“Light Recipes” are Creating Tastier Crops

Though they’re efficient at accelerating the growth of plants, fertilizers can produce unhealthy side effects. To avoid this, the GrowWise center—a Netherlands-based research lab—considers the other crucial aspect of photosynthesis: light. By playing with a mix of red and blue lights, the Philips-owned LED laboratory has found ways to drastically improve the quality of crops without having to add any artificial nutrients. “Light recipes” can …

NASA Discovers Earth 2.0

A newly discovered planet—called Kepler-452b—is so similar to Earth that NASA has dubbed it Earth 2.0. The far-off planet rests roughly 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus and orbits inside its star’s habitable zone, where it’s warm enough for liquid surface water. Kepler-452b’s similarities to Earth are uncanny; it revolves around its sun once every 385 days, is roughly the same size and …

Instantly Upload and Edit 4K Footage With Gnarbox

A new hard drive and hotspot combination called the Gnarbox hopes to aid on-the-go filmmakers and photographers. The pocket-sized gadget allows users to instantly upload high-resolution 4K video and edit footage directly through a mobile app, cutting out the need for a laptop, external hard drive and other cords. Finalized footage can then be quickly backed-up and saved before being shared to social media or …