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If you’re someone who enjoys healthy growth via indoor plants, you’re well aware of the messy chore to continually re-pot those plants. Here’s an interesting invention: A planter that grows as your houseplants do. This pot, GROWTH, is from Studio Ayaskan, and uses origami-based geometry which will transform to accommodate the growth of the plant…
Have you heard of PlantBeat for farms? It’s being developed in Israel thanks to an Open Innovation partnership that is bringing the so-called “internet of things” to the U.S. and Central America. More on what it is in a moment. First, the partnership. Israeli agritech firm Phytech, is partnering with ADAMA Agricultural Solutions to sell…
Check out this amazing all-terrain wheelchair that is built much like a military tank: Even more incredible is this man’s story behind the invention: Brad Soden is an army vet, a plumber, a volunteer firefighter and husband to his wife, Liz, who is paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident. Soden has invented…
Starting on this week, residents of Singapore can hail a self-driving car as a taxi, thanks to It’s brought to U.S.-based nuTonomy by Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi. The new i-Miev taxis use an invite-only app. The trial will offer riders a commute through Singapore’s one-north business district: The startup, which in May received $16 million…
I came across this fascinating interview with Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method, a company that has pioneered environmentally friendly cleaning products. He explains how his small firm is nudging large corporations toward sustainability. I thought I’d share a snippet of the story, then encourage you to read the entire article: Adam Lowry is the co-founder…
This begs the question: Just because you can, does it mean you should? Samsung’s new over-the-top refrigerator can play Pandora radio music, send tweets, check your Google calendar and more, but attendees at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 think it may be overkill. Check out this video from Mashable.com on the Wi-Fi-enabled appliance: The International…