Tag Archives: Inventions
Forget about your Blackberrys, try the Blueberries
Hold the smartphone, Oregon blueberries have gone wireless. Oregon Berry Packing, a family-owned business based in Hillsboro, is one of many growers using new wireless sensor technology to monitor crop conditions in real time. Technological advances in crop management from companies like Onset Computer Corporation have given rise to the use of wireless sensors, or [...]
Neri Oxman: Architecture imitating life
Bones, computers and art: Neri Oxman, MIT researcher, artist and medical scholar, has created yet another prolific project of genius in the form of… a chaise lounge? Yep. Looking a little bit like a bio-mechanoid piece from H.R. Giger – the artist behind the Alien movies – the chair’s design, she says, “drew inspiration from [...]
Foreclosures begone? Spray your lawn!
Foreclosures in California are growing faster than weeds in spring in Oregon but during these hard, economic times, grows a curious niche: spraying dead lawns with biodegradeable paint to make them look lush and verdant.
Look, Ma. No computers.
Every now and then, an idea comes along that is truly a Luddite’s lament. No electricity, coding or digital wizardry. Just good ol’ fashioned, handmade sleight of hand. Embedded video from CNN Video