Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to The Microcosm in Glass by Cinks Labs
Nature's most captivating designs lasered into crystal glass
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Microcosm in Glass by Cinks Labs launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1
ZBiotics▲132Genetically engineered to prevent alcohol's next-day effects
2018 · zbiotics.com · its alternatives →
- 2
- 3
- 4
The world's first shoe made from algae biomass
2017 · vivobarefoot.com · its alternatives →
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
food, chemistry and art combined
2015 · uncommongoods.com · its alternatives →
- 9
Bioengineered aromatic moss in an adorable terrarium
2017 · c19adoption.com · its alternatives →
- 10
Handcrafted glass vortex spheres
2017 · internalfireglass.com · its alternatives →
- 11
Meta's first AI glasses built for prescriptions
Apr 2026 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →
- 12
ZBiotics▲119Genetically engineered to prevent alcohol's next-day effects
2019 · zbiotics.com · its alternatives →
- 13
Hi HN - My name is Andrew, and I'm a high school student. This is a write-up on StratoSpore, a payload I designed and launched to the stratosphere. The goal was to test if we could estimate physical altitude based on algae fluorescence (using a lightweight ML model trained on the sensor data). The blog post covers the full engineering mess/process, including: - The Hardware: Designing PCBs for the AS7263 spectral sensor and Pi Zero 2 W. -The biological altimeter: How I tried to correlate biological stress (fluorescence) with altitude. - The Communications: A custom lossy compression…
Nov 2025 · radi8.dev · its alternatives →
- 14
Chemex Ottomatic▲102Consistently perfect brewing with the press of a button
2014 · chemexcoffeemaker.com · its alternatives →
- 15
- 16PW
2021 · observablehq.com · its alternatives →
- 17
Electronic noses that can sniff our what we are eating
2015 · feeds.wsjonline.com · its alternatives →
- 18
glass, minimalist, pure, tea, coffee, design, product design
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
- 19
Hey guys, A couple weeks ago, I was in Shenzhen, China for a hackathon and on the first day, we all used the one-day PCB fabrication to make PCB badges to wear during the event. I decided to go a little crazy and make some cool 3D alchemical-cosmological badges. It's 3 PCB's stacked on-top of each other that's connected using testpoints on each board. The innerboard has a 10 cent CH32V003 MCU that powers the WS2812B neopixels on the outer rings using the testpoints and shines through using exposed soldermask. If you have any questions about how the design works, feel free to let me know!
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 20
Turn your photos into crystal keepsakes with laser engraving
Jun 2026 · yiyues.com · its alternatives →
- 21IM
Hello everyone, My son loves Hacker News, so I am using his account. I love innovation and technology. With the restrictions due to Coronavirus from practicing in my clinic. I created a system that replaces the air in my office in 20 seconds. Those vacuums are also filled with UV-rods inside to kill any viruses. The air is release below the office in a 2-3 foot basement, which is also filled with UV rods. https://youtu.be/UfYt1w156QA https://youtu.be/UpO8WXOlgcQ (side-by-side) Given how much my son enjoys Hacker News I thought you would all enjoy it. Here are…
2020 · its alternatives →
- 22
- 23
Create Apple-like Liquid Glass effects directly in Figma
2025 · figma.com · its alternatives →
- 24BA
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
Also compare
Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →