Hi Tech & Innovation
As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions—the high-tech toilet—is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.
Jun 2, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Technology is often designed to lighten the load from the everyday—and brushing your teeth or using the toilet are no exception.
Jan 13, 2024
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Engineering
Going to the bathroom may not rank among the most pleasant activities of a day, but given some context, we should be quite appreciative.
Energy & Green Tech
The waste flushed down toilets could be a valuable source of resources and profits—and easier on the environment, according to a West Virginia University engineer's research.
Dec 12, 2022
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Engineering
Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious ...
Dec 11, 2022
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Engineering
Thanks to new University of Colorado Boulder research, scientists see the impact of flushing the toilet in a whole new light—and now, the world can as well.
Dec 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Many households in some of South Africa's biggest cities have been facing water restrictions in recent times—sometimes lasting for days at a time. People have had to make tough choices. For example, if you have a bottle ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Your smartphone? It runs on a semiconductor. The innards of your PlayStation? It runs on a semiconductor. The display in your car? Yes, that too runs on a semiconductor.
Mar 22, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
In a Kohler future, you step into a bathtub controlled by an app and use a toilet or sink without ever touching it with your hands.
Jan 11, 2021
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Business
Amazon vendors doubled prices last year on 136 products considered essential for consumers, health providers and small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
Jan 11, 2021
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