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We’ve already seen systems that wirelessly transmit data via patterns of flickering light. A Saudi Arabian team has created a less energy-intensive alternative, that could use modulated sunlight in place of traditional Wi-Fi.Continue ReadingCategory: S… Continue reading “Smart glass” windows could alter sunlight to replace Wi-Fi
Many of the original instant-film cameras tended to be basic plasticky things, aimed mainly at getting simple snapshots. Quite a few of their present-day descendants share that quality, although the aluminum-bodied full-manual SL645 is a big exception…. Continue reading NONS SL645 brings on full-metal, full-manual, instant-film photography
Checking the hearing of newborns can be challenging, in that the infants can’t tell you which sounds they do or don’t hear. A new system offers an inexpensive solution to that problem, by utilizing a smartphone, earbuds and a simple microphone.Continue… Continue reading Low-cost system uses a smartphone and earbuds to check infants’ hearing
While wide, flat, cardboard boxes may be a traditional part of the pizza-delivery experience, they’re certainly not ideal for storing leftover slices. That’s where the collapsible, airtight Pizza Pack is designed to come in.Continue ReadingCategory: Ar… Continue reading Space-saving pizza container gets taller to pack in more slices
Fruit flies differ from us in a great many ways, including the fact that they can’t move their eyes relative to the rest of their head. That’s not a problem, however, as new research shows that they move their retinas within their unmoving eyes instead… Continue reading Fruit flies found to move their retinas, instead of moving their eyes
Ordinarily, pacemakers correct irregular heartbeats by delivering an electric shock to the entire heart – which can be painful. An experimental new one takes a different approach, and it does so by encompassing the heart with light-emitting “petals.”Co… Continue reading Flower-like pacemaker uses light for pain-free defibrillation
Even if environmental factors such as ocean acidification can be addressed, our decimated coral reefs will still need some help growing back. That’s where a “Lego-like” system known as 3D Innoreef is designed to come in.Continue ReadingCategory: Enviro… Continue reading 3D-printed concrete “Innoreefs” could help restore real coral reefs
When endangered sea turtles lay and bury eggs in a nest on a beach, that beach is often closed to the public until those eggs hatch. A nest-monitoring sensor – which looks like an egg – has been created to help predict when such beaches can be reopened… Continue reading Egg-shaped sensor relays vital data on endangered sea turtle nests
While there are now a number of packable computer mice, they’re typically just smaller, harder-to-use versions of regular mice. The Air.0 is different – it’s a full-size, origami-inspired Bluetooth mouse that folds flat for stowage.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Air.0 origami computer mouse folds flat to be packed away
You may have noticed that on some take-away drink cup lids, there are small domes that can be “popped down” to indicate what sort of beverage is in the cup. Scientists now believe that similar domes could help drones monitor the air pressure on their w… Continue reading Drink cup lids inspire a system that could keep drones flying safely