How to Turn Wood Into Gold — or at Least Graphene

As one of the most obvious and abundant (not to mention renewable) resources on the planet, wood has long been a vital material for construction and crafting — but it has its limitations. As a heavy, organic material, wood isn’t ideal for use in modern technology because it is an exceedingly inefficient conductor. Yet, it remains dramatically more available than […]

Fintech and the Future of eCommerce: Are You Ready?

If you’ve bought or sold anything online in the past few years, you’re already aware of how much ecommerce is changing. Fintech, or technology used by members of the financial services sector, is giving customers a wider range of new payment options. Merchants are also benefitting, as fintech provides more and more ways to increase conversion rates and collect payments. […]

Better Solar To Generate 80% Of U.S. Power

Solar generation is being used in a variety of ways to give people options on how they want to power their homes. Instead of big, bulky panels on the roof, there is a more discreet roofing alternative. For example, the ability to install solar-powered glass. Efficiency has been a problem in the latter, but the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has developed a […]

Chicken Rice and Laksa Flavoured Potato Chips

When we heard F.EAST was coming out with Hainanese Chicken Rice and Singapore Laksa flavoured potato chips, we rushed over to buy some from their launch today at Raffles Xchange. Battling our way through the crowd, we managed to snag the last bag of Singapore Laksa($3) and a bag of the Hainanese Chicken Rice ($3). Both chips look almost the same, except the Singapore Laksa has more […]

Vespa Elettrica in 2018

At the 75th International Cycle and Motorcycle Show (EICMA), The Piaggio Group — the Italian motorcycle maker behind the classic Vespa — finally revealed the initial design and details for its planned electric scooter. Dubbed the Vespa Elettrica (which is simply Italian for “electric Vespa”), the concept for this new, stylish scooter was previously announced at last year’s EICMA. “Vespa Elettrica is not just an […]

Why is Application Monitoring Vital for Your Business

  Businesses worldwide are facing increasing competition in today’s super-fast digital market. To retain a competitive advantage and drive business ROI, organizations have to focus more on their web and mobile applications. Applications are the channels through which end-users interact and engage with your brand, services and products. According to this amazing post by the web application monitoring experts at […]

Sustainable Stockings

Sustainable fashion is having a moment. After years of fast fashion dominating the scene and subsequently polluting the environment, small designers and big companies alike are turning to more sustainable methods to produce everything from sneakers to jeans to T-shirts. And while all of these are important innovations, there’s one long-standing, majorly unsustainable fashion piece that, until now, has forgone an eco overhaul: stockings. […]

Paint Keeps Heat Away

SolCold, a company based in Herzliya, Israel, has developed a novel way of cooling buildings that uses absolutely no electricity. The innovation comes in the form of a coating that can be painted on buildings’ roofs, which is then activated by the sun. According to co-founder Yaron Shenhav, “It’s like putting a layer of ice on your rooftop which is thicker […]

Singapore Airlines Unveils New Hotel-like Suites

Singapore’s redesigned first class suites (Photo: Singapore Airlines) Singapore Airlines unveiled the new cabins for its Airbus A380 aircraft. Included in the changes will be new seats in first, business, premium economy and economy classes. The biggest and most innovative changes are to the first class cabin. Originally, the airline flew its A380s with 12 first class suites, however, there […]