Despite advances in malaria treatments over the past few decades, the disease still kills around half a million people globally every year. Finding a better way to diagnose the illness, and subsequently treat it early, is a major goal for scientists. A team of researchers just revealed an innovative new salvia test that promises to quickly and cheaply screen for […]
Malaria’s Detection Test
Elevated Library
This attractive building named the Mountain House in Mist, by Shulin Architectural Design, serves as a library and meeting place in rural China. It’s elevated on stilts and sports a translucent facade that offers lots of natural light inside during the day and makes it glow like a lantern in the evening. The Mountain House in Mist is located in […]
Plastic Free Flight
Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly says they made history when they flew the first flight without any single-use plastic. The flight — from Lisbon to Natal, Brazil — was the first of four trials that won’t use any single-use plastic on-board. Many of the items on-board that are typically plastic were substituted with a more eco-friendly alternative; plastic cutlery was […]
Snacks On Demand
PepsiCo has gotten into the robotic delivery business as its Hello Goodness subsidiary and Robby Technologies team up to operate a team of self-driving vending wagons on the University of the Pacific campus in Stockton, California. Operated through a downloadable app, the small fleet of “snackbots” can deliver a variety of cold food and beverages to students on demand. Delivery […]
Determining Food’s Freshness
Every year, millions of tonnes of perfectly good food are wasted around the world because people aren’t sure it’s still fresh. To cut down on this, researchers at Fraunhofer are developing an infrared pocket scanner that will let consumers, supermarkets and other food handlers determine if a food item has gone bad and even its degree of ripeness. According to […]
Mobile Clinics For Disaster Zones
World Housing Solution, based in Florida, specializes in rapidly deployable buildings. Recently, they have focused on providing fully-equipped mobile clinics that can be fabricated and installed very quickly in disaster zones. The clinics are conceived as serving patients who can’t reach a hospital or medical facility. So far, the company has sent clinics to Houston when Hurricane Harvey struck and […]
Fishing Rod Sensors Tracks Your Catches
As any recreational angler will know, fish can be a finicky bunch – so when you do catch one, it’s good to keep a record of the location and conditions which allowed that to happen. Cyberfishing’s new Smart Rod Sensor is designed to help you do that. As any recreational angler will know, fish can be a finicky bunch – […]
Hearing Emotions
Most people will agree that phone conversations are more awkward than face-to-face chats, since you can’t gauge the other person’s mood by seeing their facial expressions. This is a constant challenge for the blind, which is why Huawei has developed the “face-reading” Facing Emotions app. Created in partnership with the Polish Blind Association, the Android app is designed specifically for […]
3D Printed Facial Masks
When it comes to hydrating facial skin, along with delivering nutrients to it, ready-made “sheet masks” have become quite popular. Neutrogena is now taking the concept further – its MaskiD system fabricates 3D-printed masks that are customized to the shape and needs of each client’s face. Users start by taking a smartphone selfie, from which a 3D digital map of […]
The Future of Architecture & Construction
We’ve now entered the post-digital age. Given you’re reading these words on a digital screen, this obviously doesn’t mean we’ve somehow moved beyond the digital. No, the post-digital describes the blurring of the digital and analogue worlds, when real experiences become interchangeable with virtual ones. We’re seeing this in AR, health and activity trackers, iBeacons, geofences and the internet of […]