Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have recently designed a contact lens prototype with a built-in pressure sensor using a novel process that etches tiny electrical circuits within a soft polymer material. The new development could help glaucoma patients ...

Vincent Callebaut Architectures, a Belgian firm lead by architect Vincent Callebaut, designed an ecologically friendly floating city able to house 50,000 people completely self-sufficiently. Inspired by the lilypad of the Amazonia Victoria Regia but enlarged over 250 times, the city ...

Art director and designer Artemy Lebedev has created an innovative new keyboard concept called Optimus Tactus. The new keyboard doesn’t have physical keys; instead, any part of the keyboard surface can be programmed to perform any function or to display ...

Seascape is an innovative concept of a cruising environment that can be best described as an island sailing through the Mediterranean Sea. It will utilize all the green technology available while offering an abundance of attractions. Seascape is designed to ...

Designer Tamer Koseli recently created NEED, a new concept cellular phone. Although the phone does not boast many exceptional features, it includes both an OLED display and a touch-screen interface, possibly presenting a new trend in the cellular phone market. ...

Jakob Hirzel, a student of transportation design at the Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences in Germany, has designed a concept gravity car called Silbervogel. Hirzel designed the car for the Xtreme Gravity Series Competition, which will take place in Irvine, ...

Industrial designer Jonathan Lucas has developed a concept PC specially designed for blind people. Named after a blind ant found in West Africa and Congo, the Siafu PC utilizes a conceptual material called Magneclay to provide a digitally tactile interface. ...

NR21 Design has introduced a new concept bicycle, which illuminates itself, ensuring the biker is visible also at night. The bike, designed by Rudi Moosmeier, is called “Tong City Bike” and it just might be the next big thing in ...

Designer Kyle Cherry has introduced a new concept laptop, named Canvas. The Canvas is similar in size to an A3 folio page and is envisioned as a computer for designers and artists. Besides its unusual design, the Canvas has several ...

Designer Sung-kyu Nam has built a new concept product, combining the desktop table with the personal computer. Nam named his creation DesCom, a combination of the words ‘desk’ and ‘computer’. Samsung hopes to manufacture the DesCom. Most designers’ concept products ...