If you’ve ever been to Vietnam, then you’ll have seen the rickshaw taxi-trikes in which the pedaler sits behind the passenger. Well, the Companion Bike is a carbon fiber version of those, that folds inwards for storage and transit. Created by inventor Quan Pham, the Companion Bike is intended both for commercial use, and for transporting family members or friends […]
Carbon Rickshaw Folds
Gulfstream Business Jet Makes Maiden Flight
Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace have scored a double first as the Gulfstream G700 business jet and two Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines made their maiden flights at the same time. On February 14, 2020, the G700 powered by the Rolls-Royce engines took off from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia at 1:19 pm EST for a two-hour-and-32-minute test flight. Unveiled at […]
Self Healing Potassium Batteries
Lithium is expensive, environmentally questionable in large volumes, and tends to catch on fire from time to time. It’s the best solution we’ve currently got for EV and device battery storage, but other alternatives are starting to surface, and one that could actually make a fair bit of sense is the potassium metal battery. As well as being cheap and […]
Temperature Regulating Duvet
There is nothing worse than not sleeping well. So many different factors can play into the quality of sleep everyone experiences – stress, eating habits, workload, an uncomfortable mattress, being too hot or cold … and the list goes on. Some of these issues can be tough to solve, but when it comes to better regulating temperature to help you […]
Nimble E-Bike Trailer
Two of the more interesting urban cargo hauling solutions out there are now working together. The Tern GSD electric cargo bike and Carla Cargo bike trailer are becoming a powerful but compact delivery team. Smaller, lighter and more agile than an electric mini-truck or van, the combo can carry 700 lb (318 kg) through whatever crowded city squares, narrow alleys […]
Gesture Control To Projector
Touchscreens are more ubiquitous in our lives than ever, but there are still some things that could stand to become a bit more hands-on. Glamos is a tiny device that uses LIDAR technology to project a kind of virtual touchscreen anywhere one is needed, turning TVs or projectors into giant motion-controlled displays that you don’t need to actually touch. Glamos […]
Unique-Light Activated Resin
While we’ve certainly heard of epoxy resins that harden when exposed to light, usually all of the substance has to be exposed. A new additive causes resin to solidify when even only a bit of it gets lit up, however – plus it works underwater. Developed at the Vienna University of Technology, the proprietary compound can be added to existing […]
Gesture Control Armband
For people afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS), it can be difficult to quantify how their condition fluctuates over short periods of time. According to a new study, though, an existing device is able to detect subtle changes that might otherwise be missed. Ordinarily, the progress of MS is tracked via occasional assessments performed at a clinic. This means that when […]
Bendable Concrete Goes Cement Free
Concrete is the world’s most widely-used building material thanks to its incredible strength – but it doesn’t stand up well against bending. Now, researchers at Swinburne University have developed a new type of concrete that can not only bend better, but doesn’t require cement to make, reducing its environmental footprint. Put a huge weight on top of a pillar of […]
Smart Lock Boxes
While smart door locks do have some useful features, swapping your existing locks for smart ones certainly is a hassle. Yeeuu’s K1 Smart Lock Box offers an alternative, by bringing smart functionality to “dumb” locks. One of the main selling features of smart locks is the fact that by using an app, homeowners can grant temporary house-access to certain other […]