According to research conducted by Canadian materials engineering technologist Albert Beyer, about 68 percent of hockey, skiing and snowboarding-related concussions are caused by impacts to the back of the head – these may occur when hockey players fall back onto the ice, for instance. With that in mind, Beyer created The Goose Egg. Designed to be added to third-party helmets […]
The Impact Absorbing Goose Egg
Capsule Made Of Thyme Oil & Corn Starch Kills Mosquito Larvae
Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits diseases such as dengue, zika, and yellow fever, is typically controlled utilizing insecticides that harm the environment. Now, however, scientists have created eco-friendly mozzie-killing microcapsules, made from cheap natural thyme oil and corn starch. Developed by a team at Brazil’s University of Campinas, the capsules’ active ingredient is a biodegradable phenol known as thymol, […]
PicoBrew Makes Caffeine The Star
PicoBrew has continued to build out its lineup of countertop brewing machines, with the newly launched Pico MultiBrew the latest to join the family. The device makes brewing up a fresh cup of Joe its priority, but will apparently be perfectly capable of serving up beer, tea, kombucha and other beverages, too. The Pico MultiBrew is actually the Seattle-based company’s […]
Evoc Dials Bike Packs In For Long Haul
Whether you’re pedaling hundreds of miles across the wilderness or just to the corner store, one thing that can really throw you off is a set of large, heavy, rattling bike bags. Evoc approaches the problem with common-sense design: thinning and sleeking its new packs and securing them to the bike via Boa dials. The result appears to be a […]
Color Changing Jacket
It was just last year that we heard about Vollebak’s Black Light Jacket, which incorporates a series of black spots that reflect white in bright light. The company’s new Black Squid Jacket takes things several steps further, as the whole thing reflects in a rainbow of colors. Inspired by the squid’s ability to rapidly change color, the polyester ski and […]
Shirt Made Out Of Milk
Every day, dairies dispose of milk that for one reason or another is deemed unfit for human consumption. A Los Angeles-based startup by the name of Mi Terro is taking some of that milk and using it to create T-shirts, that reportedly have some big advantages over regular cotton Tees. The process starts by obtaining waste milk that gets fermented […]
Flat Pack Rescue Beds
Northumbria University graduate Rocky Brooks has designed a disposable and fully recyclable flat-pack bed for dogs to help reduce costs in rescue centres. Affordable and fully recyclable, Brooks’ Dog Goes Here bed is made from cardboard, and can be easily assembled in three simple steps. The product offers an alternative to the plastic dog beds currently used in most UK […]
Indoor Air Quality Monitor
With the summer heat and humidity in full swing, it might feel like you’re breathing through a wet blanket. The outdoor air quality drops during the summer months, but what most people might not realize is that indoor air quality does too. Airthings wants to combat this issue with the Wave Mini, a smart, indoor air quality monitor. The product […]
Plant “Body Clocks”Determines When Herbicides Work
Spraying crops with weed-killer is not only harmful to the environment, but it’s also costly for farmers. With those problems in mind, scientists have conducted a study which suggests that less herbicide could be used for the same results, if applied at the right time of day. Just like us, plants have circadian rhythms. This means that throughout the day, […]
Pool Over The Fjords?
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio has designed a concept for a boutique hotelwithin a cliff edge in Norway that includes a cantilevered glass swimming pool. Istanbul practice Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio proposed building the hotel on a site 600-metres-high on Preikestolen – a steep cliff and popular tourist spot in the west of Norway that overhangs the Lysefjorden fjord. It is […]