Let it glow

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New technologies are allowing architects to create more complex lighting systems that can literally paint entire facades with color as well as blur the distinction between indoors and outdoors. Examples include the Poole Arts Centre in England, which is enveloped in blue, aquamarine, purple and magenta light; the ERCO Leuchten GmbH building in Germany, which can be experienced as artwork from the outside given its more than 250 lighting scenes; the Gannett/USA Today building in McLean, Virginia, featuring two illuminated elevator shafts that change color and are visible from outside; and interactive lighting columns at England's Winchester Cathedral, which allow visitors to change the color and animation of lights.

World, Lighting equipment industry, Design and construction

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Unisex sells

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Companies looking for a bigger market share are being challenged not only to adapt generic products to specific consumers, but conversely, to move wares, and colors, that traditionally skew either masculine or feminine toward an elegant compromise. A discussion on several products that were branded or designed to breach the gender divide includes Calvin Klein's unisex CK One scent, Burton's range of snowboards, and Samsung's Z5 portable MP3 player.

United States, South Korea, Marketing procedures, Household audio and video equipment, APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS, Sporting and athletic goods, not elsewhere classified, Product Development, Market Research & Product Development, Marketing, Consumer electronics industry, Clothing industry, Company marketing practices, Samsung Group, Sporting goods industry, Calvin Klein Inc., Time to market, Burton Corp.

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Cold comfort in space: astronaut food will soon improve thanks to a starry-eyed designer

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A design firm in Stockholm worked with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a refrigerator for the International Space Station (ISS) that would allow the luxury of more conventional meals. The Refrigerator Freezer Rack that is constructed out of carbon fiber with vacuum insulation panels is undergoing final testing and is planned for launch in the year 2006.

United Kingdom, Commercial refrigerators, Commercial freezers

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