The world’s first 3-D, free-standing invisibility cloak conceals from all angles
Posted by admin in Design, Science on 27. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The search for the perfect invisibility cloak lumbers onward, but that lumbering is starting to pick up speed. We’re hearing more and more these days about metamaterials, the possibilities of time cloaking, and other such future-stuff. And today, from deep in the heart of Texas, we get another tantalizing finding: UT researchers have, for the [...]
Powering insect cyborgs with an implantable biofuel cell
Posted by admin in Alternative energy, Design on 09. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Research into developing insect cyborgs for use as first responders or super stealthy spies has been going on for a while now. Most research has focused on using batteries, tiny solar cells or piezoelectric generators to harvest kinetic energy from the movement of an insect’s wings to power the electronics attached to the insects. Now [...]
40-inch multitouch desk set for CES debut
Posted by admin in Computers, Design on 25. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
Could multi-touch desks be the wave of the future? ExoPC thinks so, and has posted a video of its new 40-inch multitouch desk on YouTube – a desk it plans on officially announcing at the Consumer Electronics Show at the beginning of January. The teaser video (below) doesn’t offer a ton of information about [...]
PreVue would offer parents a live 4D baby watch window during pregnancy
Posted by admin in Design, Mobile technology, Science on 30. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
The PreVue concept from industrial designer Melody Shiue proposes using 4D ultrasound technology to enhance the bond between a growing fetus and its parents Checking the health of a baby inside the womb using ultrasound has been going on for a good many years and can be a useful tool for detecting problems early. A [...]
Screechy Theremin Fork Whines When You Try to Eat the Food Impaled On It
Posted by admin in Design on 26. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
This fork, demonstrated at Interaction 2011 and profiled by DigInfo, has an embedded theremin that begins making its unique and oddly unpleasant screeching noises once it touches a person, completing a circuit. But the pitch of the theremin changes based on the feedback from the fork’s tines: The more resistance it encounters, as when you’re [...]
