Apartment dwellers can enjoy nearly 1.5 metres of indoor veggie patch using the Rotofarm by Bace, a countertop hydroponic garden where plants are rotated to grow more quickly. Like all hydroponic systems, the Bace Rotofarm works without soil, instead using mess-free nutrient and water reservoirs to feed its plants. With the addition of the rotary design, the plants turn in a […]
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Ultrafast Lasers Weld Ceramics Together
In theory, ceramics are great materials for encasing electronics. They’re tough, they insulate against electricity, protect against heat, and in the case of implants in the body, they’re biocompatible. The problem is that fusing ceramics together requires high heat, which would destroy electronic components. Now, researchers have developed a new way to weld ceramics together at room temperature, using ultrafast […]
Flohaler Is Easy To Use
Design graduate James Plimmer has created an inhaler for asthmatics that improves posture and technique during use to ensure more medicine reaches the lungs. The concept is intended to improve the pressurised metered dose inhaler (PMDI) by helping users maintain an optimised inhaler technique over time. The problem with existing inhalers is ensuring an optimum amount of medicine reaches the […]
Unlock Opportunities With Email Marketing
Think email marketing is outdated? Think Again. There are about 3.7 billion registered email users today. This figure is likely to rise to around 4.3 billion in the near future (2022). With so many users checking their emails, what more is a better way to send targeted messages to them? This makes email marketing a viable strategy to advertise for […]
California’s Concrete Skateparks
Jagged tunnels edged with red trim, scooped walls and wave-like canopies are among the defining features of these vacant concrete skateparks in California, photographed by artist Amir Zaki. The images feature in the California Concrete, a Landscape of Skateparks publication, and document 12 unusual and elaborate skateparks in city’s across the state. Zaki, who grew up skateboarding in a Southern […]
Germany Proposes Meat Tax
German residents may soon find themselves paying more for steaks, pork chops and sausages. Across party lines, the country’s politicians have proposed raising the VAT, or value added tax, on meat to a standard rate of 19 percent. Presently, meat in Germany is taxed at a rate of 7 percent. Germany’s lawmakers have suggested using the additional funds raised by […]
Wireless Earbuds Made From Recycled Materials
Music electronics brand House of Marley has created a pair of bamboo and recycled plastic earbuds as an “eco-conscious alternative” to plastic headphones. The Liberate Air wireless earbuds by House of Marley are made from a variety of sustainable materials such as aluminium, bamboo and a wood fibre composite made from sawdust, as well as recycled silicone and recycled plastic. […]
7 Cool Gadgets Every Remote Business Owner Needs
Running a remote business comes with plenty of perks and benefits. For starters, you can take your work on the road and manage your company from anywhere. Furthermore, with niche service-based companies, you can take advantage of outsourcing certain tasks to keep your business running smoothly. For example, you might outsource web hosting support with a company like IP Geeks, […]
Are Bioplastic Greenwashing?
There has been massive pushback against the use of plastics over the past few years, including single-use plastic bans in cities all over the world. Industrial entrepreneurs have responded to these mounting concerns with a new product that seems like the perfect solution– bioplastic. It looks and feels like plastic, but its made from plants, so it’s good for the […]
Traps Helps To Divert Fertiliser
Austrian design firm EOOS and a Swiss water research institute have teamed up to create a toilet for Laufen that tackles the “urgent” environmental issue of pollution caused by wastewater. EOOS, bathroom brand Laufen, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) created the Save! separation toilet with a trap to siphon off urine that can then be turned […]