3D Zebra Crossing

The first 3D zebra crossing in the UK has been painted on a road in north-west Londonin an effort to improve road safety in the area.  The striped crossing appears to be floating above the road, creating an optical illusion that is visible to oncoming drivers from both directions. The aim is for the crossing to appear more clearly to motorists […]

Milk Sales Drops As Plant Base Alternatives Takes Off

As different plant-based milk alternatives continue to grow tremendously in popularity, dairy farmers are seeing a significant decrease in sales of traditional cow milk. According to the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the sales of milk dropped about $1.1 billion last year; 2018 closed with net sales totaling $13.6 billion, compared to 2017’s $14.7 billion. DFA’s President and CEO, Rick […]

McDonalds A.I To Tempt You To Buy More

You may think your food order is pretty much decided when you rock up at a McDonald’s drive-thru, but new dynamic menus to be installed by the restaurant chain may see you leaving with a few unexpected extras. The major change to the fast-food giant’s drive-thru experience is coming later this year and is the result of the company’s recent […]

Domino’s In Car Infotainment

Stuffing a pizza into your mouth as you hurtle down the highway at 70 mph is never a good look, and possibly illegal, but Domino’s new in-car ordering option could nevertheless prove rather handy if used wisely. That’s right, folks, the pizza giant has just cooked up yet another way of getting pie, and it can all be done in […]

AR Takes People Inside The Painting

Visitors to the Mauritshuis museum can use their smartphone to experience Rembrandt van Rijn’s The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp in augmented reality, thanks to Dutch design agency CapitolaVR. To mark 350 years since the passing of the 17th-century Dutch painter, CapitolaVRcreated the Rembrandt Reality app that uses augmented reality to let people “step inside” one of the artist’s most famous […]

Cool Biodegradable Cutlery From Wheat Bran

Wheat bran isn’t just for breakfast anymore. Poland-based company Biotrem is using the fibrous grain to make biodegradable, single-use, wheat bran-based plates, bowls, and cutlery. Biotrem has been around for a few years, but as Inhabitat reported, the company’s products — which are actually edible— made a splash at the Green Living Show in Toronto over the weekend. As explained on […]

Bees And Fishes Talk To Each Other Through Robots

A colony of bees in Austria and a school of fish in Switzerland have become unlikely allies. In experiments run by several European universities, the two very different animal species were able to communicate and coordinate their movements long-distance with the help of some robotic interpreters. The quirky project was born out of EPFL’s Mobile Robotics Group (MOBOTS), which has […]

Tips for Actualizing your Business Idea

A lot of people have great business ideas. The problem is that most of these ideas are never actualized. However, regardless of your financial situation, your business idea can actually see the light of the day. The following are tips to help you actualize your business ideas: Have a Major Business Idea It is possible to have multiple business ideas. […]

Corn Based Lacquer Heals Scratches When heated

It’s certainly a hassle when a car gets a big paint-scratch, but smaller scratches in its clear coat are much more common and still unsightly. A new corn-based transparent finish could help, as its scratches heal up when subjected to heat. Developed by scientists at Germany’s Leibniz Institute for New Materials, working with colleagues at Saarland University, the “Nanomer” lacquer […]