Collaborate Disseminate
The van life trend showed no signs of pulling back this year. In fact, 2019 was a pivotal year that saw camper vans growing smarter, more practical and more efficient with some impressive technological breakthroughs and design innovations. Continue reading Mighty, modular and plain memorable camper vans of 2019
Baluchon’s new tiny house isn’t too big a departure from previous models, but does have some nice amenities you may not expect from the usually barebones French tiny houses. It includes automated lighting, a projection screen, and a spacious kitchen. Continue reading Compact French tiny house turns bedroom into cosy home cinema
New evidence suggests that snow may be falling within the broiling hot core of planet Earth. Of course, this isn’t your everyday surface snow – these flakes would be made of iron, settling onto the solid inner core through the more fluid outer core. Continue reading Evidence points to “iron snow” falling on Earth’s inner core
If you want to switch up your routine with a refreshing cup of cold brew, you’ll need to prepare it the night before. Luckily, FrankOne can brew hot or cold coffee in just minutes, making it the perfect gift for coffee aficionados at just $108. Continue reading $108 FrankOne coffee maker can prepare a cup of cold brew in 4 minutes
Roll-Royce has unveiled what it hopes will be the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. At Gloucestershire Airport in England, the company presented the single-passenger, zero-emissions ACCEL project plane that is targeting a top speed over 300 mph. Continue reading Rolls-Royce unveils electric plane to chase new speed record
Having made a splash with smaller drones built for simple selfie-snapping flights in the immediate vicinity, Zero Zero Robotics is back and this time it’s thinking big, with a V-shaped “bicopter” that can fly for 50 minutes at a time. Continue reading Bizarre “bicopter” drone uses two tilting rotors for 50-minute flights
Honda believes that the “cultural transition” to autonomous vehicles will be a tough shift, and that people of a certain generation won’t want to let go of the wheel. So it’s proposing a walled-garden model that gives you a (supervised) choice. Continue reading Honda proposes an Augmented Driving Concept on the path to autonomy
Sparking new dogs versus cats arguments, a study is suggesting exposure to a pet dog over a child’s first years can be linked to a lower risk of developing schizophrenia as an adult. The same correlation was not seen in children raised with cats. Continue reading Having a dog, not a cat, as a child may protect against schizophrenia
Parents of children with autism have often reported a strange phenomenon: when their child has a fever, their behavioral symptoms seem to improve. Now a new study from MIT and Harvard may have uncovered why. Continue reading Immune mechanism may explain why fever seems to improve autism symptoms
IBM has this week unveiled a new battery that relies on materials from seawater instead of heavy metals, with its early testing suggesting these components mightn’t mean a compromise in performance, either. Continue reading IBM’s lithium battery uses seawater materials instead of heavy metals