Human arm transmits broadband signals
March 16, 2010
Hmmm, some boffins from South Korea managed to use human skin as a medium to transmit input, with a recent experiment capable of touching the 10Mbps mark - putting many World Wide Web connections around the world to shame. that experiment relied on small, flexible electrodes to achieve such a aftereffect, and could possibly be developed into a new generation of medical devices which is capable of monitoring blood sugar or electrical activity in the heart. These devices will reduce energy needs for a monitoring network by about 90% compared to wireless devices running on batteries. Shame on you, copper wires!
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Liquid-adhesion device grants you Spider-Man powers
February 5, 2010
Let's have a show of hands here - how many of you out there wished you were bitten by a radioactive spider (and survive the ordeal) only to be endowed with Spider-Man's powers? Well, we believe that many public wished they were the webslinger during their childhood, but that fantasy could soon become a reality thanks to Cornell University researchers who claim to have developed a palm-size liquid-adhesion device which allows one to cling onto walls in the same manner as Spider-Man. As with many scientific advances, that one was plus inspired by nature, using bonding methods that were found in a beetle native to Florida which allowed it to stick to a leaf's surface via wet adhesion even with a force 100 times its own weight. Well, you can't remain "sticky" all the duration, so good thing the boffins there have come up with the "Switchable Electronically Controlled Capillary Adhesion Device" that is basically an On/Off switch.
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Power-generating rubber could be the future
February 2, 2010
The boffins at Princeton and Caltech have come up with something which could revolutionize the future - a power-generating rubber material which has the potential to harness walking and other movements in order to charge electronic devices. that material comprises of nanoribbons that are made out of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) alongside a ceramic substance which is “piezoelectric” - in layman's terms, it is capable of generating an electrical voltage whenever there is applied pressure. A combination of such “piezo-rubber chips” within clear silicone rubber sheets will thereupon be able to generate electricity when flexed. Practical uses of such technology are virtually limitless, including implanting them into the body to perpetually capability medical devices.
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New update for 27-inch iMac in the works
January 26, 2010
We know that Apple boffins have been working on a fix for the 27" iMacs, but whispers on the Apple Discussions forums point towards a new update that will roll out pretty soon - hopefully that will be the final one that nails the flickering issue right on the head instead of a botched job which was released a month ago. Apparently, said rumor points to a 3-week release duration frame, which could be tied down to the delayed iMac shipping moment that we reported last week. An Apple representative debunked that speculation, claiming that the 3-week delay was due to Apple having issues meeting with demand for the new system since selected components are in limited availability. How convenient, don't you think?
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Corsair 2333MHz Dominator GTX Memory
January 22, 2010
Corsair just issued its latest 2333MHz Dominator GTX Memory that basically surpasses the previous king-of-the-hill - a 2,000MHz module from the guys at Corsair itself. It seems that individual modules of the new Dominator GTX memory was "hand screened" and tested just before it is shipped to end users, which means the added cost of that manual non-machine screening is added onto the final price point of $200 for each 2GB stick. At what point does the law of diminishing returns enter into play for high end computing equipment and peripherals? certain, you might be able to cram out 1 more frame rate to hit 70fps while playing Crysis in high quality mode with all the bells and whistles turned on, but at what cost? Guess the boffins and scientists who need pure, unadulterated computing ability to get their calculations in the fastest manner possible would benefit more from releases like that than hardcore gamers – what do you think?
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Color-changing contact lenses for diabetics
December 24, 2009
A bunch of boffins from the University of Western Ontario are closer to developing color-changing contact lenses that will target diabetics after receiving more than 200 grand from the Canada Foundation for Innovation in order to further develop the technology. How does the color of their contact lenses change to wired others around the diabetic of specific remedies to be taken? The reply lies in some "extremely small" nanoparticles that are embedded in the hydrogel lenses which in turn reacts to the glucose molecules in tears, causing a chemical reaction that changes the color of the lenses so that the wearer knows whether their blood sugar level needs some attention.
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Robotic Muscle Suit
December 18, 2009
The robotic Muscle Suit developed by boffins at the Kobayashi Lab of Tokyo University of Science is a wearable robot of sorts, where two options are available. One of them augments the muscles in your lower back, targeting blue-collared workers who need to lift heavy objects repeatedly all through the day, while the other will enhance your upper body strength, allowing you to lift up to 110 pounds without expending any effort from your arm muscles at all. Why can't they merge both suits into one to build a super suit?
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