High-tech fabric opens cooling vents when made wet with sweat

When we’re hot and sweaty, we prefer cool mesh-like clothing, but otherwise … mesh just doesn’t keep us warm enough. A new dual-purpose fabric was designed with that conundrum in mind, as it features cooling vents that open upon absorbing sweat.Continu… Continue reading High-tech fabric opens cooling vents when made wet with sweat→

Titanium Hunt 4.0 multi-tool combines a flashlight, lighter and pry bar

It’s common for outdoorsy types to carry both a compact flashlight and a lighter, in the form of two separate devices. The Hunt 4.0 combines them in one titanium-bodied unit, along with a pry bar.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Flash… Continue reading Titanium Hunt 4.0 multi-tool combines a flashlight, lighter and pry bar→

Greeneye herbicide tech selectively sprays weeds only

Not only are herbicides harmful to the environment, but they’re also one more expense for the farmers who use them. That’s where the Greeneye selective spraying system comes in, as it’s claimed to only dispense herbicide when weeds are detected.Continu… Continue reading Greeneye herbicide tech selectively sprays weeds only→

DVR80 offers a new take on the bicycle tail light/dashcam combo

A tail light is an important piece of night-time cycling equipment, while a rear-facing ride-recording camera is good to have in the event of a run-in with a car. Currently on Kickstarter, TOOO Cycling’s DVR80 combines both tools in one device.Continue… Continue reading DVR80 offers a new take on the bicycle tail light/dashcam combo→

“CareGum” could boost rehabilitative tech and nonverbal communications

An experimental new material could help rehabilitate the injured and allow the nonspeaking to “speak,” among other potential uses. It’s also highly elastic, electrically conductive and self-healing – and it’s known as CareGum.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading “CareGum” could boost rehabilitative tech and nonverbal communications→

Flexible paper-based battery is designed to biodegrade once discarded

Although there are now biodegradable single-use electronic devices such as environmental sensors, the batteries which power those devices can still pose an ecological problem. That’s why scientists have now created a fully biodegradable paper-based bat… Continue reading Flexible paper-based battery is designed to biodegrade once discarded→

Scientists assess insect biodiversity by analyzing airborne DNA

Scientists are already able to ascertain what species are present in aquatic environments, by analyzing the cast-off DNA which is present in the water. Now, for the first, a team has conducted an insect survey by analyzing DNA found in the air.Continue… Continue reading Scientists assess insect biodiversity by analyzing airborne DNA→

Special copper uses cavities to quickly and thoroughly kill bacteria

While copper does kill bacteria on contact, it typically takes at least an hour to do the job thoroughly. Such is not the case with an experimental new type of copper, however, which is claimed to eradicate almost 100 percent of harmful bacteria in jus… Continue reading Special copper uses cavities to quickly and thoroughly kill bacteria→