A new set of fonts being developed by six publishers of scientific, technical and medical journals promises to contain every character — more than 7,000 in all — that might be needed in a technical article published in any scientific discipline. When complete, sometime next fall, the STIX fonts will be shared freely with publishers, software manufacturers and scholars, under the condition that they not be altered
Frank Robinson is a man who is into Lego way more than the average builder. At last count the Robinson family’s Lego inventory was nearing 100,000 pieces, a majority of which were tallied and itemised by type and colour on a computer spreadsheet. No Lego story would be complete without a link to something large and useless, say, a Lego harpsichord. Okay, it plays, so it’s not actually useless. How about the Lego Star Destroyer — via Slashdot
M&M2000 has decided to power his AthlonXP via a Tesla Coil. Pretty pictures, shame about the troll
Adobe has announced that it has asked the US District Court to resolve a contractual dispute that Adobe has the right to permit its customers to embed ITC fonts in electronic documents. Adobe is also the same rights with respect to Monotype fonts. Adobe attempted to resolve this matter informally with Monotype and ITC, but was unsuccessful
Be the first on your block to drive a Star Wars Land Speeder. This used to be a 1988 Ford Escort and only has 880 miles since built
Nick Pelis has integrated two of the greatest pieces of hardware into one convenient case. This is the most important innovation in case design since the internal hard drive… The Caffeine Machine
Project Eden had to visually provide a spectacular theatre high enough to house the towering trees of the rainforests, wide enough for the sun-baked escarpments of the Mediterranean and, oh yes, become the eighth wonder of the world
NXT’s collapsible speakers are made of acoustic fluted composite
— otherwise known as corrugated cardboard. Versions designed to be used with home sound systems are pyramid-shaped and stand about 70 centimetres tall
A Melbourne man who patented the wheel has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize by Harvard University. Freelance patent attorney, John Keogh, patented the circular transportation facilitation device
last June to highlight problems with Australia’s new Innovation Patent system. He shares the prize with the Australian patent office, IP Australia, which granted him innovation patent #2001100012
Perhaps the idea of donning a skirt isn’t for most guys — but who is to say for sure until he tries? Steven Villegas, the owner and creator of Utilikilts, is betting that once a man tries on one of his kilts, and experiences freedom from constricting slacks and shorts, he will be forever converted
Envisioned first by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1500s, an ornithopter’s major design dilemma is getting the up an down motion of the wings to be strong enough for lift off, while not destroying the body of the plane in the process. Modern piloted ornithopters, despite Kevlar and Plexiglas, are thus still on the ground
The IDEO Dilbert cubicle. A comic design breakthrough that simply had to happen. Or something
Forget your traditional Hawaiian skirts. A Belgian agri-design team has headed to greener pastures with clothing made of living grass
Italian fashion designers have come up with the most trouble-free shirt known to man. Not only does it not need ironing, but it will even roll up its own sleeves
Unless you’ve been walking around with your eyes shut for the past 30 years, you’ll know that Sanrio is one of Japan’s biggest merchandise chains. And, much like Crusty The Clown from The Simpsons, they seem to have no qualms about what they’ll whack their logo on. The Sanrio Files celebrates some of the more bizarre items in the collection.
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