I’m calling it early this year. The new Impossible Burger is the most impressive thing on display at CES 2019. Hands down. Forget about Samsung’s monstrous new OLED screen, forget whatever Google is doing this year. As far as I’m concerned, the most incredible thing at the show this year is a hamburger made from reconstituted plant matter. I am […]
Impossible Burger Is An Engineering Feat
Sustainable Lamps
London-based designer Nir Meiri has created a series of table lamps using mushroom mycelium, as an alternative to synthetic materials. The shades for each of the minimal table lamps is made from mycelium – the vegetative part of a fungus – while more conventional metal forms the stand and base. Each lamp is illuminated from below by a separate light […]
Ethical Clothing Brand
Clothing collective PANGAIA is committed to sustainability and ethical fashion at every step of the way. The new brand, which launched globally late last year, made history with their vegan down jacket, which is made from natural, dried wildflowers as insulation rather than goose feathers; the rest of the jacket is made from recycled materials such as plastic water bottles, […]
How You Can Save Money by Going Paperless
Despite the ever-growing list of digital advances, the paperless office hasn’t really come to full fruition. Head to any office location and you’re sure to find stacks of files and piles of paper. Going paperless is something that companies have on their list, but the priority of such task tends to slip in importance. According to an AIIM study, only […]
Using Rejected Cornflakes For Beer Making
Many of us start our day with Kelloggs — and in the United Kingdom, some people will be able to end their day with Kelloggs too! In an effort to minimize their impact and reuse food waste, the breakfast food company has teamed up with Seven Bro7hers Brewery — a local brewery in Manchester — to create beer made from […]
Muscle Measurement In Real Time
Bodybuilding, as its name pretty much implies, is all about gettin’ big muscles. And while a tape measure can be used to measure the growth of those muscles every now and then, XLFLEX is designed to motivate users by providing them with ongoing real-time measurements as they’re working out. Developed by Texas-based startup Visual Gains, XLFLEX takes the form of […]
Malaria’s Detection Test
Despite advances in malaria treatments over the past few decades, the disease still kills around half a million people globally every year. Finding a better way to diagnose the illness, and subsequently treat it early, is a major goal for scientists. A team of researchers just revealed an innovative new salvia test that promises to quickly and cheaply screen for […]
Elevated Library
This attractive building named the Mountain House in Mist, by Shulin Architectural Design, serves as a library and meeting place in rural China. It’s elevated on stilts and sports a translucent facade that offers lots of natural light inside during the day and makes it glow like a lantern in the evening. The Mountain House in Mist is located in […]
Plastic Free Flight
Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly says they made history when they flew the first flight without any single-use plastic. The flight — from Lisbon to Natal, Brazil — was the first of four trials that won’t use any single-use plastic on-board. Many of the items on-board that are typically plastic were substituted with a more eco-friendly alternative; plastic cutlery was […]
Snacks On Demand
PepsiCo has gotten into the robotic delivery business as its Hello Goodness subsidiary and Robby Technologies team up to operate a team of self-driving vending wagons on the University of the Pacific campus in Stockton, California. Operated through a downloadable app, the small fleet of “snackbots” can deliver a variety of cold food and beverages to students on demand. Delivery […]