In-flight entertainment could soon feel more like chilling in a movie theater than trying to pass the time in a cramped seat with hundreds of strangers — not because seats are getting bigger (sorry) but by using virtual reality (VR). On Monday, September 24, Alaska Airlines announced trials for a type of virtual reality entertainment, claiming the spot as the […]
Flying Can Soon Feel More Like Going For The Movies
Oregon Implements Statewide Refillable Beer Bottle System
Once a beer bottle is drained, it usually goes to a recycling plant, where the glass can be heated and molded into a new product. But what if we just used the beer bottle again? That’s the basic idea behind a new refillable bottle system in Oregon, which is the first statewide program of its kind. The program is largely […]
Vine Scout
Back in 2015, we heard about a prototype vineyard-monitoring robot known appropriately enough as VineRobot. Now, its successor has been unveiled in Portugal. Developed via a European Union research consortium, it’s called VineScout. The idea behind both robots is that they can autonomously move up and down the rows of a vineyard, checking the wellbeing and harvest-readiness of the grapes. […]
Beer On Tap
BEERMKR handles both brewing AND fermentation and is 100% open, allowing you to customize recipes directly on the machine. BEERMKR is the world’s only fully contained beer brewery that sits on your counter, giving you all the tools of the best brewers and all the fun of making delicious beer—without the mess and complexity of traditional homebrewing. The recyclable brew […]
Simple Blood Test For Drowsy Drivers
It’s no secret that not getting enough sleep can cause a person to be a drowsy, dangerous driver. What’s difficult, however, is being able to objectively determine whether or not a driver is sleep-deprived. Soon, a blood test could provide the answer. Led by Professor Derk-Jan Dijk, a team at the University of Surrey’s Sleep Research Centre recently conducted an […]
Self Sanitising Toilet Brush
Modern life has successfully divorced us from a vast range of filthy indignities our ancestors had to deal with. Today’s bathroom is so good at its job that you’re able to unleash all kinds of toxic hell into it, and you’re actively annoyed if you smell a hint of anything besides ocean breeze or forest glade. The toilet brush, on […]
Discounted Meals To Combat Food Wastage
The launch of Karma in Sweden has brought about a new way of fighting food waste. Since 2016, more than 1,500 businesses such as restaurants, bakeries, cafes and hotels as well as the three largest supermarket chains in Sweden have joined the battle to reduce the amount of perfectly edible food that is thrown away daily. The mobile app offers […]
Spray On Skin For Serious Burns
AVITA Medical, a Valencia, California firm, won FDA approval for its remarkable RECELL Autologous Cell Harvesting Device for serious burns in adult patients. In preparation for treatment, a small healthy piece of the patient’s skin sample is taken, from which the so-called “Spray-On Skin” preparation is made. The process only takes 30 minutes, so it can be used soon after […]
Coop’s Old Milk Fragrance
Food waste is a major issue all around the world, but one Swedish company is doing something about it. Coop has officially launched an ‘Old Milk’ fragrance — which, yes, smells like spoiled milk — to urge citizens to rely on their sense of taste and smell rather than expiration dates when deciding whether to throw away outdated food. A […]
Time To Own Your Eco-Yatch
If you’ve ever wanted to get creative as a means of getting trash out of our oceans, you’re not alone. After all, the amount of pollution that impacts our planet can feel overwhelming. While grassroots efforts to collect trash from our waters are certainly inspiring, one new approach has a lot of people talking. Known as the “Ocean Saviour,” this […]