Innovation

Innovation

Eat the straw after finishing your drink

It’s time to ditch the plastic straws for go-green tubes for the sake of mother nature.

PRESS RELEASE / Country’s first solar electric vehicle completes historic 2000km Bangladesh tour

Team Tanguar Racing completes historic 2000km Bangladesh Tour with their self-built solar electric vehicle to promote clean transportation and sustainable lifestyle.

This electric motorcycle was completely printed in 3D

The German 3D printing specialist BigRep demos its expertise by crafting a prototype 3D-printed electric motorcycle. All of the bike's parts are 3D printed except its motor and battery.

Real-time feedback makes hotel guests slash shower power

Providing hotel guests real-time feedback on the power they use in the shower sharply curbs the amount of energy consumed even though they do not pay for it, says a new research.

Smart motorcycle helmet with 360-degree vision

The Japanese startup Borderless presents the CrossHelmet X1, a revolutionary motorcycle helmet offering riders 360-degree visibility, noise cancellation and smartphone connectivity. It is currently available to pre-order via the Indiegogo crowdfunding website.

'Father of fiber optics' dies at 84

Charles Kao, a Nobel Prize winner dubbed the "father of fiber optics", dies at 84, according to Hong Kong media.

Bangladeshi scientist leads discovery of novel quantum state of matter

A Bangladeshi physicist of Princeton University has led an international research team in discovering a novel quantum state of matter that can be 'tuned' at will - and it's 10 times more tunable than existing theories can explain.

Chinese scientists develop new material for water purification

Chinese scientists have come up with a new membrane material which can efficiently separate salt from water and has other water purification functions.

Making food out of thin air Finnish style

A batch of single-cell protein - which can be further developed for use as food and animal feed - is produced by Finnish researchers using electricity and carbon dioxide.

[WATCH] 13-yr old genius makes clean energy producing device at $5

Meet Maanasa Mendu, who invents a device to harvest wind power by utilising piezoelectric materials that are both eco-friendly and cost efficient.

[WATCH] Now you can have your own backyard wind power plant!

Harnessing the unlimited potential from the renewable forms of natural resources has so far come at a great price, until the Biometric Energy Trees enter the scene.

Belgian scientists make water-from-urine machine

A team of scientists at a Belgian university say they have created a machine that turns urine into drinkable water and fertilizer using solar energy.

Australia sets world record for solar cell efficiency

An Australian scientist creates a device that pushes solar energy conversion efficiency to 34.5 percent, marking a new world record.

We can finally see deep inside Egypt's mysterious pyramids

We all have wondered what the inside of a pyramid looks like. Now, thanks to cosmic rays, we can learn a little more about them.

Easy trick to trap mosquitoes

Thanks to an instructional video made available on YouTube now we all can fight mosquitoes. A mosquito trap made of everyday household item can be deployed to get rid of the insect’s menace.

Tuneful song reveals new species of Himalayan thrush

Scientists have described a new species of bird in northern India and China, called the Himalayan forest thrush.

Scan your food to reveal its nutritional value

Ever felt curious about just how many carbs and calories are sitting on your dinner plate? A new gadget has been invented which promises to reveal the nutritional value of your meal !

Mark Zuckerberg to build AI to help at home and work

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work.

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