Foldable flat screen televisions are getting closer to reality as University of Houston researchers have successfully developed a new state-of-the-art stretchable and see-through electric conductor. The technology presents the potential not only for the development of foldable flat screen TVs ...
Beam Me Up, Scotty: Teleporting Energy over Long Distances Possible
A lot of people through popular science fiction television shows such as Star Trek have seen the effects of what teleportation can do. In the series, that popularized the term “Beam me up, Scotty” we see Captain Kirk, the main ...
InAir Lets You Watch TV & Access Information Minority Report Style
Prepare to have a mind blowing experience with the latest introduction – InAir. InAir can be described as technology that lets the consumer watch augmented reality television. Three people were instrumental in conceptualizing, devising methods and eventually bringing this technology ...
British Company Developed Advertising Screens that Scans Customers
Remember those creepy advertisements Tom Cruise, playing Captain John Anderton in the Minority Report (2002), saw recognizing and talking to him? Well, it seems that that this is another science fiction idea turning into reality. British company Amscreen recently announced ...
Fashion Forward: Wearable Tech for Tomorrow’s Fashionista
We’ve come a long way since the calculator watch of the 80’s, but the road to consumer accepted wearable tech has been anything but smooth. Nowhere is this more real than in female fashion. Becky Stern, director of wearables at ...
SafeFlame: Making Fire From Water
It’s hard to believe but European researchers developed a technology which allows for the creation of welding torch powered only by water. This new torch is cheaper and considerably safer than any existing welding technology and is also more environmentally ...
On the Horizon – Next Generation MRI
INUMAC illustration Since 2006, German and French researchers have been working on developing the next generation Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology which is now getting closer to reality. This technology will dramatically improve our ability to detect early signs of ...
Not all Fun and Games: Microsoft Technology Kinects with the Blind
Microsoft Kinect Sample Gesture Using GIST Last week two research groups made great breakthroughs using Microsoft’s Kinect technology to help further accessibility for the blind. One development enables “hands free” navigation using the Kinect Sensor, while the other is a ...
Grayl Drinking Cup Filter Dirty Water Like Coffee Press
The Grayl Drinking Cup in different colors Seattle based startup Grayl recently announced a new and innovative filtration cup which can quickly and easily filter out almost any type of bacteria, virus, chemical or metal out of the water as ...
Omsignal Smart-Shirt to Wirelessly Measure your Vitals
Omsignal smart T-shirt Montreal based startup OMsignal developed a T-shirt that can track your daily steps, calorie burn, heart rate, and even your breathing pattern and emotional well-being and send this information to a smart app on your mobile device ...