10 most popular articles of the month
revolutionary bicycle crankset increases pedaling power and comfort
#technology
french engineer jacques cerdan has invented a 100% mechanical crankset that removes the top pedal 'dead zone'.
french engineer jacques cerdan has invented a 100% mechanical crankset that removes the top pedal 'dead zone'.
sanlorenzo unveils 144-foot X-Space superyacht with interiors by piero lissoni
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‘the X-SPACE by sanlorenzo has been forced to become a boat almost entirely made of glass,’ said piero lissoni.
‘the X-SPACE by sanlorenzo has been forced to become a boat almost entirely made of glass,’ said piero lissoni.
'lili' aerodynamic boat flies above water at 100 km/h
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the faster 'lili' accelerates, the less it sinks into the water and the less fuel it uses - around 50% less than other comparable vessels.
the faster 'lili' accelerates, the less it sinks into the water and the less fuel it uses - around 50% less than other comparable vessels.
elon musk's prefab rented house costs just $50,000
#architecture
musk tweeted: my primary home is literally a ~$50k house in boca chica / starbase that I rent from SpaceX. it’s kinda awesome though.
musk tweeted: my primary home is literally a ~$50k house in boca chica / starbase that I rent from SpaceX. it’s kinda awesome though.
'NIKEA' catalog imagines the ultimate collaboration between NIKE and IKEA
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sneaker art page shoobox presents the unlikely 'NIKEA' concept, including the blend of the two iconic logos, along with some interesting sneaker blueprints.
sneaker art page shoobox presents the unlikely 'NIKEA' concept, including the blend of the two iconic logos, along with some interesting sneaker blueprints.
a modular, prefabricated building system from the 80s that could be built by two people
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designed by michael jantzen, the basic idea was to create a flexible energy efficient building system that could be assembled almost anywhere.
designed by michael jantzen, the basic idea was to create a flexible energy efficient building system that could be assembled almost anywhere.
sou fujimoto's ethereal tower will see 99 'islands' floating over shenzhen's qianhai bay
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a centralized core and viewing platform disappear among a cluster of 99 descending towers and vertical tension cables.
a centralized core and viewing platform disappear among a cluster of 99 descending towers and vertical tension cables.
watch china build a 10-story building in 28 hours and 45 minutes
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the building process resembles that of building cars: streamlined production, high quality, and low cost.
the building process resembles that of building cars: streamlined production, high quality, and low cost.
a giant 3D cat has appeared on a massive billboard in tokyo's shinjuku area
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cross shinjuku vision has created a video of a giant calico cat that wakes up in the morning and falls asleep as of night with the end of the broadcast.
cross shinjuku vision has created a video of a giant calico cat that wakes up in the morning and falls asleep as of night with the end of the broadcast.
self-driving bicycle developed by huawei engineers can operate unmanned
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the newly introduced bike can stand on its own in complete balance, even on the slimmest surfaces.
the newly introduced bike can stand on its own in complete balance, even on the slimmest surfaces.
