Shape-memory wire simulates muscle in high-precision artificial hand
• gizmag.comWhether they're on robots or amputees, artificial hands tend to be rather complex mechanisms, incorporating numerous motor-driven cables.
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Blue Freedom: A mini hydropower plant for charging mobile devices
• gizmag.comThe all-new Blue Freedom kit offers yet another alternative to solar panels, fuel cells, muscle-powered dynamos, wind turbines, AC-charged back-up batteries and other portable power solutions.
Boeing patents 'Star Wars'-style force fields
• http://www.cnet.comAircraft and military manufacturer Boeing has been granted a patent on a system that is designed to prevent explosion shockwaves from harming a target.
7 Google Projects That Have World-Changing Potential
• http://mentalfloss.comGoogle, one of the world leaders in web services and mobile retail, is also developing a few high-profile projects through its Google X Labs that are advancing technology, clean energy, and fine art.
Incredible new invention has solved a universally annoying problem
• Business InsiderOne of the most frustrating feelings in the world is struggling to get the last bit of ketchup out of the bottle or the last squirt of toothpaste out of the tube.
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)
• http://bigelowaerospace.comNASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced a newly planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology.
Nanoracks Begins The Largest Cubesat Deployment Ever
• http://www.forbes.com, Alex KnappEarly Tuesday morning, two CubeSats were deployed from the International Space Station thanks to NanoRacks' CubeSat deployment system. These were the first two satellites deployed of an eventual 28 CubeSat constellation for Planet Labs.
Falcon Heavy | Flight Animation
• https://www.youtube.com, SpaceXWhen Falcon Heavy lifts off later this year, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. Thrust at liftoff is equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft operating simultaneously.
PV Conversion Efficiency Doubled In NanoWire Array Solar Cell
• cleantechnica.comSweden-based Sol Voltaics has announced that it has doubled the previous world record for photovoltaic (PV) conversion efficiency using a gallium-arsenide (GaAs) nanowire array (NWA).
Quantum Entanglement Can Now Be Performed On A Chip
• -timewhistle.comThe lure of quantum entangled computing is strong, as it can provide a means of impenetrable encryption -- but the hardware has always been too bulky to make it practical.
In Battery Revolution, a Clean Leap Forward
• wsj.comVacuum maker Dyson is investing in Sakti3's energy technology
Outernet Provides Free Internet Service in Kenya with CubeSat
• techcabal.comThe broadcast data startup, Outernet, has installed CubeSat facility in Kenya to transmit free internet to any Wi-Fi enabled device.
Superefficient, superlight cubesat propulsion that is also ten times cheaper than alternatives
• nextbigfuture.comSmall satellites are becoming increasingly popular tools for Earth-imaging, communications, and other applications. But they have major control issues: Once in space, they can't accurately point cameras or change orbit, and they usually crash and b
Carbon nanotubes better carbon-fibre by being even lighter and stronger
• http://www.motoroids.com/interesting-humorous-and-Most modern sports car and supercars use carbon-fibre in some way or the other. Sometimes, the entire car gets built using this ultra-light and ultra-strong material. Carbon-fibre strands are miniscule in their diameter, measuring just 5-8 micrometre
New Alzheimer's treatment fully restores memory function
• http://www.dailypaul.com, goldenequityDarn.. and I was SO looking forward to NOT remembering any of this!
Drug-like molecule halts inflammation, could prevent progression of MS
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Darren QuickScientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new drug-like molecule with the ability to inhibit a key signal that triggers inflammation in the body.
Recycled photocopier paper pyramids send distress signals when you pee on them
• http://www.gizmag.comResearchers at the University of the West of England claim to have built a paper-based, urine-fueled emergency radio beacon device
Tag Heuer teaming up with Intel and Google for Android Wear-powered smartwatch
• http://www.gizmag.comTag Heuer has announced a partnership with Intel and Google to produce an Android Wear-based smartwatch. Past the chip manufacturer and software platform, nothing is currently known about the device, though the Swiss company did state that it will ho
XPRIZE Launches Spinoff to Fix More of Humanity's Problems
• Wired.comThe XPRIZE Foundation is in the business of big bets.
Solar-Powered Membrane Separates Water Into Hydrogen and Oxygen Without Exploding
• http://www.popsci.com, By Mary Beth GriggsTaking a leaf out of leaves' playbook
Solar eclipse, Supermoon, Spring equinox:
• independent.co.ukFriday will see three rare celestial events
WATCH: Time Lapse of Cannabis Eating Cancer Cells
• naturalblaze.comDescription: Since 1974 studies have shown that cannabis has anti-tumor effects. The results of the 1974 study, reported in an Aug. 18, 1974, Washington Post newspaper feature, were that cannabis's component, THC, "slowed the growth of lung .....
Chinese Moon Probe Performs Sample-Return Tech Test in Lunar Orbit
• http://www.space.com, by Leonard DavidChina is reporting new progress in shaking out procedures required for rocketing back to Earth samples from the moon.
SXSW 2015: How Extreme Bionics Will Rid The World Of Disability
• popsci.comRobotic limbs will become an advantage, not an impediment
New optical fiber material could pave the way for computers that "think"
• gizmag.comResearchers at the University of Southampton and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have found that fiber optics can be used to build low-power, high-bandwidth artificial neurons that mimic their biological counterparts.
Remote-Control Cyborg Beetles Now Flying With Greater Precision
• popsci.comFor science! And also for robo rescue work
SXSW 2015: AeroMobil Says It Will Put Its Flying Car On The Market In 2017
• popsci.comAnd once that's done? A self-flying car
New Barbie Sends Kids' Private Thoughts To The Cloud
• popsci.comYou can brush her hair, surveillance everywhere
Star Wars Toy Converted Into Working Speeder Bike Drone
• popsci.comLook out for Ewoks!
GloW glider/microlight hybrid combines the best of both aircraft
• gizmag.comUK-based ProAirsport has developed a hybrid microlight/glider with electrically powered wheels to taxi the aircraft into position, and a jet turbine for takeoff, climb and cruise.
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