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In The Fold: 10 Futuristic Folding + Flexible Computer Ideas

The concept of computers has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. They have gone from room-sized monstrosities to desktop beasts to laptop machines to tiny powerhouses that we can carry ...

Cranking Out Memories: Analog Playback for Digital Videos

Being able to store old videos in digital formats has helped preserve some of the world's most important footage. It has also helped us keep all of our old family memories intact without worrying ...

Hotel on Wheels: Portable Room Travels the World With You

Cities all around the world have vast, empty spaces just going to waste - abandoned buildings, empty lots, decommissioned military barracks - but the Hotello wants to put those spaces to use. The ...

Elemental Elegance: 14 Amazing Photographs of Elements

We all learned about the periodic table of elements in high school, but for most of us that's where our knowledge of the elements ends. Japanese chemist and photographer R. Tanaka is showing the ...

A Million Times: Clock Wall is a Moving Art Installation

Staring at the hands of an analog clock for too long can lead to the feeling that the hands are moving in odd ways. In the case of this large installation, however, that feeling is completely ...

Making It: 10 (More!) Futuristic Materials That Exist Today

The materials we use to create consumer products and infrastructure objects are constantly evolving as technology advances. The futuristic materials of a generation ago are commonplace today, ...

Flexible Paper Sculptures Bend Reality + Warp Perceptions

At first glance, these sculptures look just like delicate porcelain or ceramic - but they hide a surprising secret. Beijing artist Li Hongbo's sculptures are actually made of thousands of layers ...

Printing Prospects: 10 Hi-Tech Printer Prototypes & Concepts

Printers have become much more complex than simply machines that spit out pieces of paper with ink on them. Designers are envisioning all kinds of futuristic printers that will give us ...

Recycled Cargo Container Bridge Spans Environmental Gap

Ariel Sharon Park in Israel is planned to be a stunning ecological retreat in the middle of a densely populated urban area. The site was once an enormous landfill, but today it is being turned ...

Crafty Modernist Birdhouses Sing Mid-Century Melodies

Modern architecture is the height of contemporary living - so why are we still putting out dowdy old birdhouses for our feathered neighbors? These gorgeous modern birdhouses are a step forward ...

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