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This underwater drone declares war on garbage

Monday, July 16, 2012 - 6:45am

We tend to only hear about drones when one has taken out a target of some sort, so hopefully we'll be hearing more about this concept underwater drone whose target is ocean garbage. Its mission is to seek out and collect the copious amounts of trash — plastic and otherwise — that causes a threat to the ocean environment.

Real world Monopoly game takes over Chicago's streets

Eileen Marable

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 7:30am

As street art goes, this project is pretty close to the top of the pile. Taking inspiration from the board game classic Monopoly, an artist (or artists) known by the name of "Bored" has set up oversized sculptures and pavement art in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.

Gallery: These beached fish aren't what you'd expect

Eileen Marable

Monday, July 9, 2012 - 6:57am

As any beachgoer will tell you, coming across a fish washed up on the beach isn't pleasant. Nor is finding discarded plastic bottles junking up the environment. This massive fish sculpture, painstakingly made from used plastic bottles, is just the opposite. These fish you definitely want to see.

Artist converts drab train underpass into giant-sized Lego

Raymond Wong

Friday, July 6, 2012 - 10:59am

Do you know why train underpasses are so boring to look at? They're gray, gray, and usually more gray. But if more train underpasses were transformed into giant Lego bricks, like this one by artist Megx, we'd be more apt to stare at them.

Here's video of a scarf playing the piano

Evan Dashevsky

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 11:24am

When most people think of scarves, the first word that comes to mind is "lazy." What do scarves really do? They piggy back on our bodies while we walk around town and do all the work. Good for nothing. Thankfully composer Jeff Bryant has figured out a way to add a long absent dimension to the scarf: musicality.

Artist transports Star Wars characters into feudal Japan

Evan Dashevsky

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 2:04pm

Star Wars is a patchwork of historical cues and myths from around the world. Fantasy artist Clinton Felker has explored this concept by creating a series of colorful works that transport characters from the Star Warsiverse into a neon-drenched feudal Japan.

Tetris couch cushions challenge you to optimize your comfort

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 11:11am

Tetris is all about stacking different shapes into pristine rows. One little hole, and you may find yourself trying to fill it in for the next 20 minutes. These couch cushions definitely raise the stakes: one gap here and you could throw out your dang back.

Van Gogh's Starry Night gets reinterpreted with 7,000 dominos

Raymond Wong

Monday, June 25, 2012 - 11:43am

YouTube master of dominos Flippycat is back again with another work of art. If you enjoyed last time's 60,000-piece domino tumble, you're going to love this version of Vincent Van Gogh's famous Starry Night done up with 7,067 dominos.

Healthy Tech: 15-year-old reinvents medical testing and 2 more stories

Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 1:05pm

In this week's edition of Healthy Tech, we look at a bag that goes from bicycle handlebar bag to carry all purse, a 15-year old might have changed the way we diagnose cancer and a Kotaku blogger shares how he lost 80 pounds in six months.

Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto's sprawling works of salt

Evan Dashevsky

Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 11:56am

Japanese installation artist Motoi Yamamoto has made a name for himself on the international art scene by crafting gigantic, intricately detailed works from an original medium: salt.

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Art & Design stories

This underwater drone declares war on garbage

Real world Monopoly game takes over Chicago's streets

Gallery: These beached fish aren't what you'd expect

Artist converts drab train underpass into giant-sized Lego

Here's video of a scarf playing the piano

Artist transports Star Wars characters into feudal Japan

Tetris couch cushions challenge you to optimize your comfort

Van Gogh's Starry Night gets reinterpreted with 7,000 dominos

Healthy Tech: 15-year-old reinvents medical testing and 2 more stories

Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto's sprawling works of salt

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