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Poniendo en duda la dureza de la ciudad | noquedanblogs.com
vía Plataforma Aquitectura La instalación urbana “La ville molle” busca poner en duda la dureza de la ciudad, la capacidad de la tierra para cambiar y generar situaciones únicas.
Científicos encuentran los agujeros negros más grandes en la historia - Tecnología - CNNMéxico.com
(CNN) — Los agujeros negros son los monstruos más destructivos en el universo, y sabemos que pueden ser enormemente poderosos. Ahora un grupo de científicos encontró los más grandes hasta el momento, según una publicación en la revista Nature . ¿Qué tan grandes?
The 'Moving Platforms' concept envisions city-wide tram networks that are integrated with a high-speed rail service.
Boarding a moving train: The way to speed up rail travel? - CNN.com
The Astounding Design Of Eixample, Barcelona - All That Is Interesting
Constructed in the early 20th century, Eixample is a district of the Spanish city of Barcelona known for the urban planning that divided the district into octagonal blocks. Influenced by a range of schools of architecture, Eixample was designed in a grid pattern with long streets, wide avenues, and rounded street corners.This throwable ball camera takes full spherical panoramas.
Throwable Ball Camera Takes Full Spherical Panoramas
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Subtitled "Observation, organization, and transformation of urban settings", the main element of this publication are 22 sheets of clear acetate, onto which are printed different conceptual layers and frameworks of a city. It's based on a earlier project called Met(r)onymy 1 , from 2001. In 'You are the City', the 22 diagram drawings are split into four operational categories: Cosmological Ground; Leglisative Agencies; Currents, Flows and Forces; Nodes, Loops and Connections.
SOUND CHARGE: Could these shirts replace hypercolors as the next big wearable fad? (Photo: ZUMA Press)
T-shirt charges your phone by absorbing ambient sound | MNN - Mother Nature Network
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Future by Design comparte la vida y visión de largo alcance de Jacque Fresco, considerado por muchos como el Da Vinci de la era moderna. Al igual que Einstein y Buckminster Fuller, Jacque es un autodidacta futurista que la mayoría de las veces se describe a si mismo como un "generalista" o multi-disciplinario.
Future by Design (2006)
For the millions who live in the shantytowns of the developing world, there are better things to spend money on than electricity. But many corrugated-iron-roofed shacks, like the ones seen throughout the poorer neighborhoods of Manila, Philippines, lack windows to let in natural light, leaving residents the choice of complete darkness or running expensive electric bulbs all day.
Plastic-Bottle Bulbs Shed Some Light on the Situation - Design - GOOD