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Do We Turn The Volume Up To Hear Music Louder, Or For The Vibrations?

7:40PM July 22, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

One of the James Dyson Award entrants, Stefan Zwegers, thinks it’s the latter, which is why his Sensible Music invention turns bass into vibrations when listening to music through headphones. More »

Science

The 1000km Wide Telescope That’ll Look Back At The Beginning Of Time

1:30AM June 28, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Until very recently, man has viewed the skies only within the visible spectrum. When LOFAR, the world’s largest telescope, looks to the heavens, it sees the depths of the universe in radio. More »

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Dutch Building Looks Like It Landed On The Surface Of Mars

1:20AM June 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Architecture firms tend to use their offices as a giant business card they can work inside. Decos’ is no exception – except it looks like an astronaut base, not a Dutch headquarters. Their inspiration? A meteorite impact. More »

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Sharp’s Fantasy Room Turns Every Surface Into One Huge TV

9:45PM April 27, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Surely the ultimate bachelor pad would use Sharp’s multi-screen display system in every room of the house. Even the bathroom! You never know when you’ll have the urge to watch Sharks Vs Crocodiles: 3D! on the loo. More »

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Perfect Dutch Bike For Those Who Don’t Eat Too Much Edam Cheese

4:40AM March 25, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Bikes with suspended seats already exist, but none as pretty as these. Sure, it might be more for the laydeeez in the house, but it’d certainly be a talking-point for whoever rides the thing. More »

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Architects Salvage House’s Building Materials Using Google Earth

4:40AM February 2, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Circling this modern Dutch house in a 14km radius are the abandoned building sites architects spotted using Google Earth, and then salvaged materials from. Nothing was spared – not even umbrella spokes which were used for the lighting. More »

So You Think Your Gym’s Climbing Wall Is Difficult?

11:20PM October 25, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I’m getting an extreme case of vertigo just by looking at this photo of the 37m high climbing wall in The Netherlands, which is reported to be the world’s tallest. More »

This Dutch Bunker Survived Wars, But Not A Team Of Architects

12:00AM October 21, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Don’t get too sad over this 195-year-old bunker being sliced in half. There are 700 other bunkers nearby which form the New Dutch Waterline that protected cities between 1815-1940. Now it’s an area for watery playtime. More »

Science

McDonald’s Now Spraying DNA On Criminals

9:00PM October 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I’d like to know what’s being stolen from this Dutch McDonald’s. Coffee stirrers? Napkins? Toilet paper? This synthetic DNA spray intrigues me, though – not only does it “tag” crims, but when the button is pressed, it alerts police too. More »

Dutch Hotel Eats Up Smaller Houses For Lunch

6:30AM May 19, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Like a giant Sylvanian Families house brought to life, this is an actual hotel which you can book a room in right now, staying in the picturesque Dutch city of Zaandam. More »