As important as ventilation is in the kitchen, it’s something that’s often not up to scratch. French designer Maxime Augay has now launched the AirHood, a portable range hood that can sit on a bench and efficiently pull grease and smoke out of the air. A built-in range hood is a necessity for modern kitchens, but installing one into an […]
Portable Kitchen Range Hood
Toronto’s Diamond Skyscraper Shines
WilkinsonEyre – winner of the 2021 Skyscraper Award – recently completed work on another notable new skyscraper, this time in Toronto, Canada. The office building takes the form of two joined towers and is defined by an eye-catching glazed facade that’s arranged into a dazzling repeating diamond pattern. The skyscraper, named 81 Bay Street, is part of the larger ongoing CIBC Square […]
Surfboard Lock
Surfers may seem like a pretty laid-back bunch, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any surfboard thieves amongst their ranks. The surfinlock was designed with that fact in mind, as it allows surfers to lock their boards up like bikes. Invented by German surfer/engineer Florian Lohmann, the surfinlock is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign. To use it, you […]
Jumpsuit Tracks Infant Neurological Development
One of the best ways of tracking an infant’s neurological development is to observe their movements as they play. A new “smart” jumpsuit is designed to do so automatically, providing consistently accurate data via machine learning technology. Developed by a team of researchers at Helsinki Children’s Hospital in Finland – and building upon research first described in 2020 – the onesie garment […]
Argus Unmanned Surface Vessel
Norway’s Argeo has launched the first uncrewed survey and inspection vessel based on the Mariner X platform from Maritime Robotics. The Argus is expected to undertake mapping and inspection operations for offshore wind projects. The Argus multi-purpose unmanned surface vessel (USV) is 9 m (29.5 ft) long and can be transported in a shipping container to port for launch, or […]
Antimicrobial Food Coating
Plastic wraps and containers may be great at preserving food, but they generate huge amounts of waste that can end up in the environment. Researchers at Harvard and Rutgers have developed a new plant-based, antimicrobial coating that can be sprayed onto food to keep it fresh, and is easily washed off before consumption. The new coating consists of biopolymer fibers, […]
Modular Optical Computer Chip
Engineers at MIT have developed a modular computer chip with components that can communicate using flashes of light. This could allow for electronics that can easily be upgraded with new sensors or processors, rather than replacing the whole chip. The electronics market has gotten to a point where many consumers will turn over a smartphone every year for a newer, […]
Apple’s Second Gen Silicon Debuts In Macbook Air
In June 2020, Apple revealed that its computing products were about to follow iPhones and iPads and use its own bespoke system-on-chip, the M1. Now the company has revealed its successor, and the first models to benefit from the marked performance boost. The all-new M2 boasts second-generation 5-nanometer technology with some 20 billion transistors, representing a 25 percent increase over the […]
Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery
We first heard of Amazon’s plans to delivery Prime packages by drone way back in 2013, followed by the start of testing a couple of years later. The company reckoned that the service was just months away in 2019, but now it actually looks like it’s happening – at least for Prime members in Lockeford, California. In the years since the initial Prime Air drone delivery […]
Weight Training Burns Fat On The Right Diet
A weight loss journey might look markedly different for different people, and studies are continuing to turn up valuable insights into ways exercise regimes can be tailored to the individual. The latest findings in this area come from a team at Australia’s Edith Cowan University, who have shown that when combined with the right diet, resistance training such as body-weight […]