Don’t want to get pregnant? There’s an app for that!
Not only is there an ‘app for that’, it’s been proven to be every bit as effective as the pill! No chemicals, no synthetic hormones, just plain old mathematics and a unique algorithm. Users measure the temperature underneath their tongues every morning and then enter the result into the app. The algorithm then works out whether you’re fertile or not that […]
Self-Cleaning clothes anyone?
Innovation has bought massive changes to our lives and to Earth itself in the last century. But none has caught my enthusiasm more than the invention of self-cleaning clothes! If this goes mainstream, it seems the day has come when we can finally be free from the bondage of laundry. If there is one task that has been […]
3D printed prosthetics have arrived… and they’re affordable!
Close to three years ago I wrote a post about one man’s quest to print a working 3D prosthetic hand. It was basic but it worked and definitely fell into the category of a miracle (in my humble opinion). It looked like this: Basic perhaps, but life changing for the recipient! In the three years since, 3D […]
What will humans look like in 3015?
Anyone paying attention would have known that October 21st, 2015 was “Back to the Future’ day for a young Marty McFly. He only saw what life would be like 26 years hence (the movie was made in 1989). What about a thousand years from now? Looking to the past, we know that we’ve come a long […]
3D printed rib cage and sternum implant
Spain – September 14th, 2015 In a world first, ground-breaking operation, surgeons have implanted a 3D printed rib cage and sternum. Designed and printed by an Australian company, Anatomics, the recipient is a 54 year old cancer sufferer. Similar procedures done in the past have relied on the use of metal plates but these have […]
Don’t like the weather? Change it…
From now forward, the food that you’ll eat and the clothes you’ll wear aren’t the only things you can get to decide on at the start of your day – you can now also choose your weather! Well, inside at least :) Is it raining for the fourth day in a row? Would you like […]
Are you, or do you know, a hoarder?
There are some of us who like to travel lightly. There are others who have difficulty leaving anything behind. The more you carry, the harder the journey! I recall a conversation with a woman who’s husband had recently retired after 25 years of service in the army. She lamented that the worst thing about retirement […]
Opening your home office door to your kids
Committing to work from home is a big decision for most of us. The ultimate question we all face – probably from others as well as ourselves, is whether or not we can focus and be productive. Sure there are lots of potential distractions, but they soon fade into the background. What doesn’t, of course, […]
We Can Rebuild Them
A project that started out as a special effect prosthetic has transformed into a potentially life changing technology that could help tens, even hundreds, of thousands of people live higher quality lives! After seeing this YouTube video by Ivan Owen, a Washington based prop maker, a South African carpenter by the name of Richard Van As […]
The Truth About Sitting Down
Last week we featured a post from guest blogger, Ana Cristina Sandrin about standing desks, ergonomics and spinal health. If you haven’t read it, you can find the post here. As a follow-up we’ve discovered this fascinating, if somewhat terrifying infographic put together by Medical Billing and Coding.org, detailing the dangers of sitting for long periods […]