Consumption

A study has linked social anxiety and depression to more negative pregaming consequences in college students

Mental health linked to negative ‘pregaming’ outcomes in college students

A study has found that college students with social anxiety and depression were more driven by social motives to ‘pregame’ or drink before heading out to a social function and experienced more negative consequences as a result of pregaming.

New research not only found that food tastes better when eaten directly with the hands, but you will also most likely eat more that way

Diet & Nutrition

Study says food tastes better and you eat more when you go hands on

A study is suggesting people with high self-control regarding what they eat are likely to consume more food if they touch it directly with their hands. The findings reveal food can taste better when we touch it as opposed to eating it with utensils.

Vessyl is a smart cup that analyzes liquids to tell you what you're drinking

Diet & Nutrition

Vessyl is no mug – it’s a smart cup that tells you what you're drinking

The Vessyl, designed in conjunction with Yves Behar of Jawbone fame, is a smart mug that automatically detects and analyzes whatever beverage is poured into it. It has an inbuilt display to show the results, or it can be synched to display details on a smartphone in real time.

A hard reset button lives on its base if the "life time" counter begins to represent a number you feel would be better left unsaid

Wellness and Healthy Living

Bevometer cooler takes the guesswork out of drink consumption

The Bevometer, an adaptation of the traditional koozie (aka stubby holder or coldy-holdy), is designed to take the guesswork out of consumption by keeping count each time you exchange a full drink for an empty.

The “MyPower Energy Platform” would use a smart plug to gather electricity usage data and upload it to the cloud (Image: Shutterstock)

Environment

Smart plugs to provide energy usage data on individual appliances

The “MyPower Energy Platform” being developed at the University of Sydney is built around a smart plug that transmits collected information to the cloud every 30 minutes so users can monitor the energy usage of individual appliances.

The proposed design of the Wattbox showing clearly the water heating control unit and corresponding energy usage

Environment

Wattbox: Habit-learning device to lower energy bills

Energy-saving Wattbox is designed for easy use and encourages homeowners to save energy via simpler controls and intuitive learning.

IBM predicts smarter buildings, transportation, water systems, medical will impact cities in the next five years

Body and Mind

IBM forecasts the next 5 big ideas for the next 5 years

IBM has focused on innovations that have the potential to change how people live, work and play in cities for their fourth annual “Next 5 in 5” list of innovations that they believe will impact our lives in the next five years.

The ability to grow artificial meat in a lab could be essential to a stable future

Environment

Scientists grow meat in a lab for the first time

Artificial meat successfully grown in a laboratory for the first time.

Can the Earth sustain 9 billion people? We'll find out in the next 50 years.

Environment

Four crucial resources that may run out in your lifetime

We're already stretching many of our natural resources to their limits, and the world's population will jump by around 2.5 billion over the next 50 years. Here are four resources heading for a catastrophic squeeze within our lifetime.

Environment

Don't be a pig with your power usage

The Power Hog is a power-consumption meter in the form of a green and silver piggy-bank. It is designed to educate and alert children to the cost of powering their favorite electric devices. You simply plug the tail into the power outlet and the snout into the electric device, feed in some coins and