It’s called the Sundoller. In the same way that a submarine periscope bounces off reflections and light so you can see outside the ship, this huge contraption attaches to a roof and funnels sunlight and distributes it evenly around the room. This is what you see outside: This is what it looks like inside. Look ma, no bulbs! These new studies extend the healing impact that daylight/sunshine and window views have on specific physical conditions. Some explanations stress the role of serotonin, the body’s circadian rhythm response to light. Others speculate that health benefits from sunlight may have something to do with Vitamin D., which is formed naturally in the Read more »
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Kinetic Thumb Energy to Charge Batteries
The concept photo says it all. We’ve seen the power of kinetic energy — rub your hands together and you get a few joules of soothing warmth. Now if only you could store that energy to do something more pragmatic. In the future, why not have batteries that charge using your index finger. The same swagger we see when tossing our key ring to that really nice car can be put to better use charging your mobile phone. You can even go further as to having a hamster wheel charge your batteries, but this would of course raise humane issues. What intrigues me is the simplicity of how this all Read more »









