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Easy-on/easy-off bike pump uses retractable seals for a gentle touch

Posted by ArielTechGeek 54 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

If your bike has Presta valves on its rims or tubes, you'll know that pumping the tires can be a fiddly business. The Zilch floor pump is claimed to address that problem, with head seals that don't even touch the valve stem until it locks on.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Kickstarter, Cycling, Pump

petr hájek transforms historic spa into concert hall with retractable shell in czech republic

Posted by judy82 91 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)

inspired by the spa's original peat-processing mechanism, the hall functions as a ‘musical transformer' to adjust its spatial and acoustic properties to various events. The post petr hájek transforms historic spa into concert hall with retractable shell in czech republic appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

selar cruise ship wraps retractable sails in solar panels to harness energy from wind and sun

Posted by judy82 176 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)

when the sails are not able to tap into these energy sources during the journey, the two propeller shafts can also produce electricity and act as hydro turbines. The post selar cruise ship wraps retractable sails in solar panels to harness energy from wind and sun appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.