Wood is an established and versatile construction material, used to build everything from high-rises and airports to apartment buildings. It also, however, is not immune to catching fire. A new coating could help keep that from happening, and it’s actually made from wood. Developed by scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the solution incorporates nanocellulose – this […]
Flame Coating For Wood
Vertical Tvs
Although many people have fought to get smartphone videographers to shoot everything in landscape mode (horizontally), it appears that the battle has been lost. The proof? Samsung has unveiled a QLED TV designed for Millennials, that has a vertical screen. Possibly the same model that the company teased back in 2013, the new TV is known as the Sero, which […]
Smash Proof Guitar
Rock guitarists sometimes have a strange relationship with their instruments. The Who’s Pete Townshend has smashed many guitars throughout his long career, Jimi Hendrix set fire to his psychedelic Stratocaster at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and more recently Muse’s Matthew Bellamy sacrificed 140 guitars during one tour. But when Sandvik decided to make an unbreakable all-metal guitar, naturally […]
Infuse Hydration Pack
While many outdoor athletes like to add a liquid energy supplement to their water, doing so can cause their hydration pack or bottle to retain that booster’s taste and color, and to require more frequent cleaning. Infuze offers a solution, in the form of two products that introduce liquid pep down the line from the main water supply – I […]
For Better Bioprinting
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about how living cells can be combined with polymer gels, the mix then being 3D-printed to create biological tissue for use in transplants or experimentation. Such material could soon be getting even more like the real thing, thanks to new ultrasound tech. In natural biological tissue, the cells are aligned in distinct orientations. So […]
Samsung’s Sliding Rotating Camera
Making “cutting edge innovation standard for everyone,” Samsung has added a new mid-range model to its A series of phones. The Galaxy A80 borrows some tricks from the top-end Galaxy S10 series, as well as adding a few new tricks of its own – including a rotating, pop-up camera. The Cinematic Infinity Display uses Super AMOLED technology, just like the […]
Lubricating Your Bicycle Easier
Lubricating your bike’s chain can be a messy and wasteful business, as excess oil drips off the chain and onto the ground. German startup The Outsider Team is out to do something about it, though, with its Flectr Lubri Disc. Although the device first appeared at the Eurobike show back in 2017, it has just now become the subject of […]
Ford Puts Brakes Outta-Control Shopping Carts
While many kids do like pushing grocery carts, they can get kind of over-enthusiastic about it, and often run into things as a result. It was with this supermarket hazard in mind that Ford recently created the one-off Self-Braking Trolley. The trolley is equipped with sensors similar to those in Ford’s Pre-Collision Assist system, which utilizes a forward-facing camera and […]
Growing Microgreens In Your Kitchen
Not everyone has access to enough land for growing veggies, making indoor garden devices quite attractive prospects for those looking for year-round fresh produce. Over the years, we’ve seen quite a few break cover – including the AeroGarden from 2006, Windowfarms from 2011 and the striking OGarden update from earlier this year. The latest is a multi-tier setup called the […]
Muji’s Stunning Micro Suites
Following in the footsteps of Shenzhen and Beijing, Japanese home and lifestyle brand Muji has recently opened its third hotel located in the center of Tokyo’s upmarket shopping district of Ginza. The impressive Muji Hotel Ginza spans six floors and features 79 rooms that boast stunning tiny living interior designs that are intended to reflect the company’s ethos of “eat […]