Engineer Makes a DIY Cell Phone With Rotary Dial So She Doesn't Have to Use a Smartphone
Rather than learn to live with a smartphone, this engineer designed her own cell phone with a rotary dial-and she is helping others to make their own.
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Aldi Heaps Pressure On Supplier Packaging Being 100% Recyclable or Compostable Within Five Years
Aldi grocery CEO Giles Huxley informed his suppliers that all products must come in 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaing.
Researchers Have Finally Created Simple Eco-Friendly Machine That Recycles Used Diapers
One used diaper can take up to 400 years to fully decompose – but soon, that may no longer be an issue.
Researchers Design First-of-its-Kind Wearable Device That Can Monitor Animals' Health Through Their Fur
Not only could this Fitbit-like device help monitor the vitals of pets with medical conditions, it could also help keep animals safe during surgery.
Forget the 'Best By' Date; This Compostable Bioplastic Packaging Changes Color When the Food Goes Bad
A San Francisco startup has developed a compostable, bioplastic food packaging material that changes color when it senses the food has gone bad.
Scientists Create a 'Living Concrete' That Uses Bacteria to Heal Itself When Damaged
Our houses of the future may be made with bacteria that can regenerate, suck CO2 out of the air, and even glow on command.
'Game-Changing' Skin Printer Works Like a Paint Roller, Speeding Up Healing on Even Bigger Wounds
Since the device has continued to succeed in early trials, the researchers believe it could be used in a clinical setting within the next five years.
Portable Lab You Plug into Your Phone Can Diagnose Illnesses Like Coronavirus
Not only is the at-home spit test device inexpensive to make, it can also test for every illness ranging from HIV and coronavirus to depression.
Microsoft is Spending $25 Million to Harness AI and Make Life Better for the Disabled
"By innovating for people with disabilities, we are innovating for us all," said Microsoft President Brad Smith about the huge tech investment.
Here's How You Play the World's First Sport Designed by AI - and It's Apparently Pretty Fun
A team of designers uploaded the rules of 400 different world sports into an AI program so it could design its own - and the result is apparently quite fun.
New Device Can Power 100 Small LED Lights Simply By Harnessing the Energy of a Single Water Droplet
This simple contraption means that the kinetic energy of a single water droplet can generate up to 140 volts of clean electricity.
This App Delivers Instant Sign Language Interpreters For Those Tricky Moments That Need More Than Pen and Paper
The new Jeenie video chat app instantly connects ASL-speakers with interpreters who can translate sign language into spoken word.
This New LED Lamp Has Helped 90% of Its Dyslexic Users to Read 'Effortlessly'
More than 90% of the dyslexic people who tested the device said they could "easily read any text illuminated by the lamp".
Researchers On Brink of Delivering Energy-Dense Battery That Will Power Your Phone for 5 Days Straight
If implemented on a wider scale, these batteries could keep your cell phone and electric vehicle charged for days at a time.
Scientists Use Recycled Sewage Water to Grow 500-Acre Forest in the Middle of Egyptian Desert
Researchers have been rerouting human wastewater from a city to grow trees in Egypt—and it could lead to more than 36 forest sanctuaries in the desert.
This City Billboard Has Been Designed to Purify the Surrounding Air By Eating Up Smog
This billboard is covered in a resin that has been designed to attract air pollutants and turn them into clean oxygen for the city.
This Cheap, Amphibious, 3D-Printed Prosthetic Means That Amputees Can Now Enjoy the Water Without Stress
This inexpensive, amphibious prosthetic means that amputees can now enjoy the beach with their family without having to worry about ruining their limb.
In a UK First for Muslim Hospital Workers, Doctor Introduces Disposable, Sterile Hijabs
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust are the first in the UK to offer the single-use hijabs for Muslim healthcare workers.
This Hi-Tech Bed With Revolving Blanket Could Prevent Blanket-Hogging Between Couples
This hi-tech bed could spell the end of "blanket bandits" stealing the blanket from their significant other in the middle of the night.
Libraries Are Now Offering Colorblind Glasses for Their Patrons to Borrow for Two Weeks at a Time
Though this library system is not the first to offer colorblind glasses, they are still leading the movement to offer vision correction to patrons.
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