Scientists have developed a spherical LCD that’s suitable for embedding in contact lenses. A prototype of the miniature curved display unveiled today shows a dollar sign; its creators say this a nod to the “many cartoons that feature people or figures with dollars in their eyes.” Despite how simple that symbol may seem, it perfectly …
Fraunhofer researchers have developed a printed thermogenerator, which in the future will be able to generate energy supply for sensors through temperature differences. More and more frequently wireless sensors are used which consume very low levels of energy and the power required by the sensor, the processing unit and wireless module derives its power directly …
Researchers from Kiel (Germany) have examined why the polyp Hydra is immortal – and unexpectedly discovered a link to ageing in humans. The tiny freshwater polyp Hydra does not show any signs of ageing and is potentially immortal. There is a rather simple biological explanation for this: these animals exclusively reproduce by budding rather than …
NY Times – The Pentagon’s advanced research agency said on Wednesday that it will offer a prize of $2 million to the winners of a contest testing the performance of robots that could be used in emergencies like the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan. In one competition the contestants will build their own robots, while …
CNET – Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg addressed an adoring crowd at Y Combinator’s startup school today, speaking confidently about Facebook’s future and describing a world in which people will share a whole lot more than they do now via Facebook and other social companies. “It’s sort of a social-networking version of Moore’s Law,” …
CNET – Samsung will launch the Samsung Galaxy note 2, (a 5.5-inch Android 4.1 Jelly Bean “phablet,” a smartphone with tabletlike proportions), on the same five carriers that initially offered the Galaxy S3 this summer. Moreover, the smartphone will carry Samsung’s 1.6 GHz Exynos processor. U.S. Cellular announced that it will sell the 16GB titanium …
1. China will spend US$372 billion into energy conservation projects and anti-pollution measures over the next three-and-a-half years, part of a drive to cut energy consumption by 300 million tonnes of standard coal. The investments will take China almost halfway to meeting its target to cut the energy intensity 16 percent below 2010 levels by …
Mo Ehsani, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Arizona, has designed a new, lightweight underground pipe he says could transform the pipeline construction industry. Radically cheaper pipelines will be able to transform many industries. There are many transformative transportation systems that can be made with cheaper pipelines. It could also enable faster …
Technology Review – Google has also created a department within Motorola—Advanced Technology and Projects—comprised of researchers charged with finding cutting-edge technologies that could give Motorola’s products an edge. And the executive refresh includes a new senior vice president, Regina Dugan, a former director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon’s long-term research arm. …
Lawrenceville Plasma Physics, Inc. (LPP) is a research and development corporation whose primary goal is the scientific demonstration and commercialization of a compact nuclear fusion generator that will provide cheap, clean, safe and abundant energy for the world. The LPP approach uses a device called a dense plasma focus (DPF) to burn aneutronic fusion fuels …
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed a new capacitive desalination technique that could ultimately lower the cost and time of desalinating seawater. – removes salt five to 10 times faster than previous CD systems, and can be further optimized for increased speed. -It also reduces the concentration of the feed up to three times …