It used to be common practice for a running shoe store salesperson to look at the bottom of the customer’s shoes before recommending what to buy next. They’d assess how worn out the tread pattern ...

Look online for information on running shoes and you’ll soon see articles about wear patterns on the bottom of your shoes. Usually, these articles promise “secret knowledge” of what each wear pattern ...

Shoe manufacturers have employed all kinds of tactics to cut weight, making shoes that are lighter, quicker and smoother for training, sports and everyday living. Try as they might, there are only so ...

That age old conundrum of which shoes to wear could disappear in 2015. That’s according to a new Indiegogo campaign for a smart high heeled shoe with customisable, flexible e-paper panels on the sides ...

' Kirigami ' is an art from Japan that creates various patterns by cutting folded paper. A joint research team from the University of Massachusetts (MIT) and Harvard University, which was inspired by ...

Kirigami is a Japanese art similar to origami, except it makes use of intricate cuts to the paper, rather than relying on folding alone, to create striking 3D art. Researchers led from the ...