Shirl Leigh

Shirl Leigh is a West Coast-based journalist/photographer with a diploma in journalism from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver. Interests include the food and beverage industry, public transportation, photographic equipment, and tech innovations that free up time for important things like walking their Rottweiler and drinking Earl Grey tea. Looking forward to a positive future of food replicator technology that provides quick nourishment, and transporter travel that sends you safely on shore leave.

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Materials

Turkey tail mushroom provides alternative to single-use plastic wrap

A recently published study shows promising results from combining edible turkey tail fungus with a solution of wood fibers. The end product is a natural sustainable waterproof coating that may be a replacement for single-use plastic food wrap.
Photography

Creating on easy mode with Caira, the 'intelligent camera of the future'

If you always wanted a DSLR but were intimidated by the plethora of cameras, lenses and accessories to choose from, then the Caira – an iPhone mirrorless camera attachment – could be your portal to bypassing all that decision-making.
Robotics

Barista quality in a machine – G&A Robot begins rolling out its coffeebots

Coffee lovers distraught by the closing of several hundred Starbucks locations worldwide may not be crying in their mugs much longer, if G&A Robot installs one of its vending machines in their city. The units are billed as a smart cafe in a box.