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Making Liquid Nitrogen From Scratch!
Making liquid nitrogen is hard – in fact up until 150 years ago scientists doubted whether it was even possible to liquefy nitrogen. In 1823, At the royal institution in London, Michael Faraday first produced liquid chlorine, kind of accidentally … Continue reading
Banking With Cheese and Cutting Hair With Fire in Italy
Where can you find a bank that accepts parmigiano-reggiano cheese as collateral for a loan? Italy, of course. We’re sharing some of our favorite stories from this creative country, starting with the cheese bank in Gavasseto. Then we’re headed to … Continue reading
Viral Counterpoint of the Coronavirus Spike Protein (2019-nCoV)
While we cannot see small nanoscopic objects like proteins or other molecules that make up virtually all living matter including our cells, tissues, as well as pathogens such as viruses, our computational algorithm allows us to make its material manifestation … Continue reading
Ricardo Semler: Radical wisdom for a company, a school, a life
What if your job didn’t control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don’t have to). It’s a vision that rewards … Continue reading
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A Massive Faux Staircase Punctuates A Glass-Sided Home Before Flowing into an Outdoor Garden
The design team at Nendo knew they’d need a way to connect the three generations—and eight cats—living inside a newly constructed home in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo, so they created an enormous staircase. Spanning from the outdoor garden to … Continue reading
Cut Your Own Vinyl with this DIY Record Engraver and Player Designed by Yuri Suzuki
Making mixtapes and burning CDs might be a forgotten pastime, but the days of simple, homemade vinyl are just arriving thanks to Yuri Suzuki. The London-based designer, who is also a partner at Pentagram, has created the Easy Record Maker, a … Continue reading
Two – Giant Knitting | Crimson Kettle
This artwork was made by 10 and 11 year old pupils of the Yallinup Steiner School in South West Australia and won the Happs Winery Emerging Artist award at the Dunsborough Sculpture by the Bay Arts Festival. It was dyed … Continue reading
Using Tracing Paper and Rice Water, Designer Pao Hui Kao Creates a Sturdy Furniture Collection
When Eindhoven-based designer Pao Hui Kao realized she was allergic to some of the pigments and coatings used in household furnishings, she decided to construct her own minimalist collection. The result is a line of tables, seats, shelves, and a light … Continue reading
A Natural-Stone Mosaic Facade Punctuated by Dramatic Opal Windows in a New Building by OMA
In the developing city of Gwanggyo located about 25 kilometers south of Seoul, a high-end Korean department store stands out amongst gray office buildings and other concrete structures. Designed by OMA/Chris van Duijn, the Galleria shopping center features a mosaic facade … Continue reading
I found the man in the most famous physics picture ever
The most famous image in particle physics is this one of the ATLAS detector at CERN. It shows the huge scale of the machine especially because there’s a person stood there for scale. But my question has always been WHO … Continue reading
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