By Mayukh Saha Italian designer Stefano Boeri is planning to bring about the first vertical forest in the New Administrative Capital, currently being set up in the deserted and barren region of Cairo. The three buildings designed for this would involve trees and plants that…
By Mayukh Saha Children are wired 24/7 to their parents even when they don’t seem to be. And the least the parents can do, within the little time that they allow their children, is to be attentive to their needs and desires. Children harmonize with…
By Mayukh Saha If there was ever a fortune teller in the field of technology, it was Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). He had an eerily accurate vision of the direction modern technology was headed. Even as far back as in 1926, Tesla knew that people around…
By Mayukh Saha We’ve come a long way since we first started using hydrogen fuel cells to power cars. It was only about thirty years ago that they could be made small enough to be placed inside a car. Over time, they’ve become slightly more…
By Mayukh Saha Cultura Colectiva has reported that Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz, an 8-year-old girl from Mexico (Chiapas), has been awarded UNAM’s Institute of Nuclear Sciences for creating a device, totally solar-powered, which can heat water. This device uses recycled and recyclable materials. Xóchitl’s invention might…
By Mayukh Saha In the recent fight against plastics, an Assamese innovator has brought forth bamboo bottles, which are not only eco-friendly but also leak-proof. It has been quite some time that we have been concentrating on reducing the usage of plastics. For these, we…
By Mayukh Saha Starting now, it might be beneficial for you to pick up and store plastic bottles as you go across Rome in a metro. Well, unless you want to start ‘plogging’, then it is a completely different ball game. As the news proclaims,…
By Mayukh Saha We can’t say that we are all artists destined for fame. But most of us tend to scribble doodles, write poems, sketch, sing or do something artsy. While there is a difference in the degrees of natural expertise but if you really…
By Mayukh Saha Whoever said humanity is dead has obviously not lived very long, or wide. Unfortunately, one extremely common struggle with Alzheimer’s or dementia patients is being dehydrated. So when it happened to Pat, Lewis Hornby’s grandma, he decided to bring about a change…
By Mayukh Saha Campers have always been available in various shapes and sizes throughout the years. But, get ready to welcome a camper that can be also used on water. The camper, called Sealander, is an amphibious camper, meaning it can be used on both…
By Mayukh Saha Ireland has given us the latest Google Science Fair winner in the age group of 13 through 18. Fionn Ferrier won the prestigious global annual science competition with his project which can remove microplastics from water. Ferrier won a $50,000 bursary at…
By Mayukh Saha Over the past few decades, bees have been disappearing. The number of honeybees in America is only half of the population that existed fifty years ago. Many species are on the verge of becoming extinct. While no one reason can be pointed…
By Mayukh Saha DROP Structures is a Canadian company that manufactures hassle-free cabins. These cabins can be set up by customers in any location in a flash. Especially the ‘Mono’, a tiny cabin which is prefabricated– it can be ready in 4 hours, and completely…
By Mayukh Saha We have all heard the infinite loop – what came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, get ready for the new doozy – what came first, the egg or the plant? With the entire world finally sitting up and taking notice…
By Mayukh Saha One of the main features of CES 2019 was the Verde G690 Treadmill, courtesy of SportsArt. Instead of it being your everyday treadmill that you see in gyms, this treadmill follows through with other SportsArt gear that sends energy back to the…
By Mayukh Saha We all know how our oceans are choking from plastic. This is a menace which seems to have no end! Single-use plastic is one of the most time-consuming things to get rid of, yet their use doesn’t seem to slow down. So…
By Mayukh Saha It seems humanity runs in the Smith household. Will Smith has already been known for his philanthropy and now Jaden Smith, his son, is following in his footsteps. His pop-up restaurant is the latest addition to all of Jaden’s activist and artistic…
By Mayukh Saha In a brilliant move, war veterans are being helped in healing from PTSD by introducing them to rescued wolves. Isn’t it natural that a wounded, traumatized animal would be able to heal another wounded traumatized animal? This program, called Warriors and Wolves…
By Mayukh Saha With Armageddon creeping in closer and closer, experts are warning us of the possibilities of a total insect wipeout, that would emulate the dinosaurs’ extinction millions of years ago. According to a Global Scientific Review of research, already 40% of all insects…
By Mayukh Saha In true Scottish fashion of bringing something new to the world, Linkwood Steadings Housing development present in Elgin, Scotland has built a road using about 17000 bags of plastic. But how does one do that? Well, flexibility is an advantage, but that’s…
