Artists Thomas Granseuer and Tomislav Topic of the multidisciplinary German design practice Quintessenz have transformed ancient stone ruins in Kagkatika, Greece into a spectacular work of art that straddles the line between the analog and digital worlds. Commissioned by the Paxos Contemporary Art Project, Quintessenz crafted a large-scale art installation using 120 mesh layers of varying colors. Dubbed Kagkatikas Secret, […]
Abandoned Greek Ruins Turns Into Artsy Place
Change Your Sleep Habits With This
Supposedly, we spend about a third of our lives in bed. It’s no wonder, then, that things like mattresses and sleep trackers are such a thriving business. Just about everyone wants to get a good night of sleep, and that’s why products like Sleep Number beds and Nokia’s Sleep Sensing And Home Automation Pad ($100) are appealing. But do they really help […]
Healthy Bed Time Snacks for Dogs
Bocce’s Bakery makes small-batch dog treats using locally sourced, 100% natural ingredients. Founder, Andrea Tovar, decided to make healthier snacks after reevaluating her dog Bocce’s health and diet; finding that the preservative-plagued treats she had been giving him weren’t helping with his weight problem. These new Bedtime Tea treats are made from banana, lavender, vanilla and oats—and ensure pooches (and […]
Ratio Cafe with Robot Bartender and Barista
The Ratio café, featuring a robot bartender and barista, just opened in Shanghai.After customers pre-order and pay via an app they can take a seat while a robotic arm makes their drink. Ratio’s robot can grind coffee beans, pour shots, and ensure that each drink has the perfect ratio (hence the cafe’s name) of ingredients. Founder Gavin Pathross says Ratio solves a key flaw […]
Mentorship Program Through Facebook Groups?
Facebook isn’t settling for just finding long-lost acquaintances, a new job, or even a date — the social media network will now help users find mentors. On Thursday, August 9, Facebook launched Mentorship, a program within Groups that helps users find a mentor for professional or personal development or parenting. Teased last year, Mentorship pairs two group members together for […]
Shoe Deodorizer
That unpleasant “cheesy” odor emanating from sneakers after a run is probably caused by bacteria on the wearer’s skin that feed on sweat and produce isovaleric acid, which is the smell culprit. You could try and mask the smell with inserts, use anti-bacterial soap on your feet or avoid using the same pair of running shoes too often, but Panasonic […]
Old Jeans As Artificial Bone Cartilage?
Scientists at Australia’s Deakin University have come up with a potential new way to reclaim some of the tremendous waste generated by the fashion industry. The team has developed a method that reduces discarded denim to the building blocks for artificial cartilage, something that, with further development, could become an advanced tool for performing joint reconstructions in humans. The work […]
Housecraft, a Fun AR App for Laying Out Furniture
Perfectly plan your future home with your phone! Housecraft uses your device’s camera and the power of augmented reality to let you place fully rendered 3D models anywhere in your world. Intuitive Interface. It’s never been easier to carefully position a piece of furniture in a room. No dollys required. Precise Measurements. Feel exactly how big objects are and how they’ll fit […]
Turning Bad Fat Into Good Fat
There’s good fat, and there’s bad fat – although we mostly only hear about the latter. Finding ways to decrease levels of bad (white) fat and increase good (brown) fat could help us lose weight and avoid obesity-related illness, and now researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a transplant method, where white fat is removed from the body, cultivated in […]
Artificial Gills?
If global warming causes catastrophic flooding that inundates most of the world’s coastal urban areas by the end of the century, how will we cope? Biomimicry designer and material scientist Jun Kamei at the Royal College of Art’s answer is Amphibio – a sort of lightweight 3D-printed vest made out of a polymer that acts as both an artificial gill […]