At the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland researchers have created a new method for making stretchable electronics that may end up being integrated into wearables and medical devices. The prototype films can stretch up to four times their original shape and relax back without suffering any degradation in its electrical properties.The researchers’ main achievement was achi...

The newly developed headlight enables finer control over light distribution.Headlights have come some way since the oil lamps used in the 1880s. Adaptive headlights, along with emerging systems that light up potential hazards and follow the driver's eye give some indication as to what lies ahead. Now researchers have developed a system that allows even more precise control through the ability t...

A 3D-printed dress with thousands of interlocking parts looks and feels natural.As part of the upcoming #techstyle exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, design studio Nervous System created a 3D-printed dress that puts customization at the forefront of its design.The Kinematic Petal Dress is based on the Kinematics system created by the design studio. The design of this particular piec...

Sneaker brands are fond of running challenges, and they can make for some cool ad stunts.Asics has done this for years, running outdoor ads that challenged people to race against a digital image of U.S. marathoner Ryan Hall, and also getting runners to try a treadmill from hell set to a marathoner's pace.Now, Reebok is getting into the fun, too.Last weekend in Stockholm, the brand put up an out...

There’s a need for better access to medical technology in the region—a forward-looking approach will help companies reach more patients.[click to enlarge]More than half the world’s population lives in the Asia–Pacific region, and demand for healthcare there is correspondingly great. Currently, access to quality healthcare—in particular, modern medical technology, or med-tech—is difficult...

LiveLike VR enables sports fans to watch the game together with remote friends in a virtual stadium.Most sports-lovers would agree that one of the main pleasures in watching a match is the shared experience of being among fellow fanatics. Now, LiveLike is a virtual reality platform that aims to enhance the home-viewing experience by enabling viewers to watch games together in a virtual stadium....

In Sweden's 1st unstaffed food shop, all you need is a phone.We all know robots are coming for our jobs, but smartphones could soon be carrying the career-slaying torch as well. A small convenience store in Sweden only has one employee—the smartphone in your pocket—and it’s always working, 24-7.According to the Associated Press, a small store in Viken, Sweden uses smartphones for everything,...

Brownies made of black beans and cookies made of chickpeas are among the unusual recipes found on Hungryroot. Launched last year, the New York-based meal kit startup focuses on vegetable-based natural foods that can be prepared in under seven minutes.After demonstrating “rapid growth,” Hungryroot has raised an additional $3.7 million in financing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lerer Hippea...

Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.Imagine solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on almost any material or surface, including your hat, shirt, or smartphone, or even on a sheet of paper or a helium balloon.Researchers at MIT have now demonstrated just such a technology: the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever prod...