Italian fashion company Kloters has created a T-shirt that cleans the air through a specially designed insert capable of capturing and disintegrating pollutants and foul odors. Called RepAir, the shirt was designed to be both comfortable and environmentally friendly. “RepAir is born from the desire to go beyond the traditional concept of sustainable fashion,” said Kloters co-founders Federico Suria, Marco […]
This Shirt Cleans The Air
Can Plastic Waste Be Finally Turned Into Usable Energy?
A new study from the Earth Engineering Center (EEC|CCNY) at the Grove School of Engineering of the City College of New York suggests that plastic waste can effectively be converted into usable fuel and energy rather than being dumped in a landfill or polluting the ocean. Researchers found that the addition of non-recycled plastics (NRPs) to a chemical recycling process […]
Can A Urine Test Help To Predict Artificial Hip Problems?
Of the many people who receive artificial hips, approximately 10 percent will require replacement surgery within 10 to 15 years. This is due to a condition called osteolysis, in which the adjacent bone deteriorates, causing the implant to loosen. Soon, however, it may be possible to determine who will develop the condition, via a urine test. Led by Dr. D. […]
Drug Free Bandage Helps Heal Diabetic Wounds Faster
Because diabetics often have both nerve damage and poor circulation, they will often not notice when they receive skin wounds, which proceed to heal very slowly. Those wounds can thus become chronic, sometimes even leading to amputations. A new regenerative bandage, however, could help keep this from happening. Led by Prof. Guillermo Ameer, a team from Illinois’ Northwestern University started […]
Millenials Eating Habits Changing The Food Industry
Millennials are dramatically disrupting the way food is produced, packaged, marketed and served. As a highly vocal group, millennials have given food producers little option but to listen to their demands, resulting in changes to not only food choices, but farming techniques and restaurant services as well. These changes have reverberated throughout the food industry, creating a food landscape vastly […]
Boost Your iPhone Security With This
If you’re a stickler for security, then you may be familiar with the YubiKey, the USB device that adds an extra layer of protection to your various internet accounts. Unfortunately, thus far, it’s only been compatible with devices that have USB ports, which means that phones were more or less out of the question. But now, that’s no longer the […]
Changing Its Shape Mid Flight, Robot
When you need a model for how to make something that flies, there’s no need to look to science fiction. Nature’s got plenty of examples. A pretty good one? Birds. Flying is kind of their thing (for most of them, anyway). So when researchers from the Étienne Jules Marey Institute of Movement Sciences (CNRS / Aix-Marseille Université) set out to […]
Lumo Run Here To Fix The Way You Run
It seems like athletes and fitness fanatics have an overwhelming number of wearables to choose from these days, ranging from smartwatches to fitness trackers to shoes that can keep track of how well they are performing. Choosing which one works best for you often comes down to a matter of personal preference, but if you’re a serious runner, a device called the […]
Catching Zika Infected Mosquitoes With These Laser Beams
During the 2016 Zika outbreak, Cuba went hard on the insecticides. The country is known for their proactive approach to mosquito-borne illnesses, and their tactics mostly involve closely-monitoring breeding spots like standing water. As successful as this approach is (Cuba’s vigilance kept them from succumbing to “widespread transmission” like every surrounding nation did by November 2016), a research team from […]
Explore Our Planet With This AR Immersive Experience
As outdoor enthusiasts, we care deeply about the planet we live on. There is always more to learn about our changing world including past, present, and future information. AstroReality has launched the project Earth on Kickstarter — a 3D hand-painted globe that, when paired with a unique application, can provide in-depth information about the planet we live on. The physical […]