Scientists at Qatar University designed the solar-powered hard hats to improve conditions for 2022 World Cup labourers. A fan in the top of the helmet blows air over a cold pack onto the person’s face reducing skin temperature by up to 10 degrees centigrade, said Saud Ghani, an engineering professor at Qatar University. „Our objective […]
New batteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles, giving UUVs a tenfold increase in range over traditional lithium-ion batteries used for the same applications. The long range of airborne drones helps them perform critical tasks in the skies. Now MIT spinout Open Water Power (OWP) aims to greatly improve the range of unpiloted […]
Researchers from Georgia Tech and Emory University have created low cost energy recycling stairs that can be added on to conventional staircases. There is a spring based mechanism in the steps that save the energy when someone walks down the stairs, and recycles that to assist those walking up the stairs. The stairs reduce the stress on […]
Telecom industry has come a very long way since the days of wired handsets and limited communication features enabled gadgets. The telecom networks have undergone a mind-blowing transformation to meet the content delivery networks. From copper cabled to fiber optic cable equipped telecom technology, the journey has really been an interesting one. The focus still […]
Primary grade students in rural schools still use black-slate and chalk sticks to write with. After frequently writing and wiping the slate with their bare hands, it is common for the chalk powder to get smeared all over their hands. So Savlon introduced Savlon Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks – special chalk sticks infused with soap. […]
Mobile technological innovations such as Siri, the iPhone’s digital assistant, Google’s latest Google Home product, or, Alexa, the smart home hub introduced by Amazon, are, to most people, the limits of today’s Artificial Intelligence (AI). These technologies have irrevocably transformed our day-to-day living. They are now entrenched in most aspects of our personal and professional […]
In Peru, as in many countries, the allowed blood alcohol limit to drive is 0.5 g/l. From that level up, the driver’s reactions are impaired and risks of suffering an accident multiply. In order to generate awareness about this fact, we created a banner that invited the people during the video playback, to interact with […]
Swedish tech company Einride has unveiled an electric self-driving truck that is remotely controlled by drivers, is significantly smaller than heavy trucks and works alongside its innovative charging stations. The ‘T-pod’ can reduce carbon dioxide emissions from freight transport in Sweden by up to 60 per cent by 2030, the company said in a statement […]
For the first time ever, a refugee team was going to compete in the Olympics. There were 10 athletes with no national team, no flag, no anthem to call their own—until we gave them one.We partnered with refugees across the globe to create a flag and an anthem to represent the athletes. The Refugee Nation […]
The Immunity Charm is a project run by the Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan.It comprises colored beads, with each bead being code for a specific vaccine. On every vaccine, doctors add the corresponding bead to the bracelet, creating a data bank on the child’s wrist.Strong traditional biases and wide spread illiteracy were the main hurdles. […]