Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 4:15am
The SOLAQUA by designer Jason Lam is a concept for a passive way to purify water using both heat and UV rays (so, in other words, leaving water out in the sun). Each petal that extends from the main unit...
water stories
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 11:14am
At the beginning of the famously-terrible movie Waterworld, we see Kevin Costner peeing into a machine that converts his urine into drinkable water. It was futuristic in that movie, but it's actually a realistic concept. The H2O is just such...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 4:04am
Bandai, lovable Japanese toy manufacturer held close to all our otaku hearts, has a new trick: the Aqua Dance home water toy, which uses nanotechnology to send an endless stream of balls (of water) over its surface. Nanotechnology, for non-physics...
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 2:28pm
Air. You never know when you're going to find yourself without it, and you do need a steady supply to keep going. Especially if you're underwater, or in a dangerous environment with noxious fumes. That's why Ricardo Baiao designed the...
Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 1:29pm
Somebody tell me where I can get one of these. RIGHT. NOW. Seriously, how awesome is this? It's a jetpack, but it uses water to propel you in the air. You're tethered, but can still get pretty high/far, and you...
Friday, January 16, 2009 - 1:33pm
The Cirrus MVR is a full bathroom — with a sink, toilet and tub — that's designed to be completely enclosed and portable. Designed by Michael Trudgeon for the Australian outback where water isn't always readily available, the Cirrus...
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 1:47pm
I've always wanted to walk on water, but thanks to my lack of deity-like qualities, it's never really been an option. But now, thanks to a mixture of technology and human ingenuity, my dream might just become a reality. Say...
Sunday, November 2, 2008 - 8:33am
Giving birth in a warm water bath is much more popular in Europe and Asia than in the USA, and most mothers in this country who choose a waterbirth, deliver their babies at home in a bathtub. While specialized...
Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 8:25am
If anyone has ever told you that taking a leak out in the garden is just a natural way to help the grass and plants to grow, you can now suggest a slightly less embarrassing way to do the...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 4:21am
The Phoenix lander's mission on Mars is coming to a close. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going to shut down the robotic explorer's survival heaters and essentially let the Phoenix "freeze to death." It's a sad end for the...
