Design goes out to sea

I hope everyone who visits this blog takes some time to check out the links in the sidebar to the other B2 blogs. Many of them post on topics of interest to lovers of design-- f'rinstance the Utility Belt's gadgets, Third Screen's wireless devices, and 128 Hours's random cool stuff. But one that I want to highlight specifically is Jeff Davis's Waterlog, which covers "ocean tech, sail tech, and all things in the marine layer." This includes some of the neatest and strangest new inventions you'll probably never see, since they'll all be in the middle of the ocean or underwater.

Here are some links to get you started:

• A Benz shaped like a boxfish
• Robotic kelp that generates electricity from wave motions
• An inflatable catamaran that looks like a spaceship (follow-up)
• A propellor that looks like a seashell
• A ferry that uses a solar panel as a sail
• A trimaran that runs on biodiesel (and also looks like a spaceship)