![Members of the scientific team which develops laser "tractor beam": Yana Izdebskaya, Anton Desyatnikov, Vladlen Shvedov, Andrei Rode, Yuri Kivshar and Wieslaw Krolikowski.](http://www.robaid.com/wp-content/gallery/tech2/anu-tractor-beam-team.jpg "Members of the scientific team which develops laser "tractor beam": Yana Izdebskaya, Anton Desyatnikov, Vladlen Shvedov, Andrei Rode, Yuri Kivshar and Wieslaw Krolikowski.")
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Solarfun SolarIris BIPV modules – more appealing solar panels
We already wrote many articles regarding green architecture where most of the buildings used solar panels which, due to their looks and practicality and looks, mainly end up on the roofs. Chinese PV manufacturer Solarfun Power Holdings unveiled a new line of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules that could change the… »
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Flexible screen from Toshiba allows you to “bend to zoom”
Toshiba Corp developed an LCD panel that enables to zoom in and out an image by bending it and announced the panel at SID 2010 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, international conference on display technologies which was held from May 23 to May 28, 2010 in Washington State Convention Center,… »
Bionics, Robotics, Tech »
Controlling a robot arm with your mind? Even a monkey can do it
In our previous articles we already described a few interfaces meant to connect our thoughts to machines such as Emotiv EPOC or Honda BMI. Back in May of 2008 experiments were conducted by Dr. Schwartz, a professor of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh, to teach a monkey to… »
Gadgets, Tech »
P.L.E.A.S.E. – a painless way to deliver drugs through skin
Most of us have wished for a painless way to receive shots when we were younger (and some still do). Fortunately for new generations, Pantec Biosolutions AG, a privately-owned company, developed innovative technology for transdermal drug delivery. A few days ago they received a CE mark in the EU for… »
Bionics, Tech »
Scientists made a living cell entirely controlled by synthetic DNA
Although the potential benefits of the technology could have have been over-stated, and it could introduce the dangers posed by synthetic organisms, it is a scientific landmark that deserved to become an article in our archive. Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be… »
Bionics, Tech »
Biomimicry of butterfly wing scale structure could cut bank fraud
Cambridge scientists have discovered a way of mimicking the vivid and beautiful colors found on the wings of tropical butterflies in order to lessen the frauds in the future and enhance the security in the printing industry. The findings could find important applications in the security printing industry, helping to… »
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Green architecture – Watsonville Water Operations Center
The new Watsonville Area Water Operations Center supports the larger Water Recycling Project, a joint effort of the City of Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency to provide recycled water to farmers throughout the coastal areas of South Santa Cruz and North Monterey counties. Aside lessening the groundwater… »
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Sony OTFT-driven OLED display can be wrapped around a pen
The folks from Sony announced that they have developed a super-flexible OTFT-driven full color OLED display which can be wrapped around a thin cylinder. An OTFT (Organic Thin-Film Transistor) is a thin-film transistor with organic (carbon-based compound) semiconductor. It has high mechanical flexibility and therefore it is expected to realize… »
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Wikitude Drive enhances GPS navigation with augmented reality
Mobilizy, makers of the Wikitude Augmented Reality (AR) apps for iPhone, Android, and Nokia phones, came up with Wikitude Drive – a mobile AR satellite navigation system with global coverage which could take the current driving experience with GPS a step further, because you may no longer have to follow… »
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Quantum teleportation could enable faster data transfers
Before Star Trek fans go berserk, we have to state it’s not the same teleportation as in the sci-fi series. Scientists in China have succeeded in teleporting information between photons further than ever before. They transported quantum information over a free space distance of 16 km (10 miles), much further… »