6月 2019 博客文章 (15,707)

One of the best things about The Weatherman umbrella isn’t an exact feature, it’s the feeling that this was designed by a golfer. Sure, the point of an umbrella is to keep you dry. But playing golf with an umbrella requires a lot more nuance than just a big canopy. And it’s those details that The Weatherman gets right. The mesh pocket inside the canopy lets you store your glove between shots, and the one rib inside the canopy is coated with silicone to make it nonslip so you can confidently…

February 10 is World Umbrella Day, folding umbrella an occasion not typically marked by raucous celebrations but one always remembered in Melbourne's east.

In East Malvern is the former home and studios of Karl and Slawa Duldig, which is now a museum of their impressive artwork including bronzes by Karl, a renowned modernist sculptor.

It also holds an early prototype of an Austrian-invented…

INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING | MAGNIFICATION Industrial magnification Magnifier lamp are ideal for the precise inspection of parts in research, development and production of all kinds. When miniature parts need to be inspected or precisely processed in mechanical engineering, assembly lines, research and development, etc., attention to detail is vital. The combination of high-quality light and distortion-free…

TRACKING: Light rain or snow showers Saturday afternoon

River levels remain high, but the cooler weather will help slow down runoff. And most will crest this weekend and fall through next week. Click here for the latest river levels.

A weak disturbance will track through the region this afternoon and tonight and will squeeze out a few rain or snow showers. Accumulations will be light, but some surfaces may become slippery through tonight.

Winds will be…

Paper mache is nothing new, but how you use the technique could be. With a little ingenuity you can turn newspaper into a one of a kind light fixture. The size and style are completely up to you. Want a huge fixture? Create your pendant shade with an exercise ball. For our fixture, we used a large kids’ play ball. To amp up the glam, we lined the pendant with high-quality gold spray paint. Not only does it add some sophistication, but it also creates a warm glow with the…

A revolution in energy-efficient, environmentally-sound, and powerfully-Smart Lighting is coming to businesses and homes, according to a paper in latest special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal.

The paper envisions the future of lighting—a future with widespread use of light emitting diodes (LEDs), which offer a number of obvious and subtle advantages over…