What if you could have the taste of a juicy, sizzling burger without the destructive impact of using animals for meat? That is what Impossible Foods wants to do with its new burger.
Remember the opening sequence of The Simpsons where Bart is writing lines on the class chalkboard as a punishment? Artist Filipe Vilas-Boas and architect Paul Coudamy have made a robotic arm do exactly the same…
Remember the GM mosquitos developed to defeat the Zika virus? Now, UK company Oxitece takes on its next challenge: genetically engineered moths that die before being able to destroy crops.
Do you feel information overloaded? Do you experience stress? Do you feel like you are addicted to your smartphone, laptop, or the Internet? Get yourself a digital detox!
Summer is in full swing and what better time to share with our readers the fascinating traditions of the local community of the Ciptagelar village in West Java, Indonesia. This village is the home of the first ECO Coin Award winner Yoyo Yogasmana. We received a series of unique photos from Adelaide Tam, student at the Design Academy of Eindhoven who spent two months with the Ciptagelar Kasepuhan community.
The image above it’s a screenshot from Homunculus, a 1916 movie by Otto Rippert about a group of scientists who created a human in the lab. This “superman” was simultaneously a master criminal and a Christ figure. The frame shows the fear and astonishment reaction of two villagers towards the lab-created human. This is the first time an artificial womb was presented on screen.
The modern warehouse has come a long way since its earliest iterations at the beginning of the industrial revolution, where massive storage facilities were needed to accommodate the mechanically produced goods of the era. While warehouse management practices and processes have evolved with the time, they’ll need to maintain their adaptability and versatility to accommodate the onset of Industry 4.0.
Oh look, a firefly…or is it a laser? Firefly-watching festivities are immensely popular in China and each season from the end of May until October draws flock of tourists. These events involve the release of tens of thousands of these glowing bugs outside their natural habitat. The East Lake Peony Garden, located in Wuhan (the capital of Hebei province) is China’s first firefly theme park. Yet, although the park itself is populated by some indigenous fireflies, many of them are not what they seem.
Facial recognition is old news. Artificial intelligence new favorite activity is recommending ingredients and recipes from food photos. Finally making use of the numerous food pictures floating around all social media platforms!
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