Category Archives: Design
New German research finds a darkened room encourages freedom of thought and inspires innovation.
John Hess traces the evolution of the screen shape from the silent film days through the widescreen explosion of the 50s, to the aspect ratio of modern digital cameras.
1948 Cadillac Sedanette
Designers can look at 22 product materials–including silk, down, cotton, and polypropylene fabric–and find out their environmental impacts in four categories: waste, water use, energy, and chemistry.
This technology is not really new in the science of fluid dynamics, however this is a new way to generate electricity, and if successful, promises to grow the wind energy in a more eco-friendly way than ever thought possible. Funny Looking Tower Generates 600% More Electrical Energy Than Traditional Wind Turbines.