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Ivy league

What could be better than sinking into freshly laundered bedsheets? Wrapping yourself in sustainably laundered bedsheets, of course! That, at least, is what five schoolchildren from Hamburg thought, when, as part of a school competition, they began to experiment on a 100% biologically safe detergent made from ivy. The creeping plant, whose fast-growing nature is the source of many...

Skin deep

You can’t force someone to feel something, right? Wrong. At least sometimes... For those living without physical sensation recent developments in the field of ‘electronic skin’ represent a much-needed ray of hope. There are already elastic membrane patches that adhere to the skin and perceive pressure, force and temperature. Now researchers in Israel are refocusing their efforts on connecting...

Sunny prospects

Isn’t it lovely when the sun shines through the window? Except when it’s too warm and bright inside. Instead of letting down the blinds or turning up the air-con, perhaps we’ll soon have another option. Inspired by the technology that brought us automatically tinting eyeglasses, a team of researchers has begun developing the concept of the smart window. In...

Plucked from thin air

One solution for climate change? Vodka. No, seriously – and contrary to what you might expect, the key ingredient is not potatoes, but carbon dioxide, which has been extracted from the air and turned into liquid. Observing a special process, a Brooklyn, New York, based startup is using the liquid solution to distill ethanol, which is then refined to...

Good vibrations

Earlier this year two scientists were the source of much amusement for their research involving earthworms and a loudspeaker. They even received the Ig Nobel prize in Physics, a satirical award that recognizes comical-seeming advances in science. Their research centered on the effect of sound and vibrations on the worms, which, like us, are comprised predominantly of water. The...

Moving pictures

In recent months many business meetings, seminars and lectures have been transferred to the home office – hello, self-study. Still, it takes discipline to stay focused, particularly when the presentations err on the... dry side. A new app can change all this and ensure your mind stops wandering. Whether for a live call or a video, speakers can project...

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