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PARITy drivetrain govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots
Engineers at Harvard University have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots. Their new approach is the first to passively balance the aerodynamic forces encountered by these miniature flying devices, letting their wings flap asymmetrically in response to gusts of wind, wing damage,… »
Bionics, Robotics, Tech »
Stickybot gecko-like robot climbs vertical surfaces
Gecko’s foot ability to stick to many surfaces, including glass, has been inspiring scientists to mimic that ability in other to make dry adhesive materials and robots able to walk up various materials. A group of scientists from Stanford University are developing such a robot which is fittingly named Stickybot…. »
Bionics, Tech »
Frog skin germ-fighting substances for new antibiotics
Even witchdoctors in the past knew that some frog skins contain germ-fighting substances since they manage to live in swampy and hostile environments. A group of scientists, led by Michael Conlon, Ph.D., noted that modified frog skin substances could be used against the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, which have the… »
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Green architecture – Paul Smith Children’s Village
Here is a nice example of green architecture, first of its kind children’s garden, which through play and adventure provides children the experience to understand practical methods of sustainable living. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens announced that the Paul Smith Children’s Village and the Lowes Discovery Lab have been awarded with… »
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Interface from AIST enables you to touch virtual 3D images
Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced the i3Space – a system that provides a feeling of touch when users interact with a 3D image. Unlike the Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display we described in one of our previous articles, the i3Space recognizes the movement of fingers… »
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Harvard researchers use nanoFETs to delicately probe cells
Chemists and engineers at Harvard University have used nanowires in order to make a new type of V-shaped transistor small enough to be used for sensitive probing of the interior of cells. The new device is smaller than many viruses and about one-hundredth the width of the probes which are… »
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Green architecture – 6120 Maxie St., Houston, Texas
Green Mode Designs, LLC, finished their work on modern homes powered by solar panels and focused on environmentally conscious design and enjoyable living spaces. The three homes they build are located at 6120 Maxie St., near Memorial Park and the trendy Washington Avenue Corridor in the Rice Military, Houston,… »
Featured, Gadgets, Tech »
Solar powered toothbrushes require no toothpaste
Toothpaste could become a thing of the past since a team of scientists develops a solar-powered toothbrush which doesn’t require toothpaste. University of Saskatchewan dentistry professor emeritus Dr. Kunio Komiyama and his colleague, Dr. Gerry Uswak, are recruiting 120 teens willing to brush with the metallic invention and sit in… »
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Air Clean pavement slabs clean air from nitrogen oxide
We already wrote about several projects where pavement could be used to generate energy, and in this article we’re going to write about progress in technology used to clean the air with usage of a special pavement. Coated in titanium dioxide nanoparticles, pavement is able to reduce the amount of… »
Gadgets, Tech »
Glints of DJing in near future? Touch-screen DJing
Although DJ’s across the world strongly disagree with the idea that turntables and additional gear should become digitized in live performance, we’re going to describe a concept and a prototype DJ mixing tool that rely on touch-screen technology. Unlike the iPad and iPod solutions that are on the market, these… »