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    Dutch Designer Rolls Out Wooden Bikes

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    Nike Release Back to The Future Sneakers

    Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.

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    Stylish Ways To Save Water

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    The World’s First Self-Inflating Tyre

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    Lego Takes On The World’s Architectural Icons

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    Rio De Janeiro’s Sustainable Olympic Village Design

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    Beautiful Swear Words

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    Finders Keepers Open Permanent Store in Surry Hills

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    Apple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans

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    Japan’s Intelligent Vending Machines Know Your Type

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    Aleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City

    Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.

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    Design Similarities That Will Have you Seeing Double

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    The London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities

    While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.

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    The Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made

    Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.

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    Australian Artist Creates Perfume You Can Swallow

    A scent that is not applied but taken as a pill.

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    Modular Bike Tracks Take Cycling into the Future

    This design by Ines Le Bihan is proving a viable alternative to our current bike paths.

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    Interview /// Voyurl Looks Closer at the Murky World of Web Analytics

    Voyurl breaks down your browsing behaviour in attractive graphs.

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    Facebook Launches a Free SMS App

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    The World’s Largest Wooden Structure Appears in Seville

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    Ecohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design

    A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.

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    Apple Has More Money in the Bank than the US Government

    Recent figures show that Steve Jobs is richer than the US Government.

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    Tequila Could Fuel Cars as Well as Parties

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    Technology is changing the way music is made and consumed.

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    An American company is bringing award-winning design and sustainable practices to the humble treehouse.

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    The Most Unforgettable Space Shuttle Pictures

    National Geographic has compiled a photographic retrospective of the shuttle's colourful history.

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    Up Bracelet Records Your Everything

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    Google Insights Helps Predict The Economy

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    A prison in the sky wins the 2010 Skyscraper Competition.

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    Iceland use social media to get the people's input for their new constitution.

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