After a decade of work, the first millimeter size turbine engine developed by researchers at MIT should become operational by the end of this summer. The new turbine engine will allow the creation of smaller and more powerful batteries than ...

We know of sand clocks, water clocks, atomic clocks and sun clocks but how about a Moon Clock? The British designer Laura Williams created Aluna – a proposal for the world’s first tidal powered Moon Clock. The proposed gigantic sculpture ...

The U.S. based company HoloTouch, Inc. developed technology for a floating holographic input device. The new technology might have applications in various fields including the automotive industry, banking, factory-floors, gaming, kiosks, medical equipment, military as well as personal electronics and ...

The British company “The Facility” along with one of its partners created a new technology which converts mechanical movement associated with footsteps or transport vibration into electricity. "The Facility" explains on its web site how the new technology works:   When ...

The dust mate concept shoes were designed for the Electrolux Design Lab 2005 Award. These shoes clean on the move sucking dirt into special compartments as you walk around the home. Although this might sound like an appealing concept, people ...

The cell phone bracelet concept was developed by the Chinese designer Tao Ma for the 2006 Lite-On Corporation awards. The unique design futures a bracelet which vibrate slightly when it receives messages or a call, then the bracelet can be ...

The Sector concept timekeeper, developed by the Turkish designer Tamer Nakisci with the Italian wristwatch company Sector in 2004, was meant to be both a fashion statement and a highly functional device capable of displaying images, video messages, and GPS ...

livePic is an interactive technology aimed at expanding the user’s drawing experience. Developed by Makoto Katsura and Masa Inakage at the Inakage Lab at Keio University in Japan, LivePic enables users to “move” and “control” the pictures they draw. A ...

How about an inkless pen that writes indefinitely on almost any paper? The Metal Pen, an 8 cm stainless steel writing instrument with a screw-on top, does exactly that. The pen’s solid metal ‘nib’ consists of a metal alloy that ...

How about a hanger that dries wetsuits, helping to eliminate unpleasant odors to boot? Hangairs, a San Diego-based company, recently started selling the Hangair Drying System (HDS), a garment hanger with a two-speed high-powered fan. Hangair shortens by up to ...