The Chunhua footbridge in Shenzhen, China, which was built at a cost of  $7.8 million (50 million yuan). The amazing 14-meter-wide overpass was designed in the shape of a flower and has four staircases, four escalators and two elevators. Via: Shenzhen Daily, Caixin Online
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The Invisible Bicycle Helmet
Swedish designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin started a project that no one else had done before. If they could swing it, it would for sure be revolutionary. The idea of the project started in 2005 in a masterâs-level industrial design course. They designed a collar that can sense a bike crash and then immediately blow up as an… Continue reading The Invisible Bicycle Helmet
Beautiful Kinetic Rain at Singaporeâs Changi Airport
A beautiful kinetic rain sculpture inside Singapore Changi Airport, features 1,216 bronze raindrops spanning 75 square meters, making it one of the largest kinetic sculptures in the world. Its designed by Joachim Sauterâs Berlin-based art studio ART+COM. These droplets are suspended from the ceiling on thin steel wire and controlled by small motors which move them around so they look like theyâre floating in… Continue reading Beautiful Kinetic Rain at Singaporeâs Changi Airport
Gloves Turn Sign Language Into Speech
What a brilliant idea! A group of Ukrainian students have invented a sensory gloves that work with an app to turn sign language into automated speech. The Enable Talk project won first place ($25,000 grand prize) at Microsoftâs Imagine Cup 2012 this week in Sydney, Australia. Students on the winning Team QuadSquad â Anton Stepanov, Anton Posternikov, and Maxim Osika â beat… Continue reading Gloves Turn Sign Language Into Speech