Data specialist EarthSense Systems and mapping agency Ordnance Survey are using real-time air quality data for a new project that will help cyclists avoid ...
Wearable soap & smart necklace win UNICEF Design Challenge
The Wearables for Good Design Challenge by UNICEF, ARM, and Frog has found two innovative winners. SoaPen is a wearable soap-crayon that encourages ...
Oxford to introduce world’s first Zero Emission Zone
The City of Oxford in England is not only following suit after London’s plans to introduce an Ultra-Low Emission Zone in September 2020, the city is ...
Research determines healthiest city density
Research by Oxford University and the University of Honk Kong has found that people living in cities are, counterintuitively healthier and happier than ...
Oxford to introduce zero-emissions city centre; banning petrol cars
The city of Oxford plans to initiate what officials believe would be the world’s first zero-emissions zone in the city centre of Oxford. The plan that ...
A wheelchair you can stand with
Architect Dimitrios Petrotos has designed the Laddroller, a shape-shifting wheelchair with which users can switch between seated and standing positions. ...
Study shows trees improve sanitation in rural areas
A global study that examined the health of 300,000 children and the quality of watersheds across 35 countries including Bangladesh, Nigeria and Colombia ...
Heated garment that automatically changes temperature
Kinesix Sports has developed a smart heated jacket that adjusts its temperature settings according to what the wearer is doing automatically. The Kinesix ...
Gel-dispensing pads to stop spread of germs
In oder to avoid opening a dirty door with a shoulder-push, scientists from the UK developed a special textile that can be mounted on doors where people ...
Intel measures ocean health with polar bears & whale snot
Intel is using drone technology and artificial intelligence in the framework of two successful wildlife research projects to measure the health of the ...