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Lifting river waste onto a belt before it reaches the sea
Interceptor Original guides floating river waste to a conveyor for collection. Local operators then move it into the waste-management system on land.
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How Charles and Ray Eames bent plywood to support injured legs
Charles and Ray Eames' wooden splints supported the body with curves and holes. We see how furniture research developed through wartime production experience.
Future Library is growing the trees for its books
Oslo's Future Library collects an unpublished manuscript each year for publication in 2114. The trees that will supply the paper are growing alongside the collection.
Zadar's Sea Organ, played by the waves
Beneath the waterfront steps in Zadar, Croatia, 35 pipes turn air moved by waves and tides into music.
Makey Makey turns a banana into a keyboard
Makey Makey Classic connects conductive objects and your hands into a circuit that sends input to a computer. You choose what becomes a button.
A Mario Kart race around the living-room sofa
A camera on a small kart brings the living room onto the game screen. Moving physical gates creates a course, and in-game events change the real kart’s movement.
Turn a globe instead of scrolling a playlist
Radio Garden lets listeners choose stations by location on a map. Deciding what to hear can begin with deciding which place to hear from.
Seeds need backups stored somewhere else too
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault safeguards duplicate samples from genebanks worldwide. Storage at −18°C has already supported the return and regrowth of seeds displaced by war.
When children begin making things at the museum
Young V&A organizes its permanent galleries around play, imagination, and design. Children’s height, movement, and participation help shape the visit.