This new 10-car luxury train is designed to take just 34 passengers at a time between Tokyo and the northern island of Hokkaido. It comes with massive windows, sleeping quarters, a traditional wooden bath, piano room, fireplace and an observation car, where you can sip champagne and take in the view of the countryside and coast. Michelin star chefs are also on board to prepare your meals. The Shiki-shima took its maiden journey on May 1 and seats have already been booked up until April 2018 https://www.jreast.co.jp/shiki-shima/en/

The Dash Wand is a handheld device with a microphone and a barcode scanner. When you want to purchase any of the household items, you can say the name into the Dash Wand or use the barcode scanner on it. This means you can add items that you may be running out of in your house as soon as you notice them. https://www.google.com.au/amp/m.gsmarena.com/amazon_dash_wand_lets_you_add_items_to_your_cart_by_scanning_or_saying_their_name-amp-25629.php

The concrete in some structures off the Italian coast built by the Romans, a mixture of volcanic ash and quicklime, has withstood the sea for more than 2,000 years and is stronger than when it was first mixed. By contrast, modern concrete exposed to saltwater corrodes within decades. The composition of the Roman concrete is now being studied as a solution to rising seas from climate change. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/07/04/ancient-romans-made-worlds-most-durable-concrete-we-might-use-it-to-stop-rising-seas/?

AGCO?s executives think the new version of Google Glass helps tamp down suspicions that they are replacing workers with robots that does their job better. They say they're helping them do their job better. For tasks they have mastered, workers don?t need to look at the Glass screen. But they can wake it at any time to see where a part must go, and even zoom into an object on the display for more detail. Glass tells them, for example, what kind of bolt is needed?a wrong-sized bolt could seriously damage a motor?and specifies which wrench to use and how much torque is required. https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/

Imagine a lamp. Any lamp. Now imagine having to water it. Dutch product designer Ermi van Oers created Living Light: plants that double as lights. Or lights that double as plants ? whichever way you prefer looking at it. The lights run on electricity generated by bacteria in the soil. Healthier plants produce more energy. If you take care of it properly, the Living Light will produce up to 0.1 mW. Enough to use it as a night lamp, but not sufficient to properly light a room. Imagine if we could use boulevard trees for powering street lights?