Drones Deployed To Study Active Volcano

Active volcanic craters are something that people generally don’t want to get very close to – even if they’re dedicated volcanologists. With that in mind, German scientists recently had success using a drone to do the job. Led by PhD candidate Edgar Zorn, a team from the German Research Centre for Geosciences started by equipping a DJI Phantom 4 Pro […]

Form Follows Infection

The home played a pivotal role in the recent global crisis. Forced to double as office, school, gym, even restaurant, whether it felt safe or suffocating, it came under forensic examination, and for many was found wanting. And I do not mean in the decorative sense. Rather, Covid-19 clarified that the contemporary paradigm of the home, and crucially, how we […]

How to choose a good domain name for your website?

Does it really matter what your website’s domain name is? After all, if you have a good business and a quality website, people will visit regardless, right? Not so. In fact, your domain name is crucial to the success of your business. Your domain name is your business’ first impression. It’s the first thing visitors will see. A good domain […]

Farm to Food Bank Movement Rescues Food Waste

Farmers are burying onions, destroying tomatoes and grinding up heads of lettuce to return to the soil. Dairy workers are dumping milk. These images of food destruction have horrified Americans during the pandemic. Farmers shouldn’t have to destroy the crops they’ve poured their money, energy, time and strength into. Hungry people shouldn’t witness the destruction of food that they could […]

Upcycled Clay Tiles For Natural Cooling

In its latest project to creatively repurpose clay roof tiles, Indian architecture firm Manoj Patel Design Studio has upcycled locally produced tiles into a green wall with natural cooling benefits. Dubbed the Ridge Clay Roof Tile Plantation, the project was created to promote the use of locally produced clay products. It also serves as a reaction against the proliferation of […]

Socially Distanced Theatre

The Berliner Ensemble theatre group has removed around 500 of its 700 seats to prepare for reopening in alignment with Germany’s social-distancing policies. The Berlin-based theatre group, which operates from the 19th century Theater am Schiffbauerdamm building, shared an image of its auditorium on Twitter to give theatre-goers an idea of the experience they will have when it reopens following […]

Can Graphene Be An Efficient Material For Solar Sails?

ESA engineers are looking at using the world’s thinnest known material to build lighter, more efficient solar sails. By making sails out of one-atom-thick graphene sheets, the space agency aims to make sails capable of propelling unmanned interstellar missions. Solar sails have been considered on and off as a way of propelling spacecraft ever since Konstantin Tsiolkovsky first put forward […]

Social Distancing Furnitures In School

UK furniture brand UNIT Fabrications has created a series of mobile screens for a primary school in London to help pupils returning from coronavirus lockdown to social distance. UNIT Fabrications created the screens after being approached by the Charles Dickens Primary School’s head teacher to help create a masterplan to implement social distancing measures at the school. “With a two-week lead […]

Tovala Smart Oven

With more time spent at home these days, we are forced to start coming up with different ways to keep ourselves fed. While takeout is an excellent alternative to cooking, it can quickly turn into a money-draining habit, especially with added delivery fees. The Tovala Smart Oven + Fresh Meal Delivery Voucher is a clever alternative to eating healthy at […]