Windows are great for letting in light, but in summer months that comes with an unwanted side order of heat, causing many people to run the air conditioning non-stop. Now, researchers have developed windows that can change color automatically when heated by sunlight, to keep buildings cool – and to top it off, they’re solar panels as well. Color-changing glass […]
Smart Windows Darkens And Become Solar Cells When Heated
Business Leader Andrew Miller on How CEOs Can Give Back to Their Employees
You need to prioritize the culture of your business if you wish to have an advantage on your rivals. Andrew Miller, former CEO of Polycom, Inc., claims you are more likely to maintain your workforce and build long-term team loyalty if you provide an atmosphere and incentives that not all businesses do. Miller provided us with these suggestions of what […]
Electric Wingsuit – A Dawn Of An Extreme Sport?
Wingsuit flying certainly captured folks’ attention when it first hit the mainstream around the turn of the millennium, sparking a wave of GoPro and Red Bull videos. Human flight had never been so personal or so physical as these intrepid maniacs half-fell, half glided through rocky gaps and mountain passes like turbocharged flying squirrels. The name of the game quickly […]
MIT’s Autonomous Roboats
The world’s first fleet of autonomous boats is growing – literally. After years of tests and upgrades, MIT’s self-driving Roboat has now doubled in size, allowing it to carry two people at a time. The boats have also had an intelligence upgrade and can now move in coordinated groups. The Roboat project began in 2016, with the vision of a […]
Sustainable “Living Ark” Hopes To Save Coral
The Great Barrier Reef isn’t in the best of shape to say the least, so in an attempt to help secure the longterm future of its corals and other corals worldwide, Contreras Earl Architecture has unveiled what it calls the world’s first dedicated coral conservation center. Assuming all goes ahead as planned, the building will boast energy-efficient features and will […]
Gaming Device Designed For Home Stroke Rehabilitation
When a stroke victim has lost the use of an arm, they typically have to perform rehabilitative exercises utilizing heavy, costly, clinic-based equipment. A compact new portable device, however, could be used by patients in their own homes. Known as H-Man, the robotic tool was designed by a team at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU). It weighs just 14 kg […]
Electric Pedal-Assist Micro Taxi May Help Smooth Urban Congestion
UK outfit Electric Assisted Vehicles (EAV) has caught our eye over the past year or so with an interesting electric-assist quadcycle vehicle for urban environments. While its offerings so far have focused on transporting cargo, the company is now branching out into passenger vehicles with its EAV Taxi, built for ferrying people around congested city centers. EAV’s family of urban […]
AI Device Designed To Spot 3D Printing Errors
Given how long some 3D-printing builds can take, most people don’t sit around and watch the entire process. This means they may miss printing errors, which waste a lot of filament. AIMS, however, reportedly uses AI to spot errors and stop the printer. Designed by California startup Delcos Systems, AIMS (Autonomous Intelligent Management System) is a small device equipped with […]
Key Ways to Limit Risk in Your Organization
To be an entrepreneur, it takes good ideas plus the ability to go out on a limb, take chances, and keep on keeping on even when things are challenging. However, successful business owners have to be strategic and careful in their dealings and choices, too, and not forget about potential risks involved in what they do. Many ventures fail each […]
Hydroelectric Bluetooth Speaker
While there are now quite a few Bluetooth speakers that can be used in the shower, they all periodically need to be taken out and recharged. The Shower Power speaker is different, in that it’s continuously powered by the running shower water. Manufactured by US startup Ampere, the waterproof Shower Power is simply screwed into place between a third-party shower […]