Issue: September 2014

A motorcycle racer and a tropical pangolin (scaly anteater) would not seem to have much in common—until now. At the Dainese D-Store in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, U.K., riders can purchase the protective gear manufacturer’s latest design in back protection, named the Manis (the scienti…

Infants born prematurely struggle with undeveloped lungs, inadequate digestive systems and other physical challenges associated with coming into the world too soon. Research now suggests that their early exposure to a mechanical, uncomfortable world may cause them to suffer from sensory or motor def…

Mopar, supplier of parts and tools expressly designed for Chrysler automobiles, sponsors vehicles in the National Hot Rod Association’s Professional Modified (ProMod) Drag Racing Series, and wanted its Plymouth Duster to win big and stand out. The ProMod team added a 2,000-horsepower engine an…

When the Central New York Regional Market Authority commissioned a year-round farmers’ market building in Syracuse, N.Y., members expected the hybrid fabric and steel structure to multi-task. Little did they know how rapidly the popular shopping spot for fruits and veggies would become an exci…

LongHouse Reserve, a 16-acre estate in East Hampton, N.Y., opens to visitors from May through October to tour landscaped gardens accented by artwork and the latest outdoor furniture designs. Jack Lenor Larsen, an internationally recognized textiles designer, author and collector, owns the Reserve an…

Bounce Below in the Llechwedd Caverns in Wales, U.K., bills itself as the largest underground trampoline. By that it means very large trampolines, constructed of three enormous nets interconnected by spiral stairways and a 60-foot slide within the caverns. Twice the size of London’s St. Paul&r…