From the same place that brought you the Robot Suit HAL comes the “motorized knee.” Designed by researchers at Japan’s Tsukuba University
the device supports the flex of the knee, which enables a runner to use
30 percent less muscle power compared to running unassisted. Read More
Are you the kind of person that likes their own
company? Maybe you're just a narcissist? Well Japanese department store
operator Sogo & Seibu have just the thing for you. As part of a New
Year’s promotional sale Sogo, Seibu, and Robinson’s department stores
will offer people the chance to buy a humanoid robot custom-built to
look, move and sound just like themselves. Read More
Going 3D for more powerful and environmentally-friendly microchips
December 16, 2009
We've seen vertically oriented transistors,
now it's time for entire chips to explore the z-axis. Collaborating
with Swiss research institutes EPFL and ETH Zurich, IBM has made another
important step toward creating faster, higher-efficiency "3D"
processors stacking their cores vertically to increase the number of
interconnections and sensibly reduce heat. Read More
You would expect big things from a company
founded by the only living person to hold world speed records over
200mph on land and water, and the Kepler Motors Motion certainly looks
the goods. Russ Wicks' company has used the Dubai International Motor
Show to unveil the 800hp supercar of which only 50 will be built. A
550hp, modified Ford EcoBoost twin-turbo 3.5L V6 drives the rear wheels
independently of a 250hp electric motor driving the front wheels. Add
them together and you get an AWD system which launches the Motion to
60mph under 2.5 seconds with a top speed more than 200mph. Impressive
specifications and drooling good looks, we think it’s a nice
combination. Read More
Interead's COOL-ER e-book reader was designed to
be simple, affordable and stylish. Looking very Apple-esque in
appearance, the e-reader also weighs less than an average paperback,
comes in eight colors, supports all of the major formats and offers
eight menu languages. The company says it was an e-reader "designed by
readers, for readers". And from next year, COOL-ER readers will also
benefit from Wifi and 3G functionality. Read More
Stopping a heart from beating during surgery is a
complicated and risky procedure. Robotic technology that predicts the
movement of the heart as it beats, thereby enabling surgical tools to
move in concert with each beat, could help cut the risks of such surgery
by allowing surgeons to operate on a beating heart as if it were
stationary. Read More
Ceramic coated exhausts protect panniers and pillions
By Alan Brandon
December 16, 2009
Nothing ruins a motorcycle trip like the smell of
burning nylon and the sight of your possessions scattered across the
highway. Soft-sided panniers are great when you want to pack some gear
for a weekend getaway, but they’re not so great if they come into
contact with your bike’s hot exhaust pipe. By applying a Zircotec
ceramic coating to your bike’s exhaust system, the manufacturer says you
can get rid of the heat shields and protect your panniers (and
passenger!) from heat damage. Read More
30mm thick Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center PC lurks behind your TV
By Jeff Salton
December 15, 2009
The Piixl Edge EdgeCenter 3770 computer is
designed for those who love their media but also treasure their
minimalist lifestyle. They also need to be prepared to pay a premium for
a Media Center PC that doesn’t have any visible wires – in fact, it
doesn’t have any visible parts at all because it hides discreetly behind
any VESA-compliant flat panel TV, 37 inches or wider. Read More
Airbus Military's all-new A400M four-engine
turboprop military transport aircraft has taken to the air for the first
time. The aircraft’s first test flight in the skies above Seville,
Spain, comes after many delays – it was originally scheduled for Q1 2008
– but was successfully completed when the plane landed safely at 14.02,
December 11, after a flight lasting three hours and forty-seven
minutes. The A400M will increase the airlift capacity and range of the
aircraft it was designed to replace - the C-130 Hercules and Transall
C-160. Read More
From identifying anemia by counting red blood
cells to tracking the growth of cell/ tissue cultures in a laboratory,
counting cells is the basis of many life science activities. Designed to
replace the process of counting cells manually under a microscope using
a hemocytometer or an expensive desk top automatic cell counter,
Millipore's Scepter crams cell counting technology found in much larger
instruments into a hand-held device the size of an automated pipette.
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