Facebook today announced plans to roll out a new form of cryptocurrency called Libra, which will integrate with the social media giant’s apps including WhatsApp and Messenger in an effort to make moving money as simple as sending a text message. Libra is actually the brainchild of a non-profit association by the same name made up of 28 different organizations […]
Facebook’s Own Cryptocurrency
A Busy Mom’s Guide to an Easier Life with Apps and Gadgets
Being a mom is a full-time job and being a mom with a full-time job makes it even tougher. As a typical working mom, it is not uncommon to have what feels like a million things to accomplish in a day. While you love your job and your family, it can get overwhelming at times, leaving you feeling stressed out. […]
Smart Case To Control Phone
Researchers from Columbia University and Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, have come up with an ingenious method of smartphone control. It lets you add dials and switches to a handset, without the need for any connecting wires or Bluetooth pairing. The secret is an accompanying app that taps into the phone’s accelerometer or inertial measurement unit (IMU). By sensing […]
E-Bike Unlocks With Fingerprint
E-bikes have plenty of appeal for those after environmentally-friendly ways to get around town, but a friendly price tag isn’t often part of the picture. E-bike builder Stark is on a mission to offer folks more reasonably priced options, and is set to launch a pair of new electrified models that squeeze some impressive capabilities into a relatively affordable package. […]
6 Pitfalls of Data Visualisation with Tableau That You Should be Aware of
Data visualisation is a great way to gain information from the data and communicate this with others. Data scientists regularly use it to convey their findings and predictions with others in the company. Every business in every industry can benefit from good visualisation tools. This is one of the main reasons why data visualisation with Tableau training can help your […]
5 Promotional Marketing Materials Every Business Needs
In order for a business to stand out in their industry’s competitive market, you need promotional marketing materials. The best promotional materials make companies more memorable in the minds of customers. If a consumer is exposed to a quality promotional marketing material that is different from others they have seen before, they will remember the brand. As a marketing […]
3D Printing Biological Tissues
Although it may be hard to believe that there is already an “established” method of doing something such as 3D-printing biological tissue, there does indeed seem to be one. It involves using microscale scaffolds, but a newly-developed technique overcomes some of the shortcomings of this approach by using hydrogel instead. Ordinarily, the “bioprinting” of bodily tissue (including organs) involves seeding […]
Easier Kayak Loading
It can be difficult, lifting a kayak up onto a vehicle’s roof rack by yourself, and then reaching up and over the boat to strap it to that rack. These challenges prompted Indiana-based inventor Ira Mercurio to create the easier-loading EZ Rec Rack. The device consists of two main parts – there’s a base that gets hard-mounted to a vehicle’s […]
Plastic Hunting Robot
Plastic can be a very useful medium, but our throw away culture has also made it a huge pollution problem – especially when it ends up in the sea. While efforts like the Ocean Cleanup attempt to deal with plastic waste near or on the surface, researchers in Italy are developing a robot to clear the seabed of plastic, while […]
Fire Pit For Campers
There’s nothing like settling into camp to enjoy a fire built with bits and pieces scattered around the site, but no matter how tidy you are they will always leave some sort of mark on the environment. Looking to offer eco-minded adventurers a way to keep their flames contained and their consciences clear, Wolf and Grizzly has developed a portable […]