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Next-Gen Condoms Will Be Self-Lubricating, Biodegradable, and Skin-Like
[Tech]
2015/04/23 11:36
Researchers at University of Wollongong are working on a more pleasurable-feeling condom made out of the stuff associated with contact lenses.After receiving a grant of $100,000 last summer, researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia are on a mission to create a new breed of condom. The grant, by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds innovative ideas that address ch...
(Video) MIT's NailO Turns Thumbnail into Trackpad - NailO
[Tech]
2015/04/23 11:36
A new wearable sensor can turns a person's thumbnail into a miniature wireless track pad, researchers at the MIT Media Lab say.The device, called NailO, relies on capacitive sensors to register touch; they are the same kind used in the iPhone's touchscreen. It also carries a battery, a micro-controller, a sensor controller, and a Bluetooth radio chip, all in a space no larger than, well, a thum...
25-Year-Old Made $66,000 In A Month By Teaching An Online Course
[Business]
2015/04/23 11:35
When the iPhone started taking over the US in 2008, Nick Walter was in Japan doing Mormon missionary work without a smartphone."When I got home, my dad was super nice and bought me an iPhone 4, and it was my first introduction to apps," the 25-year-old remembers. "I was like, 'These things are crazy! They can do anything!'"Since that first introduction, Walter, who graduated from Brigham Young...
(Video) Cocoon-Like Desk Helps You Concentrate On Work - Brody WorkLounge
[Design]
2015/04/23 11:35
If you find yourself in an unproductive slump due to your open office, here is a cocoon-like space that might be of interest to you. Furniture design company Steelcase is producing this cocoon-like design, named ‘Brody’, to help workers arrive at a total state of concentration. The design originated from the observation that students tend to seek out private spaces within a school library to...
(Infographic) 10 Most Valuable Startups Launched By Students
[Business]
2015/04/23 10:44
The graphic below tells about the greatest and the most valuable businesses that were launched by students. Did you know that such popular companies as Reddit, Wordpress and Time Magazine were founded by students? Find out more from the new infographic! Full Image : http://img3.essaymama.com/startups_by_students1.png[essaymama]
(PDF) Revolution in the Driver’s Seat : The Road to Autonomous Vehicles
[Business]
2015/04/22 11:43
It is no longer a question of if but when autonomous vehicles (AVs) will hit the road. In the auto industry’s most significant inflection in 100 years, vehicles with varying levels of self-driving capability?ranging from single-lane highway driving to autonomous valet parking to traffic jam autopilot?will start to become available to consumers as soon as mid-2015 or early 2016. Development of...
Design Crossover : Piet Mondrian
[Design]
2015/04/22 11:43
Piet Mondrian is undeniably one of the great designers who’s work has crossed over into multiple disciplines of design, specifically his artwork Composition II in Red, Blue and Yellow.Mondrian believed that “…through horizontal and vertical lines constructed with awareness, but not with calculation, led by high intuition, and brought to harmony and rhythm, these basic forms of beauty, supple...
(Video) Automated Kitchen Features Robot Chef - Moley
[Tech]
2015/04/22 11:42
It may sound like the stuff of futuristic science fiction, but a high-tech kitchen featuring a robot is set to become a commercial reality. The Automated Kitchen was recently unveiled to the public at Hanover Messe in Germany, a leading industrial products trade show. Created by UK-based Moley Robotics, the company claims the robot ? the key component of the ensemble ? can cook like a seasoned...
Toyota's Making Airline Seats That Can Adjust to Any Body Type
[Tech]
2015/04/22 11:42
ANA and Toyota Boshoku develops passenger aircraft seats for comfort across a wide range of body sizesAll Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s only 5-star airline, and Toyota Boshoku have teamed up to develop new economy class seats in line with the airline’s continued commitment to quality and comfort. The new seat is ergonomically developed for comfort across a wide range of body sizes and types,...
