Recycling in the credit crunch

Came across this interactive graphic whilst searching the sustainability thread, although the figures are from 2006 they're still very interesting. Follow the link - roll your mouse over the bubbles containing the countries total waste and watch the breakdown between recycled/incinerated/landfill show on the left (good on Germany and the Netherlands).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/jan/05/waste-recycling-credit-crunch

Visualising the invisible

Magnetic Movie from Semiconductor on Vimeo.

More here: http://www.semiconductorfilms.com/

Spot your favourite inclusive design superstar's in this showreel from Creative Cities.....

At least it wouldn't need ironing

Sarajevo-based designer Amila Hrustic based her latest collection of clothing on the platonic solids, producing a set of delicate handmade dresses, each one exploring the cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron or icosahedron. 

Looks like a paper dress to us - and very beautiful it is too!

"With so many Apple Near-Field Comms patents being filed, and Nokia keen to integrate NFC tech into every one of its new phones from next year, we're also guessing NFC may appear on the iPhone 5. That should allow you to use your iPhone as a credit card, a travel card, and just about anything that you can point at a card reader. Beat that, Microsoft and Google"...........

 Did we mention that team Rodd had already developed a mobile phone security solution?

 http://www.rodd.uk.com/news.asp?nID=85