Review: Antelife heated gloves put temperature control in your hands

Although there are now many heated gloves on the market, the Antelife G1 is claimed to be the world’s first to feature precisely adjustable heat. I recently had the chance to try a pair out, and they performed just as advertised.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Review: Antelife heated gloves put temperature control in your hands→

Review: Antelife heated gloves put temperature control in your hands

Although there are now many heated gloves on the market, the Antelife G1 is claimed to be the world’s first to feature precisely adjustable heat. I recently had the chance to try a pair out, and they performed just as advertised.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Review: Antelife heated gloves put temperature control in your hands→

Quick snowboard binding tech works with any boot, doesn’t feel “weird”

While some snowboarders do find traditional boot-binding systems to be overly-fiddly, simple step-in systems have drawbacks of their own. The Quick Step Binding system, however, reportedly combines the best features of both.Continue ReadingCategory: Ou… Continue reading Quick snowboard binding tech works with any boot, doesn’t feel “weird”→

Quick snowboard binding tech works with any boot, doesn’t feel “weird”

While some snowboarders do find traditional boot-binding systems to be overly-fiddly, simple step-in systems have drawbacks of their own. The Quick Step Binding system, however, reportedly combines the best features of both.Continue ReadingCategory: Ou… Continue reading Quick snowboard binding tech works with any boot, doesn’t feel “weird”→

Implantable gas sensor designed to dissolve when its job is done

While we have been hearing about the development of health-monitoring implantable sensors, most such devices would have to be surgically removed once no longer needed. An experimental new one, however, would just harmlessly dissolve.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Implantable gas sensor designed to dissolve when its job is done→

Plant-inspired printing tech creates self-folding paper structures

When plants perform movements, such as curling their leaves or twisting their stems, they do so by drawing water into the cellulose fibers in that part of their “body.” Scientists have now replicated that technique to produce self-folding paper structu… Continue reading Plant-inspired printing tech creates self-folding paper structures→

German fire-resistant glass is claimed to be leaner and greener

Although fire-resistant windows do already exist, they contain a carcinogenic gel, plus their production generates a lot of waste. A new technology that works in the same basic fashion, however, is claimed to be much safer and less wasteful.Continue Re… Continue reading German fire-resistant glass is claimed to be leaner and greener→

Implant coating combines meds and silver to prevent infections

When a patient receives a titanium artificial hip, there’s always the risk of an infection developing at the interface between the metal and the bone. A new implant-coating process, however, is intended to greatly reduce that risk.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Implant coating combines meds and silver to prevent infections→