SpikerBox lets you listen to bugs neurons
Posted by admin in Hi-tech on 23. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
Neurons, the nerve cells that send and receive electrical signals within the body, are one of those things that most of us probably don’t give a lot of thought to. Educational entrepreneurs Timothy Marzullo and Gregory Gage, however, think about them a lot. They think about them so much, in fact, that they’ve designed a [...]
Super high-res 3D laser printer: high-speed 3D printing of tiny objects
Posted by admin in Hi-tech, Science on 13. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
Are 3D printers not amazing enough already? Apparently some scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) didn’t think so, as they have now built one that can create intricate objects as small as a grain of sand. While the ability to 3D-print such tiny items is actually not unique to the TU Vienna [...]
Supermarket checkout scanner uses object recognition instead of barcodes
Posted by admin in Future, Hi-tech on 12. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
This Toshiba scanner, just demonstrated in Japan, knows what vegetables look like — just hold up your daikon or mizuna to the camera at the cash register, and it tots up the item. No need for stickers on your food, no need to consult a human, no need to even know what kind of onions [...]
Japanese home-levitation system could protect buildings from earthquakes
Posted by admin in Hi-tech on 02. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
Instead of building super-strong yet flexible structures to withstand earthquakes, what if you built your house to levitate on a cushion of air? This is already being employed in Japan, a little less than a year after the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country. Earthquake Levitation System The levitation system is the brainchild [...]
Beam toothbrush reports your brushing habits to a smartphone via Bluetooth
Posted by admin in Hi-tech, Medicine, Mobile technology on 17. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
From heart monitors to cooking thermometers, almost any piece of tech seems to be equipped with Bluetooth and an accompanying smartphone app these days. Now it looks like even the simplest of items can get their own high-tech upgrade, as evidenced by Beam Technologies’ upcoming Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush. The Beam Brush will monitor a person’s dental [...]
