Hyundai reveals aircraft-inspired Intrado fuel cell concept
By C.C. Weiss
February 24, 2014
In revealing the all-new Intrado concept, Hyundai
has set out to demonstrate how "advanced vehicle technologies and
intelligent design can combine to engage more effectively with driver
and passengers." The new concept combines aircraft-inspired design with a
next-generation hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. Read More
Round One of the World Superbike Championship,
like all major sporting events, is a giant production. There might be a
few dozen top level competitors getting all the media attention, but the
event couldn't happen at all without the expertise and energy of
hundreds and hundreds of support staff, volunteers and of course, the
fans that are the lifeblood of any sport. So with Mike Hanlon and Fabian
Fitzgerald busy checking out the latest in motorcycle technology,
I thought I'd turn my back to the track and speak to a few of the
lesser known characters that add life to the World Superbike paddock –
and as it turned out, I met a few doozies. Here's their WSBK experiences
in their own words. Read More
Moticon sensor insoles track your feet for injury and performance
By C.C. Weiss
February 24, 2014
Athletic and medical tracking is slowly sliding
off our wrists and chests and into our clothing. This year's Wearable
Technologies Conference Europe showed a strong shift toward clothing
items powered by textile sensors, including Mbody smart shorts.
Feet are getting in on the act too, with the "world's first fully
integrated sensor insole" from Moticon, which turns your shoes into a
wireless performance-tracking system. Read More
New device uses laser to provide life-saving information on patients' blood
By Ben Coxworth
February 24, 2014
Not everyone's blood clots at the same rate.
While that might seem like simply an interesting bit of trivia, it's
anything but trivial to doctors performing operations or emergency
procedures, who need to know what might be required in the way of
transfusions or anticoagulant drugs. Now, an optical device can provide
them with that information within minutes. Read More
When Yota Devices released the YotaPhone
last year, it was the first smartphone to feature both a standard LCD
touch screen and an always-on electronic paper display (EPD) on the
back. The Russian firm has now announced a new version of the device.
The YotaPhone 2 features a larger EPD with full touch control, as well
as an improved AMOLED color display and the Android OS. Read More
Fitness trackers are all the rage at the moment
and there are plenty of options from which to choose. The vast majority
of trackers strap to your wrist, but would there be any benefit to
strapping a one to your ankle instead? That's the question Flyfit asked –
and the answer, it says, is yes. Read More
Tiny probe designed to provide live 3D images from within blood vessels
By Ben Coxworth
February 24, 2014
Imagine if you were trying to clear rubble out of
a tunnel, but you could only see that tunnel from the side, instead of
looking straight into it. Well, that's currently what it's like for
doctors who are trying to see inside patients' blocked coronary blood
vessels using ultrasound. Soon, however, a tiny catheter-based probe may
give them a 3D real-time forward view from inside those vessels – or
from inside the heart itself – not unlike that seen by the microscopic
submarine crew in the movie Fantastic Voyage. Read More
Apparently those two new Galaxy Gears that
Samsung announced the other day weren't the entire story. Today the
company announced its first fitness tracker, a wrist-based device called
the Gear Fit. Read More
At this week's Mobile World Congress, we're going
to see lots of new smartphones, tablets, and wearables on display for
all the world to see. But none of them are likely to garner nearly as
much attention as the one Samsung just announced. After months of
rumors, the Korean company's 2014 flagship smartphone is now official.
Meet the Samsung Galaxy S5. Read More
Powerful artificial muscles made from ... fishing line?
By Ben Coxworth
February 24, 2014
Artificial muscles could find use in a wide range
of applications, including prosthetic limbs, robotics, exoskeletons, or
pretty much any situation in which hydraulics or electric motors just
aren't a practical means of moving objects. Scientists have been working
on such muscles for a number of years, using materials like vanadium dioxide, graphene, carbon nanotubes and dielectric elastomers.
Now, however, some of those same scientists have discovered that very
powerful artificial muscles can be made from much more down-to-earth
materials – regular polymer fishing line, and metal-coated nylon sewing
thread. Read More
There is an increasing amount of wearable
technology being used in the workplace due to the benefits it can
provide and the ease with which it can be integrated into existing
working practices. With this in mind, Fujitsu has announced a
glove-style device for workplace use that provides touch and
gesture-based functionality for site operations. Read More
The world's biggest expo for mobile tech, GSMA
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, has just opened its doors and
Lenovo has honored the occasion with a new refined and enhanced version
of last year's 10-inch Yoga tablet.
The hold, tilt or stand Yoga Tablet 10 HD+ brings a much-improved high
resolution display panel, a faster processor and more RAM, while still
managing the same reported 18-hour per charge battery life. Read More
More details have emerged on the development of the Yamaha MOTIV.e city car concept
which was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show last November. The MOTIV.e will
be offered with several drivetrains, including an electric version, and
EV specialist Zytek will supply a purpose-built ultra-high-speed motor
for the project. The 25 kW Zytek motor spins to 15,000 rpm and comes
with advanced thermal management and control integration. The unit has
been designed to cut cost, weight and size and this appears to have been
achieved as the motor weighs just 13 kg, the gearbox just 11 kg and the
inverter just 7.5 kg. Read More
Garmin has released an updated version of its
fēnix smartwatch. As well as retaining the navigation functionality of
its predecessor, and being positioned at the advanced end of the market,
a variety of fitness tracking features have been added to the the fēnix
2. Read More
Seafloor carpet mimics muddy seabed to harness wave power
By Nick Lavars
February 23, 2014
Many organizations around the world are looking at ways to harness the power of waves
as a renewable energy source, but none are covering quite the same
ground as a team of engineers from the University of California (UC),
Berkeley. The seafloor carpet, a system inspired by the wave absorbing
abilities of a muddy seabed, has taken exploring the potential of wave
power to some intriguing new depths. Read More
Imagine a scenario where an earthquake brings
down an industrial complex, trapping the survivors inside and as the
disaster response team arrives, they unpack a grenade launcher and start
lobbing rounds into the air. This may seem like madness, but there’s
method in it. In this hypothetical case, the grenades are part of the
Soldier Parachute Aerial Reconnaissance Camera System (SPARCS) built by
Singapore-based ST Engineering. Instead of a warhead, each 40 mm grenade
round has a CMOS camera sending back real-time images to a computerized
receiver; turning disaster teams, police, and foot soldiers into recon
units. Read More
New bioprinting technique creates thicker, healthier tissue
By Nick Lavars
February 23, 2014
The notion of 3D printed biological tissue
holds all kinds of possibilities for drug testing and the reparation of
damaged cells, though replicating the complexities of human tissue in a
lab presents some very big challenges. A new bioprinting method
developed by researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically
Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has enabled the creation of
tissue constructs with small blood vessels and multiple cell types,
marking important progress toward the printing of living tissue. Read More
BigRep ONE 3D printer creates whole pieces of furniture
By Heidi Hoopes
February 23, 2014
Consumers and small businesses certainly have a
handle on using 3D printers to create small mockups of bigger products,
but there’s few options for creating true-to-size models or even
finished products without having access to an industrial printer. German
company BigRep aims to break that boundary with its RepRap-based BigRep
ONE 3D printer, which offers over a cubic meter of print space. Read More
Looking like a mix between a snowmobile, a dog
sled and a miniature World War I tank, Yvon Martel’s electric creation
is nothing if not versatile. With a top speed of 24 mph, the MTT-136 is
capable of pulling passengers or hauling loads through snow, mud and
grass with ease. Read More
Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear 2, Galaxy Gear 2 Neo smartwatches
February 22, 2014
Getting out ahead of Monday's expected Galaxy S5
announcement, Samsung came out of the gates at Mobile World Congress
with the reveal of the company's latest smartwatches, the Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo. Read More
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