Do you remember flip phones? Before smartphones, cell phones would flip open to give users access to the screen and buttons. (Oh yeah-push buttons on a phone were a thing, too.) Eventually, models with full keypads, either slide out or attached to the face, would overtake the flip phone in popularity, rendering it virtually obsolete […]
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One night in 1983, American engineer Chuck Hull had a breakthrough on his project. His goal was to use his company’s UV lamps to turn designs on a computer into prototypes quickly. Hull experimented with various plastics until he discovered one that would harden nearly instantly under UV light. At that moment, 3D printing was […]
George meets up with Garry from Gildan who showed Tamara in an earlier episode how they sustainably manufacture clothing in Honduras. Garry meets with George to talk DNA in clothing.
While the childhood paradise of Toys R Us may be going out of business, the toy industry in general is doing just fine. LEGOs remain the most popular form of building block on the market, action figures for franchises like Star Wars and Marvel are raking in cash, and there’s still an aisle dedicated to […]