Inside an Abandoned Socialist Textile Factory
There’s always a very special thrill in visiting silent and deteriorating industrial places where hundreds of men and…
Haunting Photos From an Abandoned Steel Mill in China
As China’s economic engine slows, the steel industry is lagging with it. Getty Images photographer Kevin Frayer visited…
This Hundred-Year-Old Industrial Gem is Like Jabba's Real Life Palace
The Óbuda Gas Works produced city gas from 1914 to 1984 in the 3rd district of Budapest, on the right bank of River…
Abandoned Shipyard Halls Look Magical After Heavy Rain
The abandoned halls of the Ganz Danubius Shipyard and Crane Factory in Budapest are the haunting remains of a…
Decay and Demolition Inside a Dying Cement Factory
The first cement factory in Hungary has reached its sorry end. The monstrous industrial complex of Lábatlan was…
A Rare Look Deep Inside an Old-Fashioned Hydroelectric Power Plant
As a longtime fan of industrial aesthetics, I always look for the chance to get inside any building where roaring…
Watching this machine punching through metal = Total satisfaction
Behold the TRUMPF TruPunch 2020! I don't know if the TRUMPF TruPunch 2020 is the best. I don't know how much the TRUMPF…
Watch the Surprisingly Creepy Process of Making Blood Red Paper
You've got your remote cabins in the woods; your freaky laboratories; your Saw-like cellars; but the best setting for a…
Metal milling machine video will put anyone into a hypnotic trance
Watch the CTX gamma 2000 TC—a computer-controlled metal milling machine with 4,000 Newton meters of torque. It's pure…
Watch GE Gleefully and Awesomely Destroy Dozens of Random Objects
Remember General Electric's incredible cadre of machines that exist solely to destroy things? Well, they've been using…
Inside Budapest's Forgotten Temple of Sewage
Here at Gizmodo, we're obsessed with beautiful old factories, captivating control rooms and fascinating scientific…
Reinforce Your Wardrobe With a Industrial-Strength Rebar Hanger
Is all your bad-ass clothing just too much for those flimsy, plastic, run-of-the-mill hangers. Do your pants or…
The Future of Urbanization Looks Mesmerizingly Bleak
As more and more ozone depleting humans start crowding together, we're going to eventually stain the entire world with…
Going Inside the DayGlo Factory Is a Mind Bending Colorful Trip
Byte Size Science took a tour inside the DayGlo Pigment Plant to show how DayGlo makes all of its fluorescent colors.…
This Self-Teaching Battery Sifter Sorts Cells Solely by Sight
Nickel-cadmium and lithium-ion batteries can't simply be thrown away—their dangerous heavy metal contents could leak…
The Timing Chain Clock Makes Me Want to Live in a Factory
For those obsessed with all things industrial, the Timing Chain clock is a piece made for you. Just look at it, the…
Home Button Stickers Bring Teen-Inspired Bling To Your iPhone
Not even the home button is safe from gaudy stickers that cheapen the sleek industrial design of the iPhone. Unless you…
A Crusher That Could Pulverize The World's Largest Meteorite to Pebbles in 10 Minutes
The US produces about 26 million tons of industrial sand every year—and it's not like it's just getting scooped off the…
Soviet Safety Posters Were Terrifying and Slightly Hilarious
Working in any hazardous factory isn't a treat, but at least you aren't met with these horrifying posters, which make…
A Dock As Magical As Your Latest Apple Product
Not many accessories beat Apple at its own game, but this one would. The Wireless Streaming Music Centre concept makes…