One of the great things the Powerhouse museum has done over the years has been to highlight design and engineering. There is a current example of that focus in the exhibition of the Design Excellence awards for 2013. Design is an important part of our daily lives and so it is great to be made aware of the progress in every day design
The exhibition includes the amazing Opal card reading device being introduced for Sydney Transport, a new cinema quality camera that is easily transportable an retails for around $3,000, new high quality microphones linkable to smart phones, rescue equipment, and a range of other practical socially useful devices created by some clever engineers and designers. I loved it in that admiring way of an outsider who uses lots of technology I do not understand.
A few snaps below give a sense of the products,