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Due to the ongoing pandemic, more people than ever before are currently stuck sitting at their computers, using services like Zoom and Skype. The just-announced Wave for Work smart ring, however, is made to help free them up.Continue ReadingCategory: W… Continue reading Smart ring lets users maintain distancing … from their computer
Commonly called the African piano, the kalimba is the commercial version of a traditional Zimbabwean instrument known as the mbira, which dates back thousands of years. That said, a brand-new high-tech tool has been designed to teach people how to play… Continue reading High-tech device teaches you to play an ancient instrument
Many people want an ebike not simply because it’s easier to pedal, but because they need to haul heavy loads. The CargoDrive kit was designed with that in mind, as it converts regular bicycles into e-cargo bikes.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, Tran… Continue reading Danish kit turns regular bikes into electric-assist cargo-haulers
Restoring post-agricultural land to tropical forest can be challenging, as the pasture grasses tend to choke out the native trees. A new study, however, indicates that waste from the coffee industry gives those trees a fighting chance.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Coffee waste used to reclaim formerly farmed land
While most of us can’t afford to pay a person to patrol our home at night, it would still be nice to know that something was checking up on stuff as we slept. That’s where Moorebot’s Scout robot is designed to come in.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics… Continue reading Omnidirectional mini robot could soon be patrolling your home
It can be difficult for farmers to determine exactly when their crops need watering, or when they’re getting infested with bugs or fungus. InnerPlant technology was created to help, by getting the plants to “glow” when they’re in distress.Continue Read… Continue reading High-tech crops designed to glow when they need help
When a baby is born premature, it’s vitally important that the infant’s still-developing brain receive enough oxygen. A new medical device could help, by mimicking the heartbeat and breathing of a parent.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing… Continue reading Pulsating bed could prevent brain damage in premature babies
Although not a huge seller everywhere, durian fruit is consumed in great quantities in countries like Singapore. Scientists there have now developed a method of using its otherwise-discarded husks to create cheap, eco-friendly, antibacterial hydrogel b… Continue reading Germ-killing, wound-healing, low-cost bandage made from durian husks
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about micro-robots, that could one day perform tasks such as capturing pollutants from the environment. Scientists have now created a sturdy batch of such bots, that heal back together when cut in two.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Tiny swimming robots heal back together when sliced in half
It’s a sad fact that many of the people who most need water filters are those who are least able to afford them. A newly demonstrated MIT technology could help, in that it uses locally sourced wood to inexpensively purify contaminated water.Continue Re… Continue reading MIT’s wooden water filter gets put to real-world use