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Imagine being able to take a shower or wash your hair on-the-go, indoors or outdoors, without any dripping water or the need for a towel, as you’re left almost completely dry. The makers of Yoomiily are promising just that, with what they claim is the … Continue reading World’s first portable shower-dryer lets you wash anywhere drip-free
When it comes to toilet etiquette, do you put the lid down before you flush or leave it up? If you said leave it up, the results of a new study by researchers at the Asan Medical Center in South Korea might have you questioning your practices.Continue … Continue reading Toilet flush tests reveal just how nasty it is to leave the lid up
Women and girls in industrial countries may have ready access to inexpensive menstrual pads, but such is not always the case in developing nations. That may soon change, however, thanks to the sisal plant.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, Lifest… Continue reading Plant-fiber menstrual pads may help end “period poverty”
The single-cell parasite Toxoplasma gondii is well known for triggering risky behavior in hosts, in order to facilitate easier transmission, and can cause serious mental and physical conditions. But now this tiny bug that thrives in cats (via rats and … Continue reading Hell-no Kitty: Cat parasite linked to speeding up age-related frailty
Chinese researchers claim they’ve come up with a novel 3D-printed toilet bowl, impregnated with lubricant, that’ll make toilet brushes redundant. Unlike non-stick coatings, this one stays slippery even if you sandpaper it until it’s wafer-thin.Continue… Continue reading Non-stick toilet bowl eliminates skidmarks, even after sandpapering
While the benefits of handwashing for public health are well-known, in some developing countries soap is an unaffordable luxury. Researchers have now developed a single-use, biodegradable soap-on-a-tab that shows great promise in improving public healt… Continue reading Single-use, biodegradable “Tab Soap” washes away cost barrier to hygiene
Like many menial tasks, there may soon be a way to outsource brushing your teeth to robots. Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a system of microrobots that can change shape to form bristles or floss. They don’t just brush plaque… Continue reading Tiny shapeshifting robots brush and floss your teeth, kill bacteria
Have you let cybersecurity standards slide? See how to clean up your company’s act fast to avoid a data breach disaster!
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Hand sanitizer is the hot product of 2020, and it seems nobody can get enough. In the same way that touching a dirty tap takes the shine off washing your hands in a public bathroom, one wishes to avoid touching the hand sanitizer bottle entirely. To get around this, [makendo] …read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) is standing by its general recommendation that healthy members of the population need not wear face masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19. However, some experts are suggesting large-scale implementation of … Continue reading Should you wear a face mask? Experts divided over COVID-19 guidelines