Charles Carter
@charles-carter.bsky.social
Innovation Journalist, Superinnovators
Marine propeller cavitation looks awesome when the camera frame rate is in sync
Cavitation is where water vaporises into tiny bubbles on the propeller blades due to low pressure created by the propeller's rotation - the higher the velocity of a fluid the lower the pressure.
Cavitation is where water vaporises into tiny bubbles on the propeller blades due to low pressure created by the propeller's rotation - the higher the velocity of a fluid the lower the pressure.
February 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Marine propeller cavitation looks awesome when the camera frame rate is in sync
Cavitation is where water vaporises into tiny bubbles on the propeller blades due to low pressure created by the propeller's rotation - the higher the velocity of a fluid the lower the pressure.
Cavitation is where water vaporises into tiny bubbles on the propeller blades due to low pressure created by the propeller's rotation - the higher the velocity of a fluid the lower the pressure.
Tessellating cardboard packaging can stretch around items
Each triangle corner is attached to another triangle corner but the sides are unattached.
Each triangle corner is attached to another triangle corner but the sides are unattached.
February 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Tessellating cardboard packaging can stretch around items
Each triangle corner is attached to another triangle corner but the sides are unattached.
Each triangle corner is attached to another triangle corner but the sides are unattached.
New sport: Ice boarding
German surfskate company Curfboard is now selling ice blade attachments for its boards.
Surfskating is a form of skateboarding that replicates the experience of surfing on dry land, or in this case ice.
German surfskate company Curfboard is now selling ice blade attachments for its boards.
Surfskating is a form of skateboarding that replicates the experience of surfing on dry land, or in this case ice.
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New sport: Ice boarding
German surfskate company Curfboard is now selling ice blade attachments for its boards.
Surfskating is a form of skateboarding that replicates the experience of surfing on dry land, or in this case ice.
German surfskate company Curfboard is now selling ice blade attachments for its boards.
Surfskating is a form of skateboarding that replicates the experience of surfing on dry land, or in this case ice.
Artist Jayce Hall drew picture of the moon by writing the word 'Moon' in 36 different languages
Credit: jaycehallart
Credit: jaycehallart
February 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Artist Jayce Hall drew picture of the moon by writing the word 'Moon' in 36 different languages
Credit: jaycehallart
Credit: jaycehallart
Daring guy captures exact moment volcano erupts within caldera
Mount Dukono, northern Halmahera, Indonesia.
Mount Dukono, northern Halmahera, Indonesia.
February 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Daring guy captures exact moment volcano erupts within caldera
Mount Dukono, northern Halmahera, Indonesia.
Mount Dukono, northern Halmahera, Indonesia.
All-electric tracked mountain rescue vehicle
GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle Concept (MIV) from South Korean automaker Genesis.
While the snow-tracked version is not available yet the standard GV60 is for $52k.
GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle Concept (MIV) from South Korean automaker Genesis.
While the snow-tracked version is not available yet the standard GV60 is for $52k.
February 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
All-electric tracked mountain rescue vehicle
GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle Concept (MIV) from South Korean automaker Genesis.
While the snow-tracked version is not available yet the standard GV60 is for $52k.
GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle Concept (MIV) from South Korean automaker Genesis.
While the snow-tracked version is not available yet the standard GV60 is for $52k.
Life's ingredients could have come from outer space
Japanese researchers detected ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter covering all five DNA nucleobases in samples returned in 2023, supporting some theories for the origin of life on earth.
https://buff.ly/3EqWGe1
Japanese researchers detected ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter covering all five DNA nucleobases in samples returned in 2023, supporting some theories for the origin of life on earth.
https://buff.ly/3EqWGe1
February 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Life's ingredients could have come from outer space
Japanese researchers detected ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter covering all five DNA nucleobases in samples returned in 2023, supporting some theories for the origin of life on earth.
https://buff.ly/3EqWGe1
Japanese researchers detected ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter covering all five DNA nucleobases in samples returned in 2023, supporting some theories for the origin of life on earth.
https://buff.ly/3EqWGe1
Inflatable device that allows pregnant women to sleep on their tummy
Sold by Whisper Heaven for $69.
Credit: _belly_bloom
Sold by Whisper Heaven for $69.
Credit: _belly_bloom
February 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Inflatable device that allows pregnant women to sleep on their tummy
Sold by Whisper Heaven for $69.
Credit: _belly_bloom
Sold by Whisper Heaven for $69.
Credit: _belly_bloom
Retro innovation: Vertical sliding doors on BMW Z1 launched in 1989
It was only produced in limited numbers before production ceased in 1991.
You could wind the doors down while driving for extra air flow.
Are these gonna make a comeback?
It was only produced in limited numbers before production ceased in 1991.
You could wind the doors down while driving for extra air flow.
Are these gonna make a comeback?
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Retro innovation: Vertical sliding doors on BMW Z1 launched in 1989
It was only produced in limited numbers before production ceased in 1991.
You could wind the doors down while driving for extra air flow.
Are these gonna make a comeback?
It was only produced in limited numbers before production ceased in 1991.
You could wind the doors down while driving for extra air flow.
Are these gonna make a comeback?
New type of magnetism!
Science journal lauded the discovery of altermagnetism by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz which could revolutionise data storage.
https://buff.ly/42Ajnqi
Science journal lauded the discovery of altermagnetism by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz which could revolutionise data storage.
https://buff.ly/42Ajnqi
January 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New type of magnetism!
Science journal lauded the discovery of altermagnetism by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz which could revolutionise data storage.
https://buff.ly/42Ajnqi
Science journal lauded the discovery of altermagnetism by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz which could revolutionise data storage.
https://buff.ly/42Ajnqi
Railway buggy! I wanna be a rail engineer now
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
January 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Railway buggy! I wanna be a rail engineer now
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
Railway buggy! I wanna be a rail engineer now
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
January 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Railway buggy! I wanna be a rail engineer now
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
Shame the switches aren't automated through the signaller.
Somewhere in Japan.
Credit: hitoshi.ebihara.7
Woah! Ants beat humans in collaborative geometric puzzle. We are thick?
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discovered that large ant groups can outperform humans at complex tasks, challenging assumptions about collective intelligence.
Vid edit: Hashem Al-Ghaili
https://buff.ly/4hbHss4
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discovered that large ant groups can outperform humans at complex tasks, challenging assumptions about collective intelligence.
Vid edit: Hashem Al-Ghaili
https://buff.ly/4hbHss4
January 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Woah! Ants beat humans in collaborative geometric puzzle. We are thick?
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discovered that large ant groups can outperform humans at complex tasks, challenging assumptions about collective intelligence.
Vid edit: Hashem Al-Ghaili
https://buff.ly/4hbHss4
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discovered that large ant groups can outperform humans at complex tasks, challenging assumptions about collective intelligence.
Vid edit: Hashem Al-Ghaili
https://buff.ly/4hbHss4
Always read the small print
Integrated shopping trolley magnifying glass so you can read the minuscule product details.
Useful for people with vision impairments and normal sighted people alike.
Polish supermarket initiative.
Credit: hop_posprzatane
Integrated shopping trolley magnifying glass so you can read the minuscule product details.
Useful for people with vision impairments and normal sighted people alike.
Polish supermarket initiative.
Credit: hop_posprzatane
January 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Always read the small print
Integrated shopping trolley magnifying glass so you can read the minuscule product details.
Useful for people with vision impairments and normal sighted people alike.
Polish supermarket initiative.
Credit: hop_posprzatane
Integrated shopping trolley magnifying glass so you can read the minuscule product details.
Useful for people with vision impairments and normal sighted people alike.
Polish supermarket initiative.
Credit: hop_posprzatane
A much easier way of doing it
Researchers at the University of Oxford found that a simple retinal scan can forecast stroke risk as accurately as traditional methods, eliminating the need for invasive tests.
https://buff.ly/4ggqRSL
Researchers at the University of Oxford found that a simple retinal scan can forecast stroke risk as accurately as traditional methods, eliminating the need for invasive tests.
https://buff.ly/4ggqRSL
January 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A much easier way of doing it
Researchers at the University of Oxford found that a simple retinal scan can forecast stroke risk as accurately as traditional methods, eliminating the need for invasive tests.
https://buff.ly/4ggqRSL
Researchers at the University of Oxford found that a simple retinal scan can forecast stroke risk as accurately as traditional methods, eliminating the need for invasive tests.
https://buff.ly/4ggqRSL
Tentacle gripper inspired by seahorse tail, chameleon tail, elephant trunk and of course the octopus
SpiRobs can grasp objects that vary in size by more than two orders of magnitude and up to 260 times self-weight.
By Zhanchi Wang of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei.
SpiRobs can grasp objects that vary in size by more than two orders of magnitude and up to 260 times self-weight.
By Zhanchi Wang of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei.
January 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Tentacle gripper inspired by seahorse tail, chameleon tail, elephant trunk and of course the octopus
SpiRobs can grasp objects that vary in size by more than two orders of magnitude and up to 260 times self-weight.
By Zhanchi Wang of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei.
SpiRobs can grasp objects that vary in size by more than two orders of magnitude and up to 260 times self-weight.
By Zhanchi Wang of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei.
Lift toilet, just in case
Some lifts in Japan have an emergency toilet and survival kit in the event of a breakdown.
Wise or overkill?
Credit: TAY KEWEI (Singer-songwriter from Singapore)
Some lifts in Japan have an emergency toilet and survival kit in the event of a breakdown.
Wise or overkill?
Credit: TAY KEWEI (Singer-songwriter from Singapore)
January 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Lift toilet, just in case
Some lifts in Japan have an emergency toilet and survival kit in the event of a breakdown.
Wise or overkill?
Credit: TAY KEWEI (Singer-songwriter from Singapore)
Some lifts in Japan have an emergency toilet and survival kit in the event of a breakdown.
Wise or overkill?
Credit: TAY KEWEI (Singer-songwriter from Singapore)
Oysters have been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat respiratory infections for centuries...
Science catching up?
Researcher from Southern Cross University in Australia.
https://buff.ly/4awKBAa
Science catching up?
Researcher from Southern Cross University in Australia.
https://buff.ly/4awKBAa
January 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Oysters have been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat respiratory infections for centuries...
Science catching up?
Researcher from Southern Cross University in Australia.
https://buff.ly/4awKBAa
Science catching up?
Researcher from Southern Cross University in Australia.
https://buff.ly/4awKBAa
Mind-bending illusion room
The Ames Room was patented by scientist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1940.
The true shape of the room is that of an irregular hexahedron, with the back wall shorter than the front and the ceiling and floor angled.
Paradox Museum, Stockholm.
Credit: daddy_papa_and_me_make3
The Ames Room was patented by scientist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1940.
The true shape of the room is that of an irregular hexahedron, with the back wall shorter than the front and the ceiling and floor angled.
Paradox Museum, Stockholm.
Credit: daddy_papa_and_me_make3
January 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Mind-bending illusion room
The Ames Room was patented by scientist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1940.
The true shape of the room is that of an irregular hexahedron, with the back wall shorter than the front and the ceiling and floor angled.
Paradox Museum, Stockholm.
Credit: daddy_papa_and_me_make3
The Ames Room was patented by scientist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1940.
The true shape of the room is that of an irregular hexahedron, with the back wall shorter than the front and the ceiling and floor angled.
Paradox Museum, Stockholm.
Credit: daddy_papa_and_me_make3
They say cutting hair is one of the most satisfying jobs
Even more so with a custom hanging chair system to take the weight off/allow barbers with mobility issues to carry on working.
Built by hogan_valley_fab
Similar to Standing Ovation system designed by Chef with mobility challenges.
Even more so with a custom hanging chair system to take the weight off/allow barbers with mobility issues to carry on working.
Built by hogan_valley_fab
Similar to Standing Ovation system designed by Chef with mobility challenges.
January 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
They say cutting hair is one of the most satisfying jobs
Even more so with a custom hanging chair system to take the weight off/allow barbers with mobility issues to carry on working.
Built by hogan_valley_fab
Similar to Standing Ovation system designed by Chef with mobility challenges.
Even more so with a custom hanging chair system to take the weight off/allow barbers with mobility issues to carry on working.
Built by hogan_valley_fab
Similar to Standing Ovation system designed by Chef with mobility challenges.
Recipe for the longest toilet queues ever
Researchers at Kyoto University found lower-ranking chimpanzees more likely to urinate when others do, suggesting a social element to bathroom breaks.
https://buff.ly/4hosleC
Researchers at Kyoto University found lower-ranking chimpanzees more likely to urinate when others do, suggesting a social element to bathroom breaks.
https://buff.ly/4hosleC
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Recipe for the longest toilet queues ever
Researchers at Kyoto University found lower-ranking chimpanzees more likely to urinate when others do, suggesting a social element to bathroom breaks.
https://buff.ly/4hosleC
Researchers at Kyoto University found lower-ranking chimpanzees more likely to urinate when others do, suggesting a social element to bathroom breaks.
https://buff.ly/4hosleC
Expanding foam packaging fits the extract shape of the product
Similar products to this are made by Instapak.
Similar products to this are made by Instapak.
January 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Expanding foam packaging fits the extract shape of the product
Similar products to this are made by Instapak.
Similar products to this are made by Instapak.
Japanese lemon drink can has a real slice of lemon inside!
Future Lemon Sour from Asahi launched in 2024 and features a mix of shochu (a Japanese distilled spirit), soda water and lemon juice.
298 yen (US$1.89) each.
Future Lemon Sour from Asahi launched in 2024 and features a mix of shochu (a Japanese distilled spirit), soda water and lemon juice.
298 yen (US$1.89) each.
January 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Japanese lemon drink can has a real slice of lemon inside!
Future Lemon Sour from Asahi launched in 2024 and features a mix of shochu (a Japanese distilled spirit), soda water and lemon juice.
298 yen (US$1.89) each.
Future Lemon Sour from Asahi launched in 2024 and features a mix of shochu (a Japanese distilled spirit), soda water and lemon juice.
298 yen (US$1.89) each.
Plug yourself in
Scientists at the University of Texas at El Paso found resistance training like squats or bench presses combined with electrical muscular stimulation boosts muscle strength.
https://buff.ly/4jA2mTo
Scientists at the University of Texas at El Paso found resistance training like squats or bench presses combined with electrical muscular stimulation boosts muscle strength.
https://buff.ly/4jA2mTo
January 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Plug yourself in
Scientists at the University of Texas at El Paso found resistance training like squats or bench presses combined with electrical muscular stimulation boosts muscle strength.
https://buff.ly/4jA2mTo
Scientists at the University of Texas at El Paso found resistance training like squats or bench presses combined with electrical muscular stimulation boosts muscle strength.
https://buff.ly/4jA2mTo
These runners never get tired
Treadmill testing facility of Chinese gym equipment manufacturer Matrix.
Credit: ABS Fitness Club
Treadmill testing facility of Chinese gym equipment manufacturer Matrix.
Credit: ABS Fitness Club
January 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
These runners never get tired
Treadmill testing facility of Chinese gym equipment manufacturer Matrix.
Credit: ABS Fitness Club
Treadmill testing facility of Chinese gym equipment manufacturer Matrix.
Credit: ABS Fitness Club