Flavour altering berry may help cancer patients

Flavour altering berry may help cancer patients

You’ve probably already heard of the “miracle fruit” or Synsepalum dulcificum — which alters your tastebuds and makes everything taste sweet. For about 15-30 minutes after you eat some, everything sour is sweet. Lemons lose their zing, hot...
Monocle releases its Top 20 retail outlets

Monocle releases its Top 20 retail outlets

Monocle Magazine have released their top 20 retail oulets in the world (reproduced in PSFK ).  Flicking through the links its hard not to agree that these are truely outstanding examples of what good retail can be: Demasié in Barcelona for beautifully packaged...
Bio-feedback to make amusement park rides more popular

Bio-feedback to make amusement park rides more popular

New Scientist reports that engineers in the UK are working on a sort of “fear detector” which will enable amusement park rides to automatically adjust based on the level of excitement riders want to experience. New Scientist explains: A human operator can...
Fresh pizza in under 3 mins – new vending machine

Fresh pizza in under 3 mins – new vending machine

New to Italy and hopefully soon the rest of the world, Let’s Pizza have launched the first vending machine to make pizza totally from scratch in less than 3 minutes.  The machine mixes the dough, stretches it, adds toppings and bakes it in an infrared oven,...
Spend per pax increases at Logan Terminal B

Spend per pax increases at Logan Terminal B

After a major renovation of Terminal B and rave passenger reviews, Logan Airport’s master concessionaire BAA Boston has reported a 52% increase in spend per pax. Spend per passenger (PSR) rose from US$7.42 at the start of the project to US$11.25 by the end of...
Fitness Classes to help with fear of flying

Fitness Classes to help with fear of flying

Reebok & Cirque du Soleil have joined forces to develop a fitness class which is meant to simulate the feeling of flying and help people deal with that fear. Jukari Fit to Fly is a group exercise using a new piece of equipment called a FlySet. Rebok explains...