New Glasses Allow Deaf People to 'See' Conversations by Turning Audio into Subtitles
What seem like an ordinary pair of glasses are actually using Amazon Alexa software to turn incoming audio into closed captioning
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Switzerland's Brilliant Plan For Underground Cargo Delivery Tunnels to Reduce Traffic is Now Underway
Run on renewable energy, the project is estimated to be able to take 40% of all freight-bearing traffic off the roadways in a sustainable way.
New Dimension for Coral Restoration: 3-D Printed Reefs Recreate Natural Diversity
An innovation interface from Bar-Ilan tailors 3D-printed reefs to their marine environment and may curb reef devastation.
The World's First Boat Elevator Helped Turn Scottish Canals Into Green Veins of Joy
It took a century for Scotland to realize the recreational resource of their old coal-carrying canal network, which is now the nation's joy.
Aquatic 'Superplants' Are Local Food for Cows That Lead to Lower Emissions
The crops are grown in special greenhouses, and double in size every 3 years. Best of all, the cows come running to eat it.
Samsung Cuts Energy Usage of Their Computer Chips by 50% In Big Market Innovation
Samsung managed to achieve this with an increase in computing speed by between 16-23%, heralding another big device revolution.
Innovative 'Sand Battery' is Heating Small City, Storing Green Energy for Months at a Time
Storing heat in a giant "sand battery" may be the key feature to northern countries' energy needs, as one goes online in Finland.
Paramedics With Jet Packs Can Fly Where Ambulances and Helicopters Can't Go - WATCH
Gravity Industries has been training paramedics to use their Jet Suit for the remote emergencies of the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
UK's Largest Carbon Capture Project Will Turn 40,000 Tons of CO2 into Baking Soda
At ten times more productive than similar carbon capture methods, Tata will reduce its enterprise-wide emissions by 10%.
These Cheap Little Refrigerators Can Provide Cooling Without Needing Any Kind of Power
MIT researchers have filed for patents on their inexpensive little refrigerators that require no power.
Artificial Photosynthesis Can Produce More Food in the Dark Than With Sunshine
Scientists are developing artificial photosynthesis to help make food production more energy-efficient here on Earth, and one day possibly on Mars.
Tunisians Make Generator That Produces Drinking Water From Thin Air - 25 Liters Per Day - Watch
A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapour in the air.
New Type of Plastic Made Directly From Organic Plant Waste Could Be the Game-Changer We Need
A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Floating Drones Are Swallowing Tons of Plastic Waste Before it Reaches Ocean
The WasteShark, like the whale shark it's named for, gobbles up plastic trash in a silent, safe, easy, effective, and affordable way.
This Gorgeous Leather is Made From the Hide of an Invasive Predatory Fish
The lionfish can decimate ecosystems, but also make a beautiful leather product if tanned and processed correctly.
Revolutionary Filter Uses Moss to Capture Pollutants And Microplastics Before You Drink Them
The product can trap around 16 credit cards worth of microplastics from being consumed in a person's drinking water.
Designer Turns Mussel Shells That Once Clogged London's Water Pipes into Gorgeous Tile
The mussels add a translucence to the tiles, which has never been achieved before using biological materials.
How Fog Nets Are Making Water Abundant in Arid Africa - And May Be Useful in California
Fog nets in southern morocco by the company Aquilonis are providing 18 liters of drinking water per day, for 1600 people.
Innovative Italian Invents River Cleaner That Grabs Trash Using Water's Current
Scalable to any river size, the River Cleanup buoys can filter oil or trash, and have no impact on river navigability or habitability.
3D-Printed Ear is Made and Transplanted From Patient's Living Cells
The ear is 100% alive, made from the patients' cells and collagen, and in most cases restores hearing as well as aesthetic form.
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