The new groundbraking graphene sensor (Credit: Nanyang Technological University) Engineers from Singapore have created a new type of camera sensor made from graphene that is said to be 1,000 times more sensitive to light than current imaging sensors. Researchers from ...
The World’s Fastest Electric Car Goes into Production
Detroit Electric SP:01 sport’s car Super light and fast EV Detroit Electric recently came out with what it calls the world’s fastest pure-electric production car. With a total weight of 2,400 pounds and a top speed of 155 mph this ...
Wireless Charging Electric Bus Tested in Germany
Primove bus demo Primove bus conductive charge system Primove chrger on the road A small scale test currently being conducted in Germany might one day change the way we use both public and private transportation. Two local buses have been ...
First Motorcycle Helmet with Rear Vision
The MSX1 helmet – look behind you MSX1 – high quality helmet with Rear Vision Reevu recently launched the world’s first “Rear Vision” motorcycle helmet. Under development for several years now, the advanced helmet might help prevent motorcycle accidents and ...
DARPA Wants a New X-plane that can Hover
DARPA’s new X-plane VTOL illustration Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced earlier this week that it is interested in developing an experimental program that will be able to take off and hover like a helicopter but fly like an ...
China to introduce a Robotic Electromagnetic Bus
China might be the first country in the world to introduce magnetic levitation robotic bus in Shanghai. Traffic congestion in China’s big cities and in Shanghai in particular became a big problem in recent years. Officials in China have been ...
A T-shirt that can Charge your iPhone
Xiaodong Li (foreground) demonstrates the flexibility of a swatch of activated carbon textile (credit: University of South Carolina ) Researchers from the University of South Carolina created the first ever T-shirt that can be used as a ultra powerful battery ...
Car Illumination that can Work Through Rain
Car’s headligths in the snow – illustration (Credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Naive illumination ((a) and (c)) versus fast reactive illumination ((b) and (d)) with the prototype running at 120Hz (system latency of 13ms) (Credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Driving through rain ...
BioExplorers: Mice Bomb Sniffing Technology
Mice used as a bomb detector – Bioexplorers Israeli start-up named BioExplorers developed a technology which uses mice to detect explosives which could be used for homeland security improving safety in airports and border crossings. The new system should go ...
Volvo Super Fast Electric Charger Getting Ready
The Volvo C30 Electric prototype charger The Volvo flexible charger diagram The Swedish automaker recently introduced a new technology into its C30 electric car which will enable it to fully charge in only 90 minutes. Most current generation electric cars ...