In rural India, over 80 percent of women use rags, often ripped from old clothing, to manage their monthly visit from good ol’ Aunt Flo. Though we’re all about environmentally friendly period solutions here at BUST, the statistics tell a different story: the often unsanitary rag cloths that women use during their periods can cause infections and even infertility, cancer, and death.   When inventor Muruganantham found out ... Read More

Last week at Maker Faire Africa, four Nigerian teenage girls presented a generator powered by—wait for it—pee. Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, and Faleke Oluwatoyin, all 14, and Bello Eniola, 15, invented the machine, which separates hydrogen from urine with an electrolytic cell, purifies the hydrogen, and pressurizes the resulting gas through a generator to power a lightbulb. According to the girls, one liter of urine can ... Read More

  Mazantri Creations has figured out how to make the brassiere more practical for the modern woman. Introducing The Cleavage Caddy--an insert that you put in your bra which allows you to (discreetly) carry all your personal items.  Not only is it made to fit women of “all shapes and sizes” and come in three colors (white, black and beige), but it has a lace accent to cover your cleavage and spruce up your attire. ... Read More