natural spiral biomimicry :: jay harmon
Everything in nature moves to a pattern of the spiral, why not harness this within our designs. This is exactly… continue
neues licht: fiber optic lighting
Neues Licht offers both this Ufo pendant light and the Scintilla chandelier designed by Simon Bruenner. The Ufo is a… continue
manufacturing synthetic silk
Researchers have always wished to harvest vast quantities of spider’s silk to make meta materials: strong cables or bulletproof vests…. continue
u.s. nuclear industry faces uncertainty
There are many lessons that the US can incorporate from the current Japanese nuclear crisis. Nuclear power that recently has… continue
algae fuels: butanol
A team of chemical engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a method for converting common algae into… continue






