Some countries now have nuclear facilities. Will it be possible to design a vehicle that runs on nuclear in the future? Well, anything is possible. Nuclear has always been a solution to our energy problem and I’m sure we can create new advanced technology based on it. Imran Othman, an automotive designer has designed AReal Atom vehicle. A future 2-seater vehicle powered by a real atom a.k.a nuclear. He got his inspiration from Ariel Atom transportation.
Designer : Imran Othman
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This electric Luniform Frame Superbike is constructed from a weldless die cast aluminum perimeter frame. In order to reduce the overall weight of thissuper bike, the battery acts as a sub member. Its modular design allows you for easy maintenance and simpler way to dis-assembly for another cool bike body design. I hope this is not the final design, because I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be comfortable sitting on that hard frame without a seat pad.
Designer : Sam Weise
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OZO Watch features a unique, minimal, and simple design. It’s really easy to read the time with this wristwatch, as you can see the time is displayed in the middle of the dial in a classic hourglass icon. The hours are displayed at the top and the minutes at the bottom. Those 2 dials rotate to present the time. In “night mode”, you still can read the time as the hourglass is illuminated with red light, along with the digits that show the current time. The main idea was to present time right in the middle of the watch in a new way. I must say, it is a fun new way.
Designer : Anton Repponen
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Chiếc hộp “Groasis Waterboxx”, một dạng lồng ươm cây không cần tưới nước, có thể khiến những khu vực đất đai khô cằn (do chặt phá rừng và canh tác quá mức) màu mỡ lại. Công trình của ông Pierter Hoff, một nhà khoa học Hà Lan, vừa giành giải phát minh tốt nhất năm 2010 của Tạp chí Popular Science (Mỹ). Bề mặt bên trên của chiếc hộp được thiết kế để thu nước mưa và dẫn chúng vào bồn chứa, trong khi bên trong được thiết kế để thu nước bốc hơi từ không khí vào ban đêm. Chiếc hộp ngăn cách mặt đất khỏi các hiệu ứng bốc hơi do mặt trời và gió, bảo vệ cây giống và duy trì nhiệt độ đất. Một ống nhỏ bên dưới chiếc hộp sẽ cho chảy khoảng 50 ml nước từ bồn chứa vào đất hằng ngày, đủ cung cấp cho cây trong khi vẫn kích thích được rễ của chúng mọc sâu hơn để tìm thêm nước. Một khi cây vươn tới lớp đất ẩm, thường là sau một năm, người nông dân có thể dỡ chiếc hộp ra khỏi cây để sử dụng lại cho lần sau. Mỗi hộp Waterboxx có tuổi thọ 10 năm, dùng cho khoảng 2 cây trong mỗi lần trồng. Giá bán hộp đủ rẻ để người dân các nước nghèo mua được. |
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Ngày 30/11 vừa qua, những chiếc BYD F0 đầu tiên với giá bán 200 khoảng triệu đồng đã chính thức lăn bánh tại Hà Nội.
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I tried hard but couldn’t recall the name of the movie where I’ve seen an alien spaceship which resembles a lot with the body of the Peugeot Aureon concept car but I am sure some of the readers can.
Peugeot Aureon is an innovative car concept featuring the excellence of ergonomic car design for future transportation. This two-seater runs on three wheels, giving an impression of flowing lava with its florescent red tires. When both doors are opened upward, you can easily mistake it as a giant dragonfly, waiting to jump fly anytime. The unique and innovative lighting including headlights, taillight and sleek, shiny body have heightened the cutting edge design of the car a lot. The compact shape and lightweight construction of the car have made it perfect for busy future streets. I am sure futuristic car enthusiasts can’t wait to ride this super car.
Designer : Cristian Polanco
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Big news! Small Time, the 5th annual Core77 Ultimate Gift Guide, is now live, with 77 perfect gifts under $77.
This holiday season, we're considering the potential of the small things in life, from bottle openers to wristwatches, campfires to bubble wrap. Though compact in size or understated in gesture, the gifts we've chosen will enrich the day-to-day experience of your loved ones in big ways, clearing room to relish the ordinary with creativity, thought, and delight.
It's the little things that count: a woodfire candle, a monthly delivery of fine bacon, and some time spent with Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson make life grand in ways not much else can. Imagine the anticipation of turning over leaf after leaf of sartorial kitties in United Bamboo's Cat Calendar or the blithe lakefront outing possible with a set of perfectly engineered skipping stones. The eye clock encourages us to disregard the time, the firestarter kit brings us closer to the material realities of heat, and the 33 Beers Notebook will send us well on the way to expertise. All notions of the small (and. therefore, the big) are touched on, to be enjoyed daily for years to come.
Much gratitude to this year's contributors: Rob Giampietro, Martine Syms, Alex Lin, Jessica Charlesworth, Tim Parsons, James Tichenor, Matt Brown, Hand Eye Supply, Sara Jacobson and Lisa Smith.
Browse Small Time here!
And...Happy Holidays from Core77.
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Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and tech consultant researching prosthetic culture. She studies the interaction between humans and computers and how our relationship with information is changing the way cultures think, act, and understand their worlds. Case wrote her thesis on cell phones and their technosocial sites of engagement. She founded CyborgCamp, an unconference on the future of humans and computers and has spoken at various industry conferences including MIT's Futures of Entertainment.
Scott Wilson & MNML have experienced insane numerical success on Kickstarter for their kit that turns iPod Nanos into wristwatches. When weannounced their pledge-seeking for the TikTok and LunaTik Multitouch Watch Kits on November 18th, we had no idea just how far they'd go; the initial target was a paltry $15,000, but as of this morning the current pledged amount is $461,788--and there's still more than two weeks left in the pledging period!
Wilson managed to separate himself from the hecticness long enough to give Core77 a brief interview on the phenomenon.
We initially hoped to get enough pre-orders to pay for tooling, some initial inventory and create a little buzz and validation in order to help us get into small retailers and distributors more easily. Now everyone is calling us.
After that, I am not quite sure. I know personally I would like to have a small Bluetooth adaptor to plug into the side so I could run with wireless stereo headphones. So I am going to talk to a few former suppliers about this. But I am not sure if I will turn this into a brand or product line, that wasn't the point of the effort. I wanted to see how powerful the Kickstarter platform could be.
Going forward, I would love to see if the platform could work to solve a global environmental or social need. A project where backers pay for a product or service that solves someone else's need.
Of course, the thing that still needs testing is people's tolerance for delivery. TikTok and LunaTik are very quick-to-execute products that we are doing even faster than most companies could. My question is "What happens when the timeframe goes from 1 to 2 months to 6, 9, or 12 months?" Maybe it could work.
Backers are generally in it not only for the product but to see you succeed, it seems. It's great to feel so much positivity vs. the typical snarky and hater mentality you often see on the blogs. I think that if the right story, solution and design were presented on this platform, and the creator had open dialog via the blog during development, it could fuel some solutions that could have a positive social impact.
