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In 1989 Reebok introduced the Reebok Pump, a sneaker with internal chambers that users could pump air into by squeezing a ball on the tongue, tightening the fit. The shoe was a massive hit, and …

Last year a 7.6 earthquake hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula, generating a 37-foot tsunami. Hundreds of aftershocks, nearly a thousand mudslides and rampant fires ripped through the region, damaging or destroying over 200,000 structures. Nearly 700 …

In Mark Bowden’s book “Black Hawk Down,” he notes that young soldiers repeatedly describe the shocking surreality of combat as “like being in a movie.” As the book covers events that occurred in 1993, these …

This concept demonstrates how primitive materials can become a source of endless imagination and cultural commentary where art, design, and sustainability meet. View the full project here

The paradigm with kitchens is that you wash ingredients in the sink, do prep on the counter, then do cleanup in the sink. Japanese company Toyo Kitchen Style proposes an entirely different workflow with their …

Within the Nike Sport Research Lab is a new division: The Mind Science Department, whose purpose is “deepening Nike’s understanding of the mind-body connection.” This division employs actual neuroscientists who use both brain and body …

Editor’s Note: This essay is part of a new series exploring how AI is transforming the way physical products are imagined, designed, and built. Hardware is the New Salt will spotlight several thinkers and makers …

This ExoBoot was created by Dephy, a robotics company spun off from the MIT Media Lab. Originally developed for (and currently being tested by) the U.S. military, the ExoBoot is a powered ankle exoskeleton that …

Panero & Zelnik’s “Human Dimension & Interior Space” is the bible for anthropometrical design matters. However, there’s nothing in the book’s 320 pages about butts (just hips). It’s possible that some design researcher will complete …

For certain tradespeople, there’s a need to accurately throw a rope over a great distance. Arborists use this Big Shot Throw Weight Launcher, an oversized slingshot, to get a rope over branches: Contractors and roofers …