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Beast of an idea

How do camels keep cool in the searing heat? Their fur offers protection from the sun, preventing loss of moisture and allowing sweat to evaporate, creating a cooling effect. Now MIT researchers have applied the same principles to the goods industry, achieving similar results by developing a half-inch thick, two-layer membrane comprising water-retentive hydrogel and heat-diffusing aerogel. The development...

Sheer comfort

Everywhere you look you can find tips for a healthier lifestyle. Sometimes even on your wrist. Smart watches track our steps, our pulse rate, even our sleep – impressive when you consider how much space technology like this used to take up. In future, such technology might be so small as to be practically invisible. Researchers at the University...

Wheel of fortune

Couchsurfing is cool. Students need have no fear about ending up on the streets. But what about a tiny house? So much space despite the small surface area… Such houses could provide the solution for the lack of affordable living space in cities. At the vanguard is the state of California, where movable homes have recently been legalized. A...

Under pressure

Who would have thought that plain old air could offer a solution to climate change? All that’s needed is to liquify it. A British based company with a track record in energy storage solutions compresses and cools ambient air, turning it to liquid at -196°C, at which point the air is stored at low pressure. If the electrical grid...

Ciamar a tha thu?

In Germany alone there are 20 dialect groups. In Europe as a whole, who knows? Now, a software-sharing platform has been developed to facilitate communication between those with less widely spoken languages such as Gaelic, Latvian or Basque. It is hoped the project, which is subsidized by the EU, will lead to the creation of a broad marketplace for...

Hitting home

According to the UN, a person goes blind every five seconds. Suddenly the outside world becomes a maze. For decades support has come in the form of white canes and/or guide dogs. Now start-ups are putting their money on advanced technologies. One company from Texas has fused radar, lidar and ultrasound in a 230g sensor that is attached to...

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