15-09-06 D printing is growing more and more common, but the ability to create designs for it is not. Any but the simplest designs require expertise with computer-aided design (CAD) applications, and even for the experts, the design process is immensely time...

15-03-27 The Royal Navy's first new uniform for 70 years will leave British sailors looking like garage mechanics, critics said. 批评者称，皇家海军70年来首次更换的新制服将让英国水手们看起来像汽车修理工。 The new darker blue clothes will replace the light blu...

14-12-23 China's National Railway Administration has officially unveiled the country's first design specification standards for high-speed rail links. 中国国家铁路管理局首次正式公布高速铁路的设计标准及规格。 The NRA laid down standards for nearly 20 fields i...

14-07-23 Researchers believe they now know why the supersonic trans-Atlantic Concorde aircraft went the way of the dodo（古代巨鸟） -- it hit an evolutionary cul-de-sac. In a new study, Adrian Bejan, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science...

14-03-19 A new 1 coin, designed to be the most secure in the world, is set to be introduced in 2017. 一种新式1英镑硬币，以世界上最安全的硬币为设计理念，将于2017年投入使用。 The Royal Mint is introducing the new coin as it believes 3% of existing ￡1 coins ar...

11-08-31 Land Rover will release an all-new version of its Defender model in 2015, it has confirmed. 路虎公司证实，将在2015年推出Defender新车型。 The new version of the Defender will be based on the DC100 concept vehicle The carmaker has also released the fi...

10-12-16 The Chinese term pa ke(handkerchief advocator) became popular after one of China's online messaging service providers launched a handkerchief design campaign last year to encourage the use of handkerchiefs to protect the environment. The winner will...

10-05-31 On a rainy and blustery day it is not unusual to get soaking wet when wrestling with a troublesome brolly. 遇上刮风下雨的天气，如果还要和不好用的雨伞较劲，那把你弄个浑身湿透也很正常。 Simon Warne with his 'unbreakable' umbrella(Above). Natalie King(...

10-05-22 当地时间5月19日晚，伦敦奥组委公布了2012年伦敦奥运会和残奥会的吉祥物，奥运会的吉祥物的名字为文洛克，而残奥会的吉祥物名为曼德维尔。两个吉祥物均为只有一只眼睛的金属机器人，主色调为金属色，极具运动性。这两个独眼卡通形象的吉祥物一经推出，除了赚足人们的眼...

09-09-27 奥地利首都维也纳一家名为Gabarage的创意设计小店为顾客提供废品定制服务，塑料盖、电脑芯片、旧篮球、甚至弃置的X光片等废品经过他们重新设计改造后可变身为各种用途的生活用品，这不仅充分利用废弃物品，减少了对环境的压力，同时还为人们的生活增添了乐趣。这家小店...