Scientists design a better bedbug trap

Having any amount of bedbugs in your home is not a good thing. The sooner that you know they’re there, however, the easier it will be to exterminate all of them. With that in mind, scientists from Canada’s Simon Fraser University have developed a method of luring the li’l...
Scientists design a better bedbug trap

Amphibious HexH2o drone shoots both aerial and underwater video

Readers who checked out our recent article on the Seahorse human-powered airboat may have noticed something at least as impressive in the accompanying video – a camera-equipped quadcopter that can land on the water to shoot underwater footage. It’s called the QuadH2o, and is made by...
Amphibious HexH2o drone shoots both aerial and underwater video

Zaha Hadid"s sustainable Bee’ah HQ rises out of the desert like a sand dune

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has released some preliminary details concerning a new planned headquarters for Bee’ah, a Middle East environmental waste management company. The LEED Platinum-seeking project will run solely from renewable energy sources, and also serve as a learning center to...
Zaha Hadid"s sustainable Bee’ah HQ rises out of the desert like a sand dune

Cadillac replaces rear-view mirror with HD video feed

Cadillac is planning to replace the rear-view mirror with a video feed
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Although they’re meant to show what’s happening on the road behind you, rear-view mirrors can be obstructed by headrests, passengers and luggage. To counter this, Cadillac is...
Cadillac replaces rear-view mirror with HD video feed

Africa"s tallest skyscraper slated for construction in 2015

In June 2015, Dubai-based Middle East Development plans to begin work on a new skyscraper that will be the tallest in Africa. Based in Casablanca, Morocco, the mixed-use tower will rise to a height of 540 m (1,771 ft), easily dwarfing all other buildings on the continent.
The project is being...
Africa"s tallest skyscraper slated for construction in 2015

Sunn Light: A smart light that mimics the sun"s movements

No device can really replace the feeling of being outside in the sunshine, but a good smart light could perhaps make spending time indoors more pleasant. Sunn Light is a smart and powerful LED light that changes its level of brightness automatically throughout the day to mimic the natural rhythm...
Sunn Light: A smart light that mimics the sun"s movements

Sensational Shrubbery: Choose keynote plants with care and reap the rewards all year

So you have a roomy lawn and want to plant a feature treeWhat do you choose? A magnolia? Ornamental cherry? An isolated tree or keynote plant is an important focal point In small gardens, keynote plants are even more important By
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Sensational Shrubbery: Choose keynote plants with care and reap the rewards all year 

What"s the point of a curved TV?

Over the last year or so, we’ve seen a number of curved TVs hitting the market. Sure, they look slick and stand out from the crowd, but what, if anything makes a curved TV better than a flat one when it comes to your viewing pleasure?
One of the biggest marketing hooks upon which curved TV...
What"s the point of a curved TV?

New method could lead to cheap, spray-on solar power for flexible surfaces

Spray-on cells hold considerable promise for reducing the manufacturing costs of solar power. Within this field, colloidal quantum dots (CQD) have also been the focus of a number if research efforts, as they have the potential to soak up a wider range of the solar spectrum. Scientists at the...
New method could lead to cheap, spray-on solar power for flexible surfaces

Somabar robotic bartender cranks out cocktails in under five seconds

There are many people who enjoy sipping on fancy cocktails, but putting together drinks of such sophistication involves a certain expertise, a cabinet’s worth of ingredients and a fair slice of your time. Wanting to make this life of luxury a little more accessible, the team behind the...
Somabar robotic bartender cranks out cocktails in under five seconds

BMW announces plans to electrify its entire core range

BMW is taking the technology it developed for the i3 and i8, and looking to roll it out as an option across its entire core range
BMW is doubling down on its electric eDrive technology by announcing that it plans to eventually produce plug-in hybrid versions of all its core-brand models. The...
BMW announces plans to electrify its entire core range