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Teen Refuses to Spend 'Over $700' on Store-Bought Prom Dress. So She Makes Her Own Inspired by her seamstress grandmother, Leah Bray taught herself dressmaking through YouTube videos and hands-on practice Read more…
Geotextiles and geogrids mean longer-lasting roads Could roads last 100 years? Read more…
Circular furniture designs Modus Furniture, based in the U.K., produces furniture with sustainability in mind, offering a take-back program to ensure pieces have multiple life cycles. Read more…
Mycelium could create living sensors and batteries Researchers at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have created a tear-resistant living bioplastic based on fungal mycelium. Read more…
Smart exoskeleton for dogs helps them walk again The device “listens” to the dog’s body by using surface electromyographic sensors, known as sEMG sensors. Read more…
Tensioned textile lamp could lead to smart fabrics in cars The lamp features a stretchy tensioned textile that turns on the lamp when pressed and adjusts the intensity and light temperature based on the location & strength of a person’s touch. Read more…
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