Gone are the days when cars were ‘manufactured’. Here is a concept of a car that will tune the frequency of your mind to the thinking mode. The very first thing that strikes a viewer’s mind on looking at its image is that of a car resembling a human body. Designed by a Los Angeles-based architect, Emergent, the Semi-Rigid Car (SCR) is a concept based on the dual concepts of biology and engineering. Made of cartilage, this car uses algae for making its own fuel (algae tanks will be situated inside the car featured with LED lights so that the production continues in the night). For giving a muscular look to the car, doors and the bonnet will be made from synthetic skin. For the easy transportation of the car, the chassis will be capable of folding up in a fashion similar to a limb. Signals by the owner will help in controlling doors by a mechanism similar to that of a tendon.
The concept of multi-materiality will be applied to this car with the invention of 3D printers that can print in multi-materials simultaneously, as well as the gradient mixtures of materials. Unlike all normal cars that use steel, glass and fasteners, this innovative concept car is a blend of synthetic and biological materials in varying molecular arrangements. Air bag technology will be used in a unique way such that the pressurized air pockets within the skin will trigger on collision with any car or even a pedestrian and the car will bounce back from the impact. Moreover, views from the car include the outside view and deep atmospheric views inside the body of the car (due to the variability in the thickness of the base material).
This wonderful concept car also features the ability to glow in the night because of the silicon-like gel matrix. However, among so many advantages there are also some drawbacks of this car. One of the major drawbacks is the disparity among materials of varying capacities put together in a hierarchy that results in a tired-frame-and-infill model of design. No wonder, this car will lay down a new path towards creativity in technology and the use of bio-engineering in the coming generations. In addition, this semirigid car is sure to become a benchmark that will remain untouched for many years.
Via: Dezeen
