Category Archives: Design

Gas Stations Transformed into Gorgeous Glowing Zombies

“Gas stations aren’t pretty, especially the stark, utilitarian ones that sit just off the highway with their filthy bathrooms and broken vending machines. But a handful of stops along an Amsterdam roadway got a glowing renovation. Literally.” Continue reading

Sleeping Bag Coat for the Homeless Finds Fans in the Fashion World | PBS NewsHour

She wanted to make a coat that transforms into a sleeping bag, originally intended just for Detroit’s homeless. But when she presented it at Aspen Fashion Week a year ago, some in the audience asked where they could get their own coats.

Transgenic silkworms spin glowing fluorescent silk

If your greatest problem with your silk clothes is that they don’t look impressive enough under black light, you’re in luck. Researchers in Japan have genetically engineered silkworms that spin silk that glows under fluorescent light.