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The sticky nips we used in daily life are usually kinds of combination of plastic hooks and wool mat. The hooks will be able to catch on floss automatically when they are ranged on a semi-sticky film clip and affixed with brushes on the other side. Now, scientists have invented ”Velcro” – a kind of sticky nips based on the improvement of plastic products, which greatly augments the load-bearing and heat capacity of sticky nips. Amazingly, Velcro of one square meter size can hold up to 7 tons and withstand heat at about 800 degree Celsius.

Forgetful people are always bothered by various things, for example, they are not sure whether or not they have locked doors. That’s the main reason why ‘Smart Key’ is invented, and it can help to resolve such problems effectively. The key is pasted with a plastic piece to show the state of the lock. When you tend to lock the door, simply circumgyrate the key to the end and the plastic piece will be twisted to show information like ‘door locked’ on it; correspondingly, both the plastic piece and the information cue will then change as you use the key to open the door.

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Obviously the design of the gorgeous home decorations that are made of recycled plastic bottles is the best action to the term “recycle”. Lamps, campanulas, chandeliers, etc, a series of dazzling styles have weakened the sharp lines of plastic and ensure the bottle lamps to be exquisite in warm light.

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Plastic drink bottles are usually treated as waste. But designer can change them into good decorations. The central part of the lamp is a sphere whose surface is full of holes and you can screw plastic bottles into the center sphere threaded holes to make a gorgeous lamp. Turn on the light! It’s beautiful. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Normal wall lamp seems too ordinary to meet our requirement, and so some new innovative designs are necessary. This one is a good example. Plastic leaf comes with LED to form an elegant atmosphere. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a weird dog designed by artist joshua allen harris. The dog will start to move like a real one by using the air flow from subway grates. Although it will not as sexy as Marlyn Monroe, it is still pretty funny.

Video after the break.

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The remade concept is the most eco-friendly cellphone. The metallic body is made from recycled aluminum cans and the chassis contain plastic from drink bottles. Moreover, the rubber key pad is made of old tyres. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although there has been many foldable mouse, you still can’t take it like a piece of paper. This concept design might be a good alternative.

All the electronic components are all fixed on a single flexible board, and the body is actually a inflatable soft plastic. You could blow it up just like a balloon, and deflate it while not using. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In order to have a better balance, most vase is made from rigid material. However, if it is a vase as thin as a paper, and could even be collapsible, what do you think?

This unique vase from Jill-able is made from plastic. After being filled water, it could stand still to support itself. Cause its collapsible design, if you don’t have any flower, it is easy to be storage. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A 22-year-old student has developed this new cooling device whose cooilng capability is four times than normal ones.

Actually the since is very easily, which described as “You have plastic cooling cells which are pressed down into the dock which houses the liquid carbon dioxide. The liquid CO2 expands and is pressurized into dry ice in the base of the cooling cells … in a moment” [Read the rest of this entry...]

This reading light is made from plastic with FOLED embedded. With this light, it gonna be more convenient of reading in the dark. By the way, MARK won the Red Dot Award for best design concept in 2007. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Researchers from University of Michigan have created a composite plastic which is made from layers of clay nanosheets and a water-soluble polymer that shares chemistry with with glue.

It is a fantastic new material which could be widely used in many area. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This new crutch must give your more comfortable by its unique design. In addition, it’s made of plastic, rather than wood, and are even recyclable. They would also come with exchangeable parts and optional accessories for pimping out your injury-ware. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Nulethics have developed a new way to produce sport wear. This new fabric is made from bamboo and plastic bottle. They claimed that this new process could be more eco-friendly than normal one. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This abnormal shape chair is made from nature fiber. This kind of design could give you different feeling while sitting on it. [Read the rest of this entry...]