Google Earth for the Human Body

Google's already taken you across the globe, down to the bottom of the ocean, and out to the mountains of Mars. It's been a vaguely educational journey! Their next frontier: the human body, with Google Body Browser.

The Body Browser, which I first read about on the lovely site The Hairpin, is an explorable 3D model of human anatomy, from the skeleton and muscles to the circulatory and nervous systems. It's currently in Google Labs and requires a web browser with WebGL support for perusal (Chrome beta, Firefox 4.0b1), though they might wanna change that name before its official launch. Body browsing sounds kinda creepy. [The Hairpin via Body Browser]

http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/body.html#ui=0,0&opa=s:0,m:0,sk:0,c:0,o:0,ci:0.97,n:0&sel=&lab=&nav=-14.69,94.04,250

Wing House

The wings from the deconstructed Boeing 747 were transported to the site in June 2008 and are now in place as the home’s primary roof structures. Additional parts of the plane that will be used for the construction will be transported at a later date in anticipation of the home's completion in mid 2010.

http://www.studioea.com/projects/residential/wing_house/index.php#0

Prosthetic Arm

This is an interesting solution for an upper-limb prosthetic.

http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/prosthetic-arm-adjusts-to-allow-different-grips-for-a-variety-of-tasks/

The Art of Skate Boards made by hand

Rekiem skateboards is an independent brand of custom handbuilt skateboards. The entire product is manufactured at the rekiem workshop in France

Click below to watch an awesome video!

http://www.rekiemskateboards.com/fabrication-planches-skateboard.php

Steam Roaster by Compeixalaigua Design Studio

Compeixalaigua Design Studio of Barcelona have created a range of flexible silicone dishes for steaming and serving food. Created for silicone manufacturers Lékué, the bowls can be turned into heat-proof steaming dishes by inserting a tab on one side of the bowl into a slot on the other side.

http://www.dezeen.com/2010/11/29/steam-roaster-by-compeixalaigua-design-studio/

Olympic Tower 2016 - Rio Solar City Tower Design

This vertical structure will be placed in Cotonduba Island. It will be both a observation Tower, and a welcome sign for the visitors arriving by air and by sea at Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympic Games 2016 will take place.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/solar-city-tower-2016-olympics.shtml

Replenish: A "disruptive" spray bottle that's better for the environment

We like seeing the recycling problem being attacked on multiple fronts. For example, single-use spray bottles are recyclable, yet for various reasons only 7% of recyclable plastic actually makes it into the right pile; so Replenish is a spray bottle that aims to extend its lifetime within your household.

Billed as a "disruptive new household cleaning product," Replenish is a durable bottle made from PET-1 (the most-recyclable type of plastic) that essentially comes to the consumer empty, with a "twist-on concentrate pod" containing concentrated cleaning solution. Fill the thing up with water, mix, and you're good to go. Once it's drained, you can buy more pods with different types of cleaning solution in them, and again, you refill it with water you've already got on tap. This means there's a lot less to truck around, as only 5% of the weight of your typical spray bottle is the actual active ingredient; the rest is plastic and water, needlessly adding to the carbon footprint.

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/replenish_a_disruptive_spray_bottle_thats_better_for_the_environment_17659.asp