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.
Graphene light bulb set for shops
A light bulb made from graphene is th first commercially viable consumer product using the super-strong carbon, according to the developers from the UK
Drones with wings!
Scientists have created a drone with flapping wings that can fold in and rebound following a mid-air collision
Solar Impulse flies over Bangladesh
The world's only solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse-2 was flying over Chittagong Hill tracts in Bangladesh on its way to Myanmar
Helping the homeless
Veronika Scott, a design student finds a way to help the city's homeless: a coat which turns into a sleeping bag - which she wanted to employ homeless people to make
Supersonic car gets its superwheels
Aluminium discs will be fitted to the Bloodhound Supersonic Car, which will endeavour to break the world land speed record (763mph)
