Collaborate Disseminate
It can be frustrating when you’re searching for an object, knowing that you may have looked right where it is without realizing you’ve done so. A new augmented reality system could help, by showing users where specific items are … even if they’re hidde… Continue reading MIT’s X-AR system guides users to RFID-tagged hidden items
You may have noticed that strawberries grown in your garden, or at organic farms, tend to be tastier than the regular supermarket variety. According to a new study, the use of commercial fungicides may be to blame.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags:… Continue reading Study says that for growing sweeter strawberries, don’t use fungicides
While crop plants do sequester some atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) via photosynthesis, they could always use a bit of help. California-based startup Andes is aiming to provide that help, by putting carbon-capturing microbes in the soil of farmers’ fi… Continue reading Andes microbial tech uses farmers’ fields to capture greenhouse gases
There are now quite a few electric hydrofoil (e-foil) boards on the market, and most of them … well, they’re pretty similar to one another. With its handlebars, dual motors and dual external battery packs, however, the HydroBlade definitely stands out…. Continue reading HydroBlade e-foil sports two batteries, two motors, and handlebars
Unlike the tissue in other parts of the body, such as the skin, the neuronal tissue in the brain doesn’t regenerate after being damaged. It may one day be able to do so, however, with a little help from a new type of hydrogel.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Electrically charged hydrogel could help heal brain injuries
Two years ago we first heard about Schaeffler’s Free Drive system, which uses a generator instead of a chain or belt to propel an ebike. The technology is now entering its first commercial use, in fleets of ebikes made for commuting and cargo-hauling.C… Continue reading Free Drive “bike-by-wire” system will soon be hitting the road
Last year we heard about an “electronic skin” developed at City University of Hong Kong, which delivers tactile sensations to wearers. The university has now gone one better, with an e-skin that both senses and reproduces users’ touches.Continue Readin… Continue reading Sensitive electronic skin sends touches back and forth between wearers
Before operating on someone, it would be very helpful if cardiac surgeons could examine a physical model of that specific individual’s heart. Well, they should soon be able to do so – and the model will actually pump liquid, just like the patient’s rea… Continue reading Liquid-pumping heart replicas could lead to better cardiac treatments
Calcium carbonate is an impressive material, in that it combines strength, light weight and porosity. Scientists have devised a new bacteria-based method of 3D-printing the substance, for use in applications such as bone repair and coral reef restorati… Continue reading Bacteria used to create bone-like 3D-printed composite material
RFID tags wirelessly provide a wealth of information on products or other items, but they can only be read by dedicated portable devices. That may soon change, however, as a tag-integrated chip and a software update could allow everyday smartphones to … Continue reading Software update and tiny chip could turn phones into full-on RFID readers