Mesicopters

Posted by Queuebot in Science & Tech on February 1, 2009 at 1:13 pm

Its hard to believe these little things can even fly. They are about as small as a quarter and are simply cool.

Ilan Kroo and his colleagues at Stanford hope to use them for Mars exploration or atmospheric research one day!

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One 344 sq foot Room with 24 Possible Layouts

Posted by Queuebot in Architecture on January 28, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Thinking of downsizing?  How small you could you go?

How about a 344 square foot (about 32 m2) apartment?  With the possiblitity of 24 distinct rooms.

This photo gallery says it all. Here's the remarkably adaptable apartment of one Gary Chang of Hong Kong:

In Mr. Chang’s solution, a kind of human-size briefcase, everything can be folded away so that the space feels expansive, like a yoga studio.

The wall units, which are suspended from steel tracks bolted into the ceiling, seem to float an inch above the reflective black granite floor. As they are shifted around, the apartment becomes all manner of spaces — kitchen, library, laundry room, dressing room, a lounge with a hammock, an enclosed dining area and a wet bar.

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