Carlo Ratti Associati has worked together with fitness equipment manufacturer Technogym, the nonprofit architecture group TerreformONE, and the urban regeneration institute URBEM, to create plans for the Paris Navigating Gym, a fitness centre on a boat that uses human energy to propel the boat down the Seine River in Paris. Continue reading
Category Archives: Technology
Soviet Jet Train Able to Reach 160MPH Was Supposed to Change The Future
It would be wrong to say that only bad things came out of the Cold War because that would discount all of the amazing advancements that happened during that time. Some of those we see implemented into our everyday lives today, yet some, like this turbojet train, have been left out to gather rust. Continue reading
Electric Bike Designed with a Portable Battery
Noordung, a company based out of Slovenia, specializes in creating unique, handmade, urban electric bikes. Their first series, Noordung Angel Edition, will only consist of 15 of the bikes making them an exclusive bicycle made for the true cycling enthusiasts. Continue reading
Robin Williams’ Bicycle Collection
Robin Williams made generations laugh and cry through his work as a comedian and actor. And during his life Williams was also an avid bike collector, adding rare, custom made, and sometimes bikes right off the rack to his extensive lot. Continue reading
Groundfridge: Underground Food and Wine Cellar
Oh you thought you had seen it all? Think again, because the Groundfridge is about to blow …your …mind! Unavailable until spring of 2017, you will have to hold on to your excitement for some time, but let the anticipation begin because this autonomic number is a chic new addition to the cellar world. Continue reading
Mushroom Lamps Embedded with LEDs on Driftwood
Japanese artist Yukio Takano has a knack for recreating the delicate properties of mushrooms with dyed resins illuminated from the inside with hidden LED lights. Continue reading
The Largest And Most Powerful Diesel Engine in The World
Container ships are some of the largest and heaviest vessels that plough on the seas. They measure up to 1,200 feet in length and can move 10,000 to 16,000, 20-foot steel containers in one trip. To push these vessels through the water require immense amount of energy, that are derived from massive diesel engines. Continue reading
Paternoster: This Elevator Never Stops
The paternoster is kind of elevator that consist of a chain of open compartments that move up and down continuously through the vertical shaft of a building in a loop and without stopping. Passengers step into the moving compartments in the direction they wish to go and then hop off when the elevator reaches the desired floor. Continue reading
Clear Orb Sculpture Will Provide Energy and Water
Clear Orb Sculpture will provide energy and drinkable water, for the city of Santa Monica, California.
Clear Orb Sculpture designed by Jaesik Lim, Ahyoung Lee, Jaeyeol Kim, and Taegu Lim, is a 40-meter diameter glass sphere. Continue reading