Ecobee is best known for its work in the smart thermostat field with powerful devices like the Ecobee 4. Now the company has branched out from just thermostats to offer the Ecobee Haven, a smart home monitoring platform the company claims “eliminates the need for keypads, programming, and single-use devices.” The idea behind Haven involves tying the entire home together […]
Ecobee Haven
Modular Hospital Ward
Recycling-focused studio Miniwiz, Taiwan’s government and Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital have created a prototype for a modular ward using recycled aluminium panels, which would allow hospitals to quickly be adapted to fight coronavirus. Named Modular Adaptable Convertible (MAC), the kit was developed by Miniwiz with the Center For Innovation (CFI) at Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan’s Ministry […]
Disney Joins In Recycling Plastic For Shirts
Creating clothing fibers from recycled plastic is nothing new, but when a name like Disney is involved, it’s hard not to have childlike enthusiasm over the efforts. Disney, a company that needs no further description, has partnered with Unifi, Inc., makers of REPREVE®, the leading recycled fiber, to produce a new retro-style Mickey & Co. collection that is sure to bring out […]
How Not to Lose Knowledge Gained in the School Year
Almost every student in his life wondered how not to lose the knowledge gained in the school year and remember it for a long time. If you think about it deeply, then you will find out that this is a really serious problem. It especially happens with technical subjects. Most of the failures in the learning process are connected precisely […]
E-Glasses Track Brains
We’ve already seen electronic glasses that watch the wearer’s diet and automatically change focus, among other things. An experimental new pair monitors the user’s health, lets them control games, and switch to being sunglasses as needed. The prototype eyewear was developed by a team led by Assoc. Prof. Suk-Won Hwang, from Korea University’s KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and […]
EHang Air Taxi Approved For Heavy Logistics
Air mobility company EHang has achieved another important milestone in its effort to make its passenger-grade autonomous aerial vehicles a common sight in the skies. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CCAC) has granted permission for the air taxis to be used for heavy-lift logistics. Under regulations introduced in February 2019 by the CAAC, EHang becomes the first company to […]
Envisioning The Post Pandemic Hotel
UK architecture studio The Manser Practice has outlined how hotels could be adapted to allow social distancing when they reopen, and how future designs will be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Post-pandemic hotels will have no receptionists and will adopt touchless access, one-way systems and larger rooms with inbuilt gyms according to The Manser Practice, which has designed numerous hotels including […]
Fujifilm’s New App Turns Mirrorless Camera Into Webcam
Standalone webcams have become somewhat difficult to find since the worldwide lockdown in response to COVID-19 has forced many to communicate with loved ones through video conferencing apps. Last month Canon announced software that allowed certain EOS and PowerShot cameras to be used as webcams. And now Fujifilm has followed suit Like the Canon effort, the X Webcam app for […]
Electricity Powered By Bacteria
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany are developing “microbial cyborgs” that generate usable electricity by combining Shewanella oneidensis bacteria with a nanocomposite material. Today, all electric devices are lifeless lumps of technology powered by equally lifeless batteries and other energy sources. However, if the KIT concept is brought to a practical stage, we could see biosensors […]
FORGO Plastic Packaging With Powdered Hand Wash
Plastic containers line nearly every shelf of any health and beauty aisle. To tackle this earth-endangering practice, Stockholm-based design studio Form Us With Love set out to make personal care more sustainable with their first product in this endeavor, FORGO powdered hand soap. Although the design company has launched other product campaigns, including furniture in conjunction with notable icon IKEA, FORGO […]