Skip to Main Content

Innovation

post thumbnail for Can Tech in Cars Make Us More Considerate or Better Drivers?

02 2024 October

Can Tech in Cars Make Us More Considerate or Better Drivers?

As part of our Olympics trip this summer, we made a side visit to Lyon and drove across the border to Switzerland. Driving in Europe,...

Read Now
post thumbnail for This London-based Pharmacy Prescribes Poetry as Treatment

16 2024 September

This London-based Pharmacy Prescribes Poetry as Treatment

For those of us who love poetry, it really can lift your mood or shift your perspective in a way other written words can’t. Now...

Read Now
post thumbnail for In a World of Digital Silence, What Should Anything Sound Like?

29 2024 August

In a World of Digital Silence, What Should Anything Sound Like?

Electric cars are quiet. Maybe too quiet. The problem, as some public health groups warn, is that electric cars dramatically increase the risk of accidents with...

Read Now
post thumbnail for Neuralink May Create a Generation of Gamers with Superhuman Reflexes

04 2024 July

Neuralink May Create a Generation of Gamers with Superhuman Reflexes

Earlier this year Noland Arbaugh became the first patient to receive a brain-computer chip implanted by Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink after a diving accident left him paralyzed....

Read Now
post thumbnail for Scent Camera Recreates Travel Smells and More Core77 Design Award Winners

21 2024 June

Scent Camera Recreates Travel Smells and More Core77 Design Award Winners

For the 12th year, the Core 77 Design Awards have spanned 22 categories and showcased product, branding and conceptual ideas from students and professionals imagining...

Read Now
post thumbnail for Why the Titan Submersible Sub Tragedy Is One We Can’t Look Away From

17 2024 June

Why the Titan Submersible Sub Tragedy Is One We Can’t Look Away From

It has been nearly a year since the OceanGate Titan submersible submarine imploded, killing its five passengers which included Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate. The...

Read Now
post thumbnail for Soundproof Silk May Transform How We Manage Noise at Home and Work

31 2024 May

Soundproof Silk May Transform How We Manage Noise at Home and Work

Early in the pandemic I decided to make a home studio and looked into installing sound panels. Unfortunately, they were generally expensive, bulky and needed...

Read Now
post thumbnail for India Is Ground Zero for the Irresistible Appeal of Sanctioned Deepfakes

29 2024 May

India Is Ground Zero for the Irresistible Appeal of Sanctioned Deepfakes

The biggest AI story this week was the showdown between Open AI and actress Scarlett Johansson over the use of a voice concerningly similar to...

Read Now
post thumbnail for How Airbnb “Icons” Illustrate the Future of Immersive Entertainment

21 2024 May

How Airbnb “Icons” Illustrate the Future of Immersive Entertainment

The future of entertainment will be driven by more immersive experiences. This week, there was a story about how the Meta Quest VR headset will be...

Read Now
post thumbnail for AI Startups Are Too Power Hungry, But Scientists Are Working on A Solution

08 2024 May

AI Startups Are Too Power Hungry, But Scientists Are Working on A Solution

In aviation, most people know that a huge portion of the costs in that industry come from paying for fuel. Recent projections are that it...

Read Now
post thumbnail for Can Seaweed Mining Become the Next Billion Dollar Industry?

02 2024 May

Can Seaweed Mining Become the Next Billion Dollar Industry?

A tiny branch of the US Department of Energy focused on high-risk projects just awarded $5 million dollars to three startup ventures that are each...

Read Now
post thumbnail for The Invisibility Shield Can Help You Actually Disappear … Now Available on Kickstarter

29 2024 April

The Invisibility Shield Can Help You Actually Disappear … Now Available on Kickstarter

Hiding during a game of paintball. Doing a magic trick. Avoiding detection by real-life spyware. These are just a few of the potential uses for...

Read Now
post thumbnail for Playing Happy Reef Sounds Could Bring Coral Reefs Back to Life

16 2024 April

Playing Happy Reef Sounds Could Bring Coral Reefs Back to Life

A happy and healthy coral reef has a sound. The various “snaps, groans, grunts and scratches that form the symphony of a healthy ecosystem” are...

Read Now

Be More Interesting. Join over 25,000 readers and subscribe now!

+
+