Solar Portable Charging For Your Backpack

With our summer plans limited this year, many people are taking road trips to places close and far — especially out in nature. If you’re an avid adventurer, the 4-Panel Foldable Solar Phone Charger and 10,000mAh Power Bank may be for you. This mighty source of power will let you charge all your electronics effortlessly while on to go — […]

LG’s Self-Cleaning Earphones

Last year, LG launched a pair of true wireless earphones that came with a charging case designed to blast the buds with UV light to kill any bacteria that might be trying to take up residence. Now the company has brought the latest version of the bug-killing mobile music solution to the US. The Tone Free HBS-FN6 earphones are shipped […]

Floating Music Hub Celebrates African Culture

Longtime readers may remember NLÉ’s floating school, which was completed in 2013. The firm, led by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, is now working on another floating architecture project with a very similar design that will serve as a music and cultural venue. The Floating Music Hub is currently under construction in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde, an African island country […]

Pencil Wearable Tattoos

Applying the wearable sensors of the future could be as simple as sketching out a shape on your arm, according to new research that investigates the potential for bioelectronics to be applied through graphite pencil lead and ordinary office copy paper. While the idea is still some way from being made into a practical reality, you can imagine the possibilities: […]

Turning Spoiled Milk Into Biodegradable T-Shirt

Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year? LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. Transforming spoiled milk into clothing may seem like something from the future, but Mi Terro already has it down to a science. Using technology that re-engineers […]

Importance Of Wellness During A Pandemic

Just a year ago, people might have taken their neighborhood park for granted, passing it by on their way to a boutique fitness studio. But since COVID-19 came along, closing gyms and confining people to their houses, green spaces of all kinds have become vital places for folks to exercise, get fresh air, de-stress and get a glimpse other people, […]

Refillable Hand Sanitiser Project

Hand sanitizer has become an essential part of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its environmental impact via plastic waste increases with each empty bottle. As a consumer, it’s frustrating wanting to do the right thing for the planet, but being unable to get the hand sanitizer you need without contributing to plastic pollution. Enter Sanikind, a sustainable solution for portable and […]