If flying cars and other similar vehicles become commonplace, our cities will surely need to adapt – but will New York City resemble The Jetsons, or look much like it does now, just with a few extra airports? A study led by MVRDV and Airbus has some interesting ideas. MVRDV spent two years collaborating with Airbus, alongside Bauhaus Luftfahrt, ETH […]
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Tidal A MoonShot To Save The World’s Oceans
It covers almost three quarters of the Earth, but we know only a fraction of what lies beneath the ocean’s surface. Google’s parent company Alphabet has today launched a new initiative called Tidal aimed at changing that, with an overarching objective to use a better understanding of the ocean to better protect the marine environment. “We know more about the […]
This Adapter Lets You Charge In More Than 200 Countries
Any frequent traveler will tell you that the most obnoxious — and oftentimes expensive — element of constantly traveling overseas is tracking down a charger for each specific country you visit. The World Travel Plug Adapter puts an end to your global charging nightmares once and for all by offering no less than six plug attachments in a compact and […]
What Foods Have Glyphosate
In March 2019, Monsanto lost a lawsuit to a man named Edwin Hardeman, who claimed Monsanto’s herbicide product Roundup — the main ingredient in which is glyphosate — caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Monsanto was ordered by the court to pay more than $80 million in damages to Hardeman. Ever since, glyphosate has become a household name, and definitely not in […]
Heat Camo Material Matches Ambient Temperature
While we’ve already seen materials that allow people or objects to hide from heat-detecting cameras, they’re typically only effective at one ambient temperature. An experimental new material, however, can be user-adjusted to work over a wide range. Heat-detecting sensors, such as those found in night-vision goggles, actually work by noting the temperature difference between the surface of an object and […]
Carbon Rickshaw Folds
If you’ve ever been to Vietnam, then you’ll have seen the rickshaw taxi-trikes in which the pedaler sits behind the passenger. Well, the Companion Bike is a carbon fiber version of those, that folds inwards for storage and transit. Created by inventor Quan Pham, the Companion Bike is intended both for commercial use, and for transporting family members or friends […]
Gulfstream Business Jet Makes Maiden Flight
Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace have scored a double first as the Gulfstream G700 business jet and two Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines made their maiden flights at the same time. On February 14, 2020, the G700 powered by the Rolls-Royce engines took off from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia at 1:19 pm EST for a two-hour-and-32-minute test flight. Unveiled at […]
Self Healing Potassium Batteries
Lithium is expensive, environmentally questionable in large volumes, and tends to catch on fire from time to time. It’s the best solution we’ve currently got for EV and device battery storage, but other alternatives are starting to surface, and one that could actually make a fair bit of sense is the potassium metal battery. As well as being cheap and […]
Temperature Regulating Duvet
There is nothing worse than not sleeping well. So many different factors can play into the quality of sleep everyone experiences – stress, eating habits, workload, an uncomfortable mattress, being too hot or cold … and the list goes on. Some of these issues can be tough to solve, but when it comes to better regulating temperature to help you […]
Nimble E-Bike Trailer
Two of the more interesting urban cargo hauling solutions out there are now working together. The Tern GSD electric cargo bike and Carla Cargo bike trailer are becoming a powerful but compact delivery team. Smaller, lighter and more agile than an electric mini-truck or van, the combo can carry 700 lb (318 kg) through whatever crowded city squares, narrow alleys […]