Researchers at the Visual Computing division of Microsoft Research have developed SkyFinder, a search engine designed to identify features in images of the sky and allow users to perform semantic searches for specific elements within the picture. Current image search ...

ASUS has recently unveiled its futuristic technological vision, which the company calls “The Seamless Experience”. During the latest Computex exhibition, ASUS demonstrated devices that involve various surface- and touch-based applications, offering interfaces that interact with objects placed on desktop surfaces. ...

Iranian designer Pouyan Mokhtarani has proposed the Mercury Skate, a concept product design, with the purpose of decreasing skater fatigue while providing a more luxurious and smoother ride on pavement. The Mercury Skate was created with a new in-line style ...

The Chinese/French based company Sequoia Studio recently came out with an innovative concept for office memos, in the form of the E-Note. Although similar to the renowned ”Post-It” notes, the new electronic gadget offers reusability as well as digital interface, ...

The idea of time travel is possibly one of the most intriguing topics in modern science. If it becomes a reality it could have a fundamental effect on our world- but nothing comes without its price. Time travelers will have ...

“Peugeot Magnet”, designed by Tolga Metin from the United States, is one of the 29 finalists at the 5th Peugeot Design Contest. This year’s competition theme is “imagine the Peugeot in the worldwide megalopolis of tomorrow”. Metin’s Peugeot Magnet concept ...

MoVille is a concept car invented by Woo-Ram Lee from France for the 2008 Peugeot Design Contest. This single-passenger vehicle is built out of unpainted biodegradable plastic, has artificial intelligence, and a zero-emission drive train. Designed to be as compact ...

The Rocket Racing League (RRL) is a new futuristic sports league that was founded in 2005 by two-time Indianapolis 500 winning team partner Granger Whitelaw and X PRIZE Chairman and CEO Peter H. Diamandis, MD. The RRL combines speed racing ...

“Peugeot Verde”, designed by Michael Witus Schierup from Denmark, is one of the 29 finalists at the 5th Peugeot Design Contest. Michael’s Peugeot Verde is a green concept car designed to fit its changing environment by changing its size. It ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have recently designed a contact lens prototype with a built-in pressure sensor using a novel process that etches tiny electrical circuits within a soft polymer material. The new development could help glaucoma patients ...