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Man Constructs 3D Printed Concrete Castle. Minnesotan contractor Andrey Rudenko is now the king of his castle; his 3D-printed concrete castle, that is.
After completing a journey that took more than two years, Rudenko developed a customized 3D printer to extrude concrete and build a castle that he had designed himself. The entire structure is approximately 3 meters by 5 meters, which really makes it an amazing backyard fort rather than an actual livable structure. Extruding concrete to create 3D-printed buildings isn’t entirely novel.
World Cup 2014: How might England line up for Russia 2018? Eric Holder raises concerns over privacy advances by tech companies. US attorney general Eric Holder said on Tuesday he was worried that attempts by technology companies to increase privacy protections were thwarting attempts to crack down on child exploitation.
Speaking at the biannual Global Alliance Conference Against Child Sexual Abuse Online in Washington, Holder warned that encryption and other privacy technologies are being used by sexual predators to create “more opportunities to entice trusting minors to share explicit images of themselves.” “Recent technological advances have the potential to greatly embolden online criminals, providing new methods for abusers to avoid detection,” he said.
“When a child is in danger, law enforcement needs to be able to take every legally available step to quickly find and protect the child and to stop those that abuse children. It is worrisome to see companies thwarting our ability to do so.” All the major tech firms are now working on giving customers’ greater control of their information. Malaysia Airlines: What we know about flight MH370. Almost six months on, mystery continues to surround the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March.
Investigators carrying out the search are now focusing on a refined area covering 60,000 sq km 1,800km (1,100 miles) off the west coast of Australia. Based on the most recent analysis of satellite data, the plane is believed to have ended its journey in seas far west of the Australian city of Perth. The latest zone is some 1,000km south west of the area which was extensively searched with underwater surveying equipment in April. Over the last few months, the Australian authorities have been conducting an underwater depth survey of the latest search area.
Rosetta: Date fixed for historic comet landing attempt. 26 September 2014Last updated at 11:35 ET.
Is your brain male or female? 28 September 2014Last updated at 21:02 ET By Dr Michael Mosley BBC Do you have a "male" or "female" brain?
Are there really significant brain differences between the sexes and if so, do these differences matter? BBC Horizon investigates. 50 Futuristic Fabrics, Textiles & Trends for 2014. Boy, 15, pens viral letter about Emma Watson speech on gender equality. Briton arrested in Bangladesh ‘confessed to recruiting’ for Isis. A British man from London has been arrested in Bangladesh on suspicion of recruiting people to fight for al-Qaida affiliates in the Middle East.
Paraded in front of cameras in handcuffs, and dressed in a long robe, Samiun Rahman, 24, was said by Dhaka police to have confessed to recruiting in Bangladesh on behalf of Islamic State (Isis) and Jabhat al-Nusra, another jihadi group in Syria. Police also told news agencies that Rahman had travelled to Syria with a friend from Britain, going on to take up arms for four months in 2013 for Nusra. Rahman, who has also used the name Ibn Hamdan Miah, was born in London, police said, but his parents were from a town north-east of Dhaka and he had been in the country for six months.
Photographer Arvida Byström on Selfies and Gender Identity. Two years ago, Swedish artist Arvida Byström grew tired of the lack of jobs and places to live in her native Stockholm and left for London.
Since then, she’s put on shows at her own gallery Gal in Limehouse, East London, and worked on a number of magazine and art projects. ECONYL® - NTF (Nylon Textile Filament) Purse-Like Takeout Bags : "take out box" By: Laura McQuarrie - Published: Jul 2, 2014 • References: behance.net & psfk Traditional take out box packaging that's made of styrofoam, plastic or some sort of paper usually have pretty basic, but unappealing designs that are not great in terms of their aesthetics and impact on the environment.
This packaging concept by Swedish graphic design student Gustav Karlsson flips all of these notions on their head, turning greasy take out packaging into something that's stylish and eco-friendly, inspired by vintage camera bags. Karlsson's designs were created for a Swedish vegetarian restaurant, bar and cinema called Kino and includes three different kinds of containers with different functions. German Lingerie Company Using Tech to Legally Sell Products. Thanks to a new trade directive put into place by the Eurasian Union, which consists of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, lacy underwear could soon be an endangered species.
It was meant to protect people from low-quality synthetic fibres, but instead it means retailers across Russia could have to jettison 90% of their stock. In the meantime, a German lingerie brand called Lascana has come up with a way to circumvent the law – 3D-printed underwear. Working together with Russian designer Viktoria Anoka and Moscow’s 3D Printus, the Hamburg-based firm has plans to launch a new 3D-printed range some time in November. Debuted at the St. Designer Bag Vending Machines : handbag vending machine. This handbag vending machine makes getting the best of couture easily accessible.
The vending machine features the best from big name brands. Being stylish is hard to do. Not only is it insanely expensive, but getting some of the best pieces isn't the easiest. This handbag vending machine puts offerings from some of the biggest names in the fashion industry right at the finger tips of the consumer. Labour to announce £3m fund for domestic violence victims. Cooper will tell the Labour conference that services for women and victims of domestic violence have seen financial cuts in every part of the UK.
A study showed that funding had fallen by 31 per cent, from £7.8m in 2011 to £5.4m in 2012. Since 2010, 32 specialist refuges (those that provide accommodation, as well as support staff with expertise in domestic abuse), one in six in the UK, have closed. Some regions, such as Devon and Chester, now have no dedicated refuge provision. On a single day last summer, 155 women with 103 children were turned away from the first refuge they approached, mostly due to a lack of capacity. Two women are killed by a partner, or ex partner, every week in the UK. Brown Bag Coffee Designs : coffee cup packaging. By: Alyson Wyers - Published: Sep 27, 2014 • References: yankodesign There are lots of factors that contribute to climate change and every-growing landfills -- unsustainable coffee cup packaging among them.
Especially in fast-paced North American society where caffeine to go is extremely commonplace, non-recyclable wax coated cups accumulate quickly. That is where the CUP.FEE instant coffee design comes in. Designed by Jo Sae Bom and Jeong Lan, the eco friendly coffee cup packaging is made out of completely recyclable Kraft paper. Ultra Energy-Efficient Homes : LEED Platinum. By: Rahul Kalvapalle - Published: Jul 23, 2014 • References: arplan.it & gizmag Italian home BioCasa 82 is the first private European residence to receive the coveted LEED Platinum rating, the highest rating in the green building standard. This diminutive structure is incredibly energy-efficient, and derives 55% of its energy from renewable sources. Flip Flop Vending Machines : "shoe vending machine"
By: Laura McQuarrie - Published: Jun 25, 2014 • References: forbes & gizmodiva It's almost time for the annual flip flop sale season at Old Navy and in celebration of $1 sandals, the retailer will be launching 'Tweet for your Feet' shoe vending machines. These flip flop vending machines will be introduced to 36 spots throughout New York and Los Angeles, making it easier to grab a pair and go. However, as the name of the machine suggests, people are able to get a pair of colorful flip flops in exchange for a tweet, rather than a dollar. The machines will be moving throughout the two American cities throughout June 24th - 26th, but you can keep up with where the vending machine will be by tracking #flipflophooray on Twitter. Considering that the summer Old Navy flip flop sale is its biggest event after Black Friday, these machines are sure to empty out fast.
Bottle Deposit Train Tickets : plastic recycling. If you are looking for a way to encourage plastic recycling, take a leaf out of Beijing's notebook. The Chinese city recently instituted an incentive where people could pay for their train ticket with plastic bottles. Risque School Girl Series : Lui October 2014. Fall means back to school for students, and this Lui October 2014 photo shoot takes the meaning of scholarly studies down a much more seductive path. Evocative Feminine Photography : female gaze. MINI 'Future of Mobility' Exhibition: Future Travel Ideas Generated by Artists. Car design is a hyper-specialized segment of the design industry. It requires a lot of skill and specific knowledge and a consequence can be a kind of design echo chamber that is created where far out ideas don’t typically result.
At London Design Week 2014, MINI staged a special exhibition with online design magazine Dezeen to showcase a range of future mobility ideas created by designers and artists. Brands, Artists Can Track Audience's Emotional States via Wearables. Collecting information about the way people feel about brands and experiences has been an ongoing challenge for the market research world, and everyone it supports – from marketers, to innovators, brand activators, and more.
The collecting information part isn’t hard; that can be done through outlets like surveys and self-reported data via apps that researchers have been getting away with in selling data for years. The hard part is actually understanding what people are thinking and feeling, without them telling you how they’re thinking and feeling – a much truer understanding of how consumers and humans interact with brands and experiences. Only recently, through monitoring devices through apps like exercise and heart-rate information, has the field broken through by getting data in more creative ways. Nuclear Bomb Mushrooms Made Pretty. Sensory Isolation and the Changing Face of Air Travel. Spacesuit technology is making its way into high-end dress shirts so men sweat less. Donald Trump retweets picture of serial killers Fred and Rosemary West thinking they are the parents of fan 'inspired' by him - People - News - The Independent.
Scotland after the independence referendum: week in review. France announces world’s toughest anti-smoking laws - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent.