Over 20% of the world lacks reliable access to electricity. In third world countries, many individuals rely on kerosene to give them sight in the night. There are numerous problems that arise from the use of kersone, including hazardous fume ingestion that causes lung-cancer and infection, fire risk, CO2 emissions, and finally, kerosene is expensive and can devour up to 20% of a households income.

Researchers Jim Reeves and Martin Riddiford believe that their new gadget, the GravityLight, can alleviate all of these problems.

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In Fantasia, Mickey Mouse waves his hands and creates a harmonic symphony out of thin air.

With the AirHarp, you get to finally experience that same power in your own digits.

Do you find yourself not getting enough of a high when chugging syrup?

Luckily for you, there’s a solution.

Getting unexpectedly tossed from a horse or motorcycle is no fun. A company called Safermoto is aiming to cushion your fall with their stylish airbag jackets.

November was another busy month for domain sales on the global stage.

There were seven reported six figure sales, and a number of ccTLDs that brought in some huge hauls.

We did a little bit of research on some of the more notable sales of the month, and this is what we uncovered.

The bladeless fan utilizes the science of laminar flow, translating into an uninterrupted 360° airflow, generating less noise and bringing pure comfort to any room.

The gentle vortex that is created transforms your space, just like a spring breeze. Inspired by Nikola Tesla’s bladeless turbine.

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Whether on the job or on the mountain, many of us have to wear some type of glove to protect or warm our hands. With more and more people getting touchscreen smartphones, this can cause a lot of inconvenience.

While there are special gloves that allow for touchscreen control, they usually don’t match up with the other purposes we need them to serve. A start-up company called AnyGlove has released a liquid applicant onto the market that claims to eliminate these problems forever!

The popular European Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoin Central, has garnered approval from financial regulators to operate as a bank (PSP) under French law, legitimizing the currency in many circles.

This comes not even a month after respected global publishing platform WordPress announced they’d be accepting Bitcoin as a payment for its sites services.

Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that’s dramatically shaking up the way goods and services are exchanged on the global stage.

Bitcoin is an experimental form of global currency that was formed in 2008 by an anonymous cryptographer under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.

Bitcoin is the most unique form of currency in the world; it’s based on a peer-to-peer system with no central authority to issue new money or track individual transactions. Instead, the collective network of Bitcoin traders themselves manage the network.

We’ve seen jaw-dropping video of global air-traffic, and we’ve learned about a company providing a 24 hour video feed of Earth from space. Now, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is bringing us gorgeous footage of the Earth like we’ve never seen before, lending a whole new perspective to our planet, and the era in which we live.