Link About It: This Week’s Picks
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Via theverge.com
A Shape-Shifting iPad Case
In 2012, Tactus Technology debuted a tablet that could physically alter its screen to create touchable “keys” when typing. Three years later, the company is finally launching a product, but instead of …
Via mashable.com
NYFW’s First Down Syndrome Model
Jamie Brewer made fashion week history by becoming the first model with Down syndrome to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week. Brewer, who is most known for her role in …
Via elle.com
Women Honor Icons Through #WeAreBlackHistory
Some of today’s top digital influencers are honoring past and present figures in a new movement called #WeAreBlackHistory. The project is a poignant photo series that sees women of color from the …
Via thecannabist.co
Ralph Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Soaps Dies at 78
Ralph Bronner, the man behind the magical hemp-formulated Dr. Bronner’s soaps, has died at the age of 78 from complications of a heart attack. Bronner—the first son of the brand’s creator Emanuel …
Via fastcodesign.com
MIT Reimagines the Power Cord
MIT’s Tangible Media Group—the university’s experimental arm—has come up with a way to turn the cords of our everyday electronics into functional interfaces. Inspired by the way people knot, pinch and kink …
Via digitaltrends.com
Sniff Chocolate Don’t Eat It
A new venture into the world of chocolate consumption uses a spring-loaded contraption to shoot cocoa into connoisseurs’ noses. The shooter uses a specially formulated cocoa powder that blends ginger, mint and …
Via economist.com
Babies With Three Genetic Sources
Britain is hoping to alter the desperate future of children diagnosed with damaged mitochondria before they’re even born. Through a possible “mitochondrial donation,” women will be able to donate their healthy eggs …
Via businesswire.com
Cinderella’s Glass Slipper Goes Designer
In anticipation of their upcoming live-action film inspired by “Cinderella,” Disney called upon nine luxury designers to dream up their take on the glass slipper. Ranging from Paul Andrew to Jimmy Choo, …
Via bbsrc.ac.uk
Timelapse Kidney Growth
Through a set of incredible timelapse images, Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute were able to track a key molecule called beta-catenin as it orchestrated the construction of a mouse …