This Storage System Operates With Suction And Can Be Used On Any Surface!

It can be extremely difficult to optimize kitchen storage space. Whether you’re in an efficient studio’s kitchenette or a spacious, open-plan chef’s playground, sometimes the hardest thing about interior design is finding the perfectly sized cranny for a bag of coffee beans or the spice rack that overflows until organizing feels like a chore. Plus, when you live in a smaller apartment space, drilling holes into drywall for spice racks isn’t always an option. Created by Jorge Álvarez, with NOS Design, Wholeder’s storage system uses suction so that it can optimize storage space in every room. (Plus it has a pretty clever-sounding name too)

The suctioned lid allows for the easy application on any wall or flat surface, making it functional in not just the kitchen, but practically any room. Whatever might need to be stowed away for later use can be stored with Wholeder. These minuscule storage bins also work for traveling as they come in varying sizes in order to store the ideal amount of anything you like. Something to keep in mind about storage systems is that they still have to be maintained. Silverware trays easily fill up with food crumbs and mason jars should be sanitized when used to store hygienic products. Unfortunately, reaching the bottom of a mason jar is no easy feat when your knuckles can’t even cram through the jar’s tapered opening. This makes it helpful that Wholeder’s storage suction containers can be well-maintained thanks to the rounded, easy-to-reach base and uniform sizing. The suction tubs are also aesthetically pleasing with their warm, muted tertiary toned tops. I’d like to believe the sizing and color scheme is really meant to pay homage to Alvin and the Chipmunks. 

As long as we have things, we’ll need more things with which to store them, and with Wholeder’s suctioned approach to optimizing storage space, that clutter can be a thing of the past. Since each container can adhere to any horizontal or vertical, flat surface, Wholeder’s storage system can be used anywhere. I can spend days consolidating and mixing spices to make room for a new one or reorganizing and cramming my knuckles into mason jars – it’s a sigh of relief to read, that those days could be over.

Designers: Jorge Álvarez x NOS Design

This Suction Cup Robot Can Climb Just About Any Wall

When it comes to wall-climbing robots, most of them rely on vacuum suction to make their way up the side of a building. The trick there is that you need a very smooth surface, like glass or marble in order to get a good grip. Now, scientists have developed a robot that can climb even the most heavily textured walls.

Image: Xin Li and Kaige Shi

Researchers Xin Li and Kaige Shi developed a system which uses something called a “zero-pressure difference” to solve the issue of leakage around suction cups. The trick is that the cups are sealed to the surface using a high-speed rotating ring of water. According to a release from the American Institute of Physics, the system uses the “centrifugal force of the rotating water eliminates the pressure difference at the boundary of the vacuum zone to prevent vacuum leakage.”

In other words, each time the robot takes a step, the water creates a constantly flowing seal that its suction cups can stick to. While the wall-climbing robot is one of the more useful applications for the technology, it’s possible that it could be used in other situations where suction cups are difficult to apply. At this point, the biggest challenge is the amount of water that is required to make the system work, and that’s the next phase for the research.

Physics, robotics, and engineering geeks can read more about how the system works in the accompanying paper, which was published in the journal IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.

[via Neatorama]

The mosquito killing machine that works like a venus flytrap

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Most mosquito repellent devices rely on airborne fumes to either kill mosquitoes or drive them away, or electric circuitry to zap mosquitoes out of existence… so you’re either left with a room that smells of repellent, or a device with dead mosquitoes gathering in the collection pan. Effective, yes. Elegant? No.

Baseus’s Mosquito Killer does a much better job without zapping or fumigating. Lure the critters in with a UV lamp set at a wavelength that attracts them, and suck the mosquitos in using a powerful 7-blade vortex. The result is an elegant looking device that feels more domestic than industrial, fitting well in most homes… not just because of its home-friendly contemporary design, but also because it’s a whole lot safer (especially around babies) than those poisonous repellents.

Designer: Baseus

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Deal: Save 25% on the Anti-Gravity iPhone Case

Stick your iPhone on any smooth surface with Mega Tiny’s Anti-Gravity Case. Sure, it doesn’t actually defy gravity, but it does use some slick nano-suction tech to keep your phone securely on mirrors, glass, whiteboards, and more.

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It’s perfect for watching videos while you practice the piano, checking out the news while you get ready in the morning, or shooting hands-free selfies.

The Anti-Gravity Case normally sells for $40, but we’ve got it in the Technabob Shop for just $29.99. It’s available for the iPhone 6/6S or 6 Plus/6S Plus.

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This phone mount sucks…

Literally! Sticko uses the power of suction cups to help you stay connected wherever you go. Primarily designed for hands-free phone use in the car, the double sided suckers attach to your device and to any smooth surface like a rear-view mirror or windshield so you can look at your GPS or talk on speaker while driving. Not just limited to the phone, Sticko can be used on your iPad or for a variety of other applications!

Designers: Gal & Boaz Zucker

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316 Liner: No More Rolling Pens

It’s annoying how pens roll off the edge of the table and fall to the ground. The designer 316 Liner pen eliminates this first-world problem though, with its unique cap.

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The tip of the cap has a suction cup attached to it, so you can just stick your pen face-down onto the table or any other surface when you’re not using it. Think of it as performing the same functions as a pen holder, but minus the actual pen holder. Pretty neat, huh?

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The 316 Liner was designed by Jeongbeom Han.

[via Yanko Design]

Inverted Nipple Suction Adjuster

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Just 3-5 minutes per day with the Inverted Nipple Suction Adjuster pulling on your bosom and you’re on your way to improvement. Honestly, this is just another WTF Japanese gadget that promise some sort of bizarre body improvement that you didn’t think anyone would actually need. And we love those, so keep ‘em coming weird pseudo-science gadget inventor man- this Bud’s for you. Get yours for just $88 here (an image in that link might not be SFW)

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Personnel Vacuum Assisted Climber: Your Noisy Neighborhood Vacuum-Man

A team of Utah State University engineering students have built a wearable device that allows its user to climb walls. Their solution borrows less from Spider-Man and more from Inspector Gadget. Instead of subjecting themselves to radioactive spider bites, the Ascending Aggies built large suction pads.

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The students, who call themselves the Ascending Aggies, won first place at the Air Force Research Laboratory Design Challenge for their invention. The challenge was to build a lightweight device that could help special forces officers to scale walls or mountain faces without using a grappling hook. The Ascending Aggies responded with the Personal Vacuum Assisted Climber or PVAC: two powerful suction pads with soft ends that can conform to the surface of the wall.

The pads are adhered by battery-powered vacuums in modified ice cream buckets and each pull 4.5psi. They didn’t make additional pads for the feet, although if you look at the video below you’ll see some sort of hook-shaped ninja toe attachments on the tester’s feet.

Spider-Man annoys his villains with his witty retorts. I guess American soldiers will piss the hell out of their enemies with the PVAC’s obnoxious whine. Check out the link below for more information.

[via Deseret News & Neatorama]