Fast Company
  • Co.EXIST
  • Co.DESIGN
  • Co.CREATE
  • Co.LABS
  • Subscribe
    Fast Company issue cover

    Subscribe to Fast Company Today!

    Subscribe through this offer and pay just $12.99 for one-year (10 issues). A savings of 74% off the cover price!

    Subscribe Now
  • Exist Daily

    Exclusive Ethonomics Articles, Delivered to Your Inbox Daily.

  • Search
  • RSS
  • Find Us
    On Facebook On Twitter
  • Fast Company
Loading More
August 15 2012

Feeding the Future

Peter Thiel Bets Big On 3-D Printed Meat

Peter Thiel Bets Big On 3-D Printed Meat

The legendary VC’s investment means factory-assembled, cruelty-free, 100% natural-feeling leather may be coming as soon as next year. After that: Get ready for your first test-tube steak.

Full Story

  • 6 Comments
  • 376 Tweets
  • 187 Likes
  •   Share
Watch The New Electric Delorean Take To The Streets (But Not The Past)

Electric Avenue

Watch The New Electric Delorean Take To The Streets (But Not The Past)

The Back To The Future car is coming back itself as an EV. Now you can see what it looks like in the wild.

Read More

  • 0 Comments
  • 51 Tweets
  • 38 Likes
  •   Share

Video

The Story Of The Innovation The Invisible Bike Helmet

The Story Of The Innovation The Invisible Bike Helmet

Helmets are bulky, uncomfortable, and ugly. Watch the story of how two Swedish design students refused to accept that it was the only way to protect their heads while they were biking. What if you could do it with an inflatable airbag?

Read More
  • 2 Comments
  • 140 Tweets
  • 85 Likes
  •   Share
Mapping The U.S. Obesity Crisis

Mapping The U.S. Obesity Crisis

While the American people continue their long binge-eat toward total obesity, new data suggests there may be a cure to stop children from developing the habits that turn them into fat adults.

Full Story

  • 4 Comments
  • 128 Tweets
  • 34 Likes
  •   Share

ADVERTISEMENT

Visualized

Watch As Capitalism Spreads, Through The Writings Of Adam Smith

Watch As Capitalism Spreads, Through The Writings Of Adam Smith

This animated infographic shows where, when, and in what language Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations has been published around the world. Watch a planet slowly grasped by the invisible hand.

Full Story

  • 6 Comments
  • 72 Tweets
  • 19 Likes
  •   Share
Disney’s Interactive Plants Aren’t Just Magic. They’re Practical Magic.

Disney’s Interactive Plants Aren’t Just Magic. They’re Practical Magic.

The crazy scientists behind the Mouse’s theme parks have turned plants into sensors that play music and change images. But the practical application of wired foliage goes way beyond theme parks.

Full Story

  • 0 Comments
  • 154 Tweets
  • 63 Likes
  •   Share
How Nanotechnology Is Changing How You Eat And Taste
Canola Active OilSlimShake CholcolateNanoTeaSODA-LOFANTESKMilk Protein Nanotubes

How Nanotechnology Is Changing How You Eat And Taste

You might think of the tiny tech as purely industrial, but scientists are incorporating nanotechnology into food at a rapid pace, for everything from making food taste saltier without using more salt to making it harder for your body to absorb cholesterol.

Read More

  • 1 Comments
  • 172 Tweets
  • 62 Likes
  •   Share
A Gorgeous, Towering Hive To Save Our Dying Bees

Feeding the Future

A Gorgeous, Towering Hive To Save Our Dying Bees

Elevator B rises from the industrial wasteland of Buffalo, New York. But it’s not just art, it’s also what might be the most beautiful working beehive you’ve ever seen.

Read More

  • 7 Comments
  • 167 Tweets
  • 158 Likes
  •   Share

More Futurist Forum

ADVERTISEMENT

Co.Exist
World changing ideas and innovation

Editor: Morgan Clendaniel

08 / 15 two thousand and twelve
Editor's Picks
  • If You Graduated After 1976, You Are Getting Screwed By The Economy

    Visualized: If You Graduated After 1976, You Are Getting Screwed By The Economy

  • 12 Beautiful Photos Of Ridiculous Cell Phone Towers Disguised As Trees

    12 Beautiful Photos Of Ridiculous Cell Phone Towers Disguised As Trees

  • A New Map Of The U.S., Created By How Our Dollar Bills Move

    Visualized: A New Map Of The U.S., Created By How Our Dollar Bills Move

ADVERTISEMENT

Expert Perspectives
  • Why Polluters Should Pay You To Fix Climate Change

    Why Polluters Should Pay You To Fix Climate Change

  • 10 Ideas Driving The Future Of Social Entrepreneurship

    10 Ideas Driving The Future Of Social Entrepreneurship

  • How Misinformed Ideas About Profit Are Holding Back The World’s Poor

    How Misinformed Ideas About Profit Are Holding Back The World’s Poor

From the Editor

Thanks for coming to Co.Exist. This site is focused on groundbreaking innovation, innovation that’s going to change the way we live and the resources we use. We’re for brash and creative solutions, that make everyone rich while helping the people of the world lead lovely, clean, and fulfilling lives.

Continued

ADVERTISEMENT

The Archives
MTWTF
Mon, 05/20/2013 archives20Tue, 05/21/2013 archives21222324
Mon, 05/13/2013 archives13Tue, 05/14/2013 archives14Wed, 05/15/2013 archives15Thu, 05/16/2013 archives16Fri, 05/17/2013 archives17
Mon, 05/06/2013 archives06Tue, 05/07/2013 archives07Wed, 05/08/2013 archives08Thu, 05/09/2013 archives09Fri, 05/10/2013 archives10
Mon, 04/29/2013 archives29Tue, 04/30/2013 archives30Wed, 05/01/2013 archives01Thu, 05/02/2013 archives02Fri, 05/03/2013 archives03
◀
▶
Contributors
◀
▶
  • Advertise
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Reprints
Copyright 2013 Mansueto Ventures, LLC.
7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007-2195
Advertising Option icon
Loading More