Design
New reflective coating keeps homes cool and comes in different colors
Just as wearing white clothing is a good way of beating the heat on hot days, painting our buildings white can also keep them cool and thus save a considerable amount of energy in the process. But it isn’t easy to keep white clothes clean, and some of us like a bit more color in our lives. Read More...
Prague will soon be home to the first floating 3D-printed house
A group in the Czech Republic is building a 3D printed house, which, on its own, isn't anything we haven't seen before. What sets this house apart from the others, though, is its final destination: Prague's Vltava River. "I dare say it's the first-ever floating 3D printed building in the world," Read More...
Humorous posters urge National Park visitors to stay a bear’s length apart
As quarantined visitors itch to get back into nature, national parks across the country are moving to reopen. However, even in the vastness of the outdoors, park officials still have concerns about the spread of Covid-19. The National Parks Service has rolled out some creative new posters that are Read More...
Band-Aid launches new bandages for more diverse skin tones
Last month we shared a story about how Crayola is making their crayons more inclusive with a “Colors of the World” line. Now Band-Aid is launching a line of bandages in light and dark shades of black and brown to make its products more racially inclusive. The company announced the new Read More...
This 9-year-old Kenyan boy built a hand-washing machine to fight COVID-19
We have to give credit where it's due when we see ingenuity making a difference in communities. In Kenya, a nine-year-old boy has made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus. The machine allows users to tip a bucket of water using a foot pedal to avoid touching Read More...
Clothing company 3D-knits its pullovers to reduce waste during manufacturing
Mass production may be the cheapest way to manufacture clothing, but it also leaves behind an unsurmountable pile of waste. At the manufacturing level, a large amount of usable material is wasted due to fabric cut-offs during production and mass-produced clothing that often goes unsold. A Read More...
Get clean water wherever you go with this portable solar power purifier
As camping and hiking activities are expected to continue rising amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new device could provide adventurers with a more convenient, sustainable way to access clean water anywhere. Dubbed the GoSun Flow, the device is a portable solar-powered device with a filter that can Read More...
Wooden wind turbine makes Swedish renewable energy even greener
Sweden is celebrating the construction of the country’s first wooden wind turbine. Built from sustainably sourced materials, wooden turbines are a cheaper and greener source of renewable energy. The design for the tower is based on a similar turbine in Germany and was created by Swedish Read More...
This new protective coating comes from an unlikely seafood source
Chitin is found in the cellular walls of many organisms, but it is most famous for making up the exoskeletons of arthropods like crustaceans and insects. It is incredibly effective in protecting these species, so researchers are diving deeper into how it could be adapted to protect humans as Read More...
Irish beekeeper constructs colorful LEGO hive in his backyard
From cleaning out the basement to taking up bread making, people around the world have taken up new hobbies to fill their quarantined time. One creative bee-lover in Ireland decided to use the time to create an elaborate home for bees out of LEGO blocks. Ruari O Leocháin, a school teacher and Read More...