These little wooden dolls might actually have souls
Teenage Engineering’s Choir is a magical combination of technical power and design whimsy. Teenage Engineering’s new Choir is the most whimsical and beautiful product I have seen in years. The eight wooden dolls can sing in harmony, li.....»»
Atelier Marko Brajovic builds cabin on stilts deep within a Brazilian forest
Atelier Marko Brajovic designed Monkey House, a wooden cabin on stilts set among the trees of Paraty, Brazil, as a retreat for the architect's friends during the pandemic. Read more Atelier Marko Brajovic designed Monkey House, a wooden cabi.....»»
A new trailer for the Souls-like Black Myth: Wukong has arrived
The first video of Black Myth: Wukong set the internet alight with its Dark Souls/Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice/Bloodborne-esque gameplay......»»
Mexican design students fill tables with marble platters and wooden dinosaurs
In the Centre of the Table is a collection of practical and decorative objects including marble and wood serving plates and wooden dinosaurs made by students from Mexico's CENTRO University. Read more In the Centre of the Table is a collecti.....»»
This week designers and architects created whale-shaped furniture and buildings
This week on Dezeen, architecture and design looked to the ocean as whales informed the shape of both a wooden chair and a cultural building in China. Read more This week on Dezeen, architecture and design looked to the ocean as whales infor.....»»
Simple software creates complex wooden joints
Wood is considered an attractive construction material for both aesthetic and environmental purposes. Construction of useful wood objects requires complicated structures and ways to connect components together. Researchers created a novel 3D design a.....»»
Elusive 19th century Alaskan fort located using radar tech
Researchers from Cornell University and the National Park Service have pinpointed and confirmed the location of the remnants of a wooden fort in Alaska—the Tlingit people's last physical bulwark against Russian colonization forces in 1804—by usin.....»»
They can capture more carbon than they emit. So why aren"t wooden buildings mainstream?
Four storeys high and made almost entirely of wood, the ZEB Lab building in Trondheim, Norway, had, even before it existed, sucked as much carbon from the atmosphere as it would probably produce in construction. Now, thanks to its arboreal origins, a.....»»
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mill it … you get the point. It's a decades-long process. Luis Fernando Velásquez-García suggests a simpler solution: "If you want a table, then you should just grow a.....»»
Can You Make A Wooden Canoe, Without The Wood?
When an engineer gets curious about whether or not a thing can be done, typically we get some interesting results. Xyla Foxlin had previously made some fantastically beautiful wooden canoes and found herself wondering, at the fiberglass covering step.....»»
Coverage of “wooden satellites” misses the point
Even if it works, the wood will remain in orbit, too. Enlarge / An experimental satellite, not made of wood, that was used to test ideas for orbital junk removal. (credit: NASA) We here at Ars were somewhat surprised to stumble across a BBC he.....»»
Japan Developing Wooden Satellites To Cut Space Junk
Joe2020 shares a report: A Japanese company and Kyoto University have joined forces to develop what they hope will be the world's first satellites made out of wood by 2023. Sumitomo Forestry said it has started research on tree growth and the use of.....»»
Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk
A Japanese forestry firm has partnered with Kyoto University in what would be a world first......»»
Second Taiwan-born panda cub makes media debut
A second Taiwan-born giant panda made her media debut on Monday, clambering over a wooden climbing frame and playing with sawdust to the sound of clicking cameras......»»
What Are You Paying For in a $300 Chess Set? Mostly the Knights
If you bought a wooden chess set after watching "The Queen's Gambit," the price you paid was most likely dictated by just four pieces. From a report: The knights alone can account for as much as 50 percent of the cost of a nice wooden set. While the.....»»
Gillmor Gang: Strange Days Indeed
The place we’re in, the valley of the dolls between the vote and the Inauguration, is overshadowed by the battle to save our lives. The vaccines look promising, and so does the persistence of the Trumpster to play his games. Somehow we have to live.....»»