The Faculty of Engineering at Israel's Bar Ilan
University has developed a prototype of a contact lens which could
enable the visually impaired to see the world in a whole new light.
Developed by Professor Zeev Zalevsky, the contact lens processes digital
images and translates them into tactile sensations which can then be
felt on the user's cornea, allowing them to form a picture of their
physical surroundings. Read More
Just as a good meal can be ruined by too much
table salt, too much sodium chloride applied to road surfaces to prevent
icing can have a detrimental effect on vehicles, infrastructure and the
environment. Engineers at Spain's Carlos III University (UC3M) have
developed an optical sensor intended to prevent excessive salt treatment
by detecting the amount of salt already on the road in real time. Read More
Distant quasar lights up cosmic web like a neon sign
By Brian Dodson
January 29, 2014
That the Universe is largely composed of a cosmic
web consisting of narrow filaments upon which galaxies and
intergalactic gas and dust are concentrated has been known for more than
a decade. While a great deal of evidence for this has accumulated,
visual evidence has been difficult to find. Astronomers have now
photographed what appears to be a segment of a cosmic filament
stimulated into fluorescence by irradiation from a nearby quasar. Read More
On a traditional tandem bike, the
person in front steers and watches the road, while the rear rider
concentrates on supplying pedaling power. That's fine if they're both
adults, but what if the riders are a parent and their young child?
That's where the Hugbike comes in. It lets the parent sit in the back,
while reaching forward around their little 'un to steer. Read More 
If you're a gamer, then you're no doubt already familiar with the first-person-shooter Borderlands.
And if you're a regular Gizmag reader, then you've probably already
seen some of the creations of German laser weapons hobbyist Patrick Priebe. Well, he's gone and created a real-life laser sniper rifle, based on the game. Read More 
In the future, if you drop a glass on the floor
and it doesn't break, thank a mollusk. Inspired by shellfish, scientists
at Montreal's McGill University have devised a new process that
drastically increases the toughness of glass. When dropped, items made
using the technology would be more likely to deform than to shatter.
Read More
Bond Touch would allow for customized wearable gadgets
By Heidi Hoopes
January 29, 2014
Bond Touch originated as a wearable device that
shares touches between you and your loved one and the world. After
launching an IndieGogo campaign and failing to obtain enough pledges,
its designers have expanded their vision to modular components with
features such as USB storage that can be attached together to create a
perfect wearable device individualized to anyone’s requirements. Read More
Last year we reported that Google and Lego
had released a browser-based Lego building experience that sprawled
over real-life geography – well kinda, if you didn’t mind only placing
your models in Australia, where the location-based tool was first
released. Build with Chrome has now been released everywhere, in honor
of Lego’s anniversary yesterday of obtaining its first patent. With the
newer version we have an extensive building academy with promotional
tie-ins to the upcoming Lego movie, and you might see Lego models
popping up all over your virtual Google map. Read More
While the retro styling and photographic
capability of the Olympus OM-D line-up has had a broad fan base since
its introduction, its pricing has pretty much limited it to the
enthusiast and professional markets. Now Olympus is aiming to widen its
appeal with the introduction of the OM-D E-M10, a smaller and more
budget-friendly offering. Read More
Glancing at a clock face in one form or another
has been the de facto way to measure the passage of time. Aisen Caro
Chacin though, is exploring a different perspective. She wants to give
everyone the ability to tell time using their noses. Her chemical-based
watch called the Scent Rhythm emits specially-designed fragrances in
minute doses, in tune with circadian cycle of the human body. You get a
fragrance of coffee in the morning, the smell of money in the afternoon,
a relaxing whiskey scent in the evening, and a soothing chamomile
fragrance at night. More than being merely pleasant, each
chemically-supplemented scent aims to induce action appropriate to the
time of day; the caffeine in the coffee scent, for example, aims to
trigger the person into being more active. Read More
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