tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55747285909182406312024-03-05T21:46:41.108+01:00DESIGNITIVESThe blog where we all can propose product design reviews for public evaluation and propose ways to improve them. Give feedback to designers and manufacturers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-2443050058012207942013-07-24T14:32:00.000+02:002015-11-28T03:52:51.255+01:00GravityLight. Generating light from gravity.
How to do more with less
GravityLight is a gravity-powered lamp designed to provide affordable, sustainable and reliable light that enables people in developing or third-world nations, to break free from the economic, health and environmental negative impacts of kerosene lamps.
Today, over 1.5 billion people - about 21% of the world's population - have no reliable access to mains electricity Somerset Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00581661600363055731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-88363127772227206312012-04-18T19:02:00.002+02:002012-09-24T13:08:28.409+02:00ADzero. The Bamboo-built Smartphone.
Natural accent
AD Zero is a stylised Android 4.0 powered smart-phone approximately half the weight of an iPhone, with a larger screen and featuring Ring Flash technology, a ring of LED lights around the camera’s lens to provide even flash distribution when taking photos.
But what really makes it unique is that the phone's casing is sculpted out of a single pieceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-46130229133948136112012-04-13T03:57:00.003+02:002015-11-27T05:28:28.557+01:00The Solar-Sinter Project.
3D Printing will change
the world
In a world increasingly concerned with questions of energy production and raw material shortages, the Solar-Sinter Project explores the potential of desert manufacturing, where two elements dominate - sun and sand. The sun offers a vast energy source of huge potential, the sand an unlimited supply of silica in the form of quartz.
When silica sand is heated to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-3735737352324784362011-12-01T15:10:00.002+01:002012-09-23T19:39:15.729+02:00Protei 006. Open-source sailing drone.
Future ocean robotics
Current oil spill skimming technology could only collect 3% of the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and carried heavy economic costs. The health of workers was exposed to cancerous toxic, the boats could not operate in bad weather (hurricane season), during the nights or far away.
Protei 006 is the sixth functional prototype (first real-scaled) of a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-48169430412618950512011-11-14T12:14:00.003+01:002015-11-27T02:52:22.634+01:00Gamesa G10X-4.5 MW wind turbine.
Energy culture
The Gamesa G10X is a 4.5 megawatt wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 128 meters, equivalent to the length of a soccer field, capable of generating enough electricity to power 3,169 households for a year, replace nearly 1,000 tonnes of petroleum equivalent (TPE)annually and avoid 6,750 tonnes of atmospheric CO2 emissions per yearUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-79386477721084422592011-06-24T11:35:00.006+02:002012-09-19T11:22:09.704+02:00Tesla electric sedan Model S.
Redefining the car
By designing a slim-line lithium ion cells battery pack positioned below the floor and combining the motor and power electronics into a compact module between the rear wheels, the EV Model-S features a handsome four-door coupe body style meticulously designed for superior aerodynamics, stability and handling, efficiency, crash safety and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-66587801167877783432011-06-22T10:52:00.005+02:002012-09-19T02:11:01.315+02:00PiCycle™ Sport Touring electric bike.
Energy storage pattern
The PiCycle™ is a 7 speed electric bicycle powered with a lithium-ion battery pack, isolated within the arch monocoque frame, that can propel the bike about 32 Km on a single charge. A 36-volt 750W brushless DC motor takes the performance up to 32Km/h top speed and a 18% grade climbing ability.
Other features include: chain drive with eccentric bottom bracketUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1California, EEUU36.102376648201954 -120.2343753750000131.362034148201953 -125.40977137500002 40.842719148201951 -115.058979375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574728590918240631.post-48751267370579070222011-04-30T02:50:00.011+02:002012-09-18T11:54:30.880+02:00Audi A1 e-tron EV
Electric lifestyle
The Audi A1 e-tron is a Mega City Vehicle (MCV) with an innovative drive technology designed specifically for use in the metropolitan areas of Europe and North America and in the rapidly growing megacities of Asia and South America.
It comes equipped with a powerful 75 kW (102 hp) peak power electric motor for zero-emission driving and an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0