Thursday 25 April 2013

NEW INNOVATIONS IN ELECTRONICS

EV charge times down to 90 minute

When it comes to electric vehicles, the conversation invariably diverts to concerns about vehicle range, infrastructure, and recharge times. To address the last of those issues, Volvo and Siemens have developed a new fast-charging system that cuts recharge times down … Continue reading

Energy efficient brain simulator outperforms supercomputers

In November 2012, IBM announced that it had used the Blue Gene/Q Sequoia supercomputer to achieve an unprecedented simulation of more than 530 billion neurons. The Blue Gene/Q Sequoia accomplished this feat thanks to its blazing fast speed; it clocks … Continue reading

The world’s fastest roadster is a Bugatti

The world’s fastest roadster is a Bugatti. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse has set the world speed record for open-top production sports cars at the Volkswagen Group’s proving grounds in Ehra-Lessien where TÜV, the renowned independent German organisation … Continue reading

Solar Dish Pulls In Power of 2,0

It seems like everyone and their uncle is working on a better way to get more energy out of photovoltaic solar cells, from using quantum dots to fiber optics. Now a Swiss company has decided on a brute-force method: hit … Continue reading

New microbatteries the most powerful yet

This graphic illustrates a high-power battery technology from the University of Illinois. Ions flow between three-dimensional micro-electrodes in a lithium ion battery. Credit: Beckman Institute/University of Illinois Though they be but little, they are fierce. The most powerful batteries on … Continue reading

Google Glass: Specs on specs

For those who are just plain curious if not serious about owning Google Glass, the specs are here on Google Glass. Officially announced for Glass Explorer edition, the spec details presented this week carry the official word about display, camera, … Continue reading

Aston Martin’s hybrid hydrogen car set for 24-hour race

Aston Martin is to race a hybrid hydrogen car next month at the ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring. This makes Aston Martin a standout, in attempting to race a car of this kind at a grueling international racing event. … Continue reading

“Pass IT On For Good” USB card helps repurpose old computers

What should you do with your old computer? Chances are that no one will want to buy it, but you don’t want to just throw it away – especially with e-waste being such a huge environmental concern. Recycling or donating … Continue reading

The Velkess Flywheel: A more flexible energy storage technolog

A new Kickstarter project called Velkess (Very Large Kinetic Energy Storage System) has recently gotten underway to bring an inexpensive flywheel to market. The project is headed by Bill Gray, who has taken a unique approach to flywheel design—a flexible … Continue reading

Mind-controlled devices reveal future possibiliti

A team of scientists and engineers at the University of Minnesota is giving new meaning to the old adage: “Mind over matter.” Led by Bin He, Ph.D., director of the Biomedical Functional Imaging and Neuroengineering Laboratory, the team has created … Continue reading

Fuel might be the world’s smallest phone charger

Devotec Industries is launching a new product on Kickstarter that just might be the world’s smallest emergency phone charging device. It’s designed to be easily carried on a key ring, and everything needed to top up a phone is crammed … Continue reading

Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars

Human travel to Mars has long been the unachievable dangling carrot for space programs. Now, astronauts could be a step closer to our nearest planetary neighbor through a unique manipulation of nuclear fusion, the same energy that powers the sun … Continue reading

New type of solar structure cools buildings in full sunlight

A Stanford team has designed an entirely new form of cooling panel that works even when the sun is shining. Such a panel could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars and other structures by radiating sunlight back into … Continue reading 

Electronic implant designed to reduce obesity to undergo trials

UK-based scientists have designed an ‘intelligent’ microchip which they claim can suppress appetite.Animal trials of the electronic implant are about to begin and its makers say it could provide a more effective alternative to weight-loss surgery. The chip is attached … Continue reading
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Study shows how easy it is to determine someone’s identity with cell phone data

While most people know that using a cell phone means that the phone’s location is being recorded, a new study has revealed just how little information is required to determine an individual’s personal identity. By analyzing 15 months of cell … Continue reading
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Google patent suggests Google-Glass-ish control of appliances

Perceptions, design concepts, and expectations of Google Glass roll on, with yet another patent filing by Google. This time the call is for a Google Glass-like wearable computer to be the ultimate solution for remote controls. So far, the popular … Continue reading
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Get Ready To Drone-Proof Your House

Tim Faucett, who owns APlus Mobile which makes mobile computer units that manage robots and unmanned aircraft vehicles for the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin, believes we’ll need to protect ourselves from drones, and not just the ones being piloted … Continue reading
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‘Under the skin’ blood-testing device developed

Scientists say they have developed a tiny blood-testing device that sits under the skin and gives instant results via a mobile phone. The Swiss team say the wireless prototype – half an inch (14mm) long – can simultaneously check for … Continue reading
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Kenyan Boy’s Invention Scares Off Lions

Thirteen-year-old Kenyan Richard Turere faced a serious problem: Hungry lions were attacking his family’s precious herd of cattle. So the enterprising boy came up with an ingenious, low-tech solution to keep them away. Lions are a constant threat to farmers … Continue reading
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Thermodo adds a thermometer to your smartphone

Today’s sensor-packed smartphones can measure a lot of things, but ambient temperature generally isn’t one of them. It is possible to buy separate Bluetooth temperature-sensing modules, and it’s been suggested that mobile devices could use beams of infrared light to … Continue reading
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