This is the winged vehicle that propels a swimmer on the surface and underwater up to 5 1/2 mph. With a sleek, hydrodynamic 3 1/2-foot wingspan, its waterproof polymer shell houses a powerful electric motor that drives a shrouded propeller. Nylon loops on the top of each wing accept each forearm and a throttle built into the leading edge of […]
Underwater Scooter
Virtual Windows For Planes?
Fancy the idea of boarding a passenger plane without any windows? How about if they had digital displays relaying the view from outside instead? Emirates president Tim Clark has been talking about virtual windows in an interview with the BBC. And no, this isn’t just some wacky concept outlined in a recently granted patent. The first virtual windows are already […]
Camping In Cars
We’ve seen hammocks on truck hitches, hammocks on car roofs, and even hammocks inside of pickup beds. But what if it’s pouring rain and you still want to hammock? Well, you can either get soaked outside or string your hammock up inside your car with the Car Hammock. Forget the mosquito net and tarp and protect yourself in a climate […]
Soil Algae Aims To Improve Soil Quality With This
Algae: it’s not just for bodies of water anymore. Algae Research and Supply, a company based in Carlsbad, California that historically provides algae products for educational purposes, aims to bring its algae cultures to farmers across the world through a line of products called Soil Algae, so that farms may improve the health of their soil and boost production. In […]
Biometric Fingerprint Secure Box
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4 Innovative Techniques to Improve Your Professional Blog
When did reading and writing blogs stop being fun? Blogs at their best still can be engaging, exciting, and entertaining as much they are educational. Unfortunately, too many businesses merely view their blog as a means to an end. And while there’s nothing wrong with using a blog to promote your products or increase your website’s presence online, doing so […]
Business Loans in a Day
Business is known to require a risk-taking nature, and a strong sense of judgment which translates to overall business acumen of an individual. Other than certain personality traits, what business also requires is capital. A good and steady cash flow forms the foundation of any sustainable business. However, businesses are also defined by their unpredictability. There might be a sudden […]
Emoji Based Maps?
Getting a map out of the glovebox is a nearly ancient practice — but for one new iOS map app, so is typing an address in with a keyboard. WYD, short for “what you doing,” jumbles a medley of social media features all onto a single map designed to help find that next place to explore. But the most surprising […]
LED Stool Corrects Your Sitting Posture
We all know that it’s important to sit up straight, and to not stay seated for too long. With that in mind, researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institutes for Industrial Engineering and for Silicate Research have developed an LED-equipped stool that coaches people in their sitting. Along with LEDs, the stool is also outfitted with multiple flexible pressure sensors, each one […]
Fancy Working In A Castle?
Icelandic/Danish artist Olafur Eliasson’s studio recently completed its first major architectural work, Fjordenhus (or Fjord House). Rising out of a Danish fjord like a sculpted modern take on a castle, the building is arranged into four converging cylinders and is defined by its remarkable brickwork. Fjordenhus was commissioned by investment firm Kirk Kapital (which is headed by descendants of Lego […]