Plastic Gulping Fish

Imagine if there were a robotic fish that filtered microplastic particles out of the water as it swam. Well, now there is one, and it’s the physical version of the winning concept in the first-ever Natural Robotics Contest. Announced this May, the University of Surrey’s Natural Robots Contest invited members of the public to submit their ideas for animal- or plant-inspired robots […]

Harnessing Wave Energy

The UniWave sea platform is an artificial blowhole that harvests energy from ocean waves. Independent analysts now predict it’ll create some of the cheapest renewable energy on the market – and some of the most reliable and predictable, as well. We first encountered Wave Swell Energy (WSE) and the UniWave back in early 2021. This curious, half-sunken-looking concrete structure is designed to […]

High-Sugar Diet Desensitizes The Tongue

Do people eating lots of sugar become desensitized to sweetness? Scientists at the University of Michigan (U-M) have found evidence that this might be the case, with a new study in rats finding that those on a high-sugar diet had as much as a 50% reduction in responsiveness to sweet flavors. It seems like a logical and anecdotal assumption to […]

Amazon Enters The Sleep Tracking Market

While there are already a number of sleep-tracking systems to choose between, many of them are made by small startups without much of a track record. Electronics giant Amazon has now thrown its hat in the ring, however, with the unveiling of the Halo Rise. Announced this Wednesday (Sept. 28th), the Halo Rise is designed to sit on the user’s bedside table, […]

LED Packed Guitar

Startup Sensy has launched a guitar-shaped electronic instrument featuring a fretboard crammed with follow-me lights designed to get noobs playing tunes quickly, but can also be used by seasoned pros as a MIDI interface or eye-catching melody maker. Learning to play a musical instrument can be tough going, with many would-be rock stars abandoning efforts as their finger ends cry […]

E Minder To-Do List

Even in this day and age, many people still keep track of their daily tasks on paper do-to lists. The eMinder is designed to be a less wasteful alternative, and it’s claimed to be less distracting than keeping such a list solely on your smartphone. Created by Italian startup post-think, the eMinder is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign. […]

E Turntable System

Back in 2019, Andover Audio launched the Spinbase speaker system for turntables featuring vibration control tech from its flagship music system. Now a cheaper version of that Model One all-in-one unit called the One E has been announced. As we’ve noted many times before, sales of vinyl records have been enjoying a healthy rise in recent years, prompting many music lovers to dust off […]

Albania’s Tallest Green Tower

The Albanian capital Tirana is currently undergoing a massive construction boom. Some of architecture’s biggest names, including MVRDV, BIG and Stefano Boeri, are busy transforming the city with eye-catching new buildings, and now Danish architecture firm Cebra joins the fray with an ambitious mountainous skyscraper that will be covered in greenery. The project is named Mount Tirana and also involves developer Nova Construction 2012. It will be situated […]