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January 22, 2013

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2:00 PM | Megapixels: Car Airbags That Could Save A Cyclist's Life
Cushion The Blow EPA/Piroschka van de WouwTesting airbags that are better for bikers--even if the crashes still look rough on the dummies. In the United States, only 1 percent of trips are made by bicycle. In the Netherlands, which has only 1/18 of the U.S.'s population, that number is close to 26 percent. With so many bikes on the road, Dutch company TNO is working on a car airbag that deploys outside the vehicle to reduce bicyclist injuries. Upon impact, the airbag, housed under the hood, […]
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January 07, 2013

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5:09 PM | Clever Measures: Three Projects That Reimagine Conventional Calculating
Bicycle Clock Gregory de GouveiaNew ways to keep time, count bees, and spot energy leaks in your home ANALOG BIKE CLOCK Artist and cycling enthusiast Gregory de Gouveia, based in Chico, California, has built bike sculptures before. But his 12-foot-tall clock called Time to Change-a fusion of more than a dozen two-wheeled machines-is his largest and most functional aesthetic contribution to the sport. The project began when another local artist asked de Gouveia if he wanted to create a […]
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