THE WORLD’S FIRST 100% RECYCLABLE BIOPOLYMER

A type of plastic that can be reheated for an hour and converted back to its original molecular state has been developed by researchers in the US, and being completely recyclable and reusable, petroleum-free, and able to broken down by…

THE FIRST SELF-CLEANING CAR BY NISSAN

Nissan is currently testing out a prototype that it says could make car washes a relic of the past. The test car benefits from a new nano-paint treatment that repels dirt and grime. The automaker is putting the car through…

LUMINOUS FIBER OPTICS BED COVER By Luminex

If you want to make someone Ooh and Aah in the bedroom the Luminous Fiber Optics Bed Cover is a good start. The Italian based company Luminex creates luminous bed covers with fiber optics woven right into the material. That…

IDEAL: The Self-Healing Polymer That Restores Itself

Researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a self-healing polymer that can mend itself and fully restore its mechanical properties in just a few minutes when heated at low temperatures. The material could be used to create…

THE CONCRETE BUILDINGS BUILT WITH AIR AND WATER

An inflatable concrete building sounds a bit ludicrous – until you see the seemingly-magical construction of a Concrete Canvas shelter. Concrete Canvas, a UK company, has created shelters that combine a less durable material – canvas – with one of…

PANTONE UNIVERSE : The Paint Collection By Lowes

Global color authority Pantone partnered with Valspar paint to bring a new line of paint exclusively to Lowe’s called PANTONE UNIVERSE Paint Collection. The collection features 100 hues that range from classic neutrals to the most saturated brights, and everything…

HTH 719 : THE UNIDIRECTIONAL SILENT VELCRO

Listed as one of the hottest inventions this year, according to Webmpires, Silent Velcro is a new product that everyone will want. The new concept lets you avoid those awkward moments of creating a painfully loud ripping noise the next…

LIBERATOR : The First Printed Plastic Gun

The world's first 3D-printed plastic gun has been successfully fired in Texas, USA. The handgun, named The Liberator, was assembled from 17 separate printed components completely made from ABS plastic, with the exception of a metal nail used as a…

IDEA PAINT : Turn Any Surface Into A Dry Erase Board

Remember when your parents told you not to draw on the walls ? The complete opposite can be told now with this dry erase paint from IdeaPaint. One coat of this durable and cost-effective paint can turn any smooth surface…

COSMIC WONDER : The Mysterious Fukang Meteorite

When it slammed into the surface of Earth, there was little sign of the beauty that lay inside. But cutting the Fukang meteorite open yielded a breathtaking sight. Within the rock, translucent golden crystals of a mineral called olivine gleamed…

AEROGRAPHITE: World’s Lightest Solid Material

While they were each once hailed as the lightest solid material ever made, metallic microlattice and aerogel have now been moved back to second and third place (respectively), with aerographite taking the crown. Developed by a team from the Technical…

THE MOST EXTREME SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO MAN

Chemical substances are often defined as "any material with a definite chemical composition" in most introductory general chemistry textbooks. According to this definition a chemical substance can either be a pure chemical element or a pure chemical compound. But, there…

THE CLEARPLEX SCREEN PROTECTOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

Here’s a grandmother that really can’t stand Apple products — she hates them so much, in fact, that she unloads dozens of bullets into a MacBook Pro and a couple of iPhones. Of course, it’s all just a marketing campaign…

ICEBREAKER MERINO: Reinventing Wool As a Performance Fiber

Launched in 1994, Icebreaker was the first company in the world to develop a merino wool layering system for the outdoors. It was also the first outdoor apparel company in the world to source merino directly from growers, a system…

iPAVIMENT : Embeds WiFi Hotspots In The Street

It seems that a lot of people have been talking about putting things in the road lately. Just within the past few years, we’ve heard about asphalt-embedded parking spot locators, power strips and coils, piezoelectric generators, and heat-harvesting water pipes.…