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Tetris House Takes Modular Homes to a Different Level
[Design]
2015/12/10 10:48
Tetris House was designed by Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Universe Architecture.Have you ever wanted to change the layout of your house? Well, a new concept from Universe Architecture will let you do so simply and with relative ease. Tetris House is a modular system of blocks that can slot together in a number of different arrangements. Residents can also attach accessories to its façade.The cost o...
Investors Booze It Up : 100+ Deals To Vineyards, Brewers, And Distillers
[Investing]
2015/12/09 11:38
Among all US alcoholic beverage producers funded since 2013, 56% were breweries, as the craft beer movement continues its rise.Investors are increasingly taking an interest in the food and beverage landscape including packaged food brands like Exo and Hungry Root. However, with the rise of the craft brewing and distilling movement, will that same appetite extend to the producers of beer, wine,...
(Video) Tobii Tech Eye-Tracking For Games, Business And More
[Product]
2015/12/09 11:38
Tobii is an innovative Japanese tech company behind eye-tracking technology. They came out strong at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas debuting a variety of interactive technology for syncing eye movements to control things like games and other electronic devices. While eye-tracking technology isn’t exactly new, Tobii is taking it to the next level in an attempt to...
(Video) Aquaponics, Not Robotics, For Our Future Kitchens
[Design]
2015/12/09 11:38
This design concept for the Future Classroom puts a spin on the futuristic kitchen with an integrated garden.For Electrolux Design Lab, a product designer proposes a future kitchen that will not only grow its own salad and raise fish for protein, but will also teach future generations about healthy meals from the ground (or water) up.Future Classroom, by 24-year-old German design student Tobias...
(Video) Stretchable Hydrogel Electronics
[Tech]
2015/12/09 11:38
Water-based “Band-Aid” senses temperature, lights up, and delivers medicine to the skin.MIT engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering reservoirs and channels. The “smart wound dressing” releases medicine in response to chan...
Get Your Paper Mail Through Your Email Inbox
[Business]
2015/12/09 11:38
A new service will email users images of the physical envelopes they receive each day, especially helpful when anticipating an urgent letter.Ever wanted to get your paper mail through your email? The U.S. Postal Service is testing a notification service called Informed Delivery so that you can get photographs of the physical mail envelopes you receive each day to your email inbox (just the enve...
First-Ever Ibuprofen Patch Delivers Pain Relief Right Where It's Needed
[Tech]
2015/12/09 11:38
The transdermal patch can dispense ibuprofen through the skin for up to 12 hours.One problem with orally-administered painkillers is that even though you may just have pain in a particular area, the medication affects your whole body. This both increases the chance of side effects, and limits the effect of the medication on that one area. Now, however, scientists at Britain's University of Warw...
Palm Tower's Infinity Pool will Let Visitors Take a Dip in the Dubai Sky
[Design]
2015/12/09 11:38
The infinity pool will be located on the 50th floor of the Palm Tower at a height of 210 m (689 ft).A new hotel is to open at the Palm Tower in Dubai. The St. Regis Dubai – The Palm will take up part of the 52-story luxury tower, which is the centerpiece of the Palm Jumeirah island. It will boast a 51st story restaurant, a public viewing deck and one of the highest infinity pools in the world....
(Infographic) How Branding and Packaging Affect the Way Consumers Trust Food
[Consumer]
2015/12/09 11:38
76% check ingredients, while 51% look for place of origin. Consumers are more engaged than ever in choosing what foods to buy and what brands to buy them from. Today more than ever, food has become one of the most important—and discussed—choices among U.S. consumers. Since food purchases are heavily influenced by trust, Boston-based consultancy C Space released a study exploring customers' pe...
