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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