Presently, if a doctor suspects that a patient has a bacterial infection, that person has to provide a fluid sample that is sent off to a lab for analysis. A new device, however, could allow such samples to be analyzed on the spot, within minutes. There are three main problems with the analysis of body fluid samples in labs. For […]
Connected Device Detects Infections
HP Lightest Laptop So Far
HP has revealed its lightest consumer laptop so far, which comes in at under a kilo. The Pavilion Aero 13 features a 2.5K screen with a 16:10 aspect and thin bezels, rocks AMD Ryzen 5000 processing brains and promises over 10 hours of use per charge. “Today’s consumers are looking for a device that is both powerful and incredibly lightweight […]
Thin SlideKick Multi-Tool
Although most compact multitools are also known as everyday carry (EDC) tools, it can often be difficult to everyday-carry them in your pocket. That isn’t the case with the SlideKick, however, which is designed to be sleek and pocketable. Created by North Carolina-based startup Novel Carry, the SlideKick’s flat steel body measures just 0.4 inch thick by 1 inch wide […]
Scaled-Down Design Excellence
A tiny house for the homeless, an off-grid bathhouse, and a floating house are just three of the outstanding projects highlighted in this year’s American Institute of Architects (AIA) Small Project Awards. Join us as we take a look at one of the most unique and varied architecture competitions around. Created to raise awareness of the value and design excellence […]
First Lab Grown-Meat Factory
From Singapore to the International Space Station, we’re starting to see how cultured, or lab-grown, meat might soon make its way out of the lab and into everyday diets, and a newly opened factory in Israel should do plenty to help things along. Billed as the world’s first industrial production facility for cultured meat, local company Future Meat Technologies sees […]
Inflatable Light Tube For RV Camping
Utah-based outdoor gear company Klymit got its start with gas-insulated inflatable clothingover a decade ago. It has since sold off that part of the business, but inflatable design remains a cornerstone of its lineup. The new Everglow Light Tube extends that design to a category of hardware you’d probably never think of inflating: camp lighting. The LED tube takes advantage […]
Vaulted Roof Lights Direct Daylight Into Plywood
Architecture studio Bradley Van Der Straeten has renovated and extended a Georgian house in north London, adding four brick volumes containing new spaces including a dining area topped with vaulted roof lights. The client asked the studio headed by George Bradley and Ewald Van Der Straeten to reorganise and expand the living spaces of the end-of-terrace house in the De Beauvoir […]
Drones Eradicating Rat Invaders
Visitors to the Galapagos Islands learn about the island’s fragile ecosystem and the need to protect the lives of its endemic animals. But not every animal life is sacrosanct on these islands just 600 miles off Ecuador’s west coast. Certain rodents that start with pointy snouts and end with skinny, sparsely-haired tails are not welcome. Now, thanks to drone technology, rats have […]
Venturi Electric Polar Vehicle
With a princely heritage and sub-zero ambitions, the all-electric Venturi Antarctica has been slowly evolving for more than a decade, preparing to tackle the extreme weather and terrain of the Antarctic continent. The snow-and-ice-hungry all-terrain mini-tank enters its third iteration this month as it prepares to embark on a grand Antarctic mission in December. The latest version gains a new […]
Spinal Implant Designed To Tackle Severe Pain
By targeting the same mechanisms through which epidural anesthesia controls pain during child birth, engineers at the University of Cambridge have demonstrated a new medical implant that could offer relief from other types of severe pain. Administered with a needle and inflated like a tiny air mattress once in position, the device works by subjecting the spinal cord to mild […]