In many arid regions, people use devices known as solar stills to extract drinkable water from seawater or tainted water. A new type of solar still is claimed to be much more effective than others, by incorporating a rotating cylinder. In its most basic form, a conventional solar still consists of a basin of undrinkable water that is set beneath […]
New Solar Still Uses A Rotating Cylinder
EAV’s Electric Trucks Can Form A Road Train
Startup Electric Assist Vehicles (EAV) entered the electric mobility space back in 2019 with a pedal-assist quadracycle designed to carry out urban cargo deliveries, and soon added variants with tractor trailers and refrigeration modules followed by two-seat micro-taxi last year. The company is now expanding its family of electric vehicles even further, introducing a multipurpose cargo van that can be […]
Habitat For Humanity Develops 3D Printed Homes
Habitat for Humanity is a long-standing nonprofit whose mission is to provide affordable home ownership to low-income families around the world. Currently, that includes areas of the United States where affordable housing is in short supply. In Tempe, Arizona, Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona is building its first 3D-printed home on American soil. “This is really a moonshot opportunity for […]
MRNA Tech Turns Its Sights On Malaria Vaccine
BioNTech, the pioneering mRNA company responsible for one of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccines, is now looking to develop an mRNA malaria vaccine. Working with the World Health Organization the company hopes to begin human clinical trials sometime next year. Eighteen months ago mRNA vaccine technology was an experimental, unproven outlier sitting on the fringes of mainstream science. The extraordinary […]
LoreOne Carbon Fiber Cycling Shoe
The better a pro cycling shoe fits, the more efficiently its wearer’s leg motion can be converted into wheel motion. That’s where the carbon fiber LoreOne shoe comes in, as it’s custom 3D printed to provide an exact fit for each buyer. The LoreOne was created by US startup Lore, working in partnership with Olympic track cyclist and elite cycling […]
Iron Air Battery Is Only 10% The Cost Of Lithium
Boston’s Form Energy is building a commercial-scale pilot of a remarkable new grid-scale battery project that could make a huge contribution to long-term energy storage as the world moves away from fossil fuels. These simple iron-air batteries store up to 100 hours of energy at a tenth the cost of a lithium battery farm. The big picture here is of […]
Spatial Audio Brought To Wireless Earphones
LG has added a new series to its Tone Free true-wireless earphone line. Models in the Tone Free FP series boast active noise cancellation, Meridian spatial audio, a cool privacy mode, and a charging case that keeps earbuds clean. There are three models in the FP lineup – the FP9, FP8, and FP5 – and they share similar specs, with […]
Fjorden Turns Your Iphone Into Camera
Since smartphones have pretty much replaced point-and-shoot cameras, we’re now seeing an increasing number of devices that make phones more camera-like to operate. A new one, the Fjorden, stands out by being slim enough to fit in a pocket. Existing products, such as the LiveAction and Pictar, essentially consist of a hand grip that is mounted on the user’s existing […]
BMW Electrifies Inner City Micromobility
Following the production announcement of the C-04 electric scooter earlier this month, BMW Group Research designers have returned to the micromobility drawing board for two new concepts – the Dynamic Cargo e-trike and the Clever Commute electric kickscooter. We’ve jumped aboard BMW’s micromobility concept train a few times in the past – including a five-wheeled personnel mover for factories and […]
Transition From Sitting To Standing Easily
Thinking about purchasing a standing desk but just haven’t taken the plunge? Improve your posture and change your work setup for the better with the EC1 Electric Height Adjustable Standing Desk, now on sale at over $70 off. Research has linked sitting for long periods with many health concerns. These include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, obesity, and the list […]