Taxi Driver Saves His Marriage By Inventing Anti-Snore Pillow That He Dreamt Up in His Sleep
Phil Moore's wife couldn't handle his snoring any longer – but thankfully, he dreamt up the perfect business idea to save the day.
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Physicist Uses a Cotton Candy Machine to Make Respirator Filters for N95 Masks Cheaper
A study published in PNAS demonstrates that N95-like face masks can be made by spinning plastic in a cotton candy machine.
His Invention For Renewable Energy Inspired by the Physics of Northern Lights Just Won the 2020 Dyson Prize
Carvey Ehren Maigue'sAuREUS invention harvests UV light and converts it into visible light to generate electricity.
Young Inventor Turns Her Disability into 'Superpower' After Building Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Glitter
By thinking creatively about her underdeveloped arm, Jordan Reeves has used Project Unicorn to help other kids love their disabilities.
Coating Buildings With This Paint Might Cool Them Down Enough to Reduce the Need for Air Conditioning
Purdue University researchers in Indiana has created the whitest of white paints that can help create cooler buildings.
Biodegradable Algae Solar Panels Clean The Air While Growing Green Energy
Adán Ramirez Sánchez has invented biodegradable algae solar panels that generate electricity and oxygen from co2.
This 'Life-Changing' Backward Walker is Helping People Move Forward Hands Free
Rob Karlovich invented a backward walker, the LifeGlider, that gives people with disabilities the ability to walk hands-free with stability.
Paris is Turning Its Dark Underground Parking Lots into Organic Mushrooms Farms
The startup Cycloponics is growing 100-200 kilos of mushrooms a week in underground parking lots in Paris, Strasbourg, and Bordeaux.
Mollusk Shells Inspire Super-Glass
The structure and toughness of a mollusk shell has inspired scientists at McGill's University to create glass that doesn't shatter. Instead, the glass bends with flexibility that comes from a network of microscopic cracks, significantly increasing the toughness of glass.
Insert This On Your Bike Wheel to Filter the Air Pollution While You Cycle
Rolloe is an air filter fitted to the front wheel of you bicycle and removes CO2, NO2, and particulate matter from your city air.
Stanford Designer is Making Bricks Out of Fast-Growing Mushrooms That Are Stronger than Concrete
Using mycelium, Bay-area designer Phil Ross creates an 6X6 arch out of mushroom roots turned into bricks, and he wants to build a house next.
Dutch Man Invents Coffin That Turns Bodies Into Mushrooms: 'We are nutrients, not waste'
Dutch biodesigner Bob Hendrikx has designed a coffin made of mushroom-a "living cocoon" that will turn corpses into super compost.
Boys Make $250,000 From Genius Christmas Invention-And Donate Thousands to Animal Shelters
Brothers Ayaan and Mickey Naqvi invented the genius Ornament Anchor-in a year, they've made 250k and donated 10% to animal shelters.
Inventor of Hand-Cranked Washing Machine is Distributing the Low-Cost Device to Refugees
The inventor of a hand-cranked washing machine named Navjot Sawhney has traveled to Iraq to distribute it to refugees in the country.
One Man Set Out to Make the Perfect Pasta Shape, And it's So Popular That Orders are Backed Up for Months
Dan Pashman wanted to make the perfect pasta shell, and over 3 years of work perfected the "Cascatelli" which is now an internet sensation.
Malawi Inventor Lights Up His Whole Village Basically for Free-Starting With a Bicycle and a River
Colrerd Nkosi is a tinkerer who created an electric turbine out of junk for his Malawi village that uses the river to power up all the homes.
The Steve Irwin of Mushrooms: Paul Stamets Works to Save Rare Ancient Fungus to Protect Us From Pandemics
Mycologist Paul Stamets is working on Cortes Island in BC, Canada, hoping to use save and use the agarikon mushoom as a COVID-19 defense.
Inventor Creates a Machine That Turns Any Alcoholic Drink Into Soft Scoop 'Ice Cream'
An inventor has created a machine that turns beer into alcoholic soft scoop ice cream, and the device has been such a hit.
Honda is Designing an Ingenious In-Shoe Navigation System For The Visually Impaired
Honda is designing a GPS-based navigation system that will help the visually impaired get around through vibrations that touch their feet.
These Students Built an Epic Baby Stroller for a New Dad in a Wheelchair
A group of school kids made a special wheelchair stroller so disabled dad Jeremy King can take his newborn son out for a walk.
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