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When farmers find sickly plants in their crops, it’s important that they find out which malady is responsible, as quickly as possible. New microneedle technology could help, paving the way for a handheld device that would provide the answer w… Continue reading Microneedle patch makes for speedy identification of plant diseases
While regular multicopter drones are highly stable and maneuverable, their vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) counterparts are faster and more energy-efficient when in forward flight. Germany’s Quantum Systems has set out to combine the bes… Continue reading Vector VTOL drone transforms into Scorpion tricopter
If you were trying to remotely operate a robotic hand, it would certainly makes things easier if you could feel what it was touching. Such a system was demonstrated this week at the Amazon re:MARS Tech Showcase, utilizing technology from thre… Continue reading Touch-transmitting robotic hand gets its first public demo
Air travellers have become fairly used to onboard live flight maps, that show how far their plane is from its destination. Canadian airline WestJet is now introducing a device that projects such maps within children’s bedrooms, letting them know how soon their parents will be home.
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For years now, scientists have marvelled at the insulating qualities of polar bear fur, suggesting that it could inspire manmade heat-retaining materials. Well, Chinese researchers have now developed just such a substance, which reportedly ou… Continue reading Polar bear fur-inspired insulation is even better than the real thing
We’ve seen suction-cup car-top bicycle carriers before, although you’ve gotta wonder if users would constantly be worrying about them coming unstuck. Albike’s Wox offers a solution, in that it incorporates a motorized vacuum pump, and it wire… Continue reading Wox brings motors and monitoring to suction-cup bike carriers
If your child has a persistent cough, it goes without saying that you should check to see if it’s anything serious. Taking them to the doctor is the best bet, but an experimental new cough-analyzing smartphone app could help in situations where that isn’t possible.
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Although the best-before dates on our foods may stop us from eating spoiled items, they can also cause us to toss out food that’s really still good. New phone-powered labels could help, by notifying users when the food is actually starting to… Continue reading Smartphone-activated food labels may replace best-before dates
While shape-memory materials do have some interesting potential applications, many of them require the application of heat in order to change shape – and that could cause problems, in temperature-sensitive environments such as the human body…. Continue reading Stiffer shape-memory material utilizes magnetically-activated liquid
If you live in a tornado-prone area, it’s important to have some sort of storm-proof shelter in or near your home. Oklahoma-based Life Lift Systems has come up with a unique in-bedroom solution, in the form of its Vortex Vault Tornado Shelter… Continue reading Telescoping bed frame doubles as a tornado shelter