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YD’s resident Design Strategist Hideshi Hamaguchi, who also happens to be the innovator of the USB Stick will be pleasantly surprised to see his vision take on such a productive form. dataSTICKIES are the next generation of data portability. They are graphene-based flash drives that replace USB data drives.

dataSTICKIES can be carried like a stack of sticky-back notes; each of them can be simply peeled from the stack and stuck anywhere on the ODTS (Optical Data Transfer Surface), which is a panel that can be attached to the front surface of devices like computer screens, televisions, music systems, etc. The device uses a special conductive adhesive that sticks them to the ODTS and serves as the medium that transfers the data.

Specs:

• The special low-tack, pressure-sensitive adhesive is capable of being reused without leaving marks like a repositionable note.
• When the dataSTICKIES are being read by the device, their edges light up.
• The dataSTICKIES come in various colors and patterns that make data segregation according to type and size easier.
• They can be stacked and used together for increased capacity, which also enables carrying them together.
• The top surface can be written on.
• If a file needs to be given to someone, a single sticky can be handed out rather than an entire pen drive.
• The dataSTICKIES are not easily lost because they can be stuck down on any object.

dataSTICKIES is a 2013 Red Dot Award: Design Concept winner.

Designers: Aditi Singh & Parag Anand

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 Para 2010 salió a la luz una réplica de los conocidos ‘tenis del futuro’ observados en la película ‘Volver al Futuro II’. Las ganancias, gracias a la venta de este modelo de Nike, fueron destinadas a causas de beneficencia, y para aquellos que querían tener los particulares zapatos de Marty McFly, su deseo fue realidad.

Anunció este viernes la página estadounidense especializada en tenis, ‘Sole Collector’, que Tinker Hatfield –conocido diseñador de Nike- había anunciado en el marco de un evento en Nueva Orleans una nueva edición de estos tenis con una curiosa particularidad.

Si bien los tenis eran casi exactos a los que se observaban en la película, la opción de amarrarse solos no estaba incluida, fue por ellos que Hatfield sugirió que para 2015 la marca desarrollaría esta curiosa opción.

Según la página web, Hatfield señaló ante el público: "¿Vamos a ver los cordones que se amarran solos en 2015? Ante eso respondo que sí”, dejando a los fanáticos de la película ansiosos por presenciar dicho lanzamiento.

De ser cierto los zapatos serían lanzados oficialmente en el mismo año en el que, en la película, Marty McFly hizo uso de estos.

in a country where simply waving a rainbow flag can get you arrested, the collection displays people doing exactly that, happily marching and joining together in celebration.

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In celebration of their 100-year anniversary, the American Film Institute selected the 100 most memorable quotes from American cinema, and a few years ago, for kicks and giggles, I put the first eight quotes into chart form. I planned to chartify all 100, but I got distracted.

Lately though, finishing what I started became my distraction. So here it is: the 100 most memorable quotes in chart form and I can finally put it to rest. See the big version for more detail.

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El primer vehículo impulsado por hidrógeno comercial y accesible es el Riversimple Urban. Este invento británico, de dos pasajeros y con un peso de sólo 350 kilogramos, no será vendido sino alquilado. A partir de este año los usuarios podrán acceder a él por US$330 mensuales, precio que incluye soporte técnico y el combustible. 

La creadora de este automóvil es la empresa Riversimple, fundada por el expiloto e ingeniero de automovilismo británico Hugo Spowers. Funciona a través de una pila de hidrógeno, que convierte a este elemento en electricidad. Con una carga de tres litros de hidrógeno este carro alcanza una velocidad máxima de 80 kilómetros por hora y puede recorrer hasta 387 kilómetros.

Cada rueda cuenta con un motor eléctrico y frenado regenerativo, lo que hace que su sistema de recuperación de energía durante el frenado sea cinco veces más eficaz que los carros habituales. Se calcula que el Riversimple tiene una vida promedio de 20 años.

Los vehículos de hidrógeno también pueden funcionar a través de un método de combustión, en el que el hidrógeno se quema en un motor de la misma forma que la gasolina. En el caso de Riversimple, la técnica que lo impulsa –una pila de hidrógeno– hace que este sea un carro de cero emisiones de carbono.

Recientemente Toyota anunció que en 2015 empezará a comercializar en Estados Unidos el que ha llamado el “auto del futuro”, un vehículo que también se impulsará con hidrógeno y que promete ser cero emisiones. La primera ciudad que verá rodar este automóvil será California, donde se construirán estaciones de abastecimiento de hidrógeno. Con cada carga (que tomará entre tres y cuatro minutos) el vehículo podrá recorrer 480 kilómetros.

Ya existe en el mercado un carro de hidrógeno de la compañía Honda llamado FCX Clarity, pero en cantidades limitadas, en un pequeño número de mercados y a costos muy elevados.

Just a few weeks ago we shared Sarah Schoenfeld’s visual interpretation of recreational drugs, and today we have a cinematic interpretation of taste courtesy of filmmaker Chris Cairns titled the Sound of Taste. Created as a commercial for Schwartz Flavour Shots, the slow-motion video pairs musician MJ Cole and pyrotechnician Paul Mann in a carefully orchestrated firework show of exploding spices, what they describe as a “sonic flavorscape.” You can learn more about how it came together and watch a behind-the-scenes clip over on PetaPixel.

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Peak District, 2013. Pencil on a contoured map of the Peak District. 47 x 35in (120 x 90cm)

Colorado Geological, 2013. Pencil on a geological map of Colorado, the first of a series of works exclusive to the Mike Wright Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

Bristol Envelope, 2013. A small portrait, produced in ink on an original street map of Bristol (UK) – this was later cut and folded to form an envelope, combining the current map works produced by Fairburn and a previous project—postal art.

Yr Ods EP Cover, 2013. Pencil on contoured maps showing parts of Wales, produced for Welsh Band Yr Ods.

Shrewsbury, 2013. Progress shot, ink on a street map of Shrewsbury.

Innsbruck, 2013. Ink on a contoured map of Innsbruck/surrounding area, 20 x 20in (52 x 52cm) approx. Lines of elevation have been followed with a pen, the width of each line has been altered accordingly to build the different tones.

Pontypridd, 2013. Pencil on a contoured map of Pontypridd, South Wales (UK).

Solihull, 2013. Progress shot of a past experiment in inks.

Using a wide variety of canvases including railroad blueprints, star charts, geological and street maps, Welsh artist Ed Fairburn (previously here and here) uses addative and subtractive techniques to create portraits that seem pefectly integrated with the topography of streets, mountains and rivers. It’s been almost a year since we last checked in with Fairburn whose process and approach to creating these stunning portraits continues to evolve. One of his most striking methods is to carefully follow map contours with a pen creating rows of lines that vary by width to create individual forms and shadows. The final portraits are so entwined with the map, it becomes hard to imagine one existing without the other.

You can see Fairburn’s work for yourself at Mike Wright Gallery in Denver, Colorado and he also has prints available here.

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Installed earlier this summer at the Chatham Historic Dockyard, Ephemeral Rays is a new work by artist Charlotte Smith. The piece consists of several hundred lights on filaments that fill a large window of a galvanizing shop. Of the work she shares:

Originally installed at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Ephemeral Rays depicted the volume of a fleeting ray of light beaming through a window of the Galvanising Shop. Reinstalled at Turner Contemporary the work evolved into a new form; drawing on the stunning expanse of sea and sky, the infinite horizon line was the focal point of the composition.

You can see much more over on her website. (via My Modern Met, Lustik)

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limited to driving at speeds of 30 km/h, the hot-rod features a LEGO engine comprising of four orbital motors and a total of 256 pistons.

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