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Most factories gobble up natural resources while belching out pollution. Designers Tianshu Liu and Lingshen Xie just unveiled plans for a cleaner and greener vertical factory that doubles as a self-sustaining ecosystem. The soaring structure consists of alternating layers of ...
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The idea that different types of bacteria in the human gut play a role in health and disease is driving a new trend in consumer-oriented health-care kits. Startups are offering new services to analyze the complex community of microörganisms that ...
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Can a pill make you younger? One of the few drug studies ever carried out in an attempt to address this question was reported by Novartis on Christmas Eve 2014. The company had sought to see whether giving low doses ...
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A group of researchers at MIT has created a new material that expands and contracts when exposed to different temperatures. The Active Auxetic material, developed at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, shares some of the same properties as typical auxetic surfaces, which ...
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This quirky design will make you giggle but it’s actually quite sensible! The first of its kind, the Lazy Pad was designed for those of us who like to sprawl out on the floor while we play with or work ...
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Despite its bare-bones aesthetic, Delight is actually quite clever! This smart lamp brings elements of nature to indoor spaces by mimicking natural light. It changes brightness and color according to light emissions collected by an online weather forecast from different ...
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Great design is two fold: it simultaneously solves a problem while enhancing our lives in an aesthetically-pleasing way.Khalili Engineers is putting this idea into practice with their plans for The Pipe, a stunningly modern-looking structure that would provide clean drinking ...
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In the movie “Inception,” Leonardo DiCaprio’s character interferes with others’ dreams to implant new ideas in their minds. It’s a trippy plot premise. It’s also not entirely science fiction. In the last few years, researchers have developed a way to ...
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If a standard pair of earphones send you an electrical shock it’s likely a defect, but Nervana headphones are specially designed to do so to stimulate the pleasure center of the brain. The Florida-based brand has created a pair of ...
Most factories gobble up natural resources while belching out pollution. Designers Tianshu Liu and Lingshen Xie just unveiled plans for a cleaner and greener vertical factory that doubles as a self-sustaining ecosystem. The soaring structure consists of alternating layers of ...
The idea that different types of bacteria in the human gut play a role in health and disease is driving a new trend in consumer-oriented health-care kits. Startups are offering new services to analyze the complex community of microörganisms that ...
Can a pill make you younger? One of the few drug studies ever carried out in an attempt to address this question was reported by Novartis on Christmas Eve 2014. The company had sought to see whether giving low doses ...
A group of researchers at MIT has created a new material that expands and contracts when exposed to different temperatures. The Active Auxetic material, developed at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, shares some of the same properties as typical auxetic surfaces, which ...
This quirky design will make you giggle but it’s actually quite sensible! The first of its kind, the Lazy Pad was designed for those of us who like to sprawl out on the floor while we play with or work ...
Despite its bare-bones aesthetic, Delight is actually quite clever! This smart lamp brings elements of nature to indoor spaces by mimicking natural light. It changes brightness and color according to light emissions collected by an online weather forecast from different ...
Great design is two fold: it simultaneously solves a problem while enhancing our lives in an aesthetically-pleasing way.Khalili Engineers is putting this idea into practice with their plans for The Pipe, a stunningly modern-looking structure that would provide clean drinking ...
In the movie “Inception,” Leonardo DiCaprio’s character interferes with others’ dreams to implant new ideas in their minds. It’s a trippy plot premise. It’s also not entirely science fiction. In the last few years, researchers have developed a way to ...
If a standard pair of earphones send you an electrical shock it’s likely a defect, but Nervana headphones are specially designed to do so to stimulate the pleasure center of the brain. The Florida-based brand has created a pair of ...