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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, ...

sQuba: World's First Underwater Car Technology / Engineering December 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 96 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A Swiss company called Rinspeed has recently announced its newest project: an underwater car. Named "sQuba," the car can both drive on roads, and then - at the push of a button - dive up to 10 meters (33 feet) ...

Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development Technology / Engineering March 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A six-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a bat would gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information back to a soldier in real time.

Smart brake light system would provide more information to drivers Technology / Engineering March 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 You are driving in heavy traffic. The brake lights on the car in front of you come on. Is the car slowing or is it going to stop? It slows to 25 mph and the lights go off. You drop back. The car in front of ...

Cambridge researcher creates revolutionary vehicle suspension design Technology / Engineering April 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A new form of suspension that promises to revolutionise the experience of people who drive heavy goods vehicles has been designed by a Cambridge academic.

Detecting human activities through barriers Technology / Engineering September 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 University of Texas professor Hao Ling and Ph.D. candidate, Shobha Ram, are one step closer to making x-ray vision a reality. They are perfecting radar systems that can detect human activities through barriers ...

Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control Technology / Engineering June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. ...

Students Develop 'Mind-Control' Interface to Play Video Games Without a Controller Technology / Engineering August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- Drexel University students have taken game controller innovation beyond motion control with a “hands-off” approach and developed an interface that allows players to execute actions using only ...

USC's 'print-a-house' construction technology Technology / Engineering August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment, is starting to support research on the "Contour Crafting" automated construction system that its creator believes will one day be able ...

New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells Technology / Engineering May 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 666 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the technique could be used to replace ...

It is a Plane, It is a Car: No, It is a Transition Road n' Air Craft Technology / Engineering October 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 47 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Terrafugia, Inc. has a prototype air and road craft called the Transition. It has made appearances at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin AirVenture Show in July, 2007. The Transition road n´air craft can take to the ...

'Flying Fish' unmanned aircraft takes off and lands on water Technology / Engineering December 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Flying fish were the inspiration for an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan developed at the University of Michigan. The autonomous craft is believed to be the first seaplane that can initiate and perform ...

Cell phone sensors detect radiation to thwart nuclear terrorism Technology / Engineering January 22, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological ...

Engineers Shovel Their Way through Snow-Plowing Problem Technology / Engineering January 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The average person probably doesn’t realize that snowplowing is a complex operation involving the interaction of several variables. To simplify this process, two University of Missouri engineers have developed models that ...

Knee brace generates electricity from walking Technology / Engineering February 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving ...

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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, ...

sQuba: World's First Underwater Car Technology / Engineering December 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 96 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A Swiss company called Rinspeed has recently announced its newest project: an underwater car. Named "sQuba," the car can both drive on roads, and then - at the push of a button - dive up to 10 meters (33 feet) ...

Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development Technology / Engineering March 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A six-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a bat would gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information back to a soldier in real time.

Smart brake light system would provide more information to drivers Technology / Engineering March 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 You are driving in heavy traffic. The brake lights on the car in front of you come on. Is the car slowing or is it going to stop? It slows to 25 mph and the lights go off. You drop back. The car in front of ...

Cambridge researcher creates revolutionary vehicle suspension design Technology / Engineering April 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A new form of suspension that promises to revolutionise the experience of people who drive heavy goods vehicles has been designed by a Cambridge academic.

Detecting human activities through barriers Technology / Engineering September 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 University of Texas professor Hao Ling and Ph.D. candidate, Shobha Ram, are one step closer to making x-ray vision a reality. They are perfecting radar systems that can detect human activities through barriers ...

Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control Technology / Engineering June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. ...

Students Develop 'Mind-Control' Interface to Play Video Games Without a Controller Technology / Engineering August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- Drexel University students have taken game controller innovation beyond motion control with a “hands-off” approach and developed an interface that allows players to execute actions using only ...

USC's 'print-a-house' construction technology Technology / Engineering August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment, is starting to support research on the "Contour Crafting" automated construction system that its creator believes will one day be able ...

New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells Technology / Engineering May 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 666 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the technique could be used to replace ...

It is a Plane, It is a Car: No, It is a Transition Road n' Air Craft Technology / Engineering October 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 47 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Terrafugia, Inc. has a prototype air and road craft called the Transition. It has made appearances at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin AirVenture Show in July, 2007. The Transition road n´air craft can take to the ...

'Flying Fish' unmanned aircraft takes off and lands on water Technology / Engineering December 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Flying fish were the inspiration for an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan developed at the University of Michigan. The autonomous craft is believed to be the first seaplane that can initiate and perform ...

Cell phone sensors detect radiation to thwart nuclear terrorism Technology / Engineering January 22, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological ...

Engineers Shovel Their Way through Snow-Plowing Problem Technology / Engineering January 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The average person probably doesn’t realize that snowplowing is a complex operation involving the interaction of several variables. To simplify this process, two University of Missouri engineers have developed models that ...

Knee brace generates electricity from walking Technology / Engineering February 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving ...

Magnetic levitation gives computer users sense of touch

sQuba: World's First Underwater Car

Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development

Smart brake light system would provide more information to drivers

Cambridge researcher creates revolutionary vehicle suspension design

Detecting human activities through barriers

Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control

Students Develop 'Mind-Control' Interface to Play Video Games Without a Controller

USC's 'print-a-house' construction technology

New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells

It is a Plane, It is a Car: No, It is a Transition Road n' Air Craft

'Flying Fish' unmanned aircraft takes off and lands on water

Cell phone sensors detect radiation to thwart nuclear terrorism

Engineers Shovel Their Way through Snow-Plowing Problem

Knee brace generates electricity from walking

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