technology archives | designboom | architecture & design magazine https://www.designboom.com/technology/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:45:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 MIT’s rocket horizon project reimagines spaceX starship HLS as sustainable lunar habitats https://www.designboom.com/readers/mit-rocket-horizon-spacex-starship-hls-sustainable-lunar-habitats-08-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/readers/mit-rocket-horizon-spacex-starship-hls-sustainable-lunar-habitats-08-26-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:45:45 +0000 RW https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085580

the MIT approach minimizes the need for on-site construction, enabling a faster habitat setup that supports human life on the moon.

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bandit9’s EVE odyssey motorcycle gets upgraded with a frame shaped like a sniper’s bullet https://www.designboom.com/technology/bandit9-eve-odyssey-motorcycle-frame-sniper-bullet-08-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/bandit9-eve-odyssey-motorcycle-frame-sniper-bullet-08-26-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:37 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085603

for the upgraded version, the tank is fused to the hand-brushed aluminum frame, engineered and manufactured from scratch, and the exhaust is concealed.

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up’s hi—fi: the financially sound system blends art and music to help aussies master money https://www.designboom.com/technology/up-hi-fi-financially-sound-system-art-music-australians-money-08-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/up-hi-fi-financially-sound-system-art-music-australians-money-08-26-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:30:20 +0000 lisa kostyra https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084054

up, australia’s leading mobile-only digital bank, transforms banking data into a showcase of sound and light with hi—fi, the financially sound system.

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e-textiles make sounds like electronic musical instruments when users touch or stretch them https://www.designboom.com/technology/e-textiles-sounds-electronic-musical-instruments-sophie-skach-victor-shepardson-intelligent-instruments-lab-08-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/e-textiles-sounds-electronic-musical-instruments-sophie-skach-victor-shepardson-intelligent-instruments-lab-08-24-2024/#respond Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:30:07 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085276

the researchers incorporate materials such as silver threads and steel fibers into the fabrics to give them electronic properties.

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NEOM to use candela’s electric hydrofoil shuttle ships as water transport around its islands https://www.designboom.com/technology/neom-candela-electric-hydrofoil-shuttle-ships-water-transport-p-12-08-23-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/neom-candela-electric-hydrofoil-shuttle-ships-water-transport-p-12-08-23-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:01:39 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085435

a fleet of P-12, a high-speed electric hydrofoil shuttle ship, is expected to become a water transport around the islands of the saudi arabian megacity.

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fully drivable eccentrica V12 pulls in monterey car week 2024 as modern lamborghini diablo https://www.designboom.com/technology/fully-drivable-eccentrica-v12-monterey-car-week-2024-lamborghini-diablo-08-23-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/fully-drivable-eccentrica-v12-monterey-car-week-2024-lamborghini-diablo-08-23-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:20:58 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085360

from the aesthetics to the engine, the restomod hypercar nails the '90s vibes and era, starting with its 5.7-liter v12 engine from the original 1990s diablo model.

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mercedes-benz showcases evolution of automotive design during monterey car week 2024 https://www.designboom.com/technology/mercedes-benz-monterey-car-week-pebble-beach-concours-delegance-08-23-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/mercedes-benz-monterey-car-week-pebble-beach-concours-delegance-08-23-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:02:16 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085327

designboom attended the 2024 pebble beach concours d'elegance to discover motorsports heritage through the lens of mercedes-benz.

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powered exoskeleton pants MO/GO by skip and arc’teryx boost hikers legs when they trek https://www.designboom.com/technology/powered-exoskeleton-pants-mogo-skip-arcteryx-07-27-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/powered-exoskeleton-pants-mogo-skip-arcteryx-07-27-2024/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:50:44 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1080422

when hikers wear the pants, the powered exoskeleton on the sides boost their quadriceps and hamstrings by up to 40 percent.

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3D printed ceramic ink can soak up harmful chemicals and acid from water supplies https://www.designboom.com/technology/3d-printed-ceramic-ink-harmful-chemicals-acids-water-university-of-bath-08-22-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/3d-printed-ceramic-ink-harmful-chemicals-acids-water-university-of-bath-08-22-2024/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 02:15:15 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1083376

these ‘monolith’ structures can remove up to 75 percent of harmful chemicals and acids from water.

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with a slender form, ONE 16 transforms a jet ski into a 6-meter boat https://www.designboom.com/technology/one-16-jet-ski-6-meter-boat-amor-jiminez-chito-08-21-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/one-16-jet-ski-6-meter-boat-amor-jiminez-chito-08-21-2024/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:00:27 +0000 Amor Jimenez https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084974

some users can sunbathe while sipping a drink, while others can enjoy the adrenaline rush offered by the personal watercraft.

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