Human interaction with robots is about to get a little more personal. Meet the face of tomorrow’s interactive technology. An increasingly important – and sometimes frustrating – part o... Read more
Well, Elon Musk can relax now. Having previously announced his intention to at least build a demonstrator of his Hyperloop transporter for high-speed, high-capacity inter-city transport, he... Read more
“It’s a cross between a Concorde, a rail gun, and an air hockey table.” Now that the media kerfuffle surrounding Elon Musk‘s Hyperloop transit system proposal has set... Read more
Not only does this allow freeform additive fabrication on six axes, it also enables an “undo” function The additive layer process of conventional 3D printers means they are usual... Read more
It is getting easier to foresee wrongdoing and spot likely wrongdoers THE meanest streets of Kent are to be found in little pink boxes. Or at least they are if you look at them through the c... Read more
Better Place may have given up on its electric vehicle battery swap technology, but Tesla is moving full-speed ahead. Here’s what the company’s ultra-fast swap stations look like. A few week... Read more
Networking: Emerging undersea data networks are connecting submarines, aquatic drones and other denizens of the deep DURING the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 the Soviet Union statione... Read more
A satellite navigation system that could drive around jams and avoid gridlock would be a boon Endlessly frustrated by congested roads, computer scientists at California State Universi... Read more
My guess is that 100 years from now, lawns will be about as common as Hummers The seed catalogs have arrived, and for the roughly 15 percent of Americans who appreciate the joys and rewards... Read more
Researchers in Japan and the US propose a nanoionic device with a range of neuromorphic and electrical multifunctions that may allow the fabrication of on-demand configurable circuits, analo... Read more
“This equates to more than a 300 percent improvement in LIB (lithium-ion battery) capacity and an estimated 70 percent reduction in lifetime cost for batteries used in consumer electronics,... Read more
The modules are designed to fit snugly in a 8-foot-by-40-foot shipping container, and can make it anywhere internationally for $5,000. Just because a house is pre-fabricated doesn’t mean it’... Read more
Elon Musk is nothing if not ambitious. The billionaire tech entrepreneur who co-founded PayPal in 1998 and sits at the forefront of a whole bevvy of industries as the CEO of both electric ca... Read more
DEVELOPED BY TWO PRODUCT DESIGN STUDENTS, GIRADORA COULD BE THE NEXT BIG SOCIAL INNOVATION. About a year ago, two design students named Alex Cabunoc and Ji A Youtraveled from their homes in... Read more
Batteries of biological waste products from pulp mills A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy i... Read more
