There is something so attractive about sleeping in the trees; that is probably why theTreeHotel in Sweden is such a hit. Now you can get even closer to nature atWaldseilgarten in Bavaria, where you can hang out over the edge of a cliff or if you are a little bit nervous about sleeping with a mile of air under you, there are trees. Waldseilgarten/Promo image Portaledges were invented for rock-climbers doing multi-day climbs; they are not for people who toss and turn a lot. They ...

  Solar energy that doesn’t block the view A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window. It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface. And, according to Richard Lunt of MSU’s College of Engineering, the key word is “...

  The most compact folding bike in the world Imagine a folding bicycle with a weight of 7 kg, which fits conveniently in the airlines hand luggage size, is folded in less than 10 sec and still has 4,5 - 7,5 meters of development. Kwiggle®Bike is the only bicycle in the world featuring this unique combination of drivability, compactness and weight. Kwiggle®Bike is ideal for your next journey, perfect for commuters and everyone will find space for it in his flat or backpack. T...

Dryer blasts water off your entire BODY in less than 30 seconds     This is just like those Dyson Airblades that are used in public restrooms instead of paper towels, only much more ambitious. This dries the whole body. It’s only a little bit bigger than a scale, but the highly-compressed ionized air apparently gets delivered at all the key angles, whisking all the water off your skin in just about 30 seconds. Once the right amount of air has been collected into the pressuri...

Robotic vacuum cleaner that "sees" its environment   Dyson revolutionized the vacuum cleaner industry when it introduced its bagless vacuum cleaner. Now, the company hopes to do the same again, with the introduction of a robot that cleans without human assistance. The Dyson 360 Eye "sees" its environment and can be controlled using a mobile app. Dyson originally announced plans to launch a robot vacuum cleaner back in 2004 with its  DC06,but the project was eventually binned. I...

SmartSense Presence Sensor The SmartSense Presence sensor lets you receive updates about a person or pet coming and going. It works for objects, too, such as cars. And using SmartThings SmartApps lets you customize different actions to take place when these things come in and out of range of the SmartThings Hub. You Can: Receive push or text notifications when people and pets approach and leave a specified area, such as a home or office. Use SmartApps to trigger different actions to ...

  GPS-enabled smart sports shoes will be marketed under the name 'LeChal'. Now, an Indian high-tech startup is promising to do the same in real life with a new, GPS-enabled smart sports shoe that vibrates to give the wearer directions. The fiery red sneakers, which will also count the number of steps taken, distance travelled and calories burned, will go on sale in September under the name LeChal, which means "take me along" in Hindi. The shoes come with a detachable Bluetooth tra...

The brains of children with autism are relatively inflexible at switching from rest to task performance, according to a new brain-imaging study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Instead of changing to accommodate a job, connectivity in key brain networks of autistic children looks similar to connectivity in the resting brain. And the greater this inflexibility, the more severe the child’s manifestations of repetitive and restrictive behaviors that characterize autism, the study...

Researchers have invented a cheap, portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes that could speed up diagnosis and enable studies of how the disease develops. Described in a paper published online July 13 in Nature Medicine, the test employs nanotechnology to detect type-1 diabetes outside hospital settings. The handheld microchips distinguish between the two main forms of diabetes mellitus, which are both characterized by high blood-sugar levels but have different causes and ...

Garbage, and more specifically, plastic, may pave the streets of the future. In fact, in India, it already has now. It is difficult to exaggerate India’s garbage problem. Jairam Ramesh, the nation’s former environment minister, has said that if there were a “Nobel prize for dirt and filth,” India would win it. Much of India’s garbage is made up of plastic—a scourge of the nation’s new consumer economy. Although the nation’s per capita consumption of plastic is low compared with that of the...

Cognitive computing is the future of computer processing, or at least, that's what it seems. Researchers earlier this month unveiled a powerful new postage-stamp size chip delivering supercomputer performance using a process that mimics the human brain. The so-called "neurosynaptic" chip is a breakthrough that opens a wide new range of computing possibilities from self-driving cars to artificial intelligence systems that can installed on a smartphone, the scientists say. The researchers...

Would you go to a restaurant where you are greeted and served by robots? Science fiction meets reality at a Chinese restaurant that uses robots to cook and deliver food. Mechanical staff greet customers, deliver dishes to tables and even stir-fry meat and vegetables at the eatery in Kunshan,which opened last week. "My daughter asked me to invent a robot because she doesn't like doing housework," the restaurant's founder Song Yugang said. Two robots are stationed by the door to cheerful...

What are the world's most innovative companies? Forbes has the coveted answer. The annual Worlds Most Innovative Companies list has been topped by California-based global cloud computing company Salesforce for the fourth year in a row. Five Indian companies, including Hindustan Unilever and Tata Consultancy Services, are among Forbes list of the worlds’ 100 most innovative companies that investors think are most likely to "generate big, new growth ideas". These five on the list are cons...

How do we build startup communities? How do we catalyze systemic, sustainable innovation across companies, cities, and countries? How do we design entire ecosystems to drive entrepreneurship, technology, and economic impact? Attend the Global Innovation Summit along with over 1,000 of your fellow ecosystem builders from over 50 countries at over 20 events and perhaps you will find out. It all happens on February 16-20, 2015 in Silicon Valley.  The Global Innovation Summit is the centerpiec...

The 4th Global innovation Forum, a conference that will be held from November 19-20 in London will discuss the latest trends in the field of innovation, creativity, design, R&D and new product development, as well as the major challenges for the future. The Forum relies on a tremendous agenda, experienced speakers, key messages, global players and intense networking. Presentations, panel debates, and workshops will be part of the Forum. Speakers Confirmed speakers include: Antho...

The Back End of Innovation is responsible for taking an idea and transforming it into an ultimate product success. Generating the idea is only half the battle. The real challenge lies in taking that innovation, executing it effectively and commercializing it, resulting in driving the bottom line profitability. BEI is an event for those in charge of bringing innovations to life, from using metrics to identify the highest yielding ideas, to creating cultures that drive innovation, to carrying it t...

This August marks Rock Health's fourth annual Health Innovation Summit. This conference, held from the 21st to the 22nd of August in sunny San Francisco, will provide attendees with opportunities to: Connect with new strategic partners, investors, potential new hires, and up-and-coming entrepreneurs through interactive industry discussion and care provider feedback. Launch your startup, or watch others as they demo new products and services that will change health as we know it today. ...

Have an idea for an event, and the energy to execute it? The Institute for New Economic Thinking supports student-organized events to promote new economic thinking at colleges and universities worldwide. Mainly the Institute is looking for events that foster conversation between the new economic thinkers of the future (that’s you!) and the new economic thinkers of the present (such as Institute grantees or other members of the Institute's Community). Many formats are possible: conference, wor...

Is economic education a focus for you? The Kazanjian Foundation  is offering opportunities to apply for funding for projects relating to economic education. Grant Information The Foundation makes grants of various sizes. The average grant is approximately $22,000, however grants as small as $3,500 and as large as $150,000 have been made. Occasionally, multi-year grants are made for larger projects. The Foundation has an abiding interest in elevating the nation’s understanding of the nee...

The Women's Fund of Long Island is an organization that provides grant support to nonprofit organizations that  provide direct services, education, and training for women and girls on Long Island. The mission of Women’s Fund of Long Island (WFLI) is to ignite networks that transform the lives of women and girls on Long Island through grant-making, leadership development, education and philanthropy. The WFLI envisions a Long Island where all women and girls reach their full potential. E...

The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE)  is offering an opportunity to apply for a grant for their small business. $5,000 will be awarded to the recipients of the grant(s). In past years, multiple members received funding assistance. Small business grants are useful for financing a particular small business need. Past recipients used their small business grants for computers, farm equipment, to hire part-time help, marketing materials and more. (https://www.nase.org/Membership/G...

ENR will be holding their ENR FutureTech Conference at Georgia Tech this year. The Conference has been described as an event where,  "technology suppliers, CIOs and consultants, top AEC executives and project managers, and students will come together to inspire and challenge each other on how technology has the power to advance modern construction practices and processes." The Conference is geared towards business leaders such as: AEC Technology Leaders: Chief Information Officers Ch...

Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts makes project-based grants to individuals and organizations and produces public programs to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The Foundation supports innovative, thought-provoking investigations in architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning;...

The Center for Architecture Foundation is offering 3 architecture-related grants to applicants nationwide. These grants include the following: Arnold W. Brunner Grant - Given to an advanced study in any area of architectural investigation which will effectively contribute to the knowledge, teaching or practice of the art and science of architecture. Highlights & Eligibility: Single award of $15,000 will be given Applicants must be a U.S. citizen engaged in the profession of ar...

The Russell Sage Foundation is offering grants to young investigators working on behavioral economics projects. In 2009, the Russell Sage Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation started a working group to advance behavioral economic research on consumer financial decision-making. The purpose of the Working Group on Behavioral Economics and Consumer Finance is to explore ways in which the regulation of consumer finance can be informed by behavioral research. As an extension of the work don...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding economic research grants.  The Economics program of the NSF supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, econom...

The International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) Small Grants Program provides funding of up to $10,000 for economics research projects. IFREE’s mission is to advance the understanding of exchange systems and the testing and application of market-based institutions. The Program funds basic research in economics through experimental methods. All proposals for the Grant Program undergo a peer-review process. Funding decisions are based on scientific-merit, likelihood o...