If you need to close up an injury or incision in human body tissue, you use sutures, staples or perhaps a surgical adhesive … right? Well, if technology that’s currently being developed at Arizona State University gets commercialized, liquid silk combined with gold nanoparticles may eventually be a better way to go. Although sutures and staples are both tried and […]
Silk & Gold Replace Stitches & Staples?
New Way To Treat Eye Related Injuries?
Currently, if someone has a damaged cornea (the surface of the eye), it’s covered with a “bandage” made from the amniotic membrane of human placentas. While this does help repair the eye, an Australian scientist is developing what he believes may be a better alternative – a wound-healing contact lens. Amniotic membranes have proven anti-inflammatory and anti-scarring effects, plus they […]
Foldable Screen?
Foldable phones are coming, there’s no doubt about that. Samsung, LG, and Huawei are among those who’ve set out their intentions to launch bendable handsets within the next year, but they’ve all apparently been beaten to the line by the Royole FlexPai. Whereas last year’s ZTE Axon M stuck two displays together with a hinge, the FlexPai screen really does […]
All Weather A.I Shuttle Bus
Japanese retail company Muji has joined forces with Sensible 4, a Finnish autonomous vehicle maker, to create Gacha, a stylish new autonomous shuttle bus designed to handle a wide variety of different environmental conditions. Autonomous vehicle technology is booming at the moment, with trials underway around the globe covering everything from self-navigating shipsto robotic helicopter pilots. But perhaps the most […]
Waze’s New Feature Hopes To Make Your Commute More Bearable
Waze already offers Spotify integration but the popular navigation app has just announced the addition of more streaming services as part of the launch of a new audio player. In a bid to make your commute a little more bearable, Waze is adding support for Pandora, Deezer, iHeartRadio, NPR One, Scribd, Stitcher, and TuneIn, giving you easy access to more […]
Eat Cereal On The Go
Here’s a scenario for you. It’s early in the morning and you know that you need to be out of the door in just a few minutes, but that craving for some sweet, sugary goodness soaked in fresh, cold milk hits your taste buds and you can’t help but pour yourself a bowl of cereal. You either have to eat […]
Hybrid Cells Turns Sunlight & Water Into Hydrogen & Electricity
One of the main methods of producing hydrogen for fuel cells is to use artificial photosynthesis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, but these devices still suffer from some efficiency issues. Now a new hybrid device may be able to recover some of the energy that would otherwise go to waste, by producing both hydrogen and electricity. Great strides […]
Turning Flat Surfaces Into Portable Touchscreen
After seeing a pre-production prototype at IFA 2014, we got the opportunity to pick up a stylus-like pen, power up a portable projector and were able to interact with images thrown onto our wall by the successfully crowdfunded Touchjet Pond. Now China’s Puppy Robotics is launching the puppy cube, a laser projector that also turns any flat surface into a […]
Belt Worn Device Lets Workers Know Of Their Safety
It’s no secret that jobs which involve a lot of bending, twisting or reaching can cause debilitating injuries. Sometimes, though, it’s hard to remember to do those things the right way. The wearable Kinetic Reflex is designed to help workers in that regard, by alerting them to unsafe postures. Equipped with an inertial measurement unit (an accelerometer/gyroscope combo), the Reflex […]
Glass Treehouse A Reality Soon?
Treehouses of all shapes and sizes have graced our pages over the years, but the thing about these elevated dwellings is that they tend to be made of timber. Mexican architect Gerardo Broissin paid little attention to this building convention with the design of “chantli kuaulakoyokan,” a transparent treehouse in Mexico City. The treehouse takes its name from the native […]