As we become older and more frail, the risk to us from road danger increases dramatically. Those aged 65-84 are less likely to be involved in road traffic collisions than children, but when there are, they are three times more likely to be killed. The statistics are startling. 5470 children in 2013 were the victims of road traffic collisions and…
Imagine the freedom of travel made possible by an inflatable house that folds small enough to fit in your pocket. Travel is perfect excuse to question how much stuff we need. When everything from the number of socks to the amount of living space comes up for discussion, we get the opportunity to experience a more simple and sustainable version…
Office workers who sit at a desk for eight hours need to take one hour’s physical activity a day to offset an increased risk of death, according to research by Cambridge University and published in The Lancet. The research found the risk of dying was 9.9 per cent for those who sat for eight or more hours a day compared…
Electric cars, bicycles, scooters and skateboards may offer a quieter and cleaner alternative to the internal combustion engine, but does battery technology threaten to make us even lazier than we are already? Gita means ‘short trip’ in Italian and the name Piaggio has given to its latest project; a smart, self-propelled shopping trolley. The Gita is an electric cargo vehicle designed to…
As cars become progressively faster and larger, help for pedestrians might be at hand in the form of Prosthesis – a 5-metre tall, battery-powered walking machine from Canada. A team of engineers in Vancouver is building Prosthesis, a gargantuan human-controlled robot designed to walk and run. As car drivers are now surrounded by air bags, crumple zones and computer aids,…
