YC-backed startup Proven wants to make it suck less for women to find skincare that works for them. The co-founders are taking what they describe as a “rational, logic-based” approach to figuring out which ingredients might be most appropriate for each individual.As a TC Disrupt battlefield founder once memorably put it during her on-stage pitch, the beauty industry makes a whole lot of money...

The booming electric vehicle revolution is flowing through to the bottom line of a growing list of global miners, who are reaping higher profits from rising demand for battery raw materials.Orocobre Ltd. reported Friday that net income rose 11 percent in the December half and forecast lithium prices to gain about a quarter this half. The supplier, with an operation in Argentina, follows miners...

ommonSense Robotics, an Israel-based startup developing AI and robotics tech to help online grocery retailers speed up fulfilment and delivery, has raised $20 million in Series A funding.The round was led by Playground Global, with participation from previous investors Aleph VC and Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. It brings the company’s total funding to $26 million.‘The funds will be us...

I own nearly 20 pairs of black leggings, but Girlfriend Collective's classic high-rise has been my all-time favorite for two years now. Girlfriend Collective leggings are made from a flattering and helpful compression material that never pills. The well-placed seams elongate and slim.Each legging is made from 25 recycled water bottles, and the company prioritizes ethical and sustainable product...

Banning heat-not-burn tobacco devices is illogical on many levels.Back in 1992, Singapore feared that its gleaming new subway would be wrecked by people using something sticky to disable automatic train doors — so it banned chewing gum.Twenty-six years later, the prohibition on the import, manufacture and sale of gum is still in place, 1 even though the utility of that harsh curb has never rea...

SpaceTrain concept pays homage to the legendary project of the Aerotrain, an avant-garde achievement of the engineer Jean Bertin and his team who were active in the 50s and 60s. The modern Spacetrain aims to connect and exceed the same 12 mile line of the Aerotrain located between the French cities of Saran and Ruan that remains currently unused.The subterranean train system would circulate in...

Australian researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) have developed a 3D printable 'clip-on' that can turn any smartphone into a fully functional microscope.Reported in the research journal Scientific Reports, the smartphone microscope is powerful enough to visualise specimens as small as 1/200th of a millimetre, including microscopic organisms, animal and...

Over the past two decades, the internet has not only brought us funny memes, cat videos and an unfiltered view into the mind of the U.S. president, it has also enabled millions of creative people to market their craft and make an income. Essentially the world’s largest marketplace, the internet with platforms such as Etsy, YouTube and Instagram has given creatives around the world an outlet fo...

Robotic modelling assistant (RoMA) combines an augmented reality headset and two controllers, allowing the user to build a 3D model using a CAD (computer-aided design) program. A video demonstrating the system shows a robotic arm constructing a skeletal model using a simple plastic depositing 3D printer mounted on its hand. RoMA joint project from MIT and cornell university hopes to provide a f...