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Dubai: the incredible Drone Taxi arrives in July

February 16 2017

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In Dubai they don't miss anything: a land of brilliant prospects and very rapid growth that is experimenting with innovative solutions in every field, especially in architecture and transport: Dubai's Roads & Transportation Agency has declared that the tests of the new personal Drone Taxi are now in the home stretch, and that the service should start by next July. At first glance, the “Ehang 184” passenger drone from the Chinese company of the same name looks like an automated mini helicopter, … Read more

Geizeer, here is the fan cube that lasts 4 hours

October 19, 2016

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#Geizeer is the brilliant invention that can make us feel cooler without making the house ugly. It is a portable cooler invented by two architecture graduates, Ferdinando Petrella and Damiano Iannini. “It's a wooden cube with a side of 14 cm – explains Ferdinando – divided into two halves: above there is a fan, below a rechargeable battery with a USB cable, and a plastic cone with a liquid inside that can remain cold very long." Its operation is… Read more

Defibrillators instead of London telephone boxes

June 9 2016

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Iconic of the city of London and of the whole of Great Britain, the typical red and Victorian-style telephone booths are no longer used by tourists and residents, as almost everyone now uses their mobile phone and internet connections to communicate at low speed. cost. But what then can happen to these splendid examples of urban architecture? Some cabins have already been transformed into small neighborhood libraries, others into open-air botanical gardens. An idea… Read more

When Thomas Edison wanted to build houses

November 14, 2013March 26 2012

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Yesterday's dreams are today's reality: we live in the age of mechanical, electrical, chemical and psychic wonders. In every field of knowledge the human mind is solving the problems it finds in nature: the dreamer dreams, the businessman has the duty to transform and sell these new ideas. What will be the point of view of those who are able to do both, to imagine and realize what the world needs? The article refers again, between… Read more

Bodymetrics launches Body Mapping: a scanner will dress us.

July 10 2013July 4 2011

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London-based company Bodymetrics has joined forces with PrimeSense to develop a 3D scanner capable of 'mapping' a human body to give it instant advice on the fit of a suit: this "Body Mapping" platform uses special sensors to take measurements of a user and create an exact replica. The system then connects to a database of manufacturers to 'apply' to the scanned body the clothes that best suit (in terms of design and size) the body of the ... Read more