25 Awesome Gadgets for $50 or Less. 21 Interesting General Knowledge Facts. Modern Meadow aims to print raw meat using bioprinter. 21 January 2013Last updated at 04:28 ET By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News In the future, your beef may come from a printer, not a cow When you buy some beef at the butcher's, you know it comes from cattle that once mooed and chewed. But imagine if this cut of meat, just perfect for your Sunday dinner, had been made from scratch - without slaughtering any animal. US start-up Modern Meadow believes it can do just that - by making artificial raw meat using a 3D bioprinter.
Peter Thiel, one of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capitalists, Paypal co-founder and early Facebook investor, has just backed the company with $350,000 (£218,000). Set up by father-son team Gabor and Andras Forgacs, the start-up wants to take 3D printing to a whole new level. For three-dimensional printing, solid objects are made from a digital model. Continue reading the main story Bioink containing various types of cell is printed into moulds made from agarose gel. Continue reading the main story. Look Ma, No Solder: Amazing Scrap Sculptures Of Wildlife By Edouard Martinet (Photos)
Photos: Edouard Martinet (Above: Frog made from car lights, iron and two chrome pieces of a car, rear legs are bumpers of a 1950's car and bike brakes; front legs from bike pieces, car-mirror parts and taps) One man's junk is another man's art -- that's the phrase for the intricate wildlife art pieces by French artist Edouard Martinet, who crafts astoundingly detailed and life-like sculptures of fish, birds and insects from pieces of discarded junk -- but without any soldering! A ruckus of scrap materials (Top: Grasshopper; Wings: Moped chain guards; Abdomen: Bike fender, Solex fender and old toys; Rear legs: Bike forks; Forlegs: Bike brakes; Ends of legs: plugs for plaster walls; Thorax and head: Car and bike parts; Antennae: Bike spokes.
Middle: Fish; Body: Moped fenders and chain guards; Bones: Small spoons; Guts: Trumpet horns; Eyes: Flashlights; Fins: Fish slices. Like this? Off-the-Grid Living on only 1/5th of an Acre. For you homeowners that think you don’t have enough land to live off the grid, think again… Dervaes's BackYard - photo © pathtofreedom.com Ten years ago, Jules Dervaes along with his three adult children, set out with the goal of becoming completely self-sufficient. Today, these residents of the Pasadena California suburbs have taken their small 1/5th of an acre lot and converted it into a (almost) completely self-sufficient paradise.
They make their own biodiesel and electricity (through solar means) and their 1/10th of an acre garden produces over 6,000 pounds of fruit and vegetables annually! This is more than enough food for four adults. They also sell the surplus to nearby restaurants making about $20,000 a year on the food alone. Here are a couple of videos featuring the Dervaes family and their home (for my email subscribers you’ll have to view it on the site since the video doesn’t embed in most email servers): Hydrofloors Pools with Movable Floors. Hydrofloors are only like the coolest thing ever invented. They are specially designed pools with movable floors. When you’re using your pool it’s just like a normal pool. But when you are done swimming or aquacising, you press a button and the pool’s floor slowly raises up while the water slips underneath the floor.
Pimpin! Eventually the pool’s floor reaches the top and you are left with a large flat area you can use for recreation, dining, parties or any other dry land event you want. Another press of the button and the floor sinks back down slowly to reveal your already water-filled pool. Bench Inspiration. Centipede Bench - www.studio-kg.com Tube bench Ryan Dart Quarry Bench made of plywood. ryandartdesign.com Tree trunk bench by Jurgen Bey. Hockey Stick Bench - hockeystix.biz Skateboard Bench crafted from 100% reclaimed and recycled broken skateboards.
Newspaper Bench by Charles Kaisin. Hongtao Zhou: Bench made of 1000 belts. Cowbenches, leather benches in the shape of a cow’s body. Loner's Bench. Whippet Bench made of cement, RADI Designers, 1998. Tree branches bench. Wooden Bench, John Muir Park. Seesaw bench in Stockholm. Peeling away the walkway. Nea oslo geothermally heated/cooled concrete bench. Come a little bit closer bench by Nina Farkache from Droog The seats slide across glass marbles - the experience unites you with your neighbour! Wolfgang Keyboard Bench by designer Nolan Herbut Concrete planter bench. Kenan Wang twist bench, kenan-wang.com Yan Lu swarm bench. Reef Benches by Remy & Veenhuizen. Outdoor Leaf Bench by Jirachi Tankijngawmong. Itay Ohaly bench. dornob.com Three Tier Bench. Top 10 Ancient Civilizations With Advanced Technology. Like a real life Indiana Jones, maverick archeologist David Hatcher Childress has taken many incredible journeys to some of the oldest and most remote spots on earth.
Writing prolifically of lost cities and ancient civilizations, he has produced no less than six lengthy books (the Lost Cities series) chronicling the dimly remembered glories of obscure locales from the Gobi desert to Puma Punku in Bolivia, from Mohenjo Daro to Ba'albek. We caught up with him shortly before taking off for New Guinea on yet another archeological expedition and asked him if he would be willing to write an exclusive for Atlantis Rising on the Top 10 Ancient Civilizations with Advanced Technology. He agreed to dig through his archives and give us a story. According to various esoteric sources, the first civilization arose 78,000 years ago on the giant continent known as Mu or Lemuria and lasted for an astonishing 52,000 years. Supposedly, there was one language and one government. 6. Lightsaber Ice Pop Mould: An Elegant Snack For a More Civilized Age. Out of this world, quite literally: The beautiful and mysterious Fukang meteorite « Believe nothing.
4728_96cf_350.jpeg (JPEG Image, 400 × 1168 pixels) - Scaled (74%) Melody door. Apr 22, 2005 melody door by dominic muren from usa designer's own words: The melody door brings the fun and customization of ringtones to your home. Now anyone announcing themselves with a knock can be as playful as the want to be. Ever wanted to tap out "Taps" to wake someone up in the morning? Or how about chopsticks? One full octave of notes gives you a range of choices, while the design of the door fits nicely with a modernist aesthetic. With melody your knock is as unique as you are. melody door melody door in use melody door assembly dominic muren. 30 Challenges for 30 Days. Did you know that it takes 30 days to form a new habit? The first few days are similar as to how you would imagine the birth of a new river. Full of enthusiasm it gushes forth, only to be met by strong obstacles.
The path is not clear yet, and your surroundings don’t agree. Old habits urge you to stay the same. So, take a moment to reflect on the question ‘Who do I want to be in 5 years?’ Check out this short TED talk first to get inspired: Now pick one or more challenges and stick with them! However, be cautioned, picking too many challenges at the same time can easily result in a failure of all of them. #1 Write a I-Like-This-About-You note/text/email each day for someone (Easy) This is the perfect way to let someone else know you care. . #2 Talk to one stranger each day (Hard) This is a great one to cure approaching anxiety.
. #3 Take one picture each day (Hard) This one gets harder nearing the end of the challenge because at one point you will run out of the easy shots. We recommend: Leap Motion. Gear : Design Magazine. Embroidery Designs at Urban Threads - Projects. Got ink? This fabulous ink belongs to our digitizer, Danielle. I’m a little jealous, I admit. I’ve always thought tattoos were pretty awesome, but I’ve been too much of a wuss to take the plunge and commit to one design forever. That’s not to say many other Urban Threadsters haven’t taken the plunge with UT designs, but what if you’re not ready for it just yet? Well, Halloween is starting to creep up on us, and it’s a perfect time to try out a whole new look, and whip up a fast costume. Don’t know what to be this year?
How 'bout some tattooed rockabilly style? Finally … dude finds use for pennies. For my cakeday, I would like to present my hero, Liam fucking Neeson. Documentary trailer about the 86-year-old man who lives alone on an island. Cool paper toy. Stapleless Paper by Sherwood Forlee. A Little Bit of College Ruled Genius By our friend and returning Yanko champion, Sherwood Forlee. Check out the simplicity. Just punch out the corner, make a cut or two, fold back, and POW! You are green. You are sooo green. And Sherwood told us to make sure to mention that the money you save on staples is money you should spend on something totally nice for yourself.
Get out there and kick-start the economy! That Forlee, always thinking with his heart. Visit his portfolio or click below to see the other things by SF that have been featured on Yanko Design. Designer: Sherwood Forlee.