Japanese App Locates the Closest Vacant Toilet

Japanese telecommunications company KDDI has created one of the most useful apps ever—especially for people with small bladders or small children. Not only does the app locate the nearest bathrooms, it also lets users know if the toilet is vacant, thanks to sensors on cubicle doors that alert when they are open or closed. While testing is happening in office buildings first, if it’s successful …

Fit and Healthy by Mercedes-Benz

Elevating drivers' physical and emotional wellness

Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz can now enhance the wellbeing of its passengers through a coordinated stimulation of the senses in response to the driver’s state of mind. “Fit & Healthy,” which launches in the very near future, connects to a driver’s Mercedes Me profile, reading their wearable data and adjusting the car’s climate, lighting, seat massagers, entertainment systems and more to help create calmness or stimulation as needed. …

Color-Changing Hair Dye, Made by a Witch

A data visualization scientist and witch, Lauren Bowker has invented a hair dye that changes color. Just one of the many magical creations she’s developed at her material exploration house, UNSEEN, the dye was officially unveiled at London Fashion Week. Hair that’s been treated with her dye changes when the pigment is heated or cooled. Bowker’s dedication to the occult and to science has resulted …