processed correctly.
UFO-Like Treehouse Hovers in the Highest Branches of Finnish Forest - LOOK
The treehouse celebrates nature and minimalism. Made with locally-sourced material, it's the firm's break from making electric cars.
Designer Turns Mussel Shells That Once Clogged London's Water Pipes into Gorgeous Tile
The mussels add a translucence to the tiles, which has never been achieved before using biological materials.
Stunning 'House of Arches' Uses Gorgeous Geometry to Keep Three Generations Cool in Rajasthan's Heat
The showpiece of the Mirai House of Arches is the "curvilinear punctuated envelope" of terracotta that surrounds the house.
Couple Builds Airbnb in Just 10 Days - The Stunning Airship is Now a Top-Requested Property
The couple behind one of the UK's most-booked Airbnb properties-the Airship-says the innovative construction only took ten days to construct.
Mathematicians Discover Elusive 'Einstein' Shape: 'The Miracle that Disrupts Order'
Is there a shape that could interlock with itself ad infinitum without ever replicating a pattern? Turns out, there is.
'Sliding Home' With Flexible Design Can Open to Glass in Summer and Enclose for Cozy Winter (WATCH)
This $1million 'sliding home' adapts to the changing seasons by exposing its glass structure in summer and sheltering it in winter.
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