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Industrial design

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Industrial design.

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Things that build themselves

If you build it, they will come... But what happens when robots, buildings and other marvels can build themselves? These talks explore this (increasingly real) reality.

Our future in cities

Humanity's future is the future of cities. Explore the crowded favelas, greened-up blocks and futuristic districts that could shape the future of cities -- and take a profane, hilarious side trip to the suburbs.

Talks about Industrial design

A friendly, autonomous robot that delivers your food

A circular economy for salt that keeps rivers clean

Antón García-Abril

How prefab homes can transform affordable housing

Caroline Weaver

Why the pencil is perfect

The future we're building -- and boring

How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution

Olivier Scalabre

The next manufacturing revolution is here

Stephen Petranek

Your kids might live on Mars. Here's how they'll survive

Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it

Why great architecture should tell a story

4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

Micro-power plants to bring electricity to millions

How synchronized hammer strikes could generate nuclear fusion

My life in typefaces

Bastian Schaefer

A 3D-printed jumbo jet?

The emergence of "4D printing"

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Exclusive articles about Industrial design

A peek into the brave new world of programmable materials

A flat piece of plastic that shapes itself into a shoe? An orthodontic device that moves into position to straighten teeth? Computational architect Skylar Tibbits is shaking up the material world.

Posted Feb 2017

Why simple is sexy again

In this excerpt from her new book, Courtney Martin reflects on the repercussions of a world filled with gizmo-laden gadgets ... and shows how a simpler way is both possible and good for the soul.

Posted Sep 2016