PowerLight Mini – Be Seen and Be Charged

PowerLight Mini, a rechargeable light that fits in your palm and has a useful wire clip that allows you to hold it hands-free, hang it or stand it up. There are four light modes and, on red night vision mode, it transforms into a bike taillight (mount is included). The light also functions as a power source (USB out), but […]

Glowee Sustainable Light from Bacteria

Glowee is the light from the sea. A living lighting energy, needing no electricity, emitting very few CO2 and light pollution. A light coming directly from nature, at the crossroads of biomimicry and synthetic biology, ready to revolutionize our way to produce, consume and light up. Glowee develops a biological source of light, using natural properties of marine micro-organisms. The […]

Plastic Into Food

Did you know fungi have a natural ability to break down toxic waste into safe and even edible elements? Researchers at LIVIN Studio have created the Fungi Mutuarium, a system that feeds fungi plastic, which is then transformed into an edible “biomass.” Hungry yet? The prototype hosts several different pods made from agar, a seaweed-based substance, called “FUs.” Each FU is […]

Home Baristas – Coffee Shooters

The growth of third wave coffee shops has brought with it an increased interest in high quality home brews. Equipment such as this micro roaster enables anyone to make a perfect coffee in their own home. Now, Coffee Shots is an app that connects thirsty locals with nearby home-baristas, so that they can enjoy a coffee together. To begin, home-base […]

Slide Down Drawers

The Cabinet Plus kitchen drawers from Magnet made my wishlist instantaneously. How cool are they? Hiding behind upper cabinets, these drawers give an easy access to the items we need and use the most in the kitchen. Storage inside storage. Hell, yes. Slide-Down Drawers [Shoebox Dwelling]

Cup Designed to Keep Preferred Temperature

Similar to the Ember mug, but designed for both hot and cold beverages, the all-new Yecup 365 from Armenian company Yecup Technologies is claimed to bring your drink to just the right temperature and keep it there for hours. It heats your coffee or tea from lukewarm to piping hot and cools your water or Gatorade from room temperature to […]

Homegrown Veggies from IKEA

If you’ve always wanted to grow your own veggies and herbs, but don’t have a yard where you can set up a garden, IKEA has the perfect product for you. The furniture retailer just unveiled its new KRYDDA/VÄXER hydroponic garden, which allows anyone to easily grow fresh produce at home. Check out the video below to see how it works! […]

Fighting Mosquitoes with Motorbikes

A cheap and effective method of dealing with mosquitoes was unveiled in Thailand in February 2016 by the Duang Prateep Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to combating mosquito infestation and mosquito-borne illnesses. MotoRepellant attaches magnetically to the exhaust pipe of any motorcycle, and is filled with non-toxic mosquito repelling oil, which is activated by the heat from exhaust fumes. The filters repel […]