Camping out in the wilderness certainly isn’t for everyone. Sure, there are some beautiful sights, but it can also mean battling extreme temperatures, bugs and uncomfortable sleeping conditions. The recent trend of glampinghas certainly made the outdoors more appealing to some, but these luxury abodes can often entirely disassociate you from your surroundings. The solution? Bubbles. These transparent inflatable domes have […]
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Teslasuit Makes Virtual Reality Comes To Life
A common depiction of virtual reality (VR) in cyberpunk and near-future science fiction involves the user wearing a full-body rig to allow them to be truly ‘present’ in the virtual environment. The Teslasuit Project brings this idea out of the realm of science fiction and into the real world, as will be demonstrated at CES 2018. The creators of the […]
Floating Hotel Makes It Possible For Winter Wonderland
Off The Map Travel is known for providing hotel experiences in unusual places; they’re famous in fact for their Treehotel in Sweden’s lapland. Inhabitat reports that the company is expanding into other areas of Sweden with a new idea. Instead of trees, they’re building on water. What will they do when they find out about land? The Arctic Bath Hotel and Spa will be frozen onto […]
Biomimicry Design To Make Wind Turbines More Efficient
A North African company has developed what it contends is a paradigm-shifting wind turbine technology based on the flapping of hummingbird wings. Any potential paradigm shifts are down the road a bit, but based on some remarkable images and new demo videos, the clean energy machine may be the prettiest wind turbine ever invented. Developed by Tyer Wind, a startup based in Tunisia, the […]
Future Hurricane Proof Home?
This futuristic, hurricane-proof home is cleverly designed to use the force of storms to withstand extreme wind loads. Margot Krasojevi? Architects designed house to rotate around a helicoid retaining wall, burying itself into the land. The stronger the storm, the more tenaciously the home anchors itself to the earth. The Self-Excavation Hurricane House’s main living spaces are located in a precast reinforced […]
Millennials Opting For The Countryside?
As more and more young people drift toward cities, it begs an important question: Who are our farmers? What does the next generation of farmers in America look like? At worst, farming seemed to be a dying industry. Perhaps surprisingly, this isn’t entirely the case. While young people aren’t replacing the exact number of farmers we’ve lost, there’s been a […]
Nordic Cities To Be Connected By Tunnel Through Sea?
Peter Vesterbacka may not be a household name, but many of us are familiar with the hit mobile game he helped create, Angry Birds. After taking the world by storm with a puzzle game that involved launching various birds to eliminate green pigs, he’s looking at an entirely new industry: quick travel. He’s looking to build underground tunnels that connects two […]
Golden Bacteria?
Geologists in Queensland, Australia have discovered a unique type of bacteria that forges small bits of gold into solid nuggets. The discovery could allow mining companies to reprocess previously undesirable gold into market-ready products, and transform the ways in which gold-containing electronics are disposed. “In electronic waste, there’s a lot of gold,” University of Adelaide associate professor Frank Reith told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). “We need a […]
Amazon’s Cashier-Less Store
Starting today, shoppers in downtown Seattle have the opportunity to visit Amazon Go, a mini-market some are calling a “store of the future.” The reason why is apparent nearly immediately upon entry — this store has no cash registers and no cashiers. The entrance to Amazon Go features turnstiles like those found at subway stations, and with a swipe of the store’s […]
Self Sailing Drones To Navigate The Impossible
Australian research group CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) will be using aquatic drones to explore the Southern Ocean. The government agency has announced a partnership with San Francisco-based Saildrone, and will be utilizing three of the startup’s unmanned vehicles for the next five years. The Saildrones themselves are propelled by the wind, and their electronics are powered by […]