MIT scientists design a $15 reusable SILICONE face mask

Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a reusable face mask that can be sterilized and worn over and over, while providing as much protection as an N95 mask.  In fact, their new mask, made of silicon and rubber, incorporates N95 filters, but is made out of slick materials that are highly impermeable … Read more

Pentagon moves to design a mini ‘orbital outpost’ for government experiments 

Is the US creating the first military space station? Pentagon moves to design a mini ‘orbital outpost’ for government experiments The Department of Defense announced last year it wants to build a space station The group has awarded the contract to aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp The firm will transform its Shooting Star cargo ship … Read more

Folding iPhone patent suggests design with offset hinge

Folding iPhone patent suggests design with an offset hinge that would leave an uncovered strip for notifications or a touch-sensitive bar A patent for a folding iPhone suggests some unique design choices  It would use an offset hinge to create an exposed strip on the device’s display That strip could display notifications or provide device … Read more

Earl accuses interior design pair who inherited most of £33m family fortune of flogging his history

You pair of hawkers: Furious Earl accuses interior design pair who inherited most of £33m family fortune of flogging his history – including a £300,000 tiara – in £2m auction Gloria Wesley left most of her £33m fortune to a pair of interior designers  The two men are now selling many of the Dowager Countess … Read more

Sunrise host Sam Armytage helped design her diamond engagement ring

Sunrise host Sam Armytage helped design her diamond engagement ring after her partner Richard Lavender’s spontaneous proposal By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:43 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 03:44 BST, 23 June 2020 Samantha Armytage proudly showed off her diamond ring on Sunrise on Tuesday, two days after announcing her engagement … Read more

Call in the professionals! Social media users share VERY amusing design fails

Not their brightest idea! Social media users share the hilarious design fails they’ve spotted – from a map of Africa labelled ‘Asia’ to a grocery sign selling ‘qcomebur’ and ‘peeches’ Amusing photos collated in gallery show series of hilarious bizarre design fails  Snaps, posted by Diply, shows the most amusing mistakes from around world  Includes … Read more

Post-pandemic office design proposes individual sealed pods with ventilation fans and sky lights

Many US states are allowing office workers to return to the workplace, but some businesses can only maintain 50 percent of their staff due to the ongoing social distancing policy. However, an architect has proposed a pod system that seals each individual in a sterilized room, allowing everyone to work in the office. Called Q.workntine, … Read more

NASA gives Northrop Grumman $187 MILLION to design Moon Gateway module

NASA has awarded a $187 million contract to Northrop Grumman to build a crew module that astronauts will stay in before landing on the Moon. Known as the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO), it will be the size of a small flat and form part of the Lunar Gateway, a small space station that will … Read more

Russian manicurist’s bizarre barbeque design featuring kebabs roasting over an open FIRE goes viral

Holy shish! Salon’s bizarre design featuring kebabs roasting over an open FIRE coud be the most risky manicure trend yet Russian manicurist Nail Sunny have unveiled their latest experimental design  Footage shows the salon attaching kebabs and a mini BBQ to fingernails Video posted on Instagram divided fans of nail art, with over 100,000 views  … Read more

New t-shirt graphic design promises to disrupt facial recognition cameras without using a mask

Prototype ‘adversarial’ t-shirt makes its wearer invisible to facial recognition software: Researchers create design to confuse AI used to identifies individuals in public Researchers at devised a way to get around facial recognition without a mask They created a graphic design t-shirt that disrupts facial recognition software The design tricks the software into thinking the … Read more