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castAway case adds a second touchscreen to your smartphone

The gadget doubles the screen area of both our android and iOS devices and applies through a simple magnet system Innovations on smartphones are really varied, such as Samsung’s SelfieType which projects a virtual keyboard on any surface. Recently the market is offering foldable smartphones but the…

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Kailo, the innovative tool for pain relief

The company based in Sandy, Utah, USA, promises to revolutionize the way we deal with muscle pain Pain is something that all people have in common. Sooner or later we all experience it, young, old and athletes. Pain is a constant in life but until today we could only rely on a few solutions, from

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HUNU, the foldable coffee cup that fits in your pocket

The portable cup with modern design is made of silicone and bamboo, folds up to 2cm, can fit in any pocket and is environmentally friendly 165 million disposable cups are used for hot drinks every day around the world. Most of these end up in oceans and water reserves, generating a huge negative…

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Problems with snoring? The solution is called Snore Circle

The small device is applied under the chin and, through small electrical impulses, relaxes the muscles making sleep much quieter and more pleasant Technology tends to find new ways to increase the quality of everyday life. But the night? There are already several gadgets that help to monitor sleep…

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Crowdfunding

Air Pix, the self-contained pocket autonomous selfie drone

Small, lightweight and easy to use, Air Pix allows you to make perfect selfie without having your hands busy, giving a new perspectives Crowdfunding is an inexhaustible source of new ideas and products. Sites such as kickstarter and indiegogo collect lots of ideas and help inventors raise enough…

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Chemistry

Created a new material that extracts water from the air

A research team created a metal-organic structure that is able to condense humidity in the air to produce drinking water in record quantities Water is a precious resource, especially in underdeveloped countries, where there is a high need for drinking water sources or methods to purify it. Water is…

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Events

Samsung AirDresser, a magical laundry cabinet for cleaning laundry

Similar to a tall, narrow fridge, AirDresser uses a combination of air and steam to clean some clothes and then get rid of things like sweat and smoke odors Samsung was one of the most active companies during CES 2020 in Las Vegas. One of the products presented is AirDress, an innovative wardrobe…

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Health

Nanox presents an X-ray bed inspired by Star Trek

The new device is much less expensive than conventional scans and uses artificial intelligence to process the data Medicine is becoming a luxury for the poor class of society. According to a WHO study, two-thirds of people do not have the possibility of an X-ray scan. Companies are therefore trying…

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Health

This new bandage stops the bleeding without adhering to the wound

Researchers at the ETH Zurich and the National University of Singapore have developed a new type of bandage that aids blood clotting and does not stick to the wound As is often the case in science, discoveries also come by chance and this is a classic example. Researchers at the ETH Zurich headed…

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Health

A new guide to regenerate damaged nerves

From Pittsburgh comes a polymeric biodegradable nerve guide filled with protein to promote the growth of long sections of damaged nerves, avoiding the transplantation of stem cells or nerves of the donor Damage to the peripheral nervous system is one of the most common causes of disability. Nerves…

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This little gadget turns any display into a gesture-controlled screen

Glamos is a small cube that projects a virtual touchscreen into the air, transforming normal devices into peripherals controlled by hand movements The virtualization of our devices is at a turning point. More and more technologies are trying to implement remote control in common devices such as…

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Environment

ESA announces first mission to remove garbage from the sky

In 2025, ClearSpace-1, the first space mission to clear the sky of thousands of objects left in orbit from previous missions and expeditions, will begin Around the Earth, in addition to working satellites, there are thousands of disused satellites and junk material orbiting, posing a danger to…

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Juno, a reverse microwave to cool drinks in a few seconds

Presented at CES 2020 in Las Vegas by Matrix Industries, Juno allows you to cool a bottle of wine, sparkling wine or two 33 cl cans in seconds, all in an attractive and compact design. It must have happened to everyone to have sudden guests at home and want to offer a drink and then

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Chemistry

‘Frankeinstein’ concrete repairs and reproduces itself

The researchers created a form of concrete made of living beings that can repair itself, “reproduce” and could help us in the next missions to other planets. The field of engineered living materials is very thriving in recent times. The materials, in addition to the classical inorganic matrix,…

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TiGr Blue mini, the safest and lightest alternative to bicycle chains

The safety device, launched on Kickstarter, aims to replace the classic chains, heavy and not as safe as before, providing greater resistance to cutting and burglary Modern society has begun to take the environmental problem seriously and increasingly prefers alternatives to cars for travel, such…

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Health

Presented a wereable sensor for the control of our health

In the nearly future, an extremly sensitive wearable sensor able to monitor our health through the detection of different gas molecules could be sell Research on nanomaterials in the sensor field is having a great development because they have a great surface-volume ratio, which makes them highly…

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