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Chain Mail Fabric a Perfect Fit Technology / Engineering February 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 98 vote(s) \| No comments yet Contemporaries of the ancient Greeks might find something familiar within the walls of the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Illinois. In constructing a new type of smart fabric, researchers ...

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 ...

Low-cost, Home-built 3-D Printer Could Launch a Revolution Technology / Engineering March 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 120 vote(s) \| No comments yet The Altair 8800, introduced in the early 1970s, was the first computer you could build at home from a kit. It was crude, didn't do much, but many historians would say that it launched the desktop computer revolution. ...

New technology puts hand-held projectors within reach Technology / Engineering November 29, 2006 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet Pocket-sized projectors capable of screening movies from a laptop or mobile phone could be on the market within three years, following a new deal agreed by the University of Cambridge.

Future of war demands futuristic flying machines Technology / Engineering April 03, 2007 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 68 vote(s) \| No comments yet While no one can predict where, when or why countries will fight future wars, experts are already creating war technology that may play a deciding factor in the outcome. Perhaps it’s a bit bold to say scientists can write ...

Boston Dynamics: Quadruped Rough Terrain Robot Prototype Technology / Engineering March 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Boston Dynamics has released a prototype of an all-terrain robot, BigDog. The quadruped robot is equipped with a computer featuring sensors that aid its movements over harsh terrain. The robot is powered by ...

Future space devices inspired by spider legs Technology / Engineering September 07, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Are spiders ideal space travelers? Not quite, but according to a new study, their legs may be. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have designed and built lightweight, bendable joints based on the micro-hydraulic ...

Goodbye, Bunny Ears: Future Antennas May be Flat Technology / Engineering April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 80 vote(s) \| User comments: 11 The long, wiry antennas that protrude from airplanes, cars, cell phones – and even the bunny ears on some TVs – may one day become novelty items. Researchers are developing a smart-skin antenna that is simply ...

Rocket-powered mechanical arm could revolutionize prosthetics Technology / Engineering August 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| No comments yet Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm.

Flying on hydrogen Technology / Engineering August 28, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| No comments yet Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have conducted successful test flights of a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft believed to be the largest to fly on a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell using ...

Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses Technology / Engineering March 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 78 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 The camera you own has one main lens and produces a flat, two-dimensional photograph, whether you hold it in your hand or view it on your computer screen. On the other hand, a camera with two lenses (or two ...

New technology uses cell phone positioning data to report traffic tangles Technology / Engineering August 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers have developed a system for taking anonymous cell-phone location information and turning it into an illuminated traffic map that identifies congestion in real time.The system takes advantage of the ...

Backpack straps harvest energy to power electronics Technology / Engineering September 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 71 vote(s) \| No comments yet All that rubbing of your backpack straps on your shoulders may be put to good use, now that researchers have designed a novel type of energy harvesting backpack. The pack has straps made of a piezoelectric ...

Microorganisms act as tiny machines in future MEMS devices Technology / Engineering April 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 60 vote(s) \| No comments yet The single-celled Spirostomum is a tiny brown worm that can contract its 500-micrometer-long body to 25% of its length in a millisecond, making this protozoan the fastest-contracting microorganism known. ...

Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs Technology / Engineering March 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 66 vote(s) \| User comments: 10 A Tic-Tac-sized lightbulb that gives off as much light as a streetlamp may offer a peek at the ultra-efficient lighting of the future. The bulb, developed by Luxim of Sunnyvale, California, uses plasma technology ...

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Chain Mail Fabric a Perfect Fit Technology / Engineering February 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 98 vote(s) \| No comments yet Contemporaries of the ancient Greeks might find something familiar within the walls of the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Illinois. In constructing a new type of smart fabric, researchers ...

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 ...

Low-cost, Home-built 3-D Printer Could Launch a Revolution Technology / Engineering March 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 120 vote(s) \| No comments yet The Altair 8800, introduced in the early 1970s, was the first computer you could build at home from a kit. It was crude, didn't do much, but many historians would say that it launched the desktop computer revolution. ...

New technology puts hand-held projectors within reach Technology / Engineering November 29, 2006 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet Pocket-sized projectors capable of screening movies from a laptop or mobile phone could be on the market within three years, following a new deal agreed by the University of Cambridge.

Future of war demands futuristic flying machines Technology / Engineering April 03, 2007 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 68 vote(s) \| No comments yet While no one can predict where, when or why countries will fight future wars, experts are already creating war technology that may play a deciding factor in the outcome. Perhaps it’s a bit bold to say scientists can write ...

Boston Dynamics: Quadruped Rough Terrain Robot Prototype Technology / Engineering March 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Boston Dynamics has released a prototype of an all-terrain robot, BigDog. The quadruped robot is equipped with a computer featuring sensors that aid its movements over harsh terrain. The robot is powered by ...

Future space devices inspired by spider legs Technology / Engineering September 07, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Are spiders ideal space travelers? Not quite, but according to a new study, their legs may be. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have designed and built lightweight, bendable joints based on the micro-hydraulic ...

Goodbye, Bunny Ears: Future Antennas May be Flat Technology / Engineering April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 80 vote(s) \| User comments: 11 The long, wiry antennas that protrude from airplanes, cars, cell phones – and even the bunny ears on some TVs – may one day become novelty items. Researchers are developing a smart-skin antenna that is simply ...

Rocket-powered mechanical arm could revolutionize prosthetics Technology / Engineering August 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| No comments yet Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm.

Flying on hydrogen Technology / Engineering August 28, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| No comments yet Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have conducted successful test flights of a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft believed to be the largest to fly on a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell using ...

Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses Technology / Engineering March 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 78 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 The camera you own has one main lens and produces a flat, two-dimensional photograph, whether you hold it in your hand or view it on your computer screen. On the other hand, a camera with two lenses (or two ...

New technology uses cell phone positioning data to report traffic tangles Technology / Engineering August 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers have developed a system for taking anonymous cell-phone location information and turning it into an illuminated traffic map that identifies congestion in real time.The system takes advantage of the ...

Backpack straps harvest energy to power electronics Technology / Engineering September 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 71 vote(s) \| No comments yet All that rubbing of your backpack straps on your shoulders may be put to good use, now that researchers have designed a novel type of energy harvesting backpack. The pack has straps made of a piezoelectric ...

Microorganisms act as tiny machines in future MEMS devices Technology / Engineering April 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 60 vote(s) \| No comments yet The single-celled Spirostomum is a tiny brown worm that can contract its 500-micrometer-long body to 25% of its length in a millisecond, making this protozoan the fastest-contracting microorganism known. ...

Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs Technology / Engineering March 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 66 vote(s) \| User comments: 10 A Tic-Tac-sized lightbulb that gives off as much light as a streetlamp may offer a peek at the ultra-efficient lighting of the future. The bulb, developed by Luxim of Sunnyvale, California, uses plasma technology ...

Chain Mail Fabric a Perfect Fit

A baseball cap that reads your mind

Low-cost, Home-built 3-D Printer Could Launch a Revolution

New technology puts hand-held projectors within reach

Future of war demands futuristic flying machines

Boston Dynamics: Quadruped Rough Terrain Robot Prototype

Future space devices inspired by spider legs

Goodbye, Bunny Ears: Future Antennas May be Flat

Rocket-powered mechanical arm could revolutionize prosthetics

Flying on hydrogen

Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses

New technology uses cell phone positioning data to report traffic tangles

Backpack straps harvest energy to power electronics

Microorganisms act as tiny machines in future MEMS devices

Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs

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