The people have spoken — and they’ve made it abundantly clear that plant-based diets are here to stay, no matter where in the world you are. While the United States has seen a shift towards more people following plant-based diets, it’s clear that the trend is international — and doesn’t stop when people are in transit! Live Kindly reported that […]
Vegan Meal Request Increases
Meet INKI
INKI is a ballpoint pen with an innovative mechanism hidden inside. Thanks to the rapidly moving tip, you can create unique patterns while drawing. Depending on the pressure you apply, the angle in which you hold the pen & the speed of drawing, you can change the shape and the intensity of the patterns. You can create your own original […]
An Environmentally Friendly Olympics?
Sustainability will be at the heart of the Olympic games in Tokyo in 2020 — and now, Japanese olympic organizers have made a suggestion that will bring the focus on sustainability front and center at the summer games: They want to make medals out of recycled materials. If they go through with the idea, the gold, silver, and bronze medals […]
Quad Lock Holds Handphones Onto Bikes Steadily
There are plenty of ways you can go about fixing a smartphone to the handlebars of a bicycle these days, indeed we’ve looked at mounts of all shapes and sizes over the years. The Quad Lock from the Australian startup of the same name is far from the freshest face on the scene, but its simplicity and stability has seen […]
Injecting Insulin Through Microcapsule
For people with type 2 diabetes, regular insulin injections are a part of everyday life, but that’s not the most comfortable routine. Plenty of work has gone into developing an insulin pill as a less invasive alternative, but that comes with its own challenges. Now, an MIT team has created a new design for a capsule that houses a microneedle […]
Biodegradable Acoustic Panels
Acoustic products brand Baux has worked with a team of scientists specialising in biomimicry to create a line of biodegradable acoustic panels, called Baux Acoustic Pulp. Made from a new paper-like, plant-based material, the series of nine panels was developed with Swedish industrial design studio Form Us With Love, in collaboration with scientists from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). The new […]
Stopping Counterfeits
It seems that the more technology progresses, the easier it becomes to produce convincing counterfeit goods. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen are fighting back, however, with product tags that they claim cannot be replicated – even by an item’s legitimate manufacturer. Known as the physical unclonable functions (PUFs) system, the technology was developed by researchers Riikka Arppe-Tabbara, Mohammad Tabbara […]
6 Practical Ways for Nonprofits to Save Money
When it comes to slashing expenses, for-profit corporations typically come to mind. After all, these organizations are very focused on the bottom line and maximizing value for shareholders. But even though nonprofits aren’t trying to fatten up their margins, they still care about their expense sheets. 6 Money-saving Tips and Tactics As a nonprofit, every dollar saved is a dollar […]
Jet Capsule Motorboat
Purveyor of pint-sized motorboats Jet Capsule recently put the finishing touches to its latest model, the Royal Version 001. The watercraft boasts significant upgrades over the firm’s previous offerings and is bigger, faster, and more luxurious than before. The Jet Capsule was originally unveiled back in 2013 and the standard model was launched for US$150,000 in 2015. The new Royal […]
Stronger Materials After Stretching
Scientists a Hokkaido University have found a way to create materials that actually get stronger the more you use them. By mimicking the mechanism that allows living muscles to grow and strengthen after exercise, the team led by Jian Ping Gong developed a polymer that breaks down under mechanical stress, then regrows itself into a stronger configuration by feeding off […]