Added 7 May, 2013
Fever is an early sign of many illnesses and the thermometer is often the first tool used to confirm that someone is sick. Kinsa Smart Thermometer is an Indiegogo project that leverages the power of mobile connectivity to tell you your temperature along with what illnesses are going around, what you might have, and what you can do about it. The...
Added 6 May, 2013
New York's Citi Bike is launching with 6,000 bikes and 330 docking stations now being spread across Manhattan and Brooklyn. The city is the latest in a long line of municipalities to provide bikes for its citizens. Similar services have been going for years in Boston, Washington, D.C, and numerous European cities, to name just a few. The...
Added 2 May, 2013
Glowing plants using synthetic biology and Genome compiler's software are becoming the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting. Being developed as a well-funded Kickstarter, all All backers from the USA will receive seeds to grow a glowing plant at home.
Added 28 April, 2013
We are entering an age of glowing animals, created for the pleasure of their owners. The feat is achieved by taking a gene from a jellyfish that is responsible for production of a green fluorescent protein to create glow in the dark animal. The sheep were born last October at the Animal Reproduction Institute of Uruguay and are just like any other...
Added 20 April, 2013
The airplane is an unmanned drone completely created in a 3D printer, including wings, integral control surfaces and access hatches. It was printed on an EOS EOSINT P730 nylon laser sintering machine, which fabricates plastic or metal objects, building up the item layer by layer. No fasteners were used and all equipment was attached using 'snap...
Added 18 April, 2013
A huge number of people suffer from difficult-to-diagnose medical problems. The problem is that no single individual, even a doctor, can keep track of thousands of unique medical disorders, with hundreds of new ones discovered each year. CrowdMed just might be revolutionizing healthcare by harnessing the wisdom of crowds to help solve some of the...
Added 20 March, 2013
Tired of waking up and having to wait for your morning java to brew? Are you one of those groggy early morning types that just needs that extra kick? Apparantly, caffeine can also be absorbed through the skin and Shower Shock, a caffeinated bar soap, offering 200 milligrams of caffeine per "serving."
Added 20 March, 2013
Along with the current trend of monitoring your body's vital signs with wearable computers like the Nike+ FuelBand, we are seeing products designed to monitor your environment as well.
CubeSensors are small, wireless, connected devices that continuously measure temperature, humidity, noise, light, air quality and barometric pressure. They can even...
Added 17 March, 2013
Upscale and healthy grocer Whole Foods just announced plans to open its own resort.
The goal is to open the Whole Foods Resort somewhere in the Austin, Texas, area near the company’s current headquarters.
The focus at the resort will be on healthy eating and living. By making guests more aware of how their choices can effect their weight,...
Added 16 March, 2013
Taking advantage of recent advances in flexible electronics, researchers have devised a way to "print" devices directly onto the skin so people can wear them for an extended period while performing normal daily activities. These systems can be used to track health and monitor healing near the skin’s surface, as in the case of surgical wounds. So-...