A high-resolution Doppler radar has the ability
to detect individual hydrometeors, such as atmospheric raindrops, over
0.5 mm in diameter research led by the Naval Research Laboratory
has revealed. The discovery should further understanding of the
structure and behavior of clouds, and could lead to more accurate
forecasting of severe weather. Read More
I would hazard a guess that most readers haven't
given very much thought to what happens to trusted and faithful luggage
when it's retired from frequent use. If they're not exiled to the
basement for storage of odds and ends, old suitcases could very well end
up just being dumped in the trash.
If they're lucky though, brothers Ezra and Alex Cimino-Hurt might get
hold of them for conversion into stylish and powerful Case of Bass
boomboxes. Read More
Researchers at Maastricht University in The Netherlands have developed a device that gives a voice to those who are completely unable to speak or move at all. Building on previous work using functional magnetic imaging (fMRI) technology, which allowed individuals to give yes/no responses or answer multiple-choice questions, the new approach allows for full, unscripted back-and-forth conversations. Read More
It has been a busy week for Google, but alongside the unveiling of the Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q streaming media player and Project Glass,
the search giant still found time in its diary to release Chrome for
iOS, bringing features such as Incognito and tab syncing across devices
to owners of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running iOS 4.3 or later.
Read More 
The icy surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is almost certainly hiding an ocean of liquid water
according to data received by NASA from its Cassini spacecraft. The
finding could shed light on the mystery of how methane in Titan's
atmosphere is replenished. Read More
The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (CPoP) turned
on its annual kaleidoscope of horsepower, adrenalin and engineering
intrigue this week. The four wheel lap record was shattered by a
Caterham, the BAC Mono was the fastest road car,
while the cars running against the clock included an Ariel Atom 500 V8,
Radical SR3 SL, Aston Martin One-77 and Noble M600. There was a
Volkswagen "Schwimmwagen" amphibian, an Edison-Puton Monowheel, and a
curious BMW built during WWI using a 45.8-liter V12 BMW aircraft engine.
The gallery is a wonderful pictorial celebration of CPoP. Read More
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have
developed a vaccine that could help existing smokers quit for good and
prevent those yet to try cigarettes from ever becoming addicted. The
vaccine turns the recipient’s kidney into a factory continuously
churning out antibodies that clear the bloodstream of nicotine before it
has a chance to reach the brain and deliver it’s addictive rush. Unlike
previously tested nicotine vaccines that only last a few weeks, the
effects of a single dose of this new vaccine should last a lifetime.
Read More
The Solarmonkey Adventurer is the latest in
Powertraveller's line of portable solar chargers. It's the company's
first to offer an internal storage battery, providing a little more
flexibility. As its name implies, the device was built to hold up to the
rigors and abuses of field use thanks to the device's two solar panels
being contained in an insulated clam shell case. Read More
Brazil is a soccer-mad country. As the host
country of the upcoming 2014 World Cup, it is even more obsessed with
the beautiful game. The love for the sport permeates Brazilian culture
and has reached the labs of software engineers, who have created a
virtual platform to replace the traditional tactic boards used by
coaches to analyze and improve strategies for players. Read More
Google's Project Glass has intrigued many since
it was unveiled in April. It was then that a compelling video showing
how the company imagined this technology would be used made people sit
up and take notice. In the three months that have followed, Google
employees have been seen wearing the Project Glass devices, ably led by
company co-founder Sergey Brin. Fittingly it was Brin who took to the
stage at the Google I/O developers conference to offer more details on
Project Glass, including the pricing and availability. Read More
How can you possibly keep track of
how much you're "winning" if you don't have something to keep score on?
The simply named Portable Scoreboard is a scoreboard for the new
generation of winning. Whatever your game is, the digital
scorekeeper gives you a variety of ways of tallying up - everything
from old fashioned push buttons to an open-source build that allows for
external sensors and custom programming. Read More
Several years ago, designer Iain Sinclair launched the Cardsharp, a razor-sharp stainless steel knife folded into a credit card-shaped
package. The knife combined real-world function with sleek, aesthetic
design. Now Sinclair has updated the knife into the Cardsharp 2. Read More
While this week the web is full of talk about Microsoft's Surface tablet, it's less well known that that Microsoft originally used the name "Surface" for a prototype multitouch table.
Commonly used in public settings such as museums, these tables have
been brought to market in recent years by developers like New
Mexico-based Ideum, which is now releasing its fourth-generation
multitouch table. Read More
Portuguese designer Gabriela Gomes
has created an interesting mix of art and architecture with this portable shelter
installation. The cloud-like "Shelter ByGG" has been designed do
provoke sustainability at its core, using 100 percent non-polluting and recycled materials such as cork and solar roof panels to supply the module with energy. Read More
A Master's design student from
Germany has developed a concept for the audio speaker that might just
hint at how the product will look in the future. In a word, it's flat.
Read More
ASUS has announced a new Plus
Edition version of its Xonar Essence One external digital-analog
converter (DAC) and headphone amplifier that offers audio lovers even
more control over the sound they hear. The only real change to the setup
is the addition of an op-amp swap kit that gives users another five
unique tonal customization options. Read More
Mercedes-owned Fuso is to expand the
availability of its newly announced second-generation hybrid Canter
truck in Europe. Designed at Daimler’s Global Hybrid Center in Japan,
the new truck promises an identical driving experience and servicing costs, plus a 25 percent improvement in fuel economy. Read More
Researchers at Butantan Institute in
São Paulo, Brazil, have developed a powerful new anti-inflammatory to
relieve hard-to-control pain. Initial tests have confirmed the efficacy
of the medication, which is based on a protein found in the blood. Read More
One of the most eagerly awaited runs
at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on the weekend was that of the 402bhp
(300kW) Infiniti EMERG-E, which appeared as a fully-functional demonstrator for the first time. Read More
Google has revealed the latest version of its
Android OS - known as Jellybean, the newest version of Android focuses
on improving system performance, as well as adding a few highly requested features to the platform. Announced alongside the Nexus 7 tablet, Jellybean is set to power the next wave of Android smartphones, and will make its way to older handsets starting this July. Read More
California-based non-profit B612 Foundation has
announced its intention to place an asteroid-hunting infrared telescope
into orbit around the Sun. Named Sentinel, the ambitious endeavor is to
be the world's first privately funded
deep space mission and will aim to map up to 90 percent of all
asteroids larger than 140 meters (459 ft) in Earth’s region of the solar
system. In addition to these sizable asteroids, Sentinel will further
provide data on a number of smaller asteroids, down to a size of
approximately 30 meters (98 ft) in diameter. Read More
While battery technology
has come a long way in recent years, it still places constraints on the
size and shape of cellphones and other personal electronic devices.
Researchers at Rice University are looking to solve this problem by
developing a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that can be painted on
virtually any surface ... and early results are promising. Read More
Ursa Minor Vehicles hit the scene several years ago when it unveiled the E-Camper, a converted Honda
Element inspired by classic Westfalia Volkswagen van-campers. Given
that the VW Microbus was no longer available in the US, the E-Camper was
conceived as a sort of modern-day alternative. Now that the Element has
gone the way of the Microbus, Ursa Minor is focusing attention on its
all new Jeep Camper line Read More
After 30 years of service, France’s Minitel
information service is shutting down for good. Launched in 1982 by the
French state telephone company Poste, Téléphone et Télécommunications
(PTT), which later became France Télécom, it was France’s answer to the
World Wide Web before the Web was even created. However, despite
remarkable initial success, it proved unable to compete with the modern
internet and on June 30, 2012 it will be switched off. Read More
Since bringing news of the release of a limited supply of evaluation Ringbow
prototypes in April last year, quite a few changes have been made to
get the "touchscreen gaming accessory" ready for production. Developers
Efrat Barit and Saar Shai have enhanced the directional pad on the
outside of the device and narrowed down its main user base to mobile
gamers, where the extra control would doubtless be most welcome. It's
also moved beyond its Android-only confines to other platforms and
includes an internal battery that's said to be good for at least five
hours of continuous use. Read More
How can you possibly keep track of
how much you're "winning" if you don't have something to keep score on?
The simply named Portable Scoreboard is a scoreboard for the new
generation of winning. Whatever your game is, the digital
scorekeeper gives you a variety of ways of tallying up - everything
from old fashioned push buttons to an open-source build that allows for
external sensors and custom programming. Read More
Six years ago, Dr. John Khier of Boston
Children’s Hospital began investigating the idea of using injectable
oxygen on patients whose lungs were incapacitated or whose airways were
blocked. He was prompted to do so after a young girl that he was caring
for passed away – she succumbed to a brain injury, which resulted when
severe pneumonia caused her lungs to stop working properly, which in
turn caused her blood oxygen levels to drop too low. Now, Khier is
reporting that his team has injected gas-filled microparticles into the
bloodstreams of oxygen-deprived lab animals, successfully raising their
oxygen levels back to normal levels within seconds. Read More
By listening to the complexity of radio signals
that pervades the human environment, BAE Systems thinks its new
positioning system is as accurate as, but more secure than, GPS. Because
its Navigation via Signals of Opportunity (NAVSOP) system uses a wide
range of signals such as Wi-Fi signals and radio and TV broadcasts, it's
resistant to the jamming or spoofing of individual signals to which GPS
is vulnerable. Read More
Lotus has announced that its Evora 414E Range Extender Hybrid Electric Vehicle
(or REEV for short) has begun testing at its headquarters at former RAF
base Hethel in Norfolk, UK. Labeled a "technology demonstrator," the
414E delivers two and a half times the torque of the supercharged Evora
S. Read More
Several years ago, designer Iain Sinclair launched the Cardsharp, a razor-sharp stainless steel knife folded into a credit card-shaped
package. The knife combined real-world function with sleek, aesthetic
design. Now Sinclair has updated the knife into the Cardsharp 2. Read More
Purveyors of fine home automation technology
INSTEON claim to be first to market with a "networked remote control
dimmable LED light bulb". Compatible with any INSTEON remote control,
the bulb can also be paired with INSTEON's free iOS and Android app so
that it can be turned on, off, or dimmed, using most contemporary
smartphones. Read More
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that it has acquired cloud-gaming company
Gaikai for approximately US$380 million. Sony further confirmed that it
is to employ the newly acquired technology to launch a brand new cloud
service of its own, perhaps pointing toward the tantalizing possibility
of PlayStation Vita integration in the near future. Read More
Six years after the initial announcement
that Terrafugia, Inc. would develop a "roadable airplane", the
Transition has completed the first phase of flight testing. The flight
testing, carried out at Plattsburgh International Airport
in northern New York State, assessed the light sport aircraft's full
performance envelope. The Transition prototype was reported to perform
"exceptionally well", allowing the testing to be carried out quickly.
Read More
Rapamycin, a bacterial product first discovered in a soil sample from Easter Island
– also known as Rapa Nui, hence the name – is an immunosuppressant drug
used to prevent rejection in organ transplants that has now been found
to enhance learning and memory in young and old mice alike. Researchers
at the School of Medicine at The University of Texas (UT) Health Science
Center San Antonio made the discovery while looking for a way to
prevent the decline in cognitive skills that comes with age. Read More
Virgin Galactic’s suborbital, air-launched
spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo (SS2), aka VSS Enterprise, is back in the air
after a break of nearly nine months following a recent integration
period for rocket motor systems and maintenance. The June 26 flight
coincided with another successful full duration test fire of the
spaceship’s engine RocketMotorTwo (RM2) on the same day. The tests mark
an intensification of activity that sees Virgin Galactic aiming for
powered flights by the end of the year. Read More
During this year’s Amsterdam-based Music Hack
Day, two intrepid hackers originating from Berlin created a musical
umbrella which produces a random series of lo-fi 8-bit tones. The tones
are triggered by raindrops striking the outside surface of the
umbrella's canopy and the abstract results bring to mind a warped
soundtrack for the first generation Nintendo Game Boy. Read More
We all do laundry, or are perhaps lucky enough to
have someone who does laundry for us. Most of that wash is done in warm
or hot water, because, regardless of the claims made for laundry
detergents, most detergents don't work very well in cold water.
Unfortunately, the wash water has to be heated, and given an average
wash temperature of about 40°C (104°F), this uses around 5-10 kWh per
load. If both the temperature of the water and the amount of water used
in clothes washing could be cut in half, nearly a trillion
kilowatt-hours of energy could be saved each year - 0.5% of the world's
total energy use. All that is stopping us is finding better laundry
detergents. That's where the diamonds come in. Read More
While this week the web is full of talk about Microsoft's Surface tablet, it's less well known that that Microsoft originally used the name "Surface" for a prototype multitouch table.
Commonly used in public settings such as museums, these tables have
been brought to market in recent years by developers like New
Mexico-based Ideum, which is now releasing its fourth-generation
multitouch table. Read More
Mozilla has announced that its Firefox OS mobile operating system
will be appearing on handsets in Brazil from early 2013, available
through Telefónica’s commercial brand, Vivo. Firefox OS is based on
Mozilla's existing Boot to Gecko technology and each app for the platform is to be constructed in HTML5, the markup language increasingly used for structuring online content such as media and web apps. Read More
Portuguese designer Gabriela Gomes
has created an interesting mix of art and architecture with this portable shelter
installation. The cloud-like "Shelter ByGG" has been designed do
provoke sustainability at its core, using 100 percent non-polluting and recycled materials such as cork and solar roof panels to supply the module with energy. Read More
A Master's design student from
Germany has developed a concept for the audio speaker that might just
hint at how the product will look in the future. In a word, it's flat.
Read More
ASUS has announced a new Plus
Edition version of its Xonar Essence One external digital-analog
converter (DAC) and headphone amplifier that offers audio lovers even
more control over the sound they hear. The only real change to the setup
is the addition of an op-amp swap kit that gives users another five
unique tonal customization options. Read More
While the rise and rise of online shopping has
eaten into the profit margins of bricks and mortar retailers over the
past decade, the vast majority of consumers (92 percent according to
Forrester Research) still do their shopping in-store. But with the
Internet providing a wealth of product information in the form of reviews and comparisons, as well as special offers
and promotions, more and more shoppers are browsing their mobile
devices in store. Now researchers at IBM Labs are looking to make it
easier for shoppers to get instant product details and deals in-store
with a new augmented reality (AR) shopping app. Read More
Mercedes-owned Fuso is to expand the
availability of its newly announced second-generation hybrid Canter
truck in Europe. Designed at Daimler’s Global Hybrid Center in Japan,
the new truck promises an identical driving experience and servicing costs, plus a 25 percent improvement in fuel economy. Read More
In the quest to develop implantable electronics
to monitor the human body from within, flexibility and stretchability
have been major hurdles. We’ve seen numerous developments including stretchable LED arrays, an implantable device for measuring the heart’s electrical output, and an electrode array
that melts onto the surface of the brain. Now researchers have
developed technology that combines a porous polymer and liquid metal
that allows electronics to bend and stretch to more than 200 percent
their original size. Read More
Wanting to jump on the 3D bandwagon but don’t have the cash to lay down for a big screen 3D TV or even a Nintendo 3DS?
This 3D viewer from Japan’s Sanwa provides a cheap and easy way to
enjoy 3D YouTube content on an iPhone. Functioning like the venerable View-Master stereoscopic viewer or more recent MY3D viewer
from Hasbro, the device sends the left/right images from 3D videos in
the side-by-side format (yt3D) to the appropriate eyeball. Read More
Fans of personal, futuristic eco cars have
something to "eggcited" about with the arrival of Eggasus, which is
slated for northern hemisphere fall launch in the US. The designers are
currently taking orders of the cute, no-emissions three-wheeler, which
recently made the finalist list of the Sierra Nevada Innovation
Challenge. Read More
The phrase "Mecca for motorsport fans" often gets
trundled out when it comes to major automotive events, but when you're
talking about the Goodwood Festival of Speed, it's a perfectly accurate
description. Just about anything that has a motor and wheels is
represented at Goodwood and not only can you get up close and personal
with supercars, the latest concepts and legendary racers both past and
present, you can also see them in action on Goodwood's famous 1.16 mile
hillclimb. Read More
McLaren has delivered a convertible sibling for its MP4-12C supercar. Aside from a unique retractable hard top
(RHT) folding roof that can be operated at speeds of up to 30 km/h (19
mph), the new 12C Spider is pretty much identical to the 12C, with the
same carbon “MonoCell” chassis and upgraded 616 bhp (625 PS) engine announced for the MP4-12C last month. Read More
With digital technology
making its presence felt in an increasing number of fields, more and
more people are finding that their formerly somewhat-active jobs now
entail their sitting at a computer all day. Unfortunately, as most of us
are by now aware, sitting for long periods
of time has been shown to significantly raise a person’s chances of
dying from cardiovascular, metabolic, or other types of disease. While
stand-up work stations
have been offered as an alternative, standing for too long can also
take a toll on our well-being. Focal Upright Furniture has attempted to
reached a best-of-both-worlds middle ground, however, with its new Locus
work station. Read More
Going wireless usually involves some level of compromise and with Bluetooth earphones
like anything else, it's a question of whether the benefits outweigh
the disadvantages. Does the convenience of cutting the cord trump the
potential downside of a Bluetooth audio experience? We've been spending
time with Plantronics BackBeat GO wireless earbuds in an effort to find out. Read More
Hard though it may be for most of us to believe, it is
possible for parents to forget that they’re driving with a baby in the
car. If they subsequently leave the infant locked in a very hot or cold
parked vehicle for several hours, the results can be deadly. That’s why
Baby Alert International is offering the ChildMinder Infant-Toddler
Elite Pad System – it’s a setup that notifies absent-minded parents if they try walking away from their car, sans baby. Read More
Researchers from Imperial College London
have built a music creation engine where popular sounds are paired and
mated with other successful tunes to create new offspring that inherit
features from both parents. Audio loops that fail to please become
extinct, parents die off and children get the same rating treatment
given to their ancestors. Over time, some rather pleasant electronica
has formed without so much as one human composer in sight. Read More
Researchers at Butantan Institute in
São Paulo, Brazil, have developed a powerful new anti-inflammatory to
relieve hard-to-control pain. Initial tests have confirmed the efficacy
of the medication, which is based on a protein found in the blood. Read More
Artist Bruce Munro has come up with an ambitious
plan to transform the desert landscape around Australia's iconic Uluru
(Ayres Rock) into a field of glowing solar flowers. If fulfilled,
Munro’s long-held dream would see the installation of over 250,000 solar
powered light stems over a one square kilometer (0.4 square mile) area.
Read More
The Modbook Pro is not your average tablet -
powered by Mac OS X Mountain Lion, and controlled via a Wacom stylus, it
is one of the most powerful tablet computers to launch this year. It
starts life as an Apple MacBook Pro, which is then transplanted into a
tablet casing, and given full stylus support. The end result is a high
performance tablet featuring the flexibility and precision of
stylus-based control. Read More
One of the most eagerly awaited runs
at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on the weekend was that of the 402bhp
(300kW) Infiniti EMERG-E, which appeared as a fully-functional demonstrator for the first time. Read More
Israeli photovoltaics developer bSolar has
developed a double-sided solar cell it claims can boost the energy
yields of solar panels by up to 50 percent when installed vertically, or
by between 10 and 30 percent in more typical installations. The
"bifacial" cells rely on a back surface field (BSF) of boron rather than
aluminum, which bSolar claims not only allows for an open rear face but
also increases the efficiency at the front of the solar panel. Read More
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