Analog Modern's Secret Garden for Your Kitchen. Posted by Ray | 7 Jun 2012 | Comments (8) What's in the box?
Almost exactly a month ago, we had the opportunity to visit the studio of Peter Buley (a.k.a. Analog Modern), where he was working on a second iteration of a concept that he first explored in 2010. Model Citizens NYC saw the debut of the Hydroponic Kitchen Island Mk.II. This kitchen island grows culinary herbs right in your kitchen. The new island takes the original idea in a somewhat different direction: in contrast to the worktable aesthetic of the first version, the 2012 model is rather more understated, both in terms of the softer finish and the fully concealed hydroponic system.
Buley demonstrating the 'fold-up, slide-in' top panel Granted, the Hydroponic Kitchen Island has a fairly large footprint, so it might not be practical in those kitchens that barely accommodate the standard appliances... and discrete though it may be, it's only intended for garden-variety herbs. Device that harvests water from thin air wins the James Dyson Award - Image 2 of 8. Edward Linacre has won the 2011 James Dyson Award for his Airdrop irrigation concept Image Gallery (8 images) Young Melbourne-based inventor Edward Linacre has won the 2011 James Dyson Award, making it the second year in a row where the prestigious prize has gone to an Aussie.
Linacre stole this year's competition with his Airdrop irrigation concept that collects water from thin air. The Swinburne University of Technology design graduate was driven to transform an ancient cooling technique into a new sub-surface irrigation system, following the enduring Australian drought that saw high levels of farmer suicide along Australia's Murray- Darling Basin.
View all. Www.parker.com/literature/ORD 5700 Parker_O-Ring_Handbook.pdf. Step 1: CNC Linear Slide Bearings Video Tutorial. Step 1 - Linear Slide Bearings This tutorial is dated, if you are considering a CNC for your personal use, we would highly recommend purchasing a kit that is very stable from our wide range of machines available.
If you are looking for great linear slide bearings, see here. Through much of my research on homemade CNC machines, I found that the mechanism to provide linear sliding is simply the use of an angle ("L" shaped piece of metal), bolts or screws (5/16" at 3/4" in length), nuts (5/16") and standard skate bearings (I use ABEC7/608Z). The design is actually very efficient and clutter free. When I say clutter free, I mean that the exhaust of sawdust that the CNC will produce will not clog up these bearings. Product idea generator. Copper nanowires could mean cheaper touch screens, solar cells and foldable electronics. In June of last year we reported on the success by researchers at Duke University in developing a technique capable of producing copper nanowires at a scale that could make them a potential replacement for rare and expensive indium tin oxide (ITO) in touch screens and solar panels.
However, the water-based production process resulted in the copper nanowires clumping, which reduced their transparency and prevented the copper from oxidizing, which decreases their conductivity. The researchers have now solved the clumping problem and say that copper nanowires could be appearing in cheaper touch screens, solar cells and flexible electronics in the next few years.
The new technique organizes copper atoms in water to form long, thin, "non-clumped" nanowires that are then transformed into transparent conductive films and coated onto glass or plastic substrates. But it's cost where the big gains lie. Design Award 2011: RedBlueCNC, Student Notable for Speculative Objects/Concepts.
Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year's Core77 Design Awards!
For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer: Nick Santillan Location: Surrey, BC, Canada Category: Speculative Objects/Concepts Award: Student Notable RedBlueCNC RedBlueCNC is a modular CNC system that can be easily rearranged to suit specific tasks. Hobbyists and developers can experiment with CNC technology while bypassing the complex learning curve needed to build complex CNC machines. I set out a way to minimize the complex machines to simple modular units that more people can comprehend.
Core77: What's the latest news or development with your project? The prototype is functional but requires a larger motor to make it fully operational. What is one quick anecdote about your project? I had problems overcoming how to simplify a complex machine.
New technique turns 2D patterns into 3D objects using nothing but light. Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for transforming two-dimensional print output into 3-D structures, using nothing but light Image Gallery (3 images) Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for transforming two-dimensional print output into 3-D structures, using nothing but light.
A pre-stressed polymer sheet is fed into a conventional inkjet printer, which applies black stripes to areas designed to be used as hinges. The desired pattern is then cut out and subjected to infrared light. The material contracts at the hinges, and the sheet collapses into a predefined 3D structure. CombiCarrier II. Data and images provided by IDSA SilverMedical & ScientificClient: Hartwell Medical (U.S.)Design: Morphix Design (U.S.), Hartwell Medical (U.S.)
When attending to an accident victim with potential skeletal or spinal injuries, paramedics have traditionally had to choose between a specialized metal scoop stretcher and the plastic slab construction of a backboard. The CombiCarrier II is the first patient-handling device that combines the functionality of a backboard and scoop stretcher without sacrificing performance. Thin, light and versatile, it scissors together under a patient to eliminate potential injuries caused by lifting or log rolling a person onto a backboard.