(TrendHunter.com) Spider silk has long been recognized for its significant strength to weight properties. However, producing it on a commercial scale has proven elusive. It seems that when large quantities of spiders are put together, they tend to eat each other. Not a desirable feature for any farm! Fortunately, a …
(TrendHunter.com) If you’re paranoid about being watched, this might not be a good feature to read as it could cause you more anxiety.
Scientists are working on the development of an implant which can be inserted into flying insects, turning them into tiny spies. They’ll be able to send these “Cyborgs” into environ…
(TrendHunter.com) Bet you didn’t think throwing on a pair of ultra-nerdy lab glasses could help your memory, did you? These smart video goggles, developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo, record everything in front of them.
The Cyber Goggles create footage of everything the goggle-wearer sees, the content…
(TrendHunter.com) The Star Trek gizmo really does exist! Well maybe…. if I was almost blind.
The Eyetonomy SightMate glasses look unbelievably geeky, but if one had really poor vision these would help restore their sight immensely. The SightMate goggles will also improve peripheral vision. But don’t walk around! …
(TrendHunter.com) A type of bacteria commonly found in soil and water, shewanella, has been known for some time to be capable of generating electricity from simple materials like lactic acid. This capability enables them to access and dissolve metals, such as iron, as part of their diet. However, until now, no one kn…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s always great when we get to feature new inventions that could change the world for the better. Take this windmill for example. It’s capable of turning salt water into pure, clean drinking water.
There are so many countries in the world that, despite being surrounded by ocean, suffer a serious…
(TrendHunter.com) Oh my, this stunning super car is actually a hybrid. Prius out, Quaranta concept car in.
Italdesign Giugiaro is showing this in Geneva. It has a nice power plant that makes 268 horses, V6 running on gas. A hybrid Synergy Drive built by Toyota is mid-mounted.
And, come on, just check out those li…
(TrendHunter.com) Clinical psychologists Jaap Hollander and Jeffrey Wijnberg from Holland have created the MindMentor the first fully-functional on-line psychologist that will be help people with their emotional problems. Admitting you need help and then going through the process of getting it is usually a big step f…
(TrendHunter.com) Futurists have nothing to lose – they can let their imaginations run wild and get publicity for many ideas and creations that will never see the light of day, like those who said that humans would fly in the 21st century. And here is another example of the future can’t-lose guessing game that imagin…
(TrendHunter.com) There are three electronic scales in the Alice Wang designed Asimov’s First Law range that highlights the fixation and psychological harm people can have with their (what they believe to be) ideal bodyweight. The collection is named after the first of the Laws of Robotics set out by author Isaac Asi…
(TrendHunter.com) A new robot named Endurance – an acronym for Environmentally Non-Disturbing Under-ice Robotic ANtarctic Explorer – spent last week probing the depths of Lake Mendota, near Madison, Wisconsin. The University of Illinois at Chicago team that developed the robot traveled to the icy lake to test the rob…
(TrendHunter.com) A slide show appearing on the MSN Tech & Gadgets site recently predicted “Five Sci-Fi Scenarios That Will Come True”.
In order, they are:
â– Biometric Security (2010) – This involves using fingerprints or iris scans or the like to do more than just gain access to a room. They will soon be used i…
(TrendHunter.com) Who cares about that whole High-Definition hoopla anymore when you can download a high-def movie into your gadget within a second?!
IBM is developing next-generation communications technology, Green Optical Link, that uses light instead of wires to send information. The technology uses photons of …
(TrendHunter.com) New software available from NASA will allow you to tag along with Cassini as it explores Saturn and its moons. You can see where Cassini is now, what the probe is doing and where it is going. The NASA website also has many links to explore to further understand the details of the mission, includi…
(TrendHunter.com) If this doo-dad vibrates while doing in-vitro, they’ve got a great invention. OK, it’s great anyway. The Anecova Silicon Womb goes inside the woman and releases the eggs to give them a chance to find a place to land in the womb naturally.
“In the ANECOVA approach, the zygotes are placed in the mat…
(TrendHunter.com) Taking a cue from mother nature, GROW is an innovative and aesthetically ingenious solar and wind power solution inspired by leaves; that utilizes the best of green technology and ecology.
GROW, which is developed by SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology), uses a series of flexible sola…
(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a new kind of lab coat; the jacket is actually grown in vitro. The science is no longer just for breeding animals and people; it’s now been applied to animal products including leather jackets. This makes it possible to wear goods such as animal skins without ever having to harm a creature.
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(TrendHunter.com) The centerpiece of the world’s first zero-carbon city, Masdar City, has been designed by a Chicago area firm, Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill.
Its 1.4 million square feet will generate more energy than it consumes. It will cost $300,000,000 and will use the world’s largest integrated solar power statio…
(TrendHunter.com) If you’re into nerdy art forms, you’ll surely appreciate this art installation.
In his project, Richard Box combined nature with science as he laid 1,301 fluorescent bulbs on a 3,600 square metre field, with nothing above it but power lines.
The lights, which look like a freshly harvested wheat …
(TrendHunter.com) Amanda Baggs is a 27 year old autistic woman who can’t communicate verbally and isn’t fully capable of taking care of herself.
A lot of people don’t have an understanding of the condition, but she wouldn’t let that defeat her. She posted a YouTube video in an attempt to raise awareness which e…
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