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Solar cooling becomes a new air-conditioning system air-conditioning system Technology / Engineering July 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Scientists from the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (Spain) have developed an environmentally friendly cooling technology that does not ...

China opens first very high-speed rail line Technology / Engineering August 01, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 China's first very high-speed rail line went into operation Friday, linking Beijing to neighbouring Tianjin, where sporting events will be held during the Olympic Games.

Dutch researchers take flight with three-gram 'dragonfly' Technology / Engineering July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- On Wednesday 23 July, TU Delft will be presenting the minute DelFly Micro air vehicle. This successor to the DelFly I and II weighs barely 3 grams, and with its flapping wings is very similar ...

Wind Turbines Produce 'Green' Energy -- and Airflow Mysteries Technology / Engineering December 11, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers is trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly ...

Smart aircraft wings and new lightweight construction materials Technology / Engineering March 26, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 At the JEC Composites Show 2008 to be held in Paris from April 1 to 3, Fraunhofer researchers will be exhibiting an aircraft wing that immediately detects any material damage. Another showcased development is a novel fiber-composite ...

A baseball cap that reads your mind Technology / Engineering May 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 64 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving ...

Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head Technology / Engineering June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist.

Portuguese team makes first paper based transistor Technology / Engineering July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- Elvira Fortunato and colleagues from the Centro de Investigação de Materiais (Cenimat/I3N), at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, made the first Field Effect ...

Researchers fuel the next generation of hybrid cars Technology / Engineering July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build.

Nissan accelerator pedal pushes back to save fuel Technology / Engineering August 04, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 For drivers who like to step on the gas but don't want a higher fuel bill, Nissan Motor on Monday unveiled an accelerator pedal that pushes back to help motorists get more mileage.

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina Technology / Engineering August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system Technology / Engineering August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, ...

Vehicles That Talk to Each Other Know What Lanes They're In Technology / Engineering December 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A standard GPS receiver has an average 2D-positioning accuracy of about 13 meters. While this precision is high enough to direct you to your hotel, it’s quite a bit lower than the accuracy required to determine ...

Cuter scooter defined by electricity, portability Technology / Engineering November 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 It's energy efficient, it's clean, compact and simple, and, above all, it's very cool.

Magnetic levitation gives computer users sense of touch Technology / Engineering March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Computers, long used as tools to design and manipulate three-dimensional objects, may soon provide people with a way to sense the texture of those objects or feel how they fit together, thanks to a haptic, or touch-based, ...

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Solar cooling becomes a new air-conditioning system air-conditioning system Technology / Engineering July 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Scientists from the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (Spain) have developed an environmentally friendly cooling technology that does not ...

China opens first very high-speed rail line Technology / Engineering August 01, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 China's first very high-speed rail line went into operation Friday, linking Beijing to neighbouring Tianjin, where sporting events will be held during the Olympic Games.

Dutch researchers take flight with three-gram 'dragonfly' Technology / Engineering July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- On Wednesday 23 July, TU Delft will be presenting the minute DelFly Micro air vehicle. This successor to the DelFly I and II weighs barely 3 grams, and with its flapping wings is very similar ...

Wind Turbines Produce 'Green' Energy -- and Airflow Mysteries Technology / Engineering December 11, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers is trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly ...

Smart aircraft wings and new lightweight construction materials Technology / Engineering March 26, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 At the JEC Composites Show 2008 to be held in Paris from April 1 to 3, Fraunhofer researchers will be exhibiting an aircraft wing that immediately detects any material damage. Another showcased development is a novel fiber-composite ...

A baseball cap that reads your mind Technology / Engineering May 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 64 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving ...

Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head Technology / Engineering June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist.

Portuguese team makes first paper based transistor Technology / Engineering July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- Elvira Fortunato and colleagues from the Centro de Investigação de Materiais (Cenimat/I3N), at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, made the first Field Effect ...

Researchers fuel the next generation of hybrid cars Technology / Engineering July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build.

Nissan accelerator pedal pushes back to save fuel Technology / Engineering August 04, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 For drivers who like to step on the gas but don't want a higher fuel bill, Nissan Motor on Monday unveiled an accelerator pedal that pushes back to help motorists get more mileage.

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina Technology / Engineering August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system Technology / Engineering August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, ...

Vehicles That Talk to Each Other Know What Lanes They're In Technology / Engineering December 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A standard GPS receiver has an average 2D-positioning accuracy of about 13 meters. While this precision is high enough to direct you to your hotel, it’s quite a bit lower than the accuracy required to determine ...

Cuter scooter defined by electricity, portability Technology / Engineering November 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 It's energy efficient, it's clean, compact and simple, and, above all, it's very cool.

Magnetic levitation gives computer users sense of touch Technology / Engineering March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Computers, long used as tools to design and manipulate three-dimensional objects, may soon provide people with a way to sense the texture of those objects or feel how they fit together, thanks to a haptic, or touch-based, ...

Solar cooling becomes a new air-conditioning system air-conditioning system

China opens first very high-speed rail line

Dutch researchers take flight with three-gram 'dragonfly'

Wind Turbines Produce 'Green' Energy -- and Airflow Mysteries

Smart aircraft wings and new lightweight construction materials

A baseball cap that reads your mind

Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head

Portuguese team makes first paper based transistor

Researchers fuel the next generation of hybrid cars

Nissan accelerator pedal pushes back to save fuel

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina

From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system

Vehicles That Talk to Each Other Know What Lanes They're In

Cuter scooter defined by electricity, portability

Magnetic levitation gives computer users sense of touch

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