The Ultra-Safe, Semi-Autonomous Concept: Mercedes-Benz 2019 ESF
Insight into what designers and engineers are doing to make driving safer
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MIT Scientist’s Quest For a Bot That Can Smell As Well As a Dog
“We have $100 million worth of equipment downstairs. And the dog can beat me?” MIT scientist Andreas Mershin asks. “That is pissing me off.” Mershin aims to develop a bot that detects …
Sister City’s AI-Generated Lobby Score
Recorded by Julianna Barwick, an ambient wave of music is determined by the mood of the city
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1 Terabyte MicroSD Cards Hit Shelves
For $450, one can now buy a 1 terabyte version of SanDisk’s Extreme microSD cards. While the announcement was made back at Mobile World Congress, the product is now officially available on …
Via theverge.com
Lora DiCarlo’s Pleasure Toy Award Reinstated at CES
Earlier this year, sex-tech company Lora DiCarlo was awarded a Robotics Innovation Award at CES, then the award was revoked. Now, CES has again changed their collective minds, and reinstated the women-centric …
Via blog.sonos.com
Sonos Conducted a Study on Audio’s Health Benefits
Referred to as the Brilliant Sound Survey, a comprehensive body of data derived from an online questionnaire highlights much of what many music-lovers believe to be true. Conducted by home audio company …
Via fastcompany.com
The Impending Death of the Password
Thanks to companies like MobileIron, device passwords (believed to date back to the 1960s, thanks to an MIT time-shared computer) may be on their way out once and for all. Since most …
Via designboom.com
3D-Printed Organ Capable of “Breathing”
Bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Washington crafted a first-ever 3D-printed “breathing” organ. Developing an organ that can maintain (aka breathe and transmit oxygen) has proven to be the most …
Via dezeen.com
The Credit Card That Tracks Your Climate Impact
Using a calculation system called the Aland Index, Doconomy (in partnership with Mastercard) is offering credit card holders the opportunity to have their purchases tracked for carbon emissions—and ultimately, card users that …
Interview: Dan Tepfer, the Musician Coding the Future of Concerts
With a playback piano and VR, the pianist entrances every audience he plays for