Go 1,300 Miles on One Gallon of Gas
For most of us, getting even 50 miles per gallon from a car is a dream. But for the engineering students from Brigham Young University (BYU), anything less than 1,000 mpg is of no value.…
Technology
Pocket-Sized Solution Holds the Key to Charging Your iPhone
Ever get tired of your iPhone running out of juice and not having a charger on you? The Nomad ChargeKey, a small USB charger for Apple devices, sets out to make charging iPhones, iPads, and…
Self-Conscious about Your Receding Hairline? Put on This Hair-Growing Helmet
American hair loss patients spend more than $3.5 billion a year in an attempt to treat their hair loss. As an affordable treatment, California-based company Apria Science Inc. has produced a hair-growing helmet called the…
This Tiny, Self-Sufficient Mobile Home Operates Off-Grid in Any Locale
The Chamfer Home is a mobile home that is ecologically sustainable, stylish and caters to the contemporary mobile lifestyle. This tiny self sufficient, portable living unit is made from eco-friendly materials. It can operate completely…
Broken Bone? Biodegradeable Magnesium Implants Could Replace Steel and Titanium Support
Answers to some scientific and engineering challenges once languished because efficient and timely cross disciplinary cooperation was not technically feasible; there was too much “friction” in the communication process. Biologists, for example, knew nothing about…
Move Over Books, 3D Printers Coming to the Library
Toronto Public Library is launching a new strategic plan of “Digital Innovation Hubs”, which includes public access to 3D printers in libraries. The city’s reference library is embracing a new digital age where library users…
The World’s First 3D-Printed Titanium Alloy Bicycle Is Here!
Empire Cycles teamed up with 3D printing gurus, Renishaw, in order to produce the world’s first 3D-printed titanium alloy bicycle frame. The MX-6 bike is very strong and approximately a third lighter than traditional metal…
Billionaire Developing Smart Grid For Medical Information
DNA Database Will Be at Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Dr. Soon-Shiong, born in South Africa to Chinese immigrants, now lives in Los Angeles, California and is on Forbes’ list of billionaires with a net…
Watch Out, Mickey Mouse. Robot Land Theme Park Set to Open in 2018.
Robots improve our quality of life by building a remarkable amount of stuff that we use. They do the dangerous tasks like exploring the depths of oceans or space for us. Robots do jobs that…
Terminator-Like Prosthetic Hand is Almost Too Real
The Touch Bionics i-limb is an incredible revolution in the prosthetic hand industry, using muscle movements to activate pre-programmed hand and finger motions in the robotic hand. Moreover, the hand can spin around 360 degrees…
