The Hum Rider may not be a production vehicle, but a utility vehicle like this Jeep Grad Cherokee is something everyone would like to own, especially when we're stuck in traffic. With the help of hydraulic lifts, the Hum Rider rises above the other vehicles and literally rides above them.
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You've probably heard of many types of food preparation methods, but certainly not something like Iftach Gazit's idea. A student from Tel Aviv has created a unique set of food bags that are not prepared in a pot, pan, oven or microwave, but in the washing machine.
Tech giant Apple has filed a patent for a laptop that turns an iPhone smartphone into a MacBook laptop, and the phone folds right into the place of the touchpad.
Pouring wine into a glass without it running down the bottle and dripping onto the tablecloth is harder than it sounds. If we don't know how to put it on properly or if we don't use a napkin, we usually end up with a stubborn wine stain on the tablecloth, shirt or pants. But now they have finally invented a bottle that does not drip or leak.
Who wouldn't want to have armor like Iron Man? If that's a pious wish for most of us, it's not the case for British innovator Richard Browning, who created a flight suit. He may not be flying through the air with it like Tony Stark (yet), but he's well on his way to becoming a true Iron Man.
Sustainable or more environmentally friendly packaging has become a global trend. One of the companies that strives to create packaging that has as little impact on the environment as possible is the British Skipping Rocks Lab, which has produced edible and degradable Ooho water balls that could soon replace water bottles.
Do you find it difficult to concentrate at work? Although it seems that it is a modern problem, for which social networks are mainly to blame, disturbing elements at work have been encountered in the past. Today, there are tons of gadgets that help us stay focused on the task at hand, but even in the past, they had an answer, in the form of a spacesuit device called The Isolator.
Taking photos in the rain is not the easiest thing in the world. If you want to protect your photography equipment, you usually have to use an umbrella, which comes with a lot of limitations. You can solve this problem with Nubrella's innovative no-hold umbrella. It covers the upper part of the body, is light and is carried on the shoulder, which means that we have both hands free.
Bonds are among the more fundamental medical devices. Thanks to the University of Swansea, they now have a brain. Smart dressings with 5G connectivity and the ability to monitor wound healing are expected to revolutionize healthcare. They should be available by the end of 2017.
Last year, Vollebak introduced a solar jacket that uses solar energy for its operation. The product was quickly recognized as the most technologically advanced garment on the market. This time the company went one step further.
Healthcare and technology, through mutual cooperation, contribute to the development of many products that help in the treatment of diseases. What can we expect from them in the future?
We all know that the disposal of plastic bottles has the lion's share of the global climate crisis. But are we really aware of this? In a world that produces 300 million pieces of plastic annually, we desperately wish we had other options! This is where the Dutch company Avantium can come to our aid. With the support of major companies such as Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and Danone, they are developing a "vegetable plastic" that could replace the classic plastic used in food chains.