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February 2012
- Humpback whales inspire new helicopter rotor blade design
- Analyzing butterfly flight for better MAV maneuverability
January 2012
- Silk from the tasar silkworm used as a scaffold for heart tissue
- Sensorbots to be used in deep ocean monitoring
- Biochip enables glucose level measurement from human saliva
- Shrewbot inspired by shrew whiskers
- Scalybot 2 movement inspired by snake rectilinear locomotion
- Green architecture - New Monte Rosa Hut
- USA top medical research labs acquire a common robotic surgery platform
- Green architecture - Newcomer Residence
- More efficient Concentrated Solar Power plants inspired by sunflowers
- Stopping bleeding with nanoscale biological coating
- Learning about visual communication from robots
- Top 5 articles regarding technology in 2011
- Top 5 articles regarding gadgets in 2011
- Top 5 articles regarding nature biomimicry in 2011
- Top 5 articles regarding robots in 2011
- Top 5 articles regarding green architecture in 2011
- 2012 New Years Eve fireworks worldwide and our website in 2011
December 2011
- ORNL researchers developing tech to improve prosthesis fitting and design
- Hydrogel shows potential for scar-free skin burn recovery
- NASA uses Smart SPHERES to test telerobotics in space
- Green architecture - UC Irvine Humanities Gateway building
- Creating biofuel from wrapping paper and greeting cards
- Elecom E-Force GM-20 laser gamer mouse
- Algal protein gives boost to solar hydrogen generation
- Self-healing electronics capable to regain conductivity
- New biosensors arise from glowing bacteria synchronization research
- Green architecture - BedZED eco-community
- High altitude wind power harnessing not as efficient as previously though
- Harvard soft-bodied robots inspired by squid and starfish
- Smart Connector pinpoints problems in wired networks
- Shrilks - amazing new material inspired by insect cuticle
- Green architecture - Carnegie Mellon University Gates and Hillman Centers
- Researchers getting closer to artificial cartilage creation
- Alderaban Robotics reveals NAO Next Gen robot
- Candle soot used to create superamphiphobic glass nanostructures
- Functional clothing? Just combine cotton clothes and organic electronics
- Micron's Hybrid Memory Cube to be produced by IBM
- Thymio II - a small and affordable educational robot
- Thinner thermal insulation with newly developed VIPs
- Using robots to construct buildings
- Increasing phytoremediation with bacteria
- Significant biomass increase of genetically altered algae
- Biocompatible graphene transistor array reads cellular signals
November 2011
- Pyrite could be used to generate solar power after all
- Green architecture - House of Vestas in Denmark
- Insect silk research could lead to improved fiber production
- Chemists developed a liquid storage material for hydrogen
- Robojelly - a robot inspired by moon jellyfish
- You can get your own Kilobot thanks to K-Team Corporation
- Green architecture - Vertical Screen World Headquarters
- Striving to decreased operating temperature of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
- Metal lighter than feather? New micro-lattice material is the World's lightest material
- Single-mode LED enables fast data transmition at low consumption
- MAGS - a new type of energy-efficient waste disposal system
- Delta Direct Drive robot capable to perform over 200 operations per minute
- Objet260 Connex compact multi-material 3D printer
- Aussies developing small flying robots for agriculture
- A new lightweight robot inspired by spiders
- Batteries with titanium dioxide nanotubes charge pretty fast
- Honda unveiled a new and improved ASIMO humanoid robot
- Green architecture - naked Stables Private Reserve
- Robotic system enables faster and automated glass development
- e-volo electric multicopter performed its first manned flight
- Eucalyptus leaf wax coating could be used for self-cleaning surfaces
October 2011
- TBCP-II robot uses gecko tape coated belts to climb smooth surfaces
- Green architecture - naked Home Village
- Paper-based wireless sensor can detect explosive devices
- Eye-Rhas system employs high precision eye-surgery robot
- Unexpected antifreeze properties found in a simple compound
- Tension wood study could lead to more effective biofuel production
- Transparent stretchable sensor used to create touch-sensitive artificial skin
- Digital kitchen could teach you foreign languages and their cuisine
- The potential of rechargeable batteries based on fluoride shuttle
- TapSense uses sound to enhance information interaction on touch surfaces
- Toy-like robotic dragon to be tested as a teaching aid for children
- Wing-assisted running robot DASH+Wings offers implications for avian flight evolution
- Superconductors locked in a magnetic field exhibit quantum levitation
- Nature inspires faster battery charging
- Self-cleaning equipment in food industry enables food without preservatives
- OmniTouch wearable multitouch system turns any surface into interface
- Organic architecture - Woodland Home, Wales
- Student develops a touchscreen Braille writer software for tablets
- Questionable Observer Detector spots repetitive crime scene observers
- Wildcat autonomous robot car doesn't need GPS to operate
- Future smart power grids could be run by thinking machines
- R-one swarm robot - low-cost platform for robotics enthusiast and students
- Green architecture - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus
- Monkeys with Brain Machine Brain Interface move and feel virtual objects
- Neovision Jetty robot uses dry ice blasting for air duct cleaning
- Team Maryland WaterShed wins the Solar Decathlon 2011 (part 2)
- A step toward mind reading of the moving images in our brains
- Team Maryland WaterShed wins the Solar Decathlon 2011 (part 1)
- Artificial leaf uses solar energy to split the oxygen and hydrogen in water
September 2011
- Solar collector stationary system efficient as solar tracking systems
- Nissan and EPFL team up to develop vehicle interfaces of the future
- Material with both magnetic and superconducting properties found
- New algorithm leads to more efficient robots with predictable movement
- Climbing plants inspire self-healing membranes
- eyeBug - a simple, modular and cheap open-source robot
- Pitcher plant biomimicry leads to SLIPS - efficient liquid repelling coating
- Moss table employs biophotovoltaic technology to generate power
- Green architecture - Avon Headquarters in New York City
- Researchers getting closer to creation of 3D printed blood vessels
- My Keepon robotic toy will keep on entertaining you
- Yale engineers developed a magnetic fluid pump with no moving parts
- Pilot plant in UK cleans waste water and produces fuel
- Robotic leg to compete with humans in rugby ball kicking at Rugby World Cup
- Clostridium sporogenes bacteria could aid in fight against solid tumors
- Green architecture - Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa
- Zinc oxide moulding enables production of thinner and cheaper solar cells
- Polymer batteries for cheaper and safer next-generation electronics
- New controllable infrared coating for windows developed
- IBM and 3M developing new types of adhesives to create 3D semiconductors
- Polymer extracted from seaweed may improve battery performance
- Full-duplex technology enables double wireless capacity without new towers
- Simple templating technology allows stamping of biomimetic gecko toes
- Green architecture - Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Research enables robots to manipulate objects and recognize new places
- Researchers developing a tougher and lighter wind turbine blade
- Nature inspires lighter and tougher plastic components
August 2011
- Novel nuclear power plants developed for future extraterrestrial bases
- Using algebraic equations to enhance robot motion
- Green architecture - Viceroy Snowmass Hotel, Colorado
- Researchers develop faster organic semiconductors for flexible displays
- A peptide-based fluid used for a non-invasive way to fight tooth decay
- Researchers develop a system for simultaneous control of multiple robots
- Researchers found extraordinary adhesion properties of graphene
- Green architecture - Montecito Residence, Santa Barbara
- Lockheed Martin's Samarai Micro Air Vehicle inspired by maple seed
- New polymer enables cheaper plastic solar cells and electronics
- Smart lower-limb prosthetic enables amputees to walk with less effort
- Sandia Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot could aid in future miner rescues
- Researchers use advanced imaging to observe excitons at room temperature
- Green architecture - FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Skin electronics that stick and stretch like temporary tattoo stickers
- Samsung SSDs with SATA revision 3.0 interface hit volume production
- Using geothermal energy to produce electricity and store CO2 underground
- GelSight - retrographic sensing capable for super-high-resolution 3D imaging
- Green architecture - Okanagan College Centre of Excellence
- Researchers find organisms growing within fungi capable to degrade plastics
- Laser etched graphite oxide sheets can be used as supercapacitors
- A wearable device that vibrates fingertip could improve wearer's touch
- RIBA II - improved robotic nursing care aid from Japan
- SOINN enables robots to learn and adapt to new situations
July 2011
- Green architecture - Hotchkiss Residence, Vancouver
- HAVEit project provides different levels of automated driving
- SULSA - 3D printed unmanned air vehicle
- Researchers observe flying insects to create smaller flying machines
- New bioinspired artificial lung is efficient enough to operate on air
- Cisco Universal Power Over Ethernet demonstrated on Samsung NC220
- First optoelectronically active 3D photonic crystal developed
- Green architecture - Wake Forest University Welcome Center
- Spider silk glue biomimicry could lead to better performing adhesives
- A small spherical inspection robot for nuclear reactor underground pipes
- ShokacCube - soft and flexible touch sensor capable to detect changes in 3D
- Storing solar energy indefinitely now possible thanks to carbon nanotubes
- Green architecture - Cohen Home in Lenado, Colorado
- Researchers develop better instant color-change lenses
- Tvilight street lighting system saves up to 80% on energy and lessens pollution
- New results for vertical-axis wind turbines inspired by fish schooling
- RoboCup 2011 dominated by Virginia Tech's team
- MIT research led to simpler printing of photovoltaic cells on paper or fabric
- Green architecture - Crosby Street Hotel, New York
- Virtual protective barriers could increase safety around industrial robots
- Worm biomimicry inspires more flexible slithering robots
- Termite digestive system biomimicry could lead to biofuel production
- A different approach on sensitive skin for robots development
- 3D chocolate printer lets you get creative with chocolate
- Green architecture - Cottonwood Cove Floating Marina
- CATRA - a new affordable technology for cataract diagnose
June 2011
- ‘Sensing skin’ could be used to detect potential cracks in structures
- Where art and technology meet - Solar-Sinter
- Green architecture - Oregon Convention Center
- LG Hom-Bot - a smart vacuum cleaning robot
- Lytro light field camera could be the future of photography
- Orca hearing biomimicry led to an ultrasensitive underwater microphone
- Researchers achieved selective transport across a biomimetic nanopore
- A new stem cell bandage could help in cartilage regeneration
- High-precision robots modularized and available in kit form
- 3D plasmon ruler enables the 3D measure of macromolecules
- Green architecture - Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Single GFP-expressing cell is basis of a living biological laser device
- Microchannel heat exchangers improve thermally activated cooling systems
- Lighter and stronger steel needs less than 10 seconds to be processed
- Using solar power to clean up industrial oxidation reactions
- Green architecture - Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center
- Smart Solar International develops cheaper sun-chasing solar panels
- Caltech researchers made the largest synthetic DNA biochemical circuit yet
- New nanomaterial can change its strength nearly at the touch of a button
- See-through organic electroluminescent display to be mass produced by TDK
May 2011
- Researchers use birds for models of future UAVs
- Green architecture - 21 Queen Street building, Auckland, New Zealand
- Alcoa EcoClean coating for aluminum panels fights against air pollution
- Space technology helps in fight against deadly bacteria
- Donut algorithm allows robots to learn from our mistakes
- Bioengineered algae could be used to produce hydrogen from water
- Green architecture - Tipton Meeting House at Sedgwick Reserve
- Researchers use nanotechnology to create a nanopatch for the heart
- Sony SmartAR - Integrated Augmented Reality technology
- TU Vienna researchers develop precise, small and affordable 3D printer
- Autonomous robots collaborate to explore and map buildings
- Finch - an affordable robot platform for novice computer scientists
- Dandelion roots could be used as a sustainable natural rubber resource
- Space technology used for production of better glass
- Experiments with tiny evolving robots demonstrate why we share
- PaperPhone and Snaplet provide glimpse into flexible gadgets future
- HR3D - glasses-free 3D display using dual-stacked LCDs
- Research led to transparent and light sound-absorbing curtains
April 2011
- Is airpiano something you miss in your stage performance?
- New 3D nanocone solar cell technology boosts the efficiency
- GoQBot soft-bodied robot inspired by caterpillars
- Graphene paper - thin as paper and ten times stronger than steel
- Self-healing polymer fixes scratches with UV light
- DONA - a donation gathering robot
- Novel Ionic Liquid batteries demonstrated by NRL scientists
- Insect biomimicry inspires HECTOR - robot hexapod
- MIT researchers developing organic transparent solar cells
- Trimensional - a 3-D scanner smartphone application
- IBM researchers made nanomedicine breakthrough
- Vanadium oxide nanowires enable windows to block the heat on hot days
- Green architecture - HGTV Green Home 2011
- Sensor film could help in food quality control
- Nickel allergy fought more efficiently by calcium nanoparticles
- FIMM and MultiTouch created multitouch display for microscopes
- Siemens green LED provides more lumens for LED projectors
March 2011
- Brain controlled Artificial Muscle-Operated (AMO) Arm
- Green architecture - BMCE Bank, Morocco
- Festo SmartBird mechanical bird inspired by herring gull
- Research led to faster charging batteries capable to retain capacity
- Barobo iMobot - an intelligent reconfigurable mobile robot
- Solarball portable solar device creates drinkable water
- Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, Society and the Environment
- Monirobo robots used to monitor radiation in Fukushima
- 10MW tidal farm to be built in Scotland
- Zinc Selenide optical fibers capable to transfer infrared light
- Celluon evoMouse and Magic Cube offer alternative for input peripherals
- Green architecture - Saffire Freycinet Resort, Australia
- UCSF uses robotic system to process their patient's medications
- Carbon nanotubes used to lower energy consumption used for memory
- New affordable microcamera could improve future endoscopes
- Teaching robots to move more human-like
- Green architecture - Advanced Technologies Centre, Australia
- Bulk metallic glasses material is strong as steel and moldable as plastic
- Silk moth's antenna inspires development of better nanospores
- Insect hearing biomimicry inspires new approach to small antennas
February 2011
- MIT helps Brazilian waste pickers to use leftover cooking oil as vehicle fuel
- NASA researchers reveal various applications of atomic oxygen
- Millimeter scale computing systems could be used to monitor eye pressure
- Mimosa biomimicry inspires new adaptive structures
- H2O Shower Powered Radio - World’s first water powered radio
- Wind Explorer wind-powered car traveled across Australia
- RoboEarth enables robots to share their knowledge over Internet
- NEC PaPeRo robot used to provide activities information to elderly
- Green architecture - Vicino House
- Skin cell gun sprays stem cells for fast recovery from serious burns
- Plasmonics with coated nanodomes for thin and affordable solar cells
- Gesture recognition could be used by surgeons to control a robotic nurse
- Green architecture - Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia
January 2011
- Plankton inspired stealth armor for slow release microscopic drug vehicles
- Self-healing sticky substance inspired by mussels
- Plant sentinels able to detect pollution and explosives
- Cheap and disposable paper strips could be used for chemical analysis
- Green architecture - Y. S. Sun Green Building Research Center
- Robot in the wild project lead to robotic stand-up comedian named Data
- Cheaper smart packaging which indicates if the food is going off being developed
- Asahi Glass Company introduces Dragontrail scratch-proof glass
- Black ghost knifefish biomimicry inspired GhostBot robot
- Green architecture – Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Fruit fly nervous system biomimicry for faster computer networks
- Evolutive morphological change of robots enhances their capabilities
- Damage-tolerant glass tougher and stronger than steel
- Biomedical breakthrough - blood vessels for lab-grown tissues
- Sifteo cubes combine digital and tangible entertainment into one
- Green architecture – Costa Mesa Green Home
- Affordable and environmentally friendly solar cells from Oxford PV
- Sunswift IVy sets the world record for the fastest solar car
- Top 5 articles regarding technology in 2010
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- Top 5 articles regarding nature biomimicry in 2010
- Top 5 articles regarding robots in 2010
- Top 5 articles regarding green architecture in 2010
- 2011 New Years Eve fireworks worldwide and our website in 2010
December 2010
- Genetically modified bacteria used as logic gates for biological computers
- Self-sharpening sea urchin teeth may inspire ever-sharped tools
- Ornilux Mikado bird-protection glass from Arnold Glas
- Biblio Leaf – a solar powered e-reader from Toshiba
- The emotional computer - future of human-robot interaction
- Genetically modified yeast cells could be used as biological computers
- Green architecture – Bastyr Student Village, Seattle
- ETFE material research made plastic facades more practicable and affordable
- Word Lens – augmented reality app able to translate foreign text around you
- LG released Optimus 2X - world's first dual-core smartphone
- Researchers managed to read data after storing it in atomic nuclei
- Responsive protocells could be used to strengthen buildings
- Green architecture – Solera apartments, Denver
- A nanoscale insight on lithium batteries could increase battery durability
- Process desalinates water, produces hydrogen and treats wastewater
- Fujitsu hybrid energy harvesting device generates electricity from heat or light
- Zebra Imaging digital prints provide eyewear free 3D images
- Green architecture - Misool Eco Resort, Indonesia
- pi4-workerbot - a multi-purpose robot with finger-tip sensitivity
- Robots imitate honeybees for aircraft aerobatics
- QD Vision and LG team up on QLED displays development
November 2010
- Genetic robots – computer algorithm designed robots
- Green architecture – The Park Hotel in Hyderabad, India
- Hillcrest Labs Loop enables mouse-like remote control
- MIT Alphabet prototype robot connects the real world with virtual
- Festo Bionic Handling Assistant inspired by elephant’s trunk
- Research breakthrough may lead to disposable e-readers
- Green architecture – LUMENHAUS
- Spiral sound beacon for simpler navigation of underwater robots
- Racetrack memory could significantly speed up computing
- BacillaFilla bacteria can repair cracks in concrete
- Engineered plants could produce raw material for plastics
- Could Vocaloid virtual singers steal the spotlight from pop stars?
- Indian school children to test new, low-cost electronic notepad
- Nao robot used by researchers to implement machine ethics
- Green architecture - Semiahmoo Public Library green wall
- Researchers made progress in holographic image animation
- MBARI Tethys AUV robot tested in the field
- Wound infections can be monitored without dressing removal
- Green architecture - Surry Hills Library and Community Centre
October 2010
- MIT researchers on a path to revive solar heat harvesting
- Biomimicry of bone formation process achieved in a laboratory
- NOOKcolor is a logical step for new e-readers
- Balloon filled with ground coffee makes for versatile robotic gripper
- Green architecture - 2002 Alpine luxury eco-house
- Bowling robot E.A.R.L. - Enhanced Automated Robotic Launcher
- Polymer-metal composite material is able to monitor itself
- SMU-led research aims to connect brain signals to robotic limbs
- Green architecture - Eco-Sense House
- MIT researchers developing portable solar-powered desalination system
- Princeton Univeristy researchers developing plastic electronics
- Squarehead Technology AudioScope can zoom sound in a crowd
- Rutgers University research could lead to more efficient plastic solar cells
- Berkeley Bionics eLEGS exoskeleton could help paraplegics walk
- New low-power usage displays able to show dynamic content
- Panasonic showcased Roboticbed and hair-washing robot
- CleanAir indoor climate chemical system saves energy
- Active packaging keeps food fresh for longer
- Nokia Research Centre in Cambridge reveals some of their research
September 2010
- Raytheon's second-generation exoskeleton XOS 2
- MIT researchers develop self-repairing photovoltaic technology
- Researchers transformed a leaf skeleton into iron carbide
- Geckos biomimicry used for new method in electronics printing
- HRP-4 robot is more agile and slimmer than its predecessors
- Green architecture - Ellis Residence
- Lunar garden enables hydroponic growing of crops
- Low power consuption pocket projector developed by Lemoptix
- Rubber film used to create touch-sensitive artificial skin
- Green architecture - Frontier Project
- Researchers developing robots capable of deceptive behavior
- Laser beams used to contain and move tiny objects
- U-M researchers developing displays with smaller pixels
- Green architecture - The Allison Inn and Spa
- Fish biomimicry used for bridge stability sensors during floods
- PARITy drivetrain govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots
- Stickybot gecko-like robot climbs vertical surfaces
August 2010
- Frog skin germ-fighting substances for new antibiotics
- Green architecture - Paul Smith Children’s Village
- Interface from AIST enables you to touch virtual 3D images
- Harvard researchers use nanoFETs to delicately probe cells
- Seaswarm - autonomous oil-absorbing robot from MIT
- Green architecture - 6120 Maxie St., Houston, Texas
- REEM-H2 - humanoid service robot created by PAL Robotics
- Solar powered toothbrushes require no toothpaste
- Air Clean pavement slabs clean air from nitrogen oxide
- Glints of DJing in near future? Touch-screen DJing
- Social robot OLIVIA developed to be used as a receptionist
- Green architecture - Casa Torcida in Costa Rica
- Future applications of synthetic silk and challenges that remain
- Robots that develop emotions in interaction with humans
- Programming through demonstration - robot flipping pancakes
- MIT's device allows a non-invasive way to check glucose levels
- Biomimicry of honeybee eye could improve robotic vision
- Origami inspired shape-shifting robots from MIT
- Green architecture - Earth House Estate Lättenstrasse
- QUINCE search and rescue robot developed in Japan
- Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission process boosts efficiency of solar panels
July 2010
- Gut movements in caterpillars have impact on robotic design
- A snake-like Robotic Tentacle Manipulator developed by army
- Rocket science used to make wastewater treatment sustainable
- Green architecture - Margarido House
- PixelOptics emPower! - dynamic electronic spectacle lens
- India is developing a 35-dollar computer for students
- Fraunhofer FIT's 3D gestural information interaction system
- English ivy nanoparticles could be used for future sunscreens
- Carmanah EverGEN 1710 off-grid solar LED streetlamps
- Green architecture - Macallen Building
- HiBot's robot Expliner could aid in aging power lines inspection
- REX Bionics robotic exoskeleton Rex could aid to paraplegics
- Haptic virtual reality tools developed to train and certify surgeons
- MIT researchers develop fibers that can detect and produce sound
- VisionCare's Implantable Miniature Telescope approved by FDA
- Green architecture - Alila Villas Uluwatu eco resort
- Mouseless - an invisible computer mouse
- Aqualux 3D - a multi-layered display with water drops
- Team B-Human won the RoboCup 2010 Standard Platform League
- DARwIn-LC robot presented at RoboCup 2010
- Consumer-grade camera used to detect cancer cells in real-time
- Super battery made of super-high pressure treated materials
- Oblong g-speak - the near future of information interaction?
- Share Happy ice cream vending machines recognize your smile
- Thermally actuated microrobot with omnidirectional walking
- Green architecture - Helios NW Eco-House
June 2010
- RC flying with augmented reality - Parrot AR.Drone quadricopter
- Insects biomimicry for robots that hop, jump and stick
- New Dyson Air Multiplier fans got larger and even more expensive
- Sandfish lizard motion biomimicry used for robot development
- Prysm TD1 Laser Phosphor Display plunges competition?
- Green architecture - Suzlon One Earth
- New DESSO AirMaster carpet cleans indoor air
- Hitachi's vision of a future service robot - EMIEW 2
- Humanoid Robot Justin developed for maintenance of satellites
- US Navy develops robot Octavia for more natural human-robot interaction
- Green architecture - 3927 Kahala Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Successful tests of plastic antibodies used to treat living animals
- Robot being developed to inspect the aging power lines
- Biomimicry of nature used for creation of protein nanofabrics
- Green architecture - Shavano Park House
- Solarfun SolarIris BIPV modules - more appealing solar panels
- Razero ball balancing robot prototype got its new groove
- Flexible screen from Toshiba allows you to "bend to zoom"
- Controlling a robot arm with your mind? Even a monkey can do it
- P.L.E.A.S.E. - a painless way to deliver drugs through skin
- Scientists made a living cell entirely controlled by synthetic DNA
- Biomimicry of butterfly wing scale structure could cut bank fraud
May 2010
- Green architecture - Watsonville Water Operations Center
- Sony OTFT-driven OLED display can be wrapped around a pen
- OSU researchers advance robot walking and running abilities
- Wikitude Drive enhances GPS navigation with augmented reality
- Quantum teleportation could enable faster data transfers
- Student team develops $20 solar lamp for remote parts of India
- Green architecture - Ellis Park House
- Scribble - create stop motion animations on a drawing pad
- I-Fairy robot conducted a wedding ceremony in Tokyo
- Researchers made DNA molecules that behave as spider robots
- Fish schooling inspires new ideas for vertical-axis wind turbines
- Green architecture - Cliff House, Muskoka Lakes, Ontario
- Bat biosonar biomimicry for improved sonar technology
- BallIP robot is able to balance on a ball while it carries weight
- Sharp develops modular 3D camera system
- Are robots with knives around humans a good idea?
- Moths inspire perfectly non-reflecting surfaces for displays
- Green architecture - Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center
April 2010
- Minput provides low-cost and high-precision pointing for gadgets
- eyeDriver software enables car steering with your eyes
- RealFiction’s Dreamoc 3D display mimics holography
- WANDA robot - a new approach to nanocrystal manufacture
- Green architecture - Pacific Crest Timber Frame house
- Cypress's finger hover detection for TrueTouch touchscreens
- UCLA engineer invents world's smallest, lightest telemedicine microscope
- Robovie R3 robot is much better yet cheaper than previous version
- Patients show progress years after stroke - robot assisted therapy
- Green architecture - Hillside House, Marin County, California
- Walk over Sustainable Dance Club floor tiles to generate power
- Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two cell phones
- Elder farmers in Japan to use power suits in the future?
- GE announced production of Energy Smart LED bulbs
- Harvesting ocean thermal energy - SOLO-TREC autonomous underwater vehicle
- Solar Impulse HB-SIA completes successful maiden flight
- Geminoid F - human-like female robot gets better facial expression
- pCubee - fish-tank-like 3D display requires no glasses
- iFeel_IM! adds physical hugs to your virtual conversation
- MIT Glove Mouse adds second pointer to your digital experience
- Kyosemi Sphelar - spherical micro solar cell
- MIT researchers develop a new approach for water desalination
March 2010
- Precise Path RG3 - robotic mower for golfing greens
- Green architecture - 1301 Preston Way, Venice, CA
- Parametric Frequency Increased Generators harvest vibrations
- LG LX9500 is the world's first Full LED 3D HDTV
- GIGIWAY Piano and Violin Learning Pen for novice musicians
- Organovo 3D bio-printer can make human tissue and organs
- Virtobot performs virtual autopsies to preserve bodies digitally
- Green architecture - 88th branch of the New York Public Library
- Robotic fish consume less power by using magnets instead motors
- Super-fast book scanner digitizes a book within minutes
- Cody - mobile manipulating robot could aid us in future
- Lazer SuperSkin - skin biomimicry applied to helmet design
- New type of solder material eliminates usage of toxic lead
- Sony PlayStation Move motion controller revealed
- Green architecture - Greenwood Close prefabbed houses
- Robosoft Kompai robot developed to assist dependent persons
- Sea shells inspired a new material made of chalk and polystyrene
- PQ Labs Multi-Touch G3 touchscreen and a table form an iTable
- Skinput uses sound to turn your body into an input device
- Peratech Limited QTC - new generation of tactile robotic skin?
- Kojiro - light and agile musculoskeletal humanoid robot
- Mussel biomimicry could lead to new super-strong polymers
- MIT's Flyfire - swarms of micro helicopters form 3D images
- Adesso CyberPad A4 offers features most tablets miss
- Robot equipped with LIDAR and IR camera takes 3-D images
February 2010
- Spider hairs biomimicry for hydrophobic surfaces
- Green architecture - 19 Fourth St. NE carbon neutral renovation
- Bloom Box fuel cell system provides cleaner power
- New sort of plastic made from sugar can be composted
- Care-O-bot research is going open source
- Green architecture - Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center
- Noteput - an interactive music table with tangible notes
- New nanoscopic material enables adults to regenerate cartilage
- Biomimicry of fish lateral line for future robots and submarines
- SAUVIM robot completed its first fully autonomous mission
- NOMFET - an organic transistor that mimics a brain synapse
- Green architecture - Bardessono luxury resort in Napa, CA
- Homemade robot Loki is a hobby project of one man
- InFocus releases wireless projector adapter for PC and Mac
- Bioloid climbing robot finds its way up the climbing wall
- NASA and GM developed strong and dexterous Robonaut 2
- Green architecture - Kroon Hall, Yale University
- Planon PrintStik is a small portable printer which prints without ink
- Transform surfaces into interactive screens with DISPLAX SKIN
- Fuji Soft PALRO - a hobby robot with useful features
January 2010
- Apple iPad entered the market of tablets. Will it survive?
- Midori-chan - vegetation planting system minimizes water usage
- Biomimicry of iron-plated snail could lead to better armor
- Taming nuclear fusion - Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)
- VESA introduces DisplayPort v1.2 - double performance
- Boogie Board Paperless LCD Writing Tablet - digital magic slate
- Lockheed Martin HULC robotic exoskeleton will operate longer
- Green architecture - Dell Children’s Medical Center
- LG unveiled their newspaper-size flexible e-paper
- Mahru-Z - a walking robot maid doing household chores
- Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy - 3D printer for food
- SCRATCHbot robot mimics rats and navigates with whiskers
- Green architecture - HPA Energy Lab in Hawaii
- Mint – floor sweeping and mopping robot from Evolution Robotics
- Nanosys nanotechnology improves ordinary LED lighting
- I-FAIRY robot presented by Kokoro at CES 2010
- Ferropaper - low-cost technology for small motors and robots
- 8GB Eye-Fi Pro X2 offers more than mere Wi-Fi photo upload
- PURE Sensia - fancy touch screen DAB/WiFi radio player
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December 2009
- Green architecture - ITC Royal Gardenia in Bengaluru, India
- For a fast walking robot combine a guinea hen with a cockroach
- Is Roomba’s throne at risk? New version of LG RoboKing
- Is Roomba’s throne at risk? Neato XV-11 maps obstacles
- Is Roomba's throne at risk? AGAiT Technology E-Cleaner EC01
- Hydrogel lenses could alert the diabetics to eat or take insulin
- Superhydrophilic wool fabrics join the club of smart materials
- Green architecture - Log Home in Government Camp, Oregon
- A great and affordable alarm clock Moshi speaks and listens
- E-nuvo HUMANOID robot to be used in educational purposes
- Stanford scientists combine paper, ink and nanotubes to produce batteries
- Green architecture - East Portland Community Center Pool
- LEGO camera - an affordable digital camera for your child
- Robot Robovie-II helps the elderly buy their groceries
- LG partners with Skylife to set 3D broadcasting content standards
- Hanvon CVJB-G107 - affordable facial recognition door entry access system
- Virtual Mirror lets you change the clothes prints and colors
- Magical Mirror lets you try out clothes from various stores
- MIT’s BiDi screen enables gestural control of on-screen objects
- Lumino Project - stackable markers for Microsoft Surface
- Robo-Air Jet System makes small objects "levitate"
- Pavegen flexible paving slabs generate energy from footsteps
- Space-based solar power operational in California by 2016?
- Magnetic heat shields to replace ablative tiles on space shuttles?
- Dual-format discs with Blu-ray and DVD content from Universal
November 2009
- Augmented reality closer to general public via smartphones
- ANDREA - an air purifier which uses indoor plants to filter air
- Mind "reading" - What do you have to hide?
- Green architecture - Portola Valley Town Center
- Qualcomm Mirasol display for color e-readers inspired by butterflies
- Digital display walls just got better with Christie MicroTiles
- Glowing bacterias present a cheap solution for landmines detection
- 147000 CPUs are "as smart as a cat" - IBM Research simulates cat's brain
- Mobile Art Lab combines iPhone and a book into PhoneBook
- Green architecture - 41 Cooper Square
- ii-2 guide robot used for verbal Q&A tasks
- Sensor networks of freely drifting Autonomous Underwater Explorers
- CRISTAL system could replace most of your remotes
- Smart Hand - robotic hand gives amputees a sense of touch
- Brother Incorporated improve their Retinal Imaging Display
- Green architecture – Coco Eco Nature Retreat
- NEC unveils their Retinal Imaging Display named Tele Scouter
- LED lamp can be powered "for free" by your phone line
- Sony enters body motion control market with Atracsys ICU
- Sandia Precision Urban Hopper robot jumps over high obstacles
- PETMAN - Boston Dynamics first anthropomorphic robot
- Driving companion AIDA – Affective, Intelligent Driving Agent
- Green architecture - Green Lighthouse in Denmark
October 2009
- Minesto's underwater kite could harness tidal energy
- Interactive T-shirts - geeks today, tomorow the world
- LG and Samsung revealed their transparent OLED displays
- Skiing robots might prove more useful than you think
- Green architecture - PNC Financial's headquarters green wall
- Mantis shrimp eyes could inspire new optical device development
- Make your business cards environmentally friendly and memorable
- Biomimicry of bees and the insect’s hive behavior - RoboBees
- The interactive 3D Virtual Autopsy Table
- Artificial photosynthesis system converts water into hydrogen
- Swarmanoid project - robots work like swarmed insects
- iRobot's shape-shifting blob robot takes its first "steps"
- Team Germany wins Solar Decathlon 2009
- Green architecture - Zira Island in Azerbaijan
- Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 - a good 23-inch LED display
- Human genome's 3D structure has fractal properties
- Shark skin biomimicry - from hull coating to health care
- Smaller and more efficient nuclear batteries
- Green architecture - California Academy of Sciences
- Flexible, stretchable, nearly indestructible CNT loudspeakers
- Festo iFab gets 3D-printing a step closer to your home
- Cyberdyne HAL-5 - exoskeleton robot
- The future of photography? Fujifilm 3D digital camera
- Biosolar hydrogen production with green algae
September 2009
- A "green" architecture - Yellow Treehouse Restaurant
- Bamboo Pen & Touch tablets from Wacom
- Lotus flower biomimicry for dirt and bacteria free surfaces
- DustBot robots perform urban hygiene tasks
- Eco-friendly way to create more durable wood - kebonization
- CinemaTube - affordable 1080p HD media player and much more
- Green architecture - Proximity Hotel
- Ultrathin LEDs for new lighting and display systems
- Capsules for self-healing electronic circuits
- Magnetism observed in a gas for the first time
- Mcor Technologies Matrix 3D printer - more affordable 3D printing
- SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash cards set new speeds
- Green architecture - Enviromental Nature Center
- Better blast-resistant glass with a layer of fibers embedded in plastic
- FogScreen eZ - most compact and affordable FogScreen yet
- New steps in surgery - Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
- ASIMO can recognize three speakers simultaneously
- Green architecture - Charles Hostler Student Center in Beirut
- Biomimicry of clams for more efficient anchors
- Hull Bio-mimetic Underwater Grooming (Hull BUG)
- Wireless electricity - WiTricity resonant energy transfer
August 2009
- Green architecture - NASA's Sustainability Base
- Live 3D teleconferencing from USC ICT
- An interactive 3D and 360º light field display
- NEC announces LED light bulb production
- Robo-fish from MIT
- Solé Power Tiles - roofing tiles generating electricity
- Logitech mice work where others currently fail
- Green architecture - Omega Center for Sustainable Living
- RFID chips obtained computing skills
- Honda ASIMO robot footstep planning
- Better electronics? Nanoelectronic transistor combined with biological machine
- Robots replacing cooks? Robot chefs in Japan make ramen noodles
- Modular robots - SuperBot
- Numark STEREO|iO an affordable audio necessity
- Green architecture - Citigroup Data Center in Frankfurt
- Tangible holography - Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display
- Biomimicry of butterfly wings for more powerful solar cells
- Biomimicry of leaves ventricular system produces energy
- World's first compact camera with an built-in projector
- Toyota humanoid robot learns to run
- Baseball robot shows high-speed dexterity
July 2009
- NIST research improves organic solar power technology
- Conceptual lamp and why we don’t write about concepts
- Surgery done with sound - High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
- Oxford scientists researching transparent aluminium
- Green architecture - Melbourne Convention Centre
- Rescue league in RoboCup 2009
- MIT research of quantum memory in ultra-cold atoms
- Turn any flat surface into a sound speaker - Kerchoonz K-box
- Change any surface into a touch screen - LBO's laser projection
- 3D xyZ Display - 3D TV from Zero Creative
- Green architecture - Eden Project in UK
- Dark Flash - taking photographs without annoying flashes
- SAHIMO - hydrogen powered vehicle from Turkey
- Three USB external hard drives from Hitachi
- Samsung enters mini HD camcorders market
- Solar and USB eye-pleasing flowerpots
- Robotic spies - bat biomimicry
- Green architecture - self-sustainable media wall in Beijing
- Canon's virtual reality dinosaur exhibit in Japan
- Robocup 2009 - world's largest robotics competition
- Modular robots - Festo Molecubes
- E-Skin - stretchable conductive film
- THINERGY batteries replacing old thin-filmed batteries
- Green architecture - Singapore art school
- First acoustic superlens created
June 2009
- Chargers standardization and new ways to charge your cell phone
- WowWee Cinemin - a range of micro projectors
- Samsung conceptual e-passport uses AMOLED technology
- Aid robot Hina – not so helpful but it tries really hard
- Where art and technology meet – ferrofluid sculptures
- SQUSE's robot hand designed to handle fragile goods
- Green architecture - Qatar cacti biomimicry
- Organic Photovoltaics on Al Fresco umbrellas
- Increasing the wind power harnessing efficiency - VIEG
- Nanotechnology puts an end to toxic whole-body chemoterapy?
- Mini FPV Camera - an affordable mini cam
- Where art and technology meet - "Strandbeest"
- Robotic ferret will reduce human trafficking?
- Wasp hounds "sniff" explosives and illegal drugs
- Great HDTV videos from Japan's lunar explorer KAGUYA
- Manipulating light on a chip for quantum technologies
- Wearable weapon detection for the police force of the future
- Biomimicry could help development of self-cleaning materials
- Light bulb wars - South Korea makes a move with OLED
- SolaMate saves energy spent on home temperature regulation
- Project Natal - body motion control and much more
- Bacteriophage which produce nanoscale electronics
- A toy robotic arm or a teaching aid? Both.
- Photosynth integrated into Microsoft Earth
May 2009
- Biomimicry of heliotropic plants - more efficient solar panels
- Fish robots search for pollution in the waters
- iVisit Rx - cellphones help visually impaired people
- AccuVein AV300 makes IV possible even in the dark
- It's a bird, it's a plane, it's RoboSwift
- "Five-dimensional" disks promise storage of 10TB
- Robot octopus shows great potential as an addition to mini subs
- Panasonic Fukitorimushi scrubs the floor while you sleep
- NASA's version of Star Trek tricorder
- Siftables should enhance children education and creativity
- A step closer to Star Trek gadgets - medical scanner
- New extinction of robotic pets - Pleo the dinosaur euthanized
- WowWee’s robotic toy – RS Wrex the Dawg
- World's smallest light bulb created at UCLA
- "Borg" insects - mini spies of the future?
- Data storage - 10 terabits on one coin-size surface
- Two methods to produce graphene nanoribbons
- Robot El-E assists to people with motor impairments
- BigDog – a rough-terrain robot
- Nanotechnologies - Carbon nanotubes
- Microsoft SecondLight casts second light on information
- SixthSense - an aid in everyday life
- AirPenguin - flying robot penguins, what's next?
- Electrofluidic Display technology - visual brilliance as in conventional printed media
- Emotiv EPOC - an accessible mind-cotrolled headgear
- Inovation First HEXBUG robots - Ant, Original, Inchworm and Crab
April 2009
- Self-healing concrete for better infrastructure
- Stenzel HeXoR II - a teaching aid for schools and research institutions
- Festo AquaPenguin inovates autonomous underwater vehicles
- SMS equiped Automower 260 ACX
- Roomba senses owners emotions
- Robots which feel - robot Kismet
- Using solar energy - Solar power
- iRobot vacuuming robot - Roomba
- Multi-user touch screen DiamondTouch
- Honda's "Brain Machine Interface"
- World's First Flying Microrobot
- Digitizing vinyl records - DP-200USB
- Cognitive Universal Body - iCub project
- Mobile, Dexterous, Social Robot - Nexi
- Pollen robots across the Japan
- Bionic hand - i-LIMB
- FFL - Flat Flexible Loudspeakers
- Bionic eye - Eyeborg
- Toyota i-REAL
