(TrendHunter.com) Dead phone or MP3 player batteries may soon be a thing of the past as there is now a personal generator suit to ensure your gadgets are always charged.
Nature.com reports that “Zhong Lin Wang and his colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have made a yarn out of nanofibres th…
(TrendHunter.com) A collaboration of nine research groups from Europe, Israel, and the US have teamed up to build a robotic rat with a unique feature: it has functioning whiskers!
Traditionally, sensors used for robotics are usually non-contact based, such as vision sensors, laser range finders, and ultra-sonic tr…
(TrendHunter.com) As the fascinating field of Nanotechnology advances by leaps and bounds it seems sometimes, scientists are opening windows into the physical nature and appearance of subatomic structures. A British team of scientist last year, was able to capture, in real time, the nanoscale of an active virus with …
(TrendHunter.com) As older people are prone to forgetting their medicine and keeping track of what they should and should not eat, Marcela Kawka and Izabela Cichecka have created the “Health Guard†concept for NOKIA. The Health Guard targets the upcoming generation of senior citizen baby boomers who are tech savv…
(TrendHunter.com) I’ve always held the opinion that food and beverage critics are nothing more than an ancient bloodline bent on protecting the family business at all costs. The sayings ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ and ‘a #### sandwich is good if you like it’ say it best.
That being said, Nestle researche…
(TrendHunter.com) I always like to rearrange the furniture placement and decor of my place to give it a fresh feel. However, adding or moving a wall light is a complex and expensive affair, since the wiring has to be embedded beneath the surface of the wall. Now, a wallpaper with conducting strips running through it…
(TrendHunter.com) In great news for diabetics, who currently have to take a sample of their blood to measure their glucose levels; a new non-invasive test that is safer and more convenient is being developed by consumer electronics company Philips. The non-invasive blood glucose meter simply monitors the concentratio…
(TrendHunter.com) One of the major challenges when developing new drugs is how to apply them only where and when they are needed. MIT researchers have developed a new film technology that could address some of that challenge. According to MIT News, “The films are made from alternating layers of two materials: a neg…
(TrendHunter.com) Star Wars put the idea of a 3-D, holographic video into the minds of an entire generation – remember, Princess Leia pleading, “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” We’ve come a long way in acheiving that technology. Scientists from the University of Arizona recently developed “rewritable” h…
(TrendHunter.com) Appendix blows – nearest emergency room, no stopping, no shopping. Need an ugly mole removed. Need to shop around for best price because I’ll be footing the bill. Impossible task to compare medical procedures? There is a new website that is trying to make it easier to do just that. Carol.com is laun…
(TrendHunter.com) The mean green electric two seater charges from zero to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds, its two in-wheel motors produce 320 horsepower. It goes a top speed of 156 mph, and could be yours as soon as next year.
ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) is working with Lotus Engineering on the Alias, which is not only faster …
(TrendHunter.com) Liked the idea of biology lessons but just could not get to grips with the frog dissection part of it, well computer scientists at the University of Buffalo have come up with the world’s first virtual reality frog dissection software. Now you can avoid all the moral and ethical questions live dissec…
(TrendHunter.com) Melt the snow with this collaboration between Burton and Playboy, who have joined forces to create the Burton Love Series snowboards that will hit the slopes at the end of 2008. These ‘love boards’ are guaranteed to impress some as much as they distress others. From a quick straw poll of those aroun…
(TrendHunter.com) Nuclear scientists at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) are planning an experiment that could make that a possibility, according to Irina Aref’eva and Igor Volovich, of Moscow’s Steklov Mathematical Institute. CERN’s high energy atom-smashing tests could “create a rift in the fabric…
(TrendHunter.com) If you love swimming and need to stay physically fit, this AquaFit 19 Dual Temp ultimate hybrid hot-tub of fitness is for you! It is made by Dimension One Spas and is equipped with two separate temperature-controlled and filtered areas for a full-body workout.
If you just want a massage, the syste…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a lot of innovation in the past year when it comes to personal protection, especially with regard to tasers.
Taser International is at it again and this time they are sporting a big pair for law enforcement. When you combined two of the most powerful, immobilizing weapons, the shotgun…
(TrendHunter.com) The perfect excuse for being late for work has inadvertently been created by the architect and interior design team at the Penson Group. This proposed headquarter, called the Vestry, of a major UK company comes with a layer of green grass that disguises it from view. The layer of grass and hedges on…
(TrendHunter.com) Very interesting campaign. Here’s the setup: The video depicts winter in the year 2079. We should expect to see bleak, snow covered imagery, instead, we are presented with a hip pool party complete with bikinied booty, ample breasts, hard abs and six packs. Because, ya know, global warming has elimi…
(TrendHunter.com) US and Canadian scientists have created a unique and useful device that will use your body movements while walking to charge up your batteries for a whole host of gadgets. As a human dynamo you will effortlessly produce enough energy to power up your mobile for 30 minutes form just one minute walkin…
(TrendHunter.com) While President Bush says it’s OK for the Navy to kill whales during testing, researchers have launched an awesome sea glider that uses heat from the energy to propel itself. The glider has proven itself by criss crossing the Virgin Island Basin more than 20 times since December. It could keep going…
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