Electrical bandages, ones that allow electric current to make contact with the wound, have been known for a while to be very effective at speeding up healing. Over the past decade there’s been a great deal of technological development in this field, but the mechanism behind why these “electroceuticals” really work has been poorly understood. Now researchers at Ohio State […]
Will Electric Bandage Really Work?
Motion Powered Sensor To Save Lives
Not only do firefighters have dangerous jobs, but they often work in dark, smoke-filled environments where they’d be difficult to find if they ran into trouble. A new motion-powered wearable sensor could make all the difference in such situations. Developed by an international team of scientists, the inexpensive button-battery-sized device is largely made up of a new carbon aerogel nanocomposite. […]
Product Tags To Thwart Counterfeits
It seems that the more technology progresses, the easier it becomes to produce convincing counterfeit goods. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen are fighting back, however, with product tags that they claim cannot be replicated – even by an item’s legitimate manufacturer. Known as the physical unclonable functions (PUFs) system, the technology was developed by researchers Riikka Arppe-Tabbara, Mohammad Tabbara […]
10 Things You Need to Start a New Restaurant
Opening a new restaurant isn’t cheap. You’ll need tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment in both the front and the back of the house. From refrigerators and walk-in freezers to ranges, ovens, small appliances, bar equipment, uniforms and more, here’s what you need to start a new restaurant. 1) Food Storage Appliances Industrial-grade refrigerators and freezers are a […]
The Influencer Marketing Solution for Small Health and Wellness Businesses
Imagine that you are an entrepreneur who has just launched a line of wellness products. These products could be healthy snacks, canned beverages or even natural beauty products. You have spent years developing these products and worked tirelessly to brand them in a way that sets you apart from the competition. After all, your business is your passion and getting […]
Polymer Catheter Coating Kills Bacteria
Hospital-acquired infections are a serious problem, and the most common type of such infections occurs when catheters are inserted into blood vessels. A new coating, however, shows promise for killing bacteria at insertion sites, keeping them from establishing biofilm colonies on the catheters. Developed at Rhode Island’s Brown University, the coating was created by first dissolving polyurethane and concentrations of […]
Filtering Water Without Plastic
If you live in one of those enigmatic places with pure spring water or public bubblers of mountain water, then you’ve probably never had to worry about filtering water as a person who is zero-waste. But for those of us who don’t have the luxury of simply sipping our tap water (or want to take extra precautions to make sure […]
Agriculture In Cities
Our cities need to become part of our agricultural system. In recent decades it has become increasingly clear that the way we live and eat is a big threat to our health and the health of our ecosystem. Climate change is forcing us to rethink our way of life and to reconnect agriculture back into our urban fabric. We need […]
Steinway’s Recording Piano
In 2015, Steinway & Sons launched a line of Grand pianos that, with the help of an iPad, allowed owners to tap into an archive of performances by some of the world’s top players, and have the piano play them back. Now the iconic maker has introduced the next generation of this piano – the Spirio | r – which […]
“Meal Prep Mate”
Meal prepping for the week ahead can be a great way to reduce food waste, save money, save time, and more. But if you don’t plan everything out, meal prepping also presents the risk of just the opposite: wasted food, wasted money, and wasted time. So to help everyone from meal prep novices to meal prep pros with reducing food […]