concepts
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This Heads-Up Display Lets You See Through The Truck In Front Of You
Is there anything more terrifying than attempting to pass a slow-moving truck on a two-lane road when you’re really not sure what’s waiting for you up ahead? Researchers at the University of Porto in Portugal don’t think so; they’ve come up with a clever system that could allow drivers of smaller vehicles to see right…
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A Doctor’s-Office-In-A-Chair Measures All Your Vitals At Once
It’s not designed to replace your family doctor, but this sensor-laden chair concept from Sharp could definitely reduce the number of times you need to stop by the clinic every year. The chair looks like it could actually be capable of time travel, but its capabilities are limited to measuring your blood pressure, pulse, temperature…
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Is This Sustainable Hut The Future Of Affordable Student Housing?
This modern 3sqm wooden hut is a concept by Swedish firm Tengbom Architects for affordable student housing called a smart student unit. It cleverly packs about five different traditional types of space into one small volume. But would it actually work?
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Chopstick Straws Will Change How You Eat Ramen Forever
Tradition or not, slurping soup broth directly from a bowl can be an awkward experience, if only because you often end up with it dripping down your chin. But instead of letting all that tasty broth go to waste because you don’t have a spoon at your disposal, hopefully restaurants will see the genius in…