The Idaho based Company Motion 2 Energy has recently developed a system capable of channeling the energy created by movement into electric energy. The motion required for generating the energy can be either human or vehicular, and the electric energy ...

Developed by the U.S. Company FLIR Systems, PathFindIR is a compact thermal imaging camera for cars, designed to ensure safe driving even on the darkest nights or stormiest days. The device is based on the same technology used by the ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with colleagues in Turkey and Japan, have created a compact device that may serve as a basis for developing a portable, battery-operated source of terahertz radiation, known as ...

The Israeli company ODF Optronics has developed a new system for armored vehicles, which provides users inside the vehicle with full panoramic view of the outside environment. The “Omni-Directional Reconnaissance” (ODR) device makes the hazardous task of sweeping the surroundings ...

The Michigan based company V.I.O has developed a durable, waterproof, dustproof and shock resistant video camera, called POV. 1. The camera head can be attached almost anywhere and in addition to DVD-quality recording enables on-the-go editing and on-line sharing of ...

Researchers from the University of Michigan (UM) have developed a composite plastic, which they say is strong as steel, but much lighter and transparent. The material’s molecular structure mimics that of the iridescent material that lines mussel and oyster shells ...

Electrical engineers at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) have developed the world’s most complex “phased array” – or radio frequency integrated circuit. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), this device is expected to find ...

“Planum Vision”, an Israeli company specializing in security systems, has developed the TCUAV – Train Cable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The company claims their UAV has better surveillance capabilities due to its ability to oversee broader areas from different angles at ...

The Wheelsurf is a single-wheeled ride-inside vehicle. Featured in this year’s ‘Future of Transportation’ exhibit, there are many possible applications for this unique vehicle. It can be used in theme parks as an amusement ride, provide a new advertising method ...

Moller International has developed a concept vehicle that can execute vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) like a helicopter, fly like an airplane and drive short distances on the ground like a car. This innovative vehicle, called the M400 Skycar, is ...