Is Biometric Technology Setting Us Free or Enslaving Us Forever?
The common refrain is that technology isn’t inherently evil, it is the use of it by people with evil intent that makes it so. The “Tile“, for example, can be used so that my son…
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Fog Harvester Turns Thin Air into Clear Water
The air in our atmosphere contains water vapor and is around us all the time. We just can’t see it. When this water vapor condenses into tiny liquid water droplets in the air, it forms…
GE’s Next-Gen Jet Engines Use 3D Printed Parts
Earlier this year, IndustryTap looked at “Flower Power” and how GE’s Peebles Orb jet engine testing facility in Ohio was being used to test biofuels in jet engines. Now GE has started testing next-generation jet…
License Plate Scanning Technology Suspended Over Privacy Concerns
Police in Boston have been forced to suspend their car registration scanning technology, which scans drivers’ license plate numbers and feeds the information into a database. The scanning devices can instantly check if a car…
Curiosity Rover Makes a Discovery That Surprises Earthlings
NASA’s Curiosity rover has given scientists the strongest evidence of an ancient, almost freshwater lake on Mars that could have sustained life billions of years ago. This discovery is considered to be great as lakes…
High End “Sky Engineering” Pushes Boundaries of UAV and Single Seat Helicopters
From the International Robotics Exhibition (IRE) in Tokyo, November 2013 Hiroshima, Japan-based RC helicopter maker Hirobo debuted a prototype of its new HX-1 unmanned electric rescue helicopter, which will deliver food and medical supplies to…
Trippy Monochrome Lighting Makes You Lose All Perception of Reality
Nonotak, a design firm based in Paris, is responsible for a new audiovisual installation called Daydream V.2, which is screwing with the perception of viewers and bouncing them between dimensions through the use of projected…
3D Printed Brains Help Train Future Neurosurgeons
3D printed brains are creating unbelievably realistic models for students to practice neurosurgery on in Malaysia. The innovative idea comes from University of Malaysia professor and surgeon Vicknes Waran. The 3D models emulate the brain…
Hull Floated for World’s Largest Natural Gas Floating Facility and First Ocean-Based LNG Plant
The hull for the world’s largest floating facility named Prelude, even bigger than the Empire State Building, began floating for the first time on November 30. South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries floated this partially…
Take a Sneak Peek at Google’s First Chrome OS Desktop
The “Chromebase” from LG will be Google’s first ever desktop computer. It has a 21.5 inch HD display, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video chats, 16 GB of storage and runs Google’s Chrome OS.…
