Vienna World’s Top City for Quality of Life
According to the 18th Mercer Quality of Life Study, Vienna, with a population of 1.74 million, is the world’s most livable city while Baghdad is the worst in terms of economic and social conditions such…
Design
Billionaire Donates $40 Million Home to LA County Art Museum
Billionaire property investor and NBA superfan James Goldstein recently donated his John Lautner-designed glass-walled residence on Beverly Crest that hugs the Los Angeles hills to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The property…
Solar-Powered Streetlight Tackles Dengue, Charges Phones, and Sends Disaster Warnings
In a big breakthrough, a team of researchers under the supervision of Chong Wen Tong from the University of Malaysia have come up with an amazing solar-powered street light. This street light is not only…
MIT Raises Incandescent Light Bulb from the Dead
Much has been made of LEDs over the years; they were supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. I have never liked them. Advertised as lasting 25 times longer than an incandescent light…
Are Inventions Created by Push or By Pull?
There is the story of the stork told to children who want to know where babies come from. The world of inventions has similar myths and simplifications. There is the image of the lone idiosyncratic…
Low Cost Passive Solar Edging Forward
Today, Germans lead the world in building houses that can produce more energy than they consume. But getting other large countries to do the same will take more time. Many countries are dealing with legacy…
The Netherlands’ Twinkling Solar Bike Path Inspired By Van Gogh
Artist Daan Roosegaarde has created an incredible twinkling solar bike path that generates a stunning nighttime display. By creating this in the Dutch town of Eindhoven, the artist has paid homage to its most famous…
On the Dark Net, Customer is King
Many believe the Deep Web is separate from the Internet, but it is no more separate than the part of a ship that’s below the water line. The Internet and the Deep Web are inextricably…
HaptoClones Are Interactive, Touchable Holograms
We hate to say it, but we all think it: Why do I have to touch an object that has already been touched by thousands of not so clean looking people? Well, those days may…
Robotic Falconry: Clearing the Skies of Unwanted Drones
New “Bird” Abatement Market Opening Up With the rise of millions of multi-rotor drones around the world, a “drone catcher system” or “bird abatement” seems an obvious necessity. People and organizations wishing to protect lives…
