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Could a breath-monitoring headset improve your health? Ki Mae Heussner, gigaom.com Wearable technology and quantified self fans already strap gadgets to all different parts of their bodies to keep tabs on their activity levels, calories burned, heart rates and more. But a Walnut Creek, Calif. company believes… http://flip.it/mszpw Related articles Sensoria Fitness Bra will monitor…
Underarm Clothing Patch Eliminates Body Odor Through Nanotechnology ecouterre.com If genius is 99 percent perspiration, then summer’s arrival must make Mensa candidates of us all. A new nanotechnology-enhanced fabric tag by Odegon Technologies, however, could help us d … http://flip.it/M2CUU Related articles Silic shirt utilizes nanotechnology to repel liquids, avoid stains (topix.com)
Oorja Biomass Pellet Stove at werd.com werd.com Oorja Biomass Pellet Stove Green Product In the past few years pellet stoves for home heating have revolutionized the way people keep warm by burning renewables. They’re more efficient and t … http://flip.it/wVR2q Related articles Wood Pellet Burner the new Green way to Heat (airiernatura1.wordpress.com) Wood-Pellet Bonds Show…
Mystery of Chris McCandless’s Death Solved | News from the Field outsideonline.com In a blog post for The New Yorker, Jon Krakauer has verified the cause of death of one of the most vivid characters in Outside lore. In 1993, Krakauer published an article on the death of Chris McCandless, a strong-willed… http://flip.it/lA5zL Related articles…
Get Rich Quick by Tearing Up Your Lawn by Tim Layton, popularmechanics.com DIY Central moonlightbulb/Flickr If you live in Los Angeles, you might be able to earn a few extra bucks and leave behind the dreaded job of mowing the lawn in one fell swoop. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) h……
Breaking Bad Fact vs Fiction: Walter White’s Secret Formula By William Herkewitz, popularmechanics.com Technology Does the chemistry behind Breaking Bad’s incredibly pure blue crystal methamphetamine measure up? We are watching the final weeks of TV’s most popular meth cook. The AMC series Breaking Bad has chronicled the…
Microbe Transplants Treat Some Diseases That Drugs Can’t Fix by Rob Stein, npr.org Microbe Transplants Treat Some Diseases That Drugs Can’t Fix NPR Health Billie Iverson may be getting up there, but for an 86-year-old, she’s still plenty active. “I take trips, and I go do my own shopping, and I take myself to the…
Camping can help regulate sleep patterns, study finds cbc.ca A week of camping in the great outdoors might be just what’s needed for people who want to regulate their sleep cycles, according to a new study. http://flip.it/3FZog Related articles Camping can help regulate sleep patterns, study finds (cbc.ca)
Growing shoes and furniture: A design-led biomaterial revolution by Liat Clark, wired.co.uk Aug 18, 2013 5:00 pm UTC, arstechnica.com The natural world has, over millions of years, evolved countless ways to ensure its survival. The industrial revolution, in contrast, has given us just a couple hundred years to play catc … http://flip.it/P6gTH
Nothing but the Soylent: We’re trying 1 full week of the meal substitute Lee Hutchinson, arstechnica.com Five days worth of Soylent. God help me.Lee HutchinsonAn unassuming USPS box arrived in my mailbox this afternoon, but the label had a word in it that I’d been hoping to see: “SOYLENT.” Unpacking, I laid the contents on…
The Secret to Weight Loss Might Be Poop Transplants From Skinny People Ashley Feinberg, gizmodo.com As unlikely as it might seem, fecal transplantsare actually turning out to be the stuff dreams are made of. And apparently, this magical poop procedure still has plenty to give. After some successful rounds of experimenting, scientists now believe… http://flip.it/6vF7D
Are the claims for cooling towels all wet? Mary Farrell, consumerreports.org Are the claims for cooling towels all wet? Towel-snapping has been taken to a whole new level with a variety of new cooling towels that promise to beat the heat when dampened and draped around your neck. You may have seen the colorful towel……
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