The Bicycle Helmet That’s Invisible (Until You Need It)
Riffing off of airbag technology, Swedish designers have created a helmet, worn around the neck, that inflates during an accident
Reinvented: Futuristic Toilet Extolls the Health Benefits of Squatting
An award-winning design for the toilet of the future makes it easier to switch to a more natural posture
Can Bees Be Trained to Sniff Out Cancer?
A British artist has designed Bee’s, a glass diagnostic tool that aims to make screening as simple as breathing into a bowl
Would You Eat A Holiday Dinner in a Can?
British designer Chris Godfrey dreams up a tinned, nine-course meal for gamers glued to their consoles
This Wheel Turns Your Bicycle Into An Electric Hybrid
The Copenhagen Wheel can be snapped onto just about any bicycle to boost your pedaling power by up to 10 times
Insect Farming Kit Lets You Raise Edible Bugs
The Tiny Farms setup comes with everything to cultivate one of the world’s most sustainable (and popular) sources of food
The Toxins That Affected Your Great-Grandparents Could Be In Your Genes
Biologist Michael Skinner has enraged the chemical community and shocked his peers with his breakthrough research
Electronics That Can Melt in Your Body Could Change the World of Medicine
John Rogers, a revolutionary materials scientist, is pushing the boundaries of the medical world
10 Things We’ve Learned About Taste
Do following rituals before a meal make the food taste better? What about the ambience of the room in which you’re eating it?
Should We Use Body Painting to Teach Anatomy?
Artist Danny Quirk’s paintings on the skin of willing friends show in textbook-like detail the muscle, bone and tissue that lie underneath
Hungry? A Startup Wants You to 3D Print Your Next Meal
The Foodini may allow people to painlessly prepare healthier meals instead of reaching for that factory-processed stuff sitting in the freezer
10 Things We’ve Learned About Fat
Experts have long known that trans fat isn’t good for us, but research has turned up surprises—chocolate and chili peppers can help us lose fat
Your Tweets Can Predict When You’ll Get the Flu
Simply by looking at geotagged tweets, an algorithm can track the spread of flu and predict which users are going to get sick
How Lasers Could Be the Answer to Alzheimer’s
They’re now able to detect the clumps of toxic proteins that destroy the brain. One day they may be able to get rid of them
A New Interface Lets Monkeys Control Two Virtual Arms With Their Brain Alone
The interface is the first that can control multiple limbs—a technology that marks another step toward full mobility for paralyzed people
A Romanian Scientist Claims to Have Developed Artificial Blood
A true blood substitute can be a major breakthrough that can save lives. Testing out a batch, however, can be a problem
Why the Oral Contraceptive Is Just Known as “The Pill”
A new birth control method gave women unprecedented power and revolutionized daily life
What Will It Take to Wipe Out Superbugs?
Scientists are taking all kinds of approaches to try to stop the ominous threat from bacteria antibiotics can no longer kill
This “Death Watch” Allegedly Counts Down the Last Seconds of Your Life
A watch that predicts when its wearer will expire is proving popular with the masses. But why?
How Hospitals are Trying to Keep You Out of the Hospital
With a big boost from supercomputers, hospitals are shifting more of their focus to identifying people who need their help staying healthy
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