World’s First Wide Body Superyacht

Italian senior yacht designer Luca Bassani, from world-renowned yacht-building company Wally, is the force behind the world’s first full-wide-body superyacht. Dubbed the wallywhy200, it’s a modern vessel that boasts innovation, space, speed and performance. The wallywhy200 was created by the Wally design team in collaboration with the Ferretti Group Engineering Department, Laurent Giles NA Ltd for naval architecture, and Studio […]

Pupil Tracking To Diagnose Dementia

A prototype smartphone app has been developed to screen for the very earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The app tracks minute changes in a person’s pupil size, which previous research has shown can indicate pre-clinical neurological disease. In 2019 a team of researchers from UC San Diego demonstrated how pupil response tests could identify subjects with a high genetic risk of […]

Poleless Self Inflating Tent

Some people find tents with poles to be a little too fiddly to set up, which is one of the main reasons why inflatable tents were invented. Aerogogo’s Giga tent takes the easiness factor a step further, by automatically inflating itself. With most inflatable tents, the user has to attach a pump to the tent, then manually inflate the latter’s integrated frame. […]

New Blood Test Predicts Type 2 Diabetes

  Obesity is by far the most common risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but one in five people diagnosed with the disease are of a normal weight. A new test promises a novel way to estimate diabetes risk by looking for patterns of molecules in blood samples that correspond with obesity-related metabolic changes, regardless of a person’s actual weight. […]

Benefits of a Protein Filled Diet

Most dieticians and consumers alike are in agreement that protein is an important and highly beneficial part of one’s diet. Protein has numerous benefits for the body, including assisting with weight loss and maintaining a healthy metabolism. Here are a few reasons why it’s important.  Reduces Hunger Protein-rich foods leave you feeling fuller for longer, reducing your appetite throughout the […]

Soundboks Go

Back in 2019, Denmark’s Soundboks sent us a pair of crazy loud Bluetooth speakers to try out which, though certainly portable, each proved too much for one person in the long haul. Now a smaller and lighter – but almost as powerful – version has launched. Portable audio powerhouse at a premium price Rugged design built to take life’s knocks […]

Hikerpower Backpack

For better or for worse, campers are taking an increasing number of electronic devices into the wilderness. A device known as the Hikerpower was designed with that trend in mind, as it’s a portable power station in backpack form. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the Hikerpower features a padded waist belt, padded shoulder straps, a padded mesh back […]

Drone Interceptor Releases Propellers

Over the years, we’ve seen a number of drones that are designed to capture other drones. One of the latest, aptly named the Drone Interceptor, utilizes detachable net-pulling propellers to get the job done. Designed by Lithuanian hacker Aleksey Zaitsevsky, the aircraft takes the form of a quadcopter with a very high power-to-weight ratio. This characteristic allows the Drone Interceptor to […]

Germany’s Push Towards Solar Energy

Stadium specialist Populous has been commissioned to design a new multipurpose events arena in Munich. Described as Germany’s first “climate-neutral” (i.e. net zero) arena by the firm, the building will host significant greenery on its eye-catching exterior and will get all required power from thousands of solar panels. The MUCCC (Multifunctional Concert and Congress Center) will be constructed near Munich’s airport, next […]