There is a fascinating climate change article over at International Business News this week, detailing how sustainability designers are looking to slums as a “proving ground” for experiments in innovation and new methods of local transit–particularly via cable car or gondola. In the past decade or so, cable car transit systems have become increasingly popular…
I came across an amazing collection of up-close images taken via a high-powered microscope the other day. I found it over at Washington Post, and it shows what we can’t see with our naked human eyes. From toe hairs on a gecko to bubonic plague bacteria, nature is full of beautiful surprises. What can we…
Did you know you can make tasty desserts via 3-D printing? Yes, you can whip up a pizza, a burger and now even ice cream. Students at MIT did this recently with their “Solidoodle printer,” which they designed to be able to customize ice cream treats. But the real challenge with ice cream is the…
Date rape is a global problem, and drug-laced drinks are often tied to trafficking of women. I wish we didn’t need to think about the need for innovations like this one. Fortunately, there are companies that do think about safety at a time when there are some who will take advantage of women in this…
MIT students are learning how to take the moisture from the atmosphere to nourish some of the driest places on the planet, thanks to new technology and innovative thinking. The fog harvesting equipment is especially useful in central Chile, where a series of mesh-patterned nets are trapping and and condensing tiny droplets of moisture from…
It’s getting closer to pre-season, football fans! So to kick things off (sorry!), I thought I’d share how the Green Bay Packer’s new 21,500 square-foot pro shop has redesigned it’s layout and merchandise in a cool way to attract fans The 15 month project is a complete remodel of the northern and eastern faces of…
It’s getting closer to pre-season, football fans! So to kick things off (sorry!), I thought I’d share how the Green Bay Packer’s new 21,500 square-foot pro shop has redesigned it’s layout and merchandise in a cool way to attract fans The 15 month project is a complete remodel of the northern and eastern faces of…
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…
Graphene is an amazing material that will soon transform our gadgets to be thinner, more durable, and help us surf online 100 times faster. Imagine something so thin – a million times thinner than paper, according to the American Physical Society. Read more: Graphene is really pushing the frontiers of what could be – make…
Imagine jump-starting your dead car battery – with your smartphone! JUNOJUMPR is one smartphone accessory in the form of a portable charger, that can also be used to jumpstart a car in the case of a breakdown. It costs about $70. Here’s more via the Auto Blog: Since we carry and deal with more and…
