Source: Seeker.com, October 10, 2017 These bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing. Some days in Beijing are so hazy schools shut down, which isn’t as fun as a snow day because you can’t go outside and build… Continue reading This Engineer’s Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes
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Finally, a jacket for your legs (not pants)
By Lizzie Plaugic, TheVerge.com, November 4, 2016 The Legs Jacket. Pants = 3,000 years old. Boring as heck. The Legs Jacket: A jacket for your legs. Like pants, but not. Better than pants. Instructions: “Zip it like a regular jacket but on your legs.” GIF courtesy of The Legs Jacket Read full details here….
Shapeshifting House Morphs with the Weather
By Glenn McDonald, Seeker.com, October 13, 2016 Adjusting panels allow occupants to create shade and adjust airflow, depending on the temperature outside. Artist, architect and designer Michael Jantzen sees things differently. Specifically, he sees art, architecture and design differently, as evidenced by his newest creation — a shapeshifting house that can be configured thousands of… Continue reading Shapeshifting House Morphs with the Weather
Solar Impulse 2 plane completes trip around the world
By The Associated Press, July 13, 2016 The experimental aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, flew out of the Seville airport in Spain on Monday and landed in Cairo on Wednesday. CAIRO – Flying low over haze-covered Pyramids in Giza, an experimental solar-powered airplane arrived on Wednesday in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage. Read full… Continue reading Solar Impulse 2 plane completes trip around the world
Self-Driving Robots To Deliver Food In London
By Sky News, July 6, 2016 The robot uses a GPS tracker coupled with on-board cameras and sensors to help it navigate the streets at 4mph. Six-wheeled delivery robots which trundle along at 4mph will soon be used to deliver meals to homes around London. The self-driving robots can navigate through city streets using a… Continue reading Self-Driving Robots To Deliver Food In London
Omnidirectional Wheels Roll Sideways
By Glenn McDonald, Seeker.com, June 30, 2016 Canadian inventor posts demo video of wheels that can be attached to any car or vehicle. A modest little YouTube video out of Canada is making headlines this week, as it appears to promise an end the modern-day scourge of parallel parking. Read full article here…
Saskatchewan man builds drivable space bike
By Sharon Gerein, CBC News, June 16, 2016 The inventor says he gets a few odd looks when he drives down the highway It’s a creation built from junk, and items from the Dollar Store. It comes from the mind of Tom Masuk of Pangman, Sask, about 100 kilometres south of Regina. He moved to the tiny community… Continue reading Saskatchewan man builds drivable space bike
Saskatoon invention turns smoke detector into electrical kill switch
By Francois Biber, CBC News, May 31, 2016 Fire prevention gadget kills power to stove, kitchen appliances if smoke detector goes off Have you ever left home wondering if you shut off the stove, or left the coffee pot on? A new invention born right here in Saskatoon out of a near tragedy is turning… Continue reading Saskatoon invention turns smoke detector into electrical kill switch
Sask. man builds gigantic Nintendo console for fun, charity
Recipe for giant Nintendo table: carpentry skills, an eye for design, a love of gaming and a heart to help Jeremy Rieger is a Regina carpenter by trade with an eye for design and a love for gaming. When he spotted a gigantic Nintendo console online, he resolved to build one of his own. “It’s… Continue reading Sask. man builds gigantic Nintendo console for fun, charity