Beijing Design Week Highlights

$2,000 beer, Hypercolor cars, Google's Quantum AI Lab and more in our weekly look at the web

From 28 September to 6 October 2013, the Chinese capital filled with international designers, architects, academics and professionals, paired beside top local talent, for this year’s annual Beijing Design Week. Across the city, venues showcased everything from spatial installations to building experiments, and more traditional exhibitions. Local art met a global audience and an international context. There were so many highlights that this week will …

Google’s Quantum AI Lab

$2,000 beer, Hypercolor cars, Google's Quantum AI Lab and more in our weekly look at the web

In May, Google launched its collaborative computing project with NASA and D-Wave, which is aimed at pushing the limits of understanding in everything from medicine to space travel. Now we are getting a first look at the groundbreaking artificial intelligence program that has to operate at sub-zero temperatures. The gravity of the work at the lab really cannot be overstated: they are trying to unlock …

CHOMP

$2,000 beer, Hypercolor cars, Google's Quantum AI Lab and more in our weekly look at the web

Korean graphic designer Mirim Seo loves animals, and therefore focuses on keeping her work eco-friendly and sustainable. “CHOMP” is a set of puzzle books that teaches children about basic food chains in different environments: Forest, Ocean, Arctic, Jungle and Desert. Each puzzle piece is a cute animal or organism, and when fitted correctly, the finished puzzle shows the eating process. Help Seo spread the word …