App Attack is a weekly series where we search the App Store and Google Play Store for the best apps of the week. Check out App Attack every Sunday for the latest. More often than not, life can become busy and stressful — which means self-care gets put on the back burner. This week we have an app that will help […]
Aloe Bud May Turn Out To Be Your Best Bud
3D Printed Bicycle Tires Never Go Flat
Will cyclists pedal bikes with airless tires in the future? BigRep just unveiled a new set of 3D-printed bike tires and took them out for a whirl in Berlin, Germany. The airless tires are made from PRO FLEX Filament – a new thermoplastic elastomer that introduces flexibility to 3D-printing. Designer and test cyclist Marco Mattia Cristofori described the ride as […]
Monitoring Your Vitals From Afar
Whether it’s heart rate, breathing rate or muscle activity, there are wearable devices that are capable of measuring just about biometric data point you can think of. But what about no-contact methods of measuring that don’t involve physically touching you at all? That is something researchers from Israeli startup ContinUse Biometrics have been working on. Their resulting device — capable […]
Self-Sufficient Cocoon Home
This self-sufficient home topped with a soaring cocoon-like structure envisions new heights of off-grid living. The Cocoon Smart Home, designed by Richard’s Architecture + Design (RA+D), will be the first Minergie-ECO certified building in the Dominican Republic. With solar panels, a geothermal system and rainwater harvesting, this Santo Domingo home fully embraces sustainable design. RA+D wanted to design the ideal automated house that […]
This App Reduces Food Waste By Getting Leftovers To Those In Need
Restaurants, catering companies, grocery stores, and any place that manages large amounts of food often have huge amounts of leftovers that end up in the trash. Not only is it a wasteful practice when so many people are hungry, it also creates waste that takes up room in landfills. The energy used to produce that food is also expended to […]
Elevated Pods Instead Of Subways And Cars?
Emissions from personal cars contribute an enormous amount of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, accounting for about one-fifth of all U.S. emissions, according to the Union of Concerned Citizens. These emissions are a major part of global warming, and some scientists think the only way to make a dent in the rising temperatures on our planet is to eliminate or […]
No More Shoelaces?
If you’re the kind of person who simply hates having to bend over to tie your shoes, then you’re going to want to take a look at the new line of footwear from Zerotie. The company created a unique mechanism that allows anyone wearing their shoes to tighten and loosen the laces without ever having to touch them at all. […]
France To Ban Stores From Throwing Away Unsold Clothing
France has been very progressive in terms of eliminating product waste. Two years ago, they were the first country to pass a law that prevented grocery stores and supermarkets from throwing away foodthat neared expiration. Now they’re having a same approach to the textile industry that prohibits throwing away unsold clothes. Back in 2016, France had a problem with an […]
Shoes With Soles Made From Recycled Chewing Gum
When most people think of common street waste, they imagine abandoned cigarette butts, paper fliers, or old soda cans. Below this familiar layer of filth, there’s another substance ground into the very sidewalk: chewed gum. In Amsterdam, gum is the city’s second most common litter, after cigarettes. A marketing organization called Iamsterdam paired with designer Explicit Wear and sustainability group […]
Containerwerk Reimagines Uses For Shipping Containers
With such a large turnout expected for Milan Design Week, German startup Containerwerk used the opportunity to present their modern concepts for micro living. As available land grows scarce and the cost of housing continues to rise, creating affordable living options is critical and what better way to do that then going smaller and thinking outside the box. Containerwerk answers […]