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Geology in the Bathroom

by admin on January 22nd, 2007

Gore Design Co. has made a name for itself since its 2004 inception by creating design-forward, environmentally responsible products for residential and commercial application. Today I earmarked Gore’s Erosion Sink for when I build my first house. It may be the digital cartographer in me coming out (that was a former job of mine), but […]

Soda straw tensegrity structures

by admin on September 29th, 2006

George writes - “This page shows a relatively quick and easy method for making simple but fascinating tensegrity structures. The only materials needed are plastic soda straws, small paper clips, and rubber bands. The assembled tensegrity structures are polyhedral forms which vividly illustrate the separate forces of tension and compression. They are robust enough to […]

Ecobrique

by admin on June 6th, 2006

The French ceramics manufacturer VBC offers bricks which incorporate waste treatment plant residue in the clay matrix. VBC claims that their eco-friendly bricks perform just as well as conventional ones. [via Frame.]
Originally from Ecobrique