Stainless Steel

Science

Stainless Steel Just Earned The Germ-Free Achievement

8:40AM July 20, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have successfully managed to create antibacterial stainless steel. By introducing silver, nitrogen and carbon to the surface of the metal, it not only wards off germs but is resistant to wear and tear. More »


Gadgets

Apple’s Thinking About Making Super Scratch-Resistant Gadgets

10:40AM October 29, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Based on an Apple patent application, it seems that the company is contemplating ways to make gadgets more scratch-resistant and durable with cheap nitride coatings on top of stainless steel exteriors. More »


Sure, I’d Love A $US700 Stainless Steel Stealth Military Keyboard

12:40AM September 2, 2010 | Joel Johnson

One hopes that a company doesn’t dream up a $US700 steel-and-rubber keyboard with red backlighting (for night vision, natch) and waterproof trackball just to hope that someone, somewhere will buy it. Otherwise Stealth is cursing a drunken general tonight. [Stealth]


A Full Metal Jacket For iPhone 4s

9:03PM August 10, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

After trying his hand at iPhone 3G and 3GS cases, designer Ryan Glasgow has come up with a brushed-steel iPhone 4 case. No clue on whether it acts as a Bumper and improves signal, but at $US95 I’d hope so. More »


Gadgets

Despite The Similar Styling, This Is A Kitchen Scale, Not A Magic Trackpad

2:20PM July 28, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

At 13mm thick, it’ll fit nicely lying on your counter or hanging on your kitchen wall. And if you don’t think it looks a bit like Apple’s new Magic Trackpad, squint your eyes a little. More »


Gadgets

The Stainless Steel Sharpie

8:20AM July 27, 2010 | Brian Lam

How appropriate. The pen is now as permanent as its ink. The stainless steel sharpie is $US8 and has replaceable ink cartridges. [Sharpie via Uncrate]


3D Printing Now Available In Stainless Steel, Adamantium Next?

11:20AM August 7, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

When Jay Leno replaced car parts, he could only print plastic moulds in 3D. Life’s easier now, because moulds are unnecessary in the creation of custom desk kitsch and car parts as 3D printing got a stainless steel upgrade. More »


Stainless Steel Speaker Is Buzzing with Life

3:00PM February 5, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Swarming with bugs and flowers, this piece was created by 3D scanning real flowers, insects and music, that were then “digitally sampled, cut, mixed, scaled and rearranged.” Even cooler: It’s a speaker.

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Zilopop Sucks Away Bad Breath With Stainless Steel

7:00AM October 16, 2007 | Jason Chen

This Zilopop supposedly rids your breath of weird smells by going into your mouth for two minutes. Does anyone have the science on this? Sounds and smells odd to us. In comparison, our Bongo rubs a stainless steel bar after he cuts “onions and things like that.” Not to rid his hands of the stench, but because he has a steel fetish. [Zilopop via Strange New Products] More »