Collaborate Disseminate
As the folks at tech startup CharaChorder point out, we think in words, not letters … so why do we have to slowly type words out one letter at a time? That’s where their new keyboard comes in, as it uses groupings of keys to instantly generate whole wo… Continue reading Fast-typing keyboard uses “chords” to generate words
Plastic is a lot easier to work with than glass, which is one of the reasons it’s used so much more often. That may be about to change, though, thanks to a new process that allows glass to be injection-molded – just like plastic.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Revolutionary technique produces injection-molded glass objects
Although the chest-beating of male gorillas is a common behaviour, its purpose still isn’t entirely understood. Now, however, scientists believe it may serve as a means of acoustically indicating the size of the apes’ bodies – needless to say, bigger i… Continue reading Gorillas may use sound of chest-beating to indicate their body size
When you see plastic trash washed up on the shore, don’t you wish there was something you could do? Besides just picking it up, that is? Well, a new app may soon be able to determine where that garbage came from, so action can be taken.Continue Reading… Continue reading Norwegian app designed to sleuth out sources of sea plastic pollution
When studying underwater marine life, it helps if you can use a device that doesn’t scare the animals by appearing unnatural to them. MIT scientists have created a robo-starfish with that in mind, utilizing a new rapid development system.Continue Readi… Continue reading MIT system allows robo-starfish to be created in hours, not weeks
If a thief is sufficiently motivated and equipped, they can get through pretty much any bike lock. That’s where the PentaLock comes in – it makes a bicycle un-pedalable, regardless of whether or not that bike is also locked up to an adjacent object suc… Continue reading Electronically lockable bottom bracket renders bikes unrideable
The brewing of beer produces great quantities of leftover grain, which often ends up being processed into cattle feed. Scientists have developed a new method of extracting the protein and fiber from that waste, however, for use by humans.Continue Readi… Continue reading Scientists harvest valuable protein and fiber from spent brewery grain
Last year, we heard how scientists had created eco-friendly soft gel particles from hard grains of pollen. Now, they’ve used those particles to create sponges that could soak up oil spills, then biodegrade once used up.Continue ReadingCategory: Environ… Continue reading Biodegradable plant-pollen sponges could soak up oil spills
While there are now quite a few turn-indicator bike lights on the market, their bar-mounted controls are just one more bit of clutter to manage. Eesen’s Shield tail light/turn indicator takes a different approach, as it’s activated with a turn of the h… Continue reading Bicycle turn-indicator tail light is activated by shoulder-checking
When a patient is receiving medication, it can be difficult to determine how much of the drug is actually making its way into their bloodstream. A new subdermal “tattoo” could help, thanks to its color-changing gold nanoparticles.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Under-skin sensor uses bits of gold to show bloodstream drug levels