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  Para ilmuan di Universitas Carolina Selatan menemukan cara untuk menggunakan kaos oblonmurah sebagai media penyimpan tenaga listrik.Penemuan ini dapat membuka jalan bagi teknologi pakaian yang sekaligus berfungsi untuk mengisi baterai telepon seluler (ponsel) dan peralatan elektronik lainnya. Penemuan ini juga menjawab tuntutan "simpanan energi fleksibel," kata profesor yang berada di balik proyek ini. Xiaodong Li, profesor teknik mesin di universitas itu bekerja sama dengan peneliti pasca doktor Lihong Bao untuk mencari caranya. Pasangan ini menulis hasil riset mereka di jurnal Advanced Materials. Mereka menggunakan kaos oblong dari toko diskon lokal, yang direndam dalam cairan fluorida, mengeringkan dan memanggang kaos di lingkungan bebas oksigen dalam suhu tinggi.   Bahan hibrida Serat dalam bahan dikonversi dari selulosa untuk mengaktifkan karbon selama proses terjadi, tetapi material itu tetap bersifat fleksibel. Dengan menggunakan bagian-bagian ke...

Telepon seluler sudah melebur menjadi jam sebagai alat penunjuk waktu. Sekarang beberapa perusahaan besar yang bergerak di bidang teknologi sedang memperhatikan pergelangan tangan Anda juga. Perusahaan seperti Apple, Nike dan Sony bersama lusinan perusahaan lain berharap untuk melekatkan sebuah alat dipergelangan tangan Anda. Hal ini benar-benar menjadi sebuah gangguan untuk jam tangan, dimana pada kondisi sebenarnya jam tangan tidak benar-benar di tangan seharian penuh. Walaupun dikatakan bahwa jam tangan ditemukan pada 1868 oleh pembuat jam tangan Swiss Patek Philippe, jam tangan tidak benar-benar dikenakan di tangan hingga sesudah perang dunia I. Sebelumnya, orang-orang membawa jam di kantung mereka atau menggunakan rantai. Pabrik-pabrik jam tangan bergumam tentang hal ini pada tahun 1900 an, apakah masuk akal untuk membawa jam tapi hanya untuk diletakan di kantong saja? IDEO berpikir tentang hal yang sama saat ini, tapi hal ini benar-benar konteks berbeda dengan mengantungi...

      Meerkat Seat Concept by James Lee Sebagai seseorang yang sering menghabiskan waktu terbang dengan pesawat kelas ekonomi, kita dapat merasakan penderitaannya. Harus ada cara untuk meningkatkan value kenyamanan di sini. Meerkat Seat Concept mencoba untuk menjawab tantangan tersebut. Konsep desain kursi penumpang pesawat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan mutu pengalaman terbang Anda tetapi tetap mempertimbangkan biaya yang harus dikeluarkan oleh maskapai penerbangan, sehingga harga tiket bisa tetap murah. Ditulis ulang oleh : Freddy Chrisswantra Sumber :  www.tuvie.com

The U-wall Lizard is designed by Zhi Min Lin. Automobiles in china increase in proportion to the increase in economy and power consumption. The future concept of U-shaped city streets developed by U-wall Lizard, a 2-D road will be transformed into a 3-D road by utilizing the restricted urban space. Pedestrian sidewalks will boost up the transit efficiency. U-wall lizard provides superior power and enhanced features. It decreases traffic accidents and develop the system of urban transport . U-wall lizard’s can be highly dynamic driving on the slurry, barren region and hills. The construction of tread is designed like the house lizard’s foot. Designer : Zhi Min Lin

Whistle Mask has been designed specifically for traffic police officers . Traffic police used to breathe in too much polluted air while directing the traffic. As the time passing by, it might cause some occupational disease of respiratory. Whistle Mask not only filter the polluted air, the electrical whistle also helps to solve the issue that the traffic police are unable to use the whistle when wearing a mask. Designer : Jurmol Yao

  NYC's cab of the future will soon be selected by Taxi of Tomorrow , a project dedicated to bringing innovative design to the next fleet of 13,237 iconic cabs consuming the city streets. The forthcoming official taxi has now been narrowed down to three designs—the Ford Transit Connect (above), the Nissan NV200 (below) and the KarsanVI (bottom). With environmental and passenger concerns at the forefront, cab riders have their chance to state their desires (and win $5,000 in free cabs) through the online survey set up by Taxi of Tomorrow.    While all three cabs are of the minivan style, each is slightly different in both shape and function. The manufacturer of NYC's current Crown Victoria model, Ford's Transit Connect will come equipped with a jack for an MP3 player and increased height for taller pieces of luggage. Already used in Japan, Nissan's NV200 is the roomiest of the three designs and appears most like the minivan already roaming the stree...

'pumpkin' by mathieu lehanneur + julien benayoun + david edwards images courtesy of mathieu lehanneur + julien benayoun + david edwards images © le laboratoire / mathieu lehanneur french designer mathieu lehanneur along with harvard professor david edwards have created 'pumpkin', an object that carries water as it conforms to the needs of its user's in both domestic and international aid situations. the project was first developed by lehanneur and julien benayoun in 'the lab at harvard' in 2008 and has since seen several international teams come together to realize the proposal including le laboratoire , labogroup , and artscience prize . lehanneur was invited to finish the design of 'the pumpkin' at which time he began collaborating with edwards on the technical aspects of the water vessel. the combined shoulder bag and water vessel modeled after the biological cell, the container transports water in large or small volumes, ...

the 'hövding' airbag system is contained in a collar, designed to double as a fashion accessory ' hövding ', produced by swedish design company hövding sverige ab, is an airbag system for bicyclists, designed as a fashionable but practical alternative to helmets. a hood-shaped, nylon airbag is encased within a neck collar and is automatically inflated in the event of a crash by a sensor system. washable fabric shells that fit over the collar create a range of looks for the device, designed to seamlessly incorporate into one's daily outfits. the collar is designed with interchangeable fabric shells to double as a fashion accessory the zip-up collar incorporates an on/off switch (on when the collar is zipped and buttoned; off when the snap is unbuttoned), an LED battery display meter, and a micro USB port for charging the battery and uploading accident information following a crash. currently available in two styles, the device's washable fabric...

DMN design workshop exhibition inside the gyre building in omotesando image © designboom without thought what comes into mind when people hear the word 'container'? is there a clear cut image held in common by everyone? is the shape of a container dependent on its contents? or do people look at a container and think, 'if it's this shape, then I want to put X in it'? there's an appeal to containers, regardless of what's in them. we came up with various designs when discussing just what that appeal was. we searched out the soul of this appeal that was 'effortlessly good'. naoto fukasawa during tokyo designers week 2010 designboom visited the DMN design workshop exhibition (vol.11). together with in-house designers of several companies, the japanese designer naoto fukasawa is currently organising a series of workshops and exhibitions bearing the name 'without thought'. the 'CONTAINER' exhibition is the 11th of its kind....

In days gone by, headphones were the size of half-a-head and blocked out the entire outside world. The audio was amazing but you sweated profusely because of the generous foam padding. And you looked idiotic. Through several mutations, we then ended up at the other extreme, with minuscule earbuds that nearly vanished in your ear — and you still looked dorky. Now, we have moved on to “audio fashion wear” that combines the best of all worlds. Copenhagen’s AIAIAI with its design partners at Kilo has come up with stylish, light-weight Tracks Headphone Series that combines toned-down nostalgic looks with superior sound quality. A leather version of Tracks, in natural and black, is apparently in the works as well. More retro on-ear fashion is available at WeSC (WearetheSuperlativeConspiracy), established in 1999 in Stockholm. Some of their latest models seem eerily and comfortingly familiar, especially our current favorite, the MARACA 0004068 created for WeSC by Sto...

The venerable Italian brand Brionvega thinks the 60s and 70s are worth bringing back, or that at least some of the design sensibilities of the era warrant new life. The classic, groundbreaking Radiofonografio, divined in 1965 by two of the three Castiglioni brothers, Pier Giacomo and Achille, is making a new entrance as RR226. In 1965, the 'musical component robot' was a home electronic marvel that in one sleekly designed device included a radio, amplifiers and a record player (for both 45s and 33s). The modernized model has also a CD and DVD players but otherwise it is as close as possible to the original. The amplifiers are moveable which makes it possible to create different configurations both for visual and listening pleasure. Showcased at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April, RR226 may be a while coming to a store near you. But like so many of the Castiglioni brothers' objects, still produced and/or displayed by Zanotta, Flos, Artemide and MoMA, t...

You want to enjoy your audio CDs while traveling but you also have a huge MP3 collection at home that you want to take with you. The ideal solution? DMP, a portable music player that supports CD and MP3 files. Use the MP3 player as you normally would, hang it around your neck, clip it on your jeans or place it in your pocket. Otherwise open both sides and insert your favorite CD and you got yourself a CD player my friend. Now that’s music to my ears.   Designer: Yong-Seong Kim