Scientists Grow Mini Kidney from Stem Cells
Millions of people around the world have some form of chronic kidney disease, showing the need for urgent medical treatment. But instead of waiting for a donor kidney for years, patients in need of a…
Charge Your Smartphone and Power Your Home with Micro-Windmills
In the world of wind turbines the news seems to suggest that bigger is better. However, as engineers are able to reliably manufacturer miniature objects, things like wind turbines can be built very small and…
Not Quite a Hoverboard But Onewheel is Pretty Close
Avid snowboarder and consumer products engineer Kyle Doerksen introduced an innovative product called Onewheel at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. In an attempt to create the feel of snowboarding on the street, Doerksen’s Onewheel…
Ocean Cleanup Array Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic from the Sea
Plastics are no doubt serious threats to our oceans and to the health of sea creatures, both big and small. They constitute approximately 90% of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface, with 46,000 pieces…
Student Designs PriSchool to Educate and Rehabilitate Prisoners
Glen Santayana, a student at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, has created quite a stir with his new prison design, PriSchool. In an attempt to create a prison that reduces the number of repeat offenders,…
World’s Coldest Hotel Melts Every Year
For the past 24 years, different artists and designers have developed the IceHotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Constructed afresh in November every year, this hotel is open between December and mid April. Various artists are selected…
The Rise of Virtually Designed Products and 3D Printers in 21st Century Design and Manufacturing
In a recent IndustryTap article: “3D Modeling with Hand Gestures” we saw Elon Musk demonstrating the new design technique that allows virtual manual molding, modeling and manipulation of complex designs in developing or improving products.…
New Yacht Creates a Mini Monaco on the Ship’s Deck
“The Streets of Monaco” is a brand new concept yacht, designed by Island Yacht Design to bring Monaco’s most recognizable landmarks, including the Grand Prix track, Port Hercule, and Hotel de Paris to a ship.…
World’s First 3D Printed Liver Expected in 2014
A large number of people die every day waiting for a liver transplant. But thanks to the 3D printing, things may change sooner than expected. San Diego-based biotech firm Organovo plans to use its bio-printing…
Pick Up Your New Car from the World’s Fastest Automatic Parking System
Autostadt Car Towers has made it into the 2014 Book of Guinness World Records as the “fastest automatic parking system in the world.” AutoStadt (Car City) is a massive car museum adjacent to the Volkswagen Factory…
