Pesticides may indeed kill plant pathogens, but they’re also harmful to the environment. Newly developed nanoparticles may provide a more eco-friendly alternative, as they boost the immune systems of crop plants, then harmlessly dissolve. Occurring naturally in soil, a compound known as silicic acid has for some time been known to provoke plants’ immune response. It’s also released by amorphous […]
Immunity-Boosting Silica
Future Oppo Phone?
Last month, Chinese phone maker Oppo offered a glimpse into a possible smartphone future with the Oppo X 2021, a concept with a rollable display. Now the company has demonstrated another concept at the China International Industrial Design Expo – the slide-phone. The very first foldable screen phone to go on sale wasn’t made by Samsung, Huawei or Motorola, it […]
What Are the Benefits of Becoming a Certified Tax Preparer?
Most accountants will specialize in a particular field within finance over time, and find a niche to develop additional skills and gain qualifications. One route to consider is to achieve a tax preparation certification, which allows an accountant to represent people and companies on tax matters. Benefits of Becoming a Tax Preparer There are many benefits of becoming a tax […]
Plant Assessing Leaf Clip Sensor
If crop plants aren’t receiving enough nutrients, they’ll typically have lower-than-normal nitrogen levels. A portable new device could allow farmers to check those levels on the spot, so they can start addressing the problem as soon as possible. Developed by a team from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) – which is MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore – […]
Fragrance Diffuser
Being cooped up in the house for the past year has allowed us to produce a lot of meals, workout regimens, and, in turn, odors. We’re not saying your home stinks, we’re just saying that, at some point, a home full of people who have been properly social distancing may have become a lot more, shall we say… stuffy. And, […]
Taxa Tigermoth
Taxa Outdoors spent the better part of last decade bombarding the market with some of the oddest-looking camping trailers ever seen. The off-the-wall towables can camp off-grid for up to a week, but they lack the true off-road-specific equipment necessary for rambling over rugged terrain to get to some of the secluded, superlative locations at which many campers want to […]
Reactive Video Slows Onscreen Instructors To Sync With Viewers
When trying to learn a physical skill such as judo or yoga from a video, it can be frustrating if you’re not able to keep up with the onscreen action. That’s where Reactive Video playback comes in, as its slows videos down to match the speed of their viewers. The system is being developed via a collaboration between Britain’s Lancaster […]
Stunning Wood-Carbon Fiber Yacht
No boat catches the eye quite as quickly as a natural-wood vessel like the NOX SV. Or so we thought. The new Heritage 9.9 from Italian shipyard Castagnola Yacht blends its natural wood aesthetic with a glossy black hull shell that gives away its secret ingredient: carbon fiber. The “Wood in Tech Skin” construction is designed to bring together the […]
Can Stingrays Help To Map Seafloors?
While we’re pretty well across the topography of the Earth’s surface, understanding that of the ocean floor is a whole other ball game. It is said that we know more about the surface of Mars than the seafloor, and scientists are developing all sorts of technologies to help us fill in the blanks. Among them is a new technique that […]
Blood Sugar Tracking Via Earlobes
Monitoring blood glucose levels for sufferers of type 1 diabetes typically involves frequent finger pricks and analysis, but there are technologies on the horizon that promise to make things less invasive and more convenient. An imaginative example of this is a student-designed earring that would track blood glucose levels via the earlobe, which the creator hopes can one day help […]