He started by shredding tennis balls. Then he realized that was the mistake
SLICE turns worn tennis balls into footwear without shredding them: 3D-printed guides convert the sphere into repeatable parts while keeping felt bonded to rubber.
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Pentagram Delivered the Generator With the Logo
Pentagram built De Bijloke a fluid identity and a simple generative tool its single in-house designer can operate without returning every motion job to the agency.
The screen writes the score. Motors, light and tape make the sound
APPARATUM begins with a score assembled on a screen, but its sound is generated by real magnetic tape, motors and moving optical oscillators.
This virtual body can be dissected because its physics are deliberately fake
Dissectible Anatomy cuts, tears and removes organs in real time. Purdue gets there by choosing visually plausible mechanics instead of physically accurate tissue simulation.
OpenRX shows exactly what a 10 mm antenna choice costs in range
Four receivers share the same ExpressLRS core, then add an external antenna, dual-band RF and a second radio. A 5.3 km test measures what each compromise buys.
K-Net puts local-loop control where the repairs happen
In northwestern Ontario, K-Net separates local ownership, regional aggregation and long-distance transport. Its durable innovation is less about the advertised speed than who can intervene when a connection fails.
Tom Sachs does not throw away failed bowls. He keeps their scars
Cracks, blackened rims, gauze and visible repairs remain in Tom Sachs's ceramics. The defect is not erased; it joins the manufacturing record.
They bought a press brake. Guillaume Bloget turned it into a kayak
Sharp began with a machine already present in the workshop, followed by models tested in water. The process does not come after the form; it helps decide the hull.
This sneaker uses no glue, so a failure can still come apart
UDRB separates its printed sole, leather boot and rope fastening. Repair becomes a local mechanical problem, even though full circularity remains unproven.
To cast 60 tonnes of metal, the VX9000 prints the empty space around it first
The VX9000 does not print the giant metal component. It prints its sand mold, and that detour is what cuts an announced ten-week preparation to about two.