There’s a new building block in town, and it generates its own clean energy. Researchers from Exeter University developed new glass blocks that are embedded with small solar cells. Not only do the blocks generate energy, but they also provide thermal insulation and allow natural light to enter buildings. Called Solar Squared, the blocks are embedded during the manufacturing process with an array […]
Glass Block Producing Clean Energy
Living In A Cube
How can a large piece of furniture safe space? By combining several rooms in itself. The piece called Kammerspiel (Intimate Theatre) is the largest piece of furniture the German designer Nils Holger Moormann ever created. And its role is to rethink the approach to living in a small space. The item includes sleeping, eating, working, and reading areas. A staircase that doubles as […]
Nucleus 7 Sound Processor
Cochlear, a medical device company at the forefront of the world’s hearing implant market, has announced the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor, the world’s first Made for iPhone cochlear implant sound processor, in partnership with Apple. Known for it’s Nucleus cochlear implant and Baha bone conduction implant technologies, Cochlear previously released the world’s first Made for iPhone bone conduction sound processor in 2015. Adding the ability to directly interface […]
Beet Sugar Car
Are biodegradable cars the next step in environmentally-friendly motoring? A team of students at the Eindhoven University of Technology just unveiled a biodegradable car made out of beet sugar and flax. Weighing just 684 pounds, the lightweight, eco-friendly vehicle can travel up to 50 miles per hour. According to Reuters, the only components not made of bio-based materials are the […]
Tiny House
As the Tiny House market grows bigger, the design of these dwellings becomes more and more elegant and lavish. Take for example this artisan little item, built by Handcrafted Movement. Beautifully laid out in a 24? x 8.5? trailer, the house has all the comforts of a much large home. Plus quite a few clever hidden storage ideas. See more photos after the break […]
How List Building Can Make or Break Your Business
According to Campaign Monitor, “For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI.” Such is the power of connecting with your audience via email. If the figure isn’t enough to convince you of the importance of building an email list, then here’s another pertinent data that you need to know about it. “61 percent of consumers enjoy receiving promotional […]
Is it Possible to start a Profitable Business in UK despite inflation and Economic stress?
No matter the economic situation of a country, be it the UK or otherwise, there are always businesses within that environment that aredelivering services or goods and making huge profits. Even war torn countries, have those within them that are legally profiting and prospering. So while the current state ofa country’s economy might be a factor that’s capable of determining […]
Three Big Innovations Hitting Law Offices
When one thinks of the law industry, innovation isn’t typically something that comes to the forefront. However the world of law from the personal injury lawyer to the divorce attorney is changing drastically to keep up with the pace of technology and modern trends. Here are some of the biggest trends to keep your on eye in the coming years. […]
Improving Air Quality with Smog-Free Bicycle
Walking around in foul, soupy smog is bad enough; biking through it at a modest clip can feel like hooking your lungs up to a Ford F-150’s tail pipe. But in the future, cycling in heavy air pollution could be less damaging, if a two-wheeled intervention from Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde pans out. This week Roosegaarde’s Rotterdam-based studio revealed its “smog-free bicycle” concept. The […]
Flexible Standing Desks
Standing desks are all the rage these days and this clever contribution to the trend by Humble Works is worth a mention. I love the flexibility of this design. Thanks to the multiple slots, anyone can find the correct position for the monitor and keyboard shelves in relation to their eye level and overall height. The piece folds flat when […]