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A decade in developement | Future Tech

72 stunning things in the future that will be common ten years from now that don’t exist today

How many things do we own, that are common today, that didn’t exist 10 years ago? The list is probably longer than you think.

Prior to the iPhone coming out in 2007, we didn’t have smartphones with mobile apps, decent phone cameras for photos/videos, mobile maps, mobile weather, or even mobile shopping.

None of the mobile apps we use today existed 10 years ago: Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat, Uber, Facetime, LinkedIn, Lyft, Whatsapp, Netflix, Pandora, or Pokemon Go.

Several major companies didn’t exist a decade ago. Airbnb, Tinder, Fitbit, Spotify, Dropbox, Quora, Tumblr, Kickstarter, Hulu, Pinterest, Buzzfeed, Indigogo, Udacity, or Jet.com just to name a few.

All of these items were replaced by smartphones.

All of these items were replaced by smartphones.

Ten years ago very few people were talking about crowdfunding, the sharing economy, social media marketing, search engine optimization, app developers, cloud storage, data mining, mobile gaming, gesture controls, chatbots, data analytics, virtual reality, 3D printers, or drone delivery.

At the same time we are seeing the decline of many of the things that were in common use 10-20 years ago. Fax machines, wired phones, taxi drivers, newspapers, desktop computers, video cameras, camera film, VCRs, DVD players, record players, typewriters, yellow pages, video rental shops, and printed maps have all seen their industry peak and are facing dwindling markets.

If we leapfrog ahead ten years and take notice of the radically different lives we will be living, we will notice how a few key technologies paved the way for massive new industries.

Here is a glimpse of a stunningly different future that will come into view over the next decade.

3D Printing

Also known as additive manufacturing, 3D printing has already begun to enter our lives in major ways. In the future 3D printers will be even more common than paper printers are today.

1.    3D printed makeup for women. Just insert a person’s face and the machine will be programmed to apply the exact makeup pattern requested by the user.

2.    3D printed replacement teeth, printed inside the mouth.

3.    Swarmbot printing systems will be used to produce large buildings and physical structures, working 24/7 until they’re completed.

4.    Scan and print custom designed clothing at retail clothing stores.

5.    Scan and print custom designed shoes at specialty shoe stores.

6.    Expectant mothers will request 3D printed models of their unborn baby.

7.    Police departments will produce 3D printed “mug shots” and “shapies” generated from a person’s DNA.

8.    Trash that is sorted and cleaned and turned into material that can be 3D printed.

Virtual/Augmented Reality

The VR/AR world is set to explode around us as headsets and glasses drop in price so they’re affordable for most consumers. At the same time, game designers and “experience” producers are racing to create the first “killer apps” in this emerging industry.

9.    Theme park rides that mix physical rides with VR experiences.

10. Live broadcasts of major league sports games (football, soccer, hockey, and more) in Virtual Reality.

11. Full-length VR movies.

12. Physical and psychological therapy done through VR.

13. Physical drone racing done through VR headsets.

14. VR speed dating sites.

15. For education and training, we will see a growing number of modules done in both virtual and augmented reality.

16. VR and AR tours will be commonly used in the sale of future real estate.

Flying/Driving Drones

Drones are quickly transitioning from hobbyist toys to sophisticated business tools very quickly. They will touch our lives in thousands of different ways.

17. Fireworks dropped from drones. Our ability to “ignite and drop” fireworks from the sky will dramatically change both how they’re made and the artistry used to display them.

18. Concert swarms that produce a spatial cacophony of sound coming from 1,000 speaker drones simultaneously.

19. Banner-pulling drones. Old school advertising brought closer to earth.

20. Bird frightening drones for crops like sunflowers where birds can destroy an entire field in a matter of hours.

21. Livestock monitoring drones for tracking cows, sheep, geese, and more.

22. Three-dimensional treasure hunts done with drones.

23. Prankster Drones – Send random stuff to random people and video their reactions.

24. Entertainment drones (with projectors) that fly in and perform unusual forms of live comedy and entertainment.

Our driverless future is coming.

Our driverless future is coming.

Driverless Cars/Transportation

Driverless technology will change transportation more significantly than the invention of the automobile itself.

25. Queuing stations for driverless cars as a replacement for a dwindling number of parking lots.

26. Crash-proof cars. Volvo already says their cars will be crash-proof before 2020.

27. Driverless car hailing apps. Much like signaling Uber and Lyft, only without the drivers.

28. Large fleet ownership of driverless cars (some companies will own millions of driverless cars).

29. Electric cars will routinely win major races like the Daytona 500, Monaco Grand Prix, and the Indy 500.

30. In-car work and entertainment systems to keep people busy and entertained as a driverless car takes them to their destination.

31. In-car advertising. This will be a delicate balance between offsetting the cost of operation and being too annoying for the passengers.

32. Electric car charging in less than 5 minutes.

Internet of Things

The Internet of things is the network of physical devices, vehicles, and buildings embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and actuators designed to communicate with users as well as other devices. We are currently experiencing exponential growth in IoT devices as billions of new ones come online every year.

33. Smart chairs, smart beds, and smart pillows that will self-adjust to minimize pressure points and optimize comfort.

34. Sensor-laced clothing.

35. “Print and Pin” payment systems that uses a biometric mark (fingerprint) plus a pin number.

36. Smart plates, bowls and cups to keep track of what we eat and drink.

37. Smart trashcan that will signal for a trash truck when they’re full.

38. Ownership networks. As we learn to track the location of everything we own, we will also track the changing value of each item to create a complete ownership network.

39. Self-retrieving shoes where you call them by name, through your smartphone, and your shoes will come to you.

40. Smart mailboxes that let you know when mail has arrived and how important it is.

Full-body physical health scanner.

Full-body physical health scanner.

Health Tech

Even though healthcare is a bloated and bureaucratic industry, innovative entrepreneurs are on the verge of disrupting this entire industry.

41. Hyper-personalized precision-based pharmaceuticals produced by 3D pill printers.

42. Ingestible data collectors, filled with sensors, to give a daily internal health scan and report.

43. Prosthetic limbs controlled by AI.

44. Real-time blood scanners.

45. Peer-to-peer health insurance.

46. Facetime-like checkups without needing a doctor’s appointment.

47. Full-body physical health scanners offering instant AI medical diagnosis, located in most pharmacies

48. Intraoral cameras for smartphones for DYI dental checkups.

The future of computers is the mind.

The future of computers is the mind.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Much like hot and cold running water, we will soon be able to “pipe-in” artificial intelligence to any existing digital system.

49. Best selling biographies written by artificial intelligence.

50. Legal documents written by artificial intelligence.

51. AI-menu selection, based on diet, for both restaurants and at home.

52. Full body pet scanners with instant AI medical diagnosis.

53. AI selection of movies and television shows based on moods, ratings, and personal preferences.

54. Much like the last item, AI music selection will be based on moods, ratings, and musical tastes.

55. AI sleep-optimizers will control all of the environmental factors – heat, light, sound, oxygen levels, smells, positioning, vibration levels, and more.

56. AI hackers. Sooner or later someone will figure out how to use even our best AI technology for all the wrong purposes.

Unmanned aviation is coming.

Unmanned aviation is coming.

Transportation

Future transportation will come in many forms ranging from locomotion on an individual level to ultra high-speed tube transportation on a far grander scale.

57. Unmanned aviation – personal drone transportation.

58. 360-degree video transportation monitoring cameras at most intersections in major cities throughout the world.

59. Everywhere wireless. With highflying solar powered drones, CubeSats, and Google’s Project Loon, wireless Internet connections will soon be everywhere.

60. Black boxes for drones to record information in the event of an accident.

61. Air-breathing hypersonic propulsion for commercial aircraft. Fast is never fast enough.

62. Robotic follow-behind-you luggage, to make airline travel easier.

63. Robotic dog walkers and robotic people walkers.

64. Ultra high-speed tube transportation. As we look closely at the advances over the past couple decades, it’s easy to see that we are on the precipices of a dramatic breakthrough in ultra high-speed transportation. Businesses are demanding it. People are demanding it. And the only thing lacking is a few people capable of mustering the political will to make it happen.

Miscellaneous

As I began assembling this list, a number of items didn’t fit well in other categories.

65. Bitcoin loans for houses, cars, business equipment and more.

66. Self-filling water bottles with built-in atmospheric water harvesters.

67. Reputation networks. With the proliferation of personal information on websites and in databases throughout the Internet, reputation networks will be designed to monitor, alert, and repair individual reputations.

68. Atmospheric energy harvesters. Our atmosphere is filled with both ambient and concentrated forms of energy ranging from sunlight to lightning bolts that can be both collected and stored.

69. Pet education centers, such as boarding schools for dogs and horses, to improve an animal’s IQ.

70. Robotic bricklayers. With several early prototypes already operational, these will become common over the next decade.

71. Privacy bill of rights. Privacy has become an increasingly complicated topic, but one that is foundational to our existence on planet earth.

72. Hot new buzzword, “Megaprojects.”

The safer we feel, the more risks we take.

The safer we feel, the more risks we take.

Final Thoughts

There’s a phenomenon called the Peltzman Effect, named after Dr. Sam Peltzman, a renowned professor of economics from the University of Chicago Business School, who studied auto accidents.

He found that when you introduce more safety features like seat belts into cars, the number of fatalities and injuries doesn’t drop. The reason is that people compensate for it. When we have a safety net in place, people will take more risks.

That probably is true with other areas as well.

As life becomes easier, we take risks with our time. As our financial worries are met, we begin thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, inventor, or artist. When life becomes too routine, we search for ways to introduce chaos.

Even though we see reports that billions of jobs will disappear over the coming decades, we will never run out of work.

As humans, we were never meant to live cushy lives of luxury. Without risk and chaos as part of our daily struggle our lives seem unfulfilled. While we work hard to eliminate it, we always manage to find new ways to bring it back.

Yes, we’re working towards a better world ahead, but only marginally better. That’s where we do our best work.

By Futurist Thomas Frey

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tags: Future, technology, innovation, lifestyle
categories: 3D PRINTING, lifestyle, living, Science, TECH
Monday 08.22.16
Posted by Bryan-Aniv Borche
 

About Addiction

Drugs Don’t Cause Addiction: This Brilliant Animated Video Will Change Your View on Drugs Forever

Most people think that the reason why people become addicted to drugs is solely because of the drugs themselves. This, however, is far from the truth, as shown repeatedly by scientific studies on drug addiction. The brilliant short animated video below will explain to you why drugs don’t actually cause addiction, changing your view on drugs forever.

tags: science, psychology, knowledge, video, animation, addiction
categories: Science, VIDEO, Psychology
Thursday 02.25.16
Posted by Bryan-Aniv Borche
 

3D-Printing With Living Organisms

Food designer Chloé Rutzerveld has developed a concept for "healthy and sustainable" 3D-printed snacks that sprout plants and mushrooms for flavour. "Could transform the food industry".

As the plants and mushrooms grow, the flavour also develops, transforming into what Rutzerveld claims is a fresh, nutritious and tasty snack after only a few days.

"As it comes out of the 3D printer you can really see the straight lines of the technology," she says. "But as it develops, you can see organic shapes. You can see the stages of growth and the development of taste and flavour."

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tags: 3d printed food, 3d printing, gastronomy, food design, dezeen, Chloe Rutzerveld, Edible growth, GastroTech, sustainability
categories: 3D PRINTING, GASTRONOMY, Science
Friday 01.08.16
Posted by Bryan-Aniv Borche
 

10 Innovative Gadgets That Will Transform Your Life

A few years from now, people might reminisce about a time when they watched movies on screens and manually closed their bedroom curtains. Fortunately, we’re in the midst of a technological revolution. Nanoparticles might soon internally diagnose diseases, machines might build themselves and virtual reality headsets might replace televisions.

These innovative gadgets, however, aren’t only for wealthy corporations to enjoy. Many companies are creating innovative gadgets for everyday consumers as well. Here are 10 innovative gadgets built to make consumers’ lives easier in the next years.

1. Microsoft Hololens

Microsoft HoloLens brings high-definition holograms to life in your world, where they integrate with your physical places, spaces, and things.

Microsoft HoloLens brings high-definition holograms to life in your world, where they integrate with your physical places, spaces, and things.

Until recently, holograms have largely belonged to the world of science fiction and Iron Man movies. Microsoft is hoping to change that with the Microsoft HoloLens, unveiled in January.

Users will be able to create and interact with personally built or digitally projected holograms while wearing the HoloLens goggles. If users are especially fond of a holographic object they’ve built, they can bring it from the digital world into the physical world with the HoloStudio’s 3D printing capability. And, among other features, wearers of the HoloLens will be able to visually transport themselves to a different location — be it via a friend’s view of his or her room or the Mars Rover’s view of extraterrestrial life.

2. Myo Gesture Control Armband

With Myo you can move seamlessly through your slides using natural gestures and motion to deliver your most memorable presentation yet.

With Myo you can move seamlessly through your slides using natural gestures and motion to deliver your most memorable presentation yet.

Dubbed “The Next Generation of Gesture Control,” Myo is an armband full of motion and muscle sensors that is able to pickup on the “electrical activity in your muscles to wirelessly control” your electronics via Bluetooth. According to the company, the device will work with Windows and Mac OS, with iOS and Android support coming soon. We’re not futurists, but if we were to guess at how we will control our home in the future, it looks very similar to this.

3. Meta Augmented Reality

Meta allows you to look around the room and watch as holographs stay anchored to physical tables, floors and walls.

Meta allows you to look around the room and watch as holographs stay anchored to physical tables, floors and walls.

Meta provides holographic glasses that see through display and allow users to see, create and interact with digital objects shown in physical space. The company has shipped its first product, the Meta 1 Developer Kit after a $194k very successful Kickstarter campaign that ran in June 2013 (read here). Coupled with independent funding, they raised a total of $2 million by the end of the campaign.

Last month, January 2015, Meta announced a successful Series A funding round. During this round, the company raised $23 million from venture capitalists. Now, over 1500 developers and companies such as the world’s largest architecture firm Arup, Salesforce and Stanford University based company, SimX are building augmented reality applications with its SDK.

4. 3D Bioprinting Machines

Dubbed Bioprinting Machines, these devices can build patches of skin, blood vessels, and cartilage using living cells.

Dubbed Bioprinting Machines, these devices can build patches of skin, blood vessels, and cartilage using living cells.

We know that 3D printing technology can be used to do more than make odd plastic trinkets. Thanks to a group of bioengineers around the country, we now know that the technology can also be used to develop human tissue. Dubbed Bioprinting Machines, these devices can build patches of skin, blood vessels, and cartilage using living cells.

Though years away from clinical use, one company, Organovo Inc., has already released a commercial 3D bioprinter that cost “several hundred thousand dollars each,” according to the Wall Street Journal. It’s not the hardware that’s holding the technology back, however, Hod Lipson of Cornell’s Creative Machine Lab, says, “We have machines that can make almost anything, but we don’t have the design tools/ In bioprinting, there is no computer-aided design software for body parts.”

5. Drinkable Water Billboard

The First Billboard in the World to Make Drinking Water out of Thin Air.

The First Billboard in the World to Make Drinking Water out of Thin Air.

In 2013, it seems advertising is needed about as much as clean water. So it’s refreshing to see one company work to combine the two. Located in Luma, Peru, and developed by The University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC) and ad agency Mayo DraftFCB, the billboard is able to produce around 26 gallons of water a day using five filtration devices and Lima’s extremely humid air. The billboard is designed to not only provide water to Peru’s largest city-one in which 1.2 million residents don’t have running water, but to also encourage kids to apply to the UTEC and study engineering.

6. TrakDot

TrackDot is the first affordable luggage tracking device that tells you where your bag is when you land.

TrackDot is the first affordable luggage tracking device that tells you where your bag is when you land.

We know: Having an airline lose your luggage is not the worst thing in the world, but it still sucks. GlobalTrac aggress. The company this year released its TrakDot luggage tracker, which allows you to use your phone or tablet or computer to see exactly where your bags are. All you do is slip the device into your luggage, and then fire up the app. Now if it could only figure out how to get your lost luggage back to you, that’d be great.

7. Tooth Sensor

Taiwanese scientists have developed a new sensor that sits in your mouth and could tell doctors if you are overeating or smoking too much.

Taiwanese scientists have developed a new sensor that sits in your mouth and could tell doctors if you are overeating or smoking too much.

No one likes going to the dentist, even if it’s just for check-up. Scientists at Princeton and Tufts have been working a thin tooth sensor that may limit the amount of times you need to get your teeth checked. The sensor would alert you (and/or your dentist) when it detects any bacteria that could cause cavities, plaque buildup, or any other infections.

The researchers say the sensor shows great promise: in tests on eight people with a prototype implant installed in their dentures, the system recognised oral activities correctly 94 per cent of the time.

8. Leap Motion

With Leap Motion Controller you can draw, paint and design with your fingertip. You can even use a real pencil or paintbrush.

With Leap Motion Controller you can draw, paint and design with your fingertip. You can even use a real pencil or paintbrush.

The Leap Motion Controller senses how you naturally move your hands and lets you use your computer in a whole new way. Point, wave, reach, grab. More than that The Leap Motion Controller doesn’t replace your keyboard, mouse, stylus, or trackpad. It works with them, and without special adapters. The Leap Motion is available for £65 (€89.99).

9. Personal Robot

The robot has a round monitor that’s attached to a mobile base with a built-in speaker, USB phone charger and 3D depth camera.

The robot has a round monitor that’s attached to a mobile base with a built-in speaker, USB phone charger and 3D depth camera.

Apple created Siri, Microsoft created Cortana, Amazon created Alexa and Robotbase is in the process of creating Personal Robot. Unlike the others’, the Personal Robot’s name is decidedly generic so users can christen their robots themselves.

Although Robotbase’s future Alfreds and Dianas and R2-D2s aren’t slated for production until late 2015, the company’s Kickstarter claims its artificial intelligence personal robot will act as a stylist, office assistant, security system, speaker, camera, storyteller and household efficiency monitor. Shaped somewhat like an oversized spoon, the robot has a round monitor that’s attached to a mobile base with a built-in speaker, USB phone charger and 3D depth camera.

10. Sense

Sense is equipped with a Sense Smart Alarm that will wake users at an optimal time in their sleep cycle.

Sense is equipped with a Sense Smart Alarm that will wake users at an optimal time in their sleep cycle.

Few experiences are as frustrating as a morning alarm going off seemingly minutes after it was set. To combat this feeling, sleep tracking device Sense is equipped with a Sense Smart Alarm that will wake users at an optimal time in their sleep cycle. Users don’t need to worry about being late to work, as they still set their own alarm, but Sense will wake users slightly earlier if the Sleep Pill attached to their pillows detects they’re stirring earlier.

Users will therefore be prevented from falling deeper into sleep minutes before their alarm goes off, and will feel less groggy as a result. Sense not only monitors sleep quality, but also works to improve it. Its sensors monitor noise, light, temperature, humidity and particles to help users recognise, and possibly eliminate, the disturbances that wake them or lead to light, restless sleep.

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tags: Nanotechnology, technology, innovation, wearabletech, bioengineering, product design, 3d printing, health, motion, digital solutions, science, lifestyle
categories: 3D PRINTING, Biotech, Creative Business, DESIGN, PRODUCT DESIGN, Science, Sustainable Design, TECH, wearable tech
Wednesday 01.06.16
Posted by Bryan-Aniv Borche
 

CØNSTRVCT | Making Mycelium

Courtesy Ecovative Design

Courtesy Ecovative Design

Although here at ØSMOSIS Mycelium and its vast functionality has been exhibited regularly, new functions for this miracle fungus are being used and tested as we gasp for solutions and replacements for basic materials (which are  a foundation to our plastic/petrol based consumerist society). This mass migration runs with ever exceeding velocity as the rapid quantity of oil dwindles in numbers and the clock ticks away.  

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In response to the desperation a new surge of start ups and design companies have been sprouting up left and right creating, and producing truly green and sustainable products to serve our never ending needs. At the same time may people have taken it upon themselves to create and learn how to use synthetic biology for their own personal needs creating a super highway of discovery and innovation . People have begun a resurgence for selfmate solutions and from making bioplastics in your kitchen to brewing your own textiles here you have a great way to make green building blocks which can also replace your current toxic home insulation. This "Bio-Modernism" may just be what keeps society in motion with Humans working with Nature rather than against it.

By Aniv Borche 

CLICK HERE TO CREATE YOUR OWN MYCELIUM BUILDING BLOCKS!

 

 

tags: MYCELIUM, contruction, green building, modern architecture
categories: Architecture, Biotech, CULTURE, DESIGN, FURNITURE, industrial design, PRODUCT DESIGN, Science, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Art
Wednesday 12.23.15
Posted by Bryan-Aniv Borche
 

Fraser Ross' Synthetic organs combine human and animal attributes

Glasgow designer Fraser Ross has created a collection of seven conceptual human organs that would perform extra functions like squirting ink and spinning silk (+ movie).

Cobweb organ, inspired by the possibility of humans using spider genes to spin their own silk.

Cobweb organ, inspired by the possibility of humans using spider genes to spin their own silk.

The synthetic organs combine attributes from both humans and other animals, such as spiders and squid.

"I'm inspired by the idea that nature designs through evolution," said Ross. "In my design opinion, the integral part of any project is the material."

The organ is made from raspberries dip-moulded in silicone.

The organ is made from raspberries dip-moulded in silicone.

"Through synthetic biology, it's like discovering a big earth-size warehouse of new materials and their potential uses," he added. "For example if you want to make something waterproof look to the natural world and see how nature designed."

Ross has presented his ideas as a series of models, which were originally designed for a music video and are made from materials including animal hair, latex and ferrofluid.

The Toxic organ is inspired by cephalopod ink and is coated in ferrofluid

The Toxic organ is inspired by cephalopod ink and is coated in ferrofluid

The Connection organ – designed as an alternative method of communicating information – was based on the shape of a corn cob and was moulded using silicon and resin. When heated, the strands at the end of the organ unfurl to represent non-verbal transmission.

The Virgin organ is designed as a detachable male hymen, and was made by latex-casting broccoli

The Virgin organ is designed as a detachable male hymen, and was made by latex-casting broccoli

The Trinity organ was created for an alternative human circulatory system, in which different blood types might perform different functions, and was made by setting polyurethane liquid plastic in condoms and sculpting them by hand.

The Fluid organ is designed as a bioengineered custom tool for the body and was made by hacking an e-cigarette cartridge.

The Fluid organ is designed as a bioengineered custom tool for the body and was made by hacking an e-cigarette cartridge.

Other organs borrow on biological traits of different animals, such as the Toxic organ. Surrounded by magnetic ferrofluid, it was influenced by the ink dispersed by squid in self defence. The Cobweb organ is designed for a future when humans might incorporate spider genes, and was made by dip-moulding raspberries in silicone.

The Trinity organ is designed for a possible future when the human circulatory system might use different blood types.

The Trinity organ is designed for a possible future when the human circulatory system might use different blood types.

"There is lots of exciting research going on into the potential to genetically engineer artificial life with cutting edge manufacturing processes and to examine the implications of synthetic life in living products, tools or garments," said the designer.

Trinity was made by adding polyurethane liquid plastic to condoms and then sculpting by hand

Trinity was made by adding polyurethane liquid plastic to condoms and then sculpting by hand

Ross has also proposed alternative genitalia, including a detachable male hymen and a "third sexual organ", made by latex-casting an avocado, which pulses like a beating heart.

Genitalia is designed as a third sexual organ, with an interior cavity made by latex casting an avocado

Genitalia is designed as a third sexual organ, with an interior cavity made by latex casting an avocado

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All images courtesy of Fraser Ross

tags: science, Design, organs, future, synthetic biology, bioengineering, material experiments, evolution, genetics
categories: DESIGN, Science, PRODUCT DESIGN, industrial design, Biotech
Friday 12.18.15
Posted by Bryan-Aniv Borche
 

Meet Ooho!, the Edible, Plastic-Free Water Bottle

Skipping Rocks Lab

Skipping Rocks Lab

To create the bottles, spheres of ice are treated with a liquid form of the seaweed-derived membrane. When the membrane solidifies and the water melts, a portable, eco-friendly serving of packaged water remains. Each orb costs only 2 cents to construct.

"The most clear inspiration is the way nature encapsulate liquids using membranes. Made of lipids and proteins, the membrane enclose, limit and give a shape, keeping the balance between the interior and the exterior," the product's designers write.

Ooho! is the brainchild of London-based Skipping Rocks Lab, which just received a sizable sustainability grant from the European Union to hopefully introduce its novel concept on a large scale. The product also won the Lexus Design Award last year.

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tags: science, Waterbottle, sustainable design, industrial design, Packagedesign
categories: DESIGN, PRODUCT DESIGN, Science, Sustainable Design
Monday 12.07.15
Posted by Bryan-Aniv Borche
 
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