Tag: Concepts &Amp; Prototypes - Page 6
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Urban Beehive of the Future Unveiled by Philips
This is a futuristic beehive for urban homes that might have some beekeepers scratching their heads.
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Gorgeous OLED Light Unfolds Like a Mobile
The design for "Icarus" is a beautiful concept of what our future lighting could look like.
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Tank-like Robot Climbs Walls With Gecko-Inspired Feet
This groundbreaking robot uses specially created treads to help it climb vertical glass surfaces.
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Apple Patent for Better OLED Display Hints At Future of iPhone Screens
An improved OLED display has turned up in an Apple patent, and it could mean improved screens for future devices.
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Robot Spider Will Find You After A Disaster
After a disaster, this robotic spider can shuffle into tight spaces for assessing damage or for search & rescue.
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The Environmental Cost of Electronic Fabrics
E-textiles sound great, but are we really looking at the big picture of environmental impact?
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Researchers Bring Us Closer to Wearable Electronic Clothing
Cornell University researchers have come up with a way to make clothing smarter.
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Eraser Turns Chalk Dust Into New Chalk Sticks
A design for a gadget that turns old chalk dust into new chalk sticks could be just what the teacher called for.
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World's Most Efficient Flexible OLED Printed on Plastic (Video)
University of Toronto has come up with a way to print energy efficient OLEDs on flexible plastic.
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Lightbulbs Made of Paper Eliminate Packaging
The Eco Light is made of paper, but does it make any light?
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Sleek Bamboo Concept Car Is Woven, Not Factory-Made
This bamboo concept car "attempts to unveil the future of green vehicles using woven skins from organic fibers mated to composite materials and powered by green technology"
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New Nanotechnolgy Powered By Your Own Breath
A device that gets its energy from the body’s natural motions could drastically change the face of biomedical technology.
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Sugar or Glass? When Gastronomy Meets Glass, Positive Ideas Crystallise. (Photos)
Bored of conferences? Looking for inspiration? Then oh!BCN might just be your thing. It is a new kind of happening based around the unusual association of glass
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Windstalk Concept Removes Blades from Wind Power!
This beautiful design shows that there's more than one way to harness the power of the wind!
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GM's Super-Smart Pod Vehicle Looks at Future Transportation
An end to gridlock. An end to accidents. An end to driving. In fact you can conduct a video conference in traffic, and this podcar parks itself. As GM readies to roll out its electric mini-car, the Chevy Spark, as reported in Treehugger last week, its
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MIT Artificial Solar Leaf Comes to Life! (Video)
Following a major breakthrough this summer, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), led by professor Daniel Nocera, have announced that the much-talked-about "artificial leaf" is now a reality. According to a
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Olympic Torch Designers Show Their Work
The designers of the Olympic Torch for the London 2012 Olympics are Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. They are a well respected and well-known duo who have been working in industrial design for the last 15 years.
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Climbing Robot Cockroach Is Creepy Cool (Video)
The timing couldn't be better, what with Halloween quickly approaching. The mad scientists over at UC Berkeley have come up with a robot inspired by cockroaches that can climb cloth. It is definitely an act of
