If you should become separated from your solo sailboat, kayak or other watercraft out on the open sea, staying afloat isn’t the only challenge – you also have to be seen by your rescuers. That’s where the wearable, inflatable SeeArch is made to come in. Created by Canadian entrepreneur Neil Darroch, the SeeArch is intended to be worn along with […]
Wearable Inflatable See-Arch
“River Flowing” Museum
Following an international architecture competition, 3XN, B+H and Zhubo Design have been commissioned to co-design the Natural History Museum in Shenzhen, China. The building’s unusual form is likened to a river flowing over the delta by the architects and its green roof will slope downward into a ramp to allow visitors to stroll on top. Due to be located next […]
Wheel Driver Ratcheting Tool
Ratcheting tools certainly make it easier to tighten and loosen stiff bolts and whatnot, but they’re not always that easy to stuff in a pocket or clip to a belt. That’s why the compact Wheel Driver “luxury palm ratchet” was created. Manufactured by Spanish tool company Micaton Ergonomics, the Wheel Driver does indeed look like a miniature car wheel. It […]
Variable Gloss 3D Printer
While “traditional” objects may exhibit varying degrees of glossiness in different areas, 3D-printed items are typically uniformly shiny all over. That could be about to change, however, thanks to a new printer designed at MIT. When it comes to controlling the glossiness of 3D-printed objects, conventional printers are limited by the nozzles in their print head. Although the openings in […]
Autonomous Drones Track Warehouse Inventory
In recent years, both MIT and Fraunhofer have announced the development of systems that use flying drones to keep track of inventory in warehouses. The Ware system offers a unique take on that same concept, and is already in use at multiple locations. Developed by a San Francisco-based startup of the same name, Ware incorporates autonomous Skydio 2 quadcopters that […]
Liquid-Filled Window Absorbs Solar Heat By Day & Releases At Night
While double-glazed windows do help save energy, Singaporean scientists have tweaked the concept to make it even more effective. Instead of leaving an air gap between the two panes of glass, the researchers have inserted a heat-absorbing, light-blocking liquid. Developed at Nanyang Technological University, the experimental new “smart window” consists of two panes of ordinary glass, the space between which […]
Chromecast With Google TV
Google has released a new Chromecast that is also really its first proper Android TV media streaming device – though at the same time Android TV has been rebranded as Google TV. Despite these potentially confusing developments, the new Chromecast with Google TV is a really well made piece of hardware that is really simple to use. At a glance: […]
Smart Windows Darkens And Become Solar Cells When Heated
Windows are great for letting in light, but in summer months that comes with an unwanted side order of heat, causing many people to run the air conditioning non-stop. Now, researchers have developed windows that can change color automatically when heated by sunlight, to keep buildings cool – and to top it off, they’re solar panels as well. Color-changing glass […]
Business Leader Andrew Miller on How CEOs Can Give Back to Their Employees
You need to prioritize the culture of your business if you wish to have an advantage on your rivals. Andrew Miller, former CEO of Polycom, Inc., claims you are more likely to maintain your workforce and build long-term team loyalty if you provide an atmosphere and incentives that not all businesses do. Miller provided us with these suggestions of what […]
Electric Wingsuit – A Dawn Of An Extreme Sport?
Wingsuit flying certainly captured folks’ attention when it first hit the mainstream around the turn of the millennium, sparking a wave of GoPro and Red Bull videos. Human flight had never been so personal or so physical as these intrepid maniacs half-fell, half glided through rocky gaps and mountain passes like turbocharged flying squirrels. The name of the game quickly […]