Bangkok-based architectural firm, Ayutt and Associates design, has unveiled a stunning self-sustaining home in the Thai capital. The Shade House is a three-story home covered in the firm’s signature perforated facade that allows for optimal natural light and airflow, while simultaneously providing privacy for the homeowners. Additionally, the design incorporates several passive and active technologies, as well as an abundance of indoor pocket […]
Self Sustaining Shade House Helps Combat Pollution
Two Protein Pieces Identified In Cancer Puzzle
How cancer develops is a complex puzzle, involving untold moving parts and chemical reactions. Now, scientists have found how two of these pieces work together to prevent cancer forming, which could unlock new types of cancer treatments. The protein at the heart of the new study is known as PP2A. It’s found in the cells of every living creature and […]
Starfleet Explorer
Following on from the leggy T-Rex released last year, MB&F and L’Epee 1839 have teamed up once again to make another quirky timepiece – this time one that’s part desktop clock and part space station. Taking cues from the eponymous station from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Starfleet Machine, the partners’ first collaboration released in 2014, the Starfleet […]
Spectator Atmosphere Via App
A survey by ESPN earlier this month suggested U.S. sports fans are cool with the idea of watching televised events without spectators instead of waiting for sports to restart only when fans can be there in person. The coronavirus pandemic halted professional sports events around the world, though some countries, including the U.S., are making tentative moves toward restarts. Aware […]
Major Study Finds Health Correlation Between Cycling To Work & Longer Life
Scientists in the UK have tapped 25 years worth of Census data to track the habits and health outcomes of hundreds of thousands of commuters, finding an association between those who avoid daily car travel and a lower risk of early death. Cycling, walking or catching the train to work was linked to reductions in the risk of cancer and […]
Modified Smartphones Detects Early Signs Of Blindness
One of the disastrous effects of diabetes is the harm it can cause to the retina, with this degeneration of blood vessels in the eye now the leading cause of new blindness in working-age adults. An international team of scientists has developed technology that could pick up this so-called diabetic retinopathy in its early stages, using a standard smartphone as […]
Improving Your Social VR Experience
The fledgling XRSpace, led by HTC cofounder Peter Chou, just unveiled a new Mova VR headset alongside a virtual world it’s calling Manova – a digital realm where people can meet to socialize, to be entertained, to be educated, and more. Considering much of the global population is currently indoors for a lot of the day, the timing couldn’t be […]
Flexible Sensors Measure Vitamin C Levels In Sweat
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible sensors that can be worn on the skin to sensitively track vitamin C levels in sweat. The devices could be useful in helping wearers to maintain optimal levels of the vitamin, which is important for a healthy immune system, and could be particularly useful for patients who are dealing […]
Antiviral & Anti Bacteria Aluminium Surface
If there’s one place where you don’t want viruses or harmful bacteria to be present, it’s in hospitals, where people are already vulnerable. A new process could help, by allowing aluminum surfaces in such buildings to kill the bugs. Led by Prof. Prasad Yarlagadda, scientists at Australia’s Queensland Institute of Technology started by exposing discs of ordinary 6063 aluminum alloy […]
Digital Nerve Map
As some readers may already know, in-ear stimulation of the vagus nerve can help relieve pain in other parts of the body. Thanks to new research by Austrian scientists, such treatments could soon be more effective than ever. The longest of the cranial nerves, the vagus nerve runs from the brain through the face, down to the thorax and abdomen. […]