The Ziesel is an extreme mobility scooter that laughs in the face of extreme weather and terrain. Of the 300,000 mobility scooters in Britain, most are surprisingly capable at tackling slopes, curbs and small steps, but occasionally they do get into difficulty – there is even a breakdown recovery service for mobility scooters. However, it is hard to imagine such a fate befalling the…
A pair of entrepreneurs are seeking funding for their ‘dynopod’ concepts – pedal-powered workstations that exploit the efficiency of a bicycle to power a range of tools including laptops, food processors and water pumps. It is estimated that 80% of us in Britain now work in offices, and spending six hours or more per day stationary at our desks, anchored…
Design students have devised a bicycle with a storage compartment incorporated into its front wheel. There is no requirement for a car to have headlamps to pass an MOT, or be driven legally during daylight hours, but that doesn’t stop manufacturers including them on every model they sell. They simply assume most motorists want to drive at night. So why…
Britain has been slow in its uptake of electric bikes, but recent home-grown designs such as the GoCycle and Jivebike may finally get battery-powered bicycles the attention they deserve. The Jivebike hides its battery and drive shaft inside a sleek aluminium frame. Marcin Piatkowski came up with the design while studying for his master’s degree in Technology Entrepreneurship at University College London…
What to do with the 80,000 umbrellas lost on London’s Underground each year? For those that cannot be reunited with their owners, a group of architects may have the answer: The Harvest Dome. The Harvest Dome was built earlier this year in New York using 450 discarded umbrellas support by a floating platform made from 128 recycled drinks bottles –…
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