(TrendHunter.com) InnovaTek, a Washington based company, has recently developed a microreactor that can convert almost any liquid fuel to hydrogen. According to gas2.org, the device can accept a wide range of fuels, including “gasoline, diesel, vegetable oil, biodiesel, propane, natural gas, even the glycerol byprod…
(TrendHunter.com) This little guy (8 x 11″) was designed by researchers at Toshiba. ApriPoko, as he is referred to, is the ultimate universal remote – and not just for your television. Check this out… ApriPoko detects infrared waves when you use a remote, for your tv, for your stereo, for whatever, and he asks you …
(TrendHunter.com) You’re in the middle of an important call, your mobile is sending warning beeps to say it’s nearing its last drops seconds of talk time, and suddenly you’re cut off. How frustrating is it to have a dying cell phone? If you’ve experienced the frustration, imagine a phone with batteries that hold thei…
(TrendHunter.com) Japanese scientists and origami masters are hoping to launch a paper airplane from space in order to learn from its trip back to Earth. Insisting it’s not a joke, a prototype passed a durability feasibility studies, and a well-known astronaut is interested in trying it out.
A successful flight by …
(TrendHunter.com) Feng-GUI is a web site that simulates human vision and creates an attention heatmap for any web site. The user inputs a URL or logo and then, waits for the set of artificial intelligence algorithms to indicate where and to what magnitude people look. It is an eye-tracking site that can help web mas…
(TrendHunter.com) Once again, with the idea of restocking our depleting resources, scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Wood’s Hole, Mass. are testing a plan to train fish to catch themselves using sound.
The fish swim into a net when they hear a tone signaling feeding time. The system could eventually…
(TrendHunter.com) One by one the fighters are introduced into the ring at the Korakuen Stadium Hall in Tokyo, accompanied by thunderous applause. But this is no normal boxing match – the contenders are small humanoid robots built and controlled by hobbyists, participants in the twice-yearly “Robo-One Championship…
(TrendHunter.com) This may look like a preschooler’s art project but, it is in fact a hunk of meat. Well, not meat exactly but, not… not meat, either. Scientists in Australia have created a ‘semi-living’ food. This project uses a tissue engineering technique to grow cells from living animals into bodyless animal pa…
(TrendHunter.com) Garry Stretch is making the most of the fact he has no collagen in his skin. This video, for London’s Tower of Terror, shows just how far Garry can stretch his limits.
Also known as Gary Turner, a 36-year-old has a form of the incredibly rare Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. As a child he was prone to terr…
(TrendHunter.com) Finally, a way for that annoying guy next to me at Starbucks to yap on his phone without making noise! The first “voiceless” phone call has been demonstrated at a recent conference held by microchip manufacturer Texas Instruments utilizing a new technology via a neckband that translates thought into…
(TrendHunter.com) The Windy City dyes their river green for St. Patrick’s Day, but that’s not all that goes green. A two mile bridge in the Monroe Harbor will cement Chicago’s position as the Greenest City in the U.S. It will provide space for wind turbines to provide economic value to a recreational source. Chicago …
(TrendHunter.com) Michelle Khine, a professor at the University of California, Merced, has built microfluidic devices with Shrinky Dinks. She developed complicated 3-D chips by stacking layers of polymer film. Shrinky Dinks, which shrink when exposed to oven heat, are ideal to make tiny breeding grounds for stem cell…
(TrendHunter.com) There is a currently an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City that is creating buzz around the world. The exhibit, Design and the Elastic Mind, is a combination of art, science, technology and design and includes influential projects from around the world.
We’ve featured a few indiv…
(TrendHunter.com) Finding the perfect pair of jeans can be so difficult, but thankfully, modern technology is taking finding the perfect pair to the next level. Customization is what future fashion is all about.
Adding science to fashion, Bodymetrics uses computer technology to accurately measures the shape of an i…
(TrendHunter.com) Japanese astronomers have officially launched Kibo, an experiment that will allow the conduction of medical research in space.
“The Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, called Kibo — which means “hope” in Japanese — is Japan’s first human space facility and enhances the unique research capabiliti…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a variety of futuristic dining approaches, like Baggers, the waiterless restaurant in Germany, and now we see the TEC-designed pop-up Tobidasu Menu built into restaurant tables.
Customers sitting at the table needn’t interact with servers, saving the restaurants money and eliminating co…
(TrendHunter.com) This is all kinds of wrong. A team of computer security researchers were able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker.
“They were able to reprogram it to shut down and to deliver jolts of electricity that would potentially be fatal — if the device had been in a…
(TrendHunter.com) Enter the new fly-drive option for the adventurer – the Milner AirCar is both a airplane and a car blended into a curvaceous smooth finish; in the air it cruises at 200mph and upto 25,000 feet, while on the ground in a chassis not much bigger than your average saloon (after the 28ft wide wings have …
(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever wondered if a boomerang would come back to you if you chucked it in space? Will the ‘rang come back at zero gravity? While most people probably haven’t pondered over that one, some Japanese researchers did, and the curiosity got to them so badly, they wanted to find out for themselves.…
(TrendHunter.com) You can’t quite breath underwater forever, but, longer than you normally could. The Poseidon Mk IV Discovery is what those in the diving world call a rebreather – it recycles a user’s oxygen. Using p02 scrubbing and oxygen cells, it turns unused oxygen in your exhales into breathable air. Supposedly…
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