Twelve homes in a resettlement community for climate change survivors opened their doors to new owners in New Isle, Louisiana. The 515-acre property is a former sugar farm paid for with a $48 million grant from the US Department of Housing. Most residents are members of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation, which has seen almost all of its 700...
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A Maryland-based startup called Throne Labs thinks it has the answer to the lack of public and clean bathrooms in cities. That answer? App-based public restrooms that only let you in with a QR code — and which track if you've left a mess behind. "Very few people create issues in [public] bathrooms, don’t respect...
The industrial revolution, digital revolution, and AI revolution all skipped over beekeeping. Until now. Beehome is an autonomous beehive with an integrated robotic beekeeper that constantly monitors the well-being of its inhabitants while collecting data about the colonies. Once there is full visibility into a colony, it is possible to take...
Someday soon all our purchases may be delivered by drone. But how exactly will they be delivered? Dronedek brings the mailbox into the 21st-century with a large, automatic package delivery system that can live outside every home. It's a safe, secure, and weatherproof receptacle that is capable of holding packages and notifying owners of their...
Cars should not have primacy over pedestrians. That's the "radical" thinking behind the re-thinking of traffic lights. Transport for London (TfL), the public body behind transport services in the British capital, has cottoned onto this, recently piloting new rules at 18 crossings around the city. Instead of waiting for the “green man” as a...
Mojo Vision, a California-based startup, has shown off a "feature-complete" prototype of its augmented reality smart contact lens. Mojo Vision is hoping to integrate an entire "eye-based UI" into an AR ecosystem that would "provide discreet access to the information you need throughout your day — all while letting you look like yourself," a...
A smart pet door that claims to recognize your pets — and only your pets is headed to production. Most pet doors are basically just small holes cut into the bottom of a regular door with a plastic flap covering. The problem is that flap offers equal opportunity for wildlife, stray animals and other people's pets to wander in your home and...
The documentary “We Met in Virtual Reality” is the first project of this type to have been filmed entirely in virtual reality. “We Met in VR” debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. The film documents some relationships that began during the COVID-19 lockdown, as people turned to VRChat, a new virtual reality platform,...
Stockholm is set to trial 'world's first electric flying ferry' next year. The Candela P-12 Shuttle – said to be the world’s fastest electric ship – is set to start a nine-month trial next year, shuttling passenger between Stockholm city center and the suburb of Ekerö. Thanks to three carbon fibre wings that extend out of the hull, the ferry is...
The pandemic fueled a shift in healthcare delivery, with more patients unable or unwilling to seek care in hospital settings. Even as the pandemic ebbs, its effect on how consumers access healthcare will persist, with fewer emergency-room visits. Changes in reimbursement models, new drugs, devices and growing investment in outpatient services,...