While there are already electronic devices that detect toxic gases, they can be expensive, and require training to properly use. Soon, though, there could be a cheap and simple alternative – threads woven into washable clothing, that change color when nasty gases are present. Led by Prof. Sameer Sonkusale, a team at Massachusetts’ Tufts University infused regular pieces of thread […]
Colour Changing Threads
Starbucks Reserve Exclusive In Tokyo
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has teamed up with Starbucks on a coffee house featuring origami-like ceilings and trails of cherry blossoms, designed to offer customers a more theatrical experience. The Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo is one of only five in the world, along with branches in Seattle, Shanghai, Milan and New York. Unlike the brand’s typical coffee shops, these large-scale roasteries […]
How to Start a Successful Online English Tutoring Business
Whether you are interested in a side hustle or a full-time career, starting an online English tutoring business can give you the flexibility you desire. If you have an English degree or simply enjoy teaching the language, you can find success with this venture. Consider the following tips as you set up and start your tutoring business. Basic Tutoring Requirements […]
A Night In The Louvre
Airbnb likes to drum up publicity with competitions offering off-the-wall (or even on-the-wall) experiences, like a night spent in BIG’s Lego House, for example. Its latest competition offers one winner and their guest a night in Paris’ famous Musée du Louvre, complete with private tour. Though the Louvre originally opened as a museum during the French Revolution, back in 1793, […]
How VR Will Change Architecture
The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled a series of installations that show how virtualand augmented reality technologies can change the experience of buildings and spaces. The four installations were created by architect Gilles Retsin, 3D-scanning studio ScanLAB, designer Keiichi Matsuda and design studio Soft Bodies. Together they form the third and final instalment of Invisible Landscapes, a project by RA curator Gonzalo Herrero Delicado exploring […]
5 Ways To Optimize Your Manufacturing Process
Business optimization is a crucial component for success in any industry. Optimizing business processes makes a business faster, leaner and better able to compete. This is particularly true in a highly competitive and modern manufacturing industry, such as the ecommerce industry. Ecommerce businesses who manufacture and sell their own products online should always seek to optimize the manufacturing process to […]
Swallowable Vibrating Pill
Constipation is often a hard problem to solve, typically requiring medications to get things moving down there. Medications have side effects, nor do they always work as is hoped for. We, being fans of medical gadgetry, are glad to see that a drug-free pill has been developed capable of shacking up the large intestine and motivating the flow of excrement. […]
Smart Bed
Tech startup Bryte has designed a robotic bed that can automatically adjust the temperature, customise support for different parts of the body and even rock a person to sleep. The Bryte Bed is said to be the world’s first to sense the body’s weight distribution and temperature and adjust its settings throughout the night in response. It is designed to […]
Less Noisy Lavatories
Airliner toilets can be scary things. When they flush, they sound like they’d like to suck you in along with everything else. Frequent fliers can take heart, however, as scientists have created a commode system that is claimed to reduce flush noise by almost 50 percent. In order to use as little water as possible, airplane toilets utilize a vacuum […]
Burger King’s New Vegan Choice
A few of Burger King’s menu items are accidentally vegan — but now, one of the chain restaurant’s star offerings will have an explicitly vegan alternative. As Burger King announced on Monday, April 1 (and no, it’s not an April Fools’ Day joke), select locations of the fast food chain now offer the classic Whopper burger with the plant-based Impossible […]