Saturday, November 19, 2011

World's Lightest Material


The worlds lightest (ahem, least dense) material is about 100 times less dense than Styrofoam. That's just a little bit absurd. It consists of a microlattice of metallic tubes that are only about 100nm thick and the rest is just air. It is pretty tough, too. It can deform by 50% and still spring back to its original shape, unlike aerogels, which just shatter if you squeeze them too hard. I'm sure there will be many applications for this stuff, but super light electromagnetic shielding for is the first one that comes to mind.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Cobra Starship- You Make Me Feel

La la la la la. Stuck in my head. Will probably get stuck in your head too.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

New Travel Pillow- The Arm Pillo

Edit -  The armpillo is no more. A competitor (the Nursie) has stuck with it over the last decade, while I have moved on to other projects. My current project is a micro-real estate marketplace, that is essentially a Zillow or Redfin-like website for electric vehicle chargers, vending machines, shipping container farms and other small pieces of hardware/machinery. 

So, I would consider myself a sleeping expert. I get a lot of practice, probably far more than I should. Therefore, I would like to introduce my foray in to the fray that is the travel pillow marketplace. No doubt you've seen the neck pillows that look like a toilet seat. Do you want a toilet seat around your neck? Do you want a toddler mistaking it for a potty in the airport? That's what I thought. Then there's the total pillow which bends and twists and lasts for about five minutes. Another neck pillow, shaped like a dog bone, a few seat belt pillows, yaddah, yaddah, nothing interesting.
Heretofore and forevermore, I humbly present to you the Arm Pillo. Developed and perfected over a time period of twenty-three years, it allows you to sleep anywhere. It also prevents your arm from falling asleep when you lie with your arm over your head (see picture 4). Sleep at a desk (napping has been shown to improve productivity), in a car, on a plane, cuddle with you significant other (your arm/arm pillow under their head), wear it to parties for when you inevitably pass out, etc, etc. Take a gander at its glory below or get one of your own at the amazon.com product page or from www.armpillo.com
Sleep at a table like this or...
like this.
Napping in the car
After a long day (prevents your arm from falling asleep)