While cafe-worthy espresso machines still lie out of the price range for most people, there are more and more affordable versions hitting the market. Still, many models at all price points either create waste from pods and filters or use a lot of energy — or both. In searching for an option that fulfills our love for coffee without creating […]
Zero Waste Expresso Machine
Google Duo New Low Light Mode
Night modes and low-light modes for smartphone cameras are all the rage, but they’ve been largely limited to photography. Now, Google is expanding that tech a little. The company has announced a new low-light mode for Google Duo, it’s video-chatting app. According to Google, the new tech will be great for those that live in areas with regular power outages, […]
Monitoring Plastic Pollution In The Ocean
Plastic pollution is a frequent topic around the planet, especially when referencing marine life and water pollution. Microplastics can’t be seen by the naked eye but are showing up in water tests nearly everywhere. Do you have plastic in your nearby waterway? If you want to find out, you can collect a sample for testing using Babylegs, a trawl for […]
High Fat Food Affects CBD Absorption
Despite cannabidiol (CBD) now being an FDA-approved medicine, designated to help control seizures in children with severe epilepsy, there has been very little study into how food affects the cannabis-derived compound’s absorption. A valuable new study from scientists at the University of Minnesota has strikingly found that CBD absorption is significantly increased when it is consumed alongside high-fat foods. Epidiolex […]
Algae Water Filter
Throughout the densely-populated country of Bangladesh, a lack of access to clean drinking water is responsible for a variety of debilitating and often-lethal infections. Soon, however, residents could filter virtually all harmful microbes out of their water, using paper derived from algae. The experimental new filtration paper was produced as part of a research project involving Sweden’s Uppsala University and […]
Helsinki’s Push For Sustainability
The city of Helsinki has revealed a first-of-its kind website meant to empower citizens, businesses and tourists to make more sustainable choices. The Think Sustainably digital service resembles a regular city guide, but with environmental sustainability as the primary factor. It is part of the local government’s Carbon Neutral Helsinki Initiative, which aims to make the city carbon neutral by […]
“First” James Bond Rolex Submariner Up For Auction
A true horological rarity is up for sale as a sibling of the first Rolex Submariner watch worn in the 007 thriller films is being auctioned by Sotheby’s. The “James Bond” Rolex Submariner Reference 6538 is not only the same model as that first worn by actor Sean Connery in Dr No, it’s also a much sought after collectible in […]
Parasitic Pods As Opposed To Caged Homes
Flux Haus is a parasitic housing scheme, which has been conceptualised by Kammil Carranza, Jitendra Farkade and Vinay Khare, that would engulf five towers in Hong Kong with single-person pods. The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia graduates designed the grid structure covered in moving single-occupancy pods to be a “more dignified” alternative to cage homes – tiny dwellings enclosed by a gridded metal walls […]
Google Maps Launches AR Walking Direction
Google has released a beta feature for its Google Maps service called Live View, which uses augmented reality to show users which direction to walk in. Launched on 8 August, Google’s Live View mode uses the phone owner’s camera, location data and visual information from Street View to tell them where to go when exploring an unfamiliar city on foot. To […]
Self Cleaning Bottle Using UV Light
The minimalist LARQ bottle cleans itself using UV light, for people troubled by the hygiene of tricky-to-wash reusable water bottles. The LARQ bottle contains an LED in its lid that transmits UV-C light in the 280-nanometre range — the same as is used to sterilise surfaces in hospitals. According to LARQ, at this wavelength, the light eradicates almost all harmful and […]