A team from China has created an environmentally-friendly household cleaning appliance that can sanitize and disinfect your home, and even fruit and vegetables, by using water and salt. Dubbed Egret, the easy-to-use home appliance is centered around a patented technology that creates electrolyzed water to combat germs, bacteria, odors and viruses. “Egret works by harnessing the awesome power of electrolyzed […]
Compact Device Kills Bacteria & Germs
Eco-Friendly Shoes With Zipper
While it’s nice to own multiple styles of shoes, each one of the things has a big rubber sole that will ultimately end up in the landfill. Made2Share shoes are different, in that they incorporate a single set of soles that accommodate various zip-on uppers. Developed by Italian startup ACBC, each Made2Share setup consists of one pair of the rubber […]
Smartphones Test For Urinary Tract Infections
Currently, in order to determine if someone has a urinary tract infection, a sample of their urine has to be sent off to a lab – it typically takes several days to get results. Now, however, scientists have created a smartphone-enabled system that works in less than 25 minutes. Developed by a team at Britain’s University of Bath, the setup […]
Dual Layer Nanoparticle Vaccine
It might seem like little more than a seasonal nuisance these days, but the flu is a massive and potentially deadly health problem for the world to deal with. The virus mutates quickly and unpredictably, making it hard to develop effective vaccines. Now, researchers at Georgia State University have combined two antigens to create a vaccine that protects mice against […]
Best Wireless Mice 2020
For many people, wireless mice have become the standard for computer interaction, especially in more mobile situations. There are thousands of choices vying for your wireless dollar, ranging from under $20 to well over $100. Many are specifically tailored to certain niches — like the best gaming mice. But which are the best? Out of the hundreds of mice we’ve […]
Solar Umbrellas
Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed a sort of “solar umbrella” which could radically reduce the amount of land needed for industrial evaporation ponds. Evaporation ponds are a cheap way to deal with waste water contaminated by industrial processes in various industries, including power plants, desalination plants as well as the oil, gas and lithium industries. The idea behind evaporation […]
Charging Your Device Wirelessly From A Distance
Another day at CES 2020, another company ready to make the dream of wireless charging over distance a reality. This time around it was GuRu’s turn to show us three demonstrations of wireless charging over distance working in different ways. First was a transmitter with a square base section around a foot and a half across with a frame that […]
Black Cabins In Remote Places Around The World
From waterfront properties with uninterrupted views to gabled homes nestled among pine trees, we’ve rounded up 10 black cabins that provide hideaways in unique places around the world. This house is among a number of black cabins in Canada’s province of Quebec. Built by Alain Carle Architecte, the gabled construction nestles into a hillside in Cap-à-l’Aigle and overlooks the Saint Lawrence […]
Stairs Not An Obstacle For This Robovac
If your busy lifestyle leaves little time for housework, robot vacuum cleaners can help. Though models can employ some pretty advanced tech to autonomously tackle dirt in the living space, they’re pretty much limited to one story. If you want your robovac to clean upstairs, you’ll have to carry it up and set it off. Peter Sripol wasn’t happy with […]
The Future Of A.I -Samsung’s Artificial Humans
What is Neon? Shrouded in mystery leading up to CES 2020, all we knew was that Neon had something to do with artificial intelligence. Was it a Google Assistant competitor? A robot? Something more? “It’s a preview of a wonderful technology we have, and a wonderful future we can create together,” Neon’s CEO Pranav Mistry said at the start of […]