Touchscreens are more ubiquitous in our lives than ever, but there are still some things that could stand to become a bit more hands-on. Glamos is a tiny device that uses LIDAR technology to project a kind of virtual touchscreen anywhere one is needed, turning TVs or projectors into giant motion-controlled displays that you don’t need to actually touch. Glamos […]
Gesture Control To Projector
Unique-Light Activated Resin
While we’ve certainly heard of epoxy resins that harden when exposed to light, usually all of the substance has to be exposed. A new additive causes resin to solidify when even only a bit of it gets lit up, however – plus it works underwater. Developed at the Vienna University of Technology, the proprietary compound can be added to existing […]
Gesture Control Armband
For people afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS), it can be difficult to quantify how their condition fluctuates over short periods of time. According to a new study, though, an existing device is able to detect subtle changes that might otherwise be missed. Ordinarily, the progress of MS is tracked via occasional assessments performed at a clinic. This means that when […]
Bendable Concrete Goes Cement Free
Concrete is the world’s most widely-used building material thanks to its incredible strength – but it doesn’t stand up well against bending. Now, researchers at Swinburne University have developed a new type of concrete that can not only bend better, but doesn’t require cement to make, reducing its environmental footprint. Put a huge weight on top of a pillar of […]
Smart Lock Boxes
While smart door locks do have some useful features, swapping your existing locks for smart ones certainly is a hassle. Yeeuu’s K1 Smart Lock Box offers an alternative, by bringing smart functionality to “dumb” locks. One of the main selling features of smart locks is the fact that by using an app, homeowners can grant temporary house-access to certain other […]
Free Public Transportation In Luxembourg
Swapping your car for public transportation is a great way to lower your environmental impact — and doing so just got a lot easier for the people of Luxembourg. As of Feb. 29, 2020, all public transport within the small European country is free of charge. Luxembourg is the first country in the world to roll out nationwide free public […]
Stopping Smart Speakers From Listening
If the growing proliferation of always on, always listening smart speakers in our homes is making you a little uneasy, researchers from the University of Chicago might have the answer: a wearable bracelet that jams the microphones in speakers, smartwatches, and smartphones alike. The wearable is crammed with 24 separate transducers that emit ultrasonic waves that interfere with microphones in […]
Ground Scraper
MVRDV has unveiled designs for a BREEAM Excellent-certified office building in Amsterdam as part of a redevelopment plan for the Tripolis office complex, a project created by celebrated Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck and long considered a commercial failure. In addition to the renovation of the old buildings and the addition of a park, the Tripolis Park project will feature a […]
Does Ride Hailing Actually Increases More Carbon Emissions?
As ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have surged in popularity in the past decade, so too has the emissions arising from the transportation sector, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The researchers conducted an analysis of pollution from ride-hailing vehicles across seven major US cities, finding that these services generate 69 percent more carbon […]
Modular E Boat
The 26-foot (8-m) DC25 yacht tender from DutchCraft is designed to do a little of everything the modern day captain and sportsman might need from a center console boat. Using simple deck-mounted rails, the boat easily transforms from a breezy pleasure craft, to a sporty dive or fishing boat, to a capable superyacht tender, to an empty toy carrier. An […]