Copper Clad Bondi House

Armed with a thoughtful combination of natural light, garden outlooks and angled design, this copper-clad townhouse in Australia manages to achieve compact, multi-level living with a deep sense of privacy — despite its location on an exposed corner site. The Bondi House, named for the beachy suburb where it’s located in eastern Sydney, comes from Fox Johnston Architects and has already been […]

Leatherman Multitool Life Saving

Leatherman has introduced a new version of its best-selling Raptor Rescue multitool that saves a little on both weight and price. Like others in the series, the streamlined Raptor Response features versatile shears for cutting through different types of material and a few other handy implements, along with a folding design that makes for convenient carry. The Raptor Rescue shears […]

Microneedle Patch

Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers can be very difficult to treat, partially because of antibiotic-resistant “biofilms” that form over the affected tissue. A new type of microneedle patch, however, has been shown to deliver medication through such films. Bacterial bioflms are made up of colonies of bacteria that stick together by building up a slimy polymer matrix. Unfortunately, […]

Wooden Electric Bike

The e-bike industry is exploding around the world as people adopt the idea of an environmentally-friendly alternative for the daily commute and a way to enjoy the outdoors. Creative minds are introducing e-bike innovations such as energy generation from tire rotation and creative new body styles. Evie Bee, a woodworker, model maker and university student, has melded her passions into a unique […]

Gesture Tracking Tech

Toward the end of 2020, digital artist David Li collaborated with Google’s Arts and Culture lab to release a fun machine learning experiment called the Blob Opera. Now Stuck Labs has developed a touchless interface that allows young conductors to control the operatic action with a wave of their arms. Stuck Labs is the innovation arm of Singapore’s Stuck design […]

Bosch Connected Ebike Smart System

Aside from exploring electric bike concepts of its own, Bosch provides powertrains and battery packs for many other manufacturers, and has now given this ecosystem a makeover. The company’s new smart system pulls all the necessary components for modern-day ebiking into one clean package, all governed by a new smartphone app that allows for individualized performance and over-the-air updates. Perhaps […]

ARCAS Sight Rifle

Elbit Systems has developed a new AI-powered rifle scope called the Assault Rifle Combat Application System (ARCAS) that turns a soldier’s assault rifle into a portable combat information center, as well as allowing the users to shoot around corners. There was a time when the most high-tech data system on a rifle was a pair of iron sights that let […]

A.I Can Determine Driver’s Activity

  Although self-driving cars definitely are coming, the first ones will likely still need to periodically have the driver take manual control of the vehicle. A new system could check if the driver is currently able to do so, by monitoring what they’re doing. Presently being developed by a team at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image […]