Wirelessly Power Your Electronics With Po Wi-Fi
In the future, you may be able to pull power out of thin air. A team of researchers at Sensor Systems Lab at the University of Washington is working on a Wi-Fi-based device to do…
BMW Proposes Street Light Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles to Eliminate Range Anxiety
As electric vehicles continue to try and revolutionize the automotive industry, it has become quite clear that the range anxiety issue and lack of charging stations both need to be addressed. BMW has an interesting…
Eye in the Sky to Keep Watch on the Amazon Rainforest Trees
Illegal logging, particularly in Peruvian regions of the Amazon rainforest, destroys tens of thousands of acres of trees every year. About 80% of the area’s logging exports are harvested illegally. The deforestation in remote parts of…
Breakthrough Auditory Brainstem Implant Helps Little Girl Hear for the First Time
Six-year-old Jiya Bravishi underwent a new experimental procedure, an Auditory Brainstem Implant, to connect electrodes and a microchip to her brain stem, and is now able to hear and repeat sounds: apple, bus, red fish, blue…
Human Settlements in Space: Mars Madness?
Advancements in technology and space travel mean human settlement on Mars is already possible using existing technologies. But while the mechanisms are ready, is human psychology? Programs like Mars One are already ramping up plans…
Powered By Humidity, Watch a Teeny Tiny Car Leverage Its Energy From Evaporation!
Scientists continue to do incredible things on a daily basis, whether it be on a large scale or a small scale. Recently, a team at Columbia University used humidity as fuel in order to power…
Hubble, Hubble, Toil and Bubble
The Hubble space telescope was placed in orbital operation on April 24, 1990. It was named after Edwin Powell Hubble (1889 – 1953). Hubble (the guy) was a notable astronomer, and, among other things, known…
WARNING, Experiment Only: Electrostatically Harvesting Power from High Voltage Power Lines
*Note from author: Please do not try this experiment without a thorough knowledge of electricity! Please understand that it is illegal to take power from power lines. This is an experiment only. The following article was contributed…
Watch 2 Pro Golfers Play a Makeshift, Moving Golf Course on the Back of 5 Caterpillar Machines
Caterpillar is known for pulling off some crazy stunts, for example, the massive Jenga game that was played by the company’s machines with 600-pound blocks! This time, Caterpillar might have outdone themselves by creating a…
Russia’s New Electronic Warfare Device Can Render Drones Incapable From 6 Miles Away
Recently, I wrote an article about the US Air Force developing a terrifying form of electronic warfare called The CHAMP, capable of obliterating entire enemy data centers by emitting a strong blast of targeted microwave…
