Stand up to your foot pain with ExoSOLS, custom 3D-printed orthotics
Do your feet hurt? Manufactured based on photos of your feet, ExoSOLS custom 3D-printed orthotics could be the answer.
Wave your hand to turn on the Roome Smart Lamp
Roome's gesture-controlled smart lamp responds to a wave of your hand or preset controls from a smartphone app. It can also charge your devices via USB.
The jelly inside a shark's nose is more electrically sensitive than any man made material on Earth
The jelly sharks and rays use to detect weak electrical signals from fish and other prey may find use in future sensors.
Innohome’s Stove Guard helps prevent cooking fires before they start
Innohome's Stove Guard SGK430 uses two types of heat sensors to detect dangerous temperature increases on the range top and cut power before a fire starts.
GE dishwashers attack the problem of cleaning tightly packed silverware
Silverware is the toughest dishwashing challenge. Silverware often gets packed tight. GE Cafe and Profile dishwashers will have special silverware jets.
Not sure a tattoo is for you? Ephemeral ink lasts a year then disappears
By using smaller ink molecules than normal tattoo ink, but encapsulating them in a larger structure, startup Ephemeral designed tattoo ink good for a year.
Never mind stirring, fire up a chainsaw blender!
For an outrageous do-it-yourself weekend project, combine a motorcycle handle bar, a chainsaw, and a blender. Then just stand back and blend away.
Recovery of da Vinci’s DNA could be key to confirming his burial site
Leonardo Da Vinci died in 1519 but his burial site remains a mystery. Researchers hope to recover DNA from painting to confirm the location of his grave and study creativity.
No cure yet cure for Zika or Ebola? IBM is seeking the answer for all viruses
IBM Research and Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) announced a breakthrough to fight viral diseases like Zika and Ebola.
Making the trip three times faster than cars, DHL drones tested in mountainous area
DHL's Parcelcopter delivery drones make deliveries more than three times faster than cars in tests in the Bavarian mountains. The delivery range is 5 miles.
Lillium promises an electric vertical take-off personal jet by 2018
The Lilium Jet, planned for first sales in 2018, will be a two-seat, consumer jet aircraft with VTOL capabilities and a 300-mile range.
Breathe cleaner air indoors, thanks to uHoo
The uHoo air detector works inside buildings, providing real-time alerts to a wide range of hazardous substances in the air.
Facebook and Oculus exec leaving to work on wearable MRI
Facebook and Oculus head engineer Mary Lou Jepsen will be leaving for start-up Open Water to develop a wearable MRI. The aim is to reduce size and price.
What happens to your social media accounts after you die?
Legislation just out of committee in California may finally put some structure on how social media accounts are handled when a user dies.