Two years after the first RhinoWolf delivered a fascinating lightweight tent system that could merge together single units into a large, tunnel-like tent community, we now find the RhinoWolf 2.0 – a new, improved model with a few small changes inspired by feedback from the first edition. The strength of the original RhinoWolf, presented back in 2017, was perhaps its […]
All In One Lightweight Tent
Nuuly A Clothing Rental Subscription
If you’ve bought more boho-chic fast fashion than you’d like to admit over the last decade or two, you’ll soon be able to acquire even more — via rental. Urban Outfitters Inc., also known as URBN, is rolling out a clothing rental service called Nuuly. The new, U.S.-based platform will offer clothes from its three stores — Urban Outfitters, Free People, […]
Digital Cameras As Side Mirrors
Those with an eye for detail may have noticed the side mirrors on Honda’s upcoming e, or lack thereof. Preview images and the early concept shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2017 indicated that it would use cameras mounted to the outside as virtual side mirrors, and the company has now confirmed this will come as standard when the […]
Identify Objects By Touch
MIT has developed an inexpensive sensor glove designed to enable artificial intelligence to figure out how humans identify objects by touch. Called the Scalable TActile Glove (STAG), it uses 550 tiny pressure sensors to generate patterns that could be used to create improved robotic manipulators and prosthetic hands. If you’ve ever fumbled in the dark for your glasses or your […]
Top 5 Reasons To Use Apache Spark and Scala for Launching A Rewarding Career
Big data is growing in volume and importance. As companies worldwide scramble to make the most sense out of it to accurately predict the outcomes of their business efforts, the professionals who are helping organizations gain actionable insights are also reaping rich rewards. A fast-tracking career with fat compensation package can become a reality for you if you make use […]
Hyundai’s First Electric Double-Decker
Back in 2016, Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD rolled out a 10.2 meter-long electric double-decker bus in London. Now transit companies have got a new emissions-free people carrier to help ease inner city air pollution and traffic congestion thanks to Hyundai Motor. Hyundai’s 12.9 m (42.3 ft) long and 3.99 m (13.1 ft) high electric double-decker was launched at Korea’s […]
Cell Division Recreated Outside Cell
Cell division is one of the most fundamental biological functions, vital to life – but there’s still so much about it that we don’t understand. In an attempt to find out more, researchers at the University of Chicago have now managed to recreate cell division outside of a cell for the first time, surprising even themselves. From the time we’re […]
Robo-Cleaning Tag Team
iRobot has refreshed its line of cleaning robots, adding a new mopping machine to the mix along with an updated vacuum. Together, the Roomba s9 vacuum and the Braava jet m6 mop are designed to work in tandem to keep floors dust- and dirt-free, without any input from the user. Last year, iRobot introduced a new feature for its Roomba […]
How to Finance a New Business
When you’re trying to start a new business, one of the hardest parts of doing so is getting the funding together to support it. After all, where do you start when your own personal bank account and savings run dry? There are plenty of ways to do it! From bank loans to crowdfunding, to credit cards – funding your business […]
Sensory Steering Wheel
From virtual windshields to transparent roofs to portable steering wheels, Jaguar Land Rover isn’t afraid to get a little creative when looking to the future of automotive design. Its latest concept imagines a potentially more intuitive form of turn-by-turn navigation, gently warming either side of the steering wheel to guide the driver to their destination. The so-called Sensory steering wheel […]