The restaurant industry is notoriously wasteful. In the kitchen, copious amounts of food are tossed, packaging isn’t properly recycled, and single-use items are often used over reusables. Then, once the food leaves the kitchen, excessive amounts of takeout packaging and utensils are often distributed en masse — which is why eating out is often a point of contention for low-wasters. […]
Restaurant Sustainability Rating App
Bio Romper For Travel
Noah Friedman, Arielle Crawford, Ed McCabe and Evan Boyd launched the new product last October. They had seen images of super-cautious travelers boarding airplanes in hazmat suits — understandable, but not a good look. So they partnered with a designer in New York City to make a travel-safe suit that was attractive, comfortable and effective. Being eco-conscious folks, it was […]
Barnes Folding Knife
Portland toolmaker The James Brand has a catalogue brimming with elegant knives and multitools, and the latest addition takes this degree of sophistication up a few notches – with a price tag to match. The company describes its newly introduced Barnes as the finest and most technically advanced knife it has ever made, having machined it from a single billet […]
Gaze Tracking Autism App
Although it’s certainly best to start addressing autism as early as possible, the disorder is often difficult to detect in young children. A new iOS app has been designed to help, by tracking a child’s eyes as they watch videos. Developed by scientists at North Carolina’s Duke University, the app utilizes the front camera of an ordinary iPhone or iPad. […]
Smart Plate Tripod
While serious photographers use a DSLR for most of their shots, smartphones are still handy for easily posting photos and videos. That’s where a new “smart plate” comes in, as it lets users quickly mount either device on a tripod. Officially known as the “2 in 1 Tripod Smart Plate for Camera and Mobile Phone,” the gadget is made by […]
Xin Tian Di Mall Filled With Atrium Plants
Shopping centres don’t have to “bright, white and shiny” according to AIM Architecture, which has transformed the Xintiandi mall in Shanghai by adding natural materials and plants. The previously underused atrium has been reimagined in the spirit of a garden plaza, with wooden surfaces, plants hanging down from the balconies and natural light filtering in from above. Architect Wendy Saunders, co-principal of […]
Amazon’s New Tablet
Amazon’s budget Fire HD tablets offer a more affordable alternative to the Apple iPad, and the 10.1-inch models just got a refresh. With brighter screens, a tweaked design and improved specs, they’re the best tablets Amazon has put out to date. While the 10.1-inch, 1,920 x 1,200-pixel LCD display is the same size and resolution as the 2019 model, Amazon […]
Baidu First Robotaxi
Chinese technology giant Baidu has launched what is says is the country’s first commercial robotaxi service, which will see its Apollo self-driving vehicles shuttle paying customers around Beijing’s Shougang Park without a safety driver onboard. The move follows trials in the area last year, with the company hoping to expand to other cities across the country in the near future. […]
America’s First Triple Net Zero Development
New York-based Garrison Architects has joined forces with sustainable developers South End Development to create what they believe to be the very first triple net-zero mixed-use project in the United States. Dubbed Seventy-Six, the sustainably ambitious project aims to achieve a zero-impact development that will generate 100 percent of its energy demand via renewable sources, treat and reuse 100 percent […]
Collaborative Tech Allows Drones To Work Together
While aerial drones do show promise as a means of urban parcel delivery, their small size will limit them to carrying relatively light packages. An experimental new system, however, lets multiple drones team up to hoist heftier items. Currently in development at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the setup presently incorporates a 12-lb (5.4-kg) cargo box measuring 2 feet (61 […]