Two months after the first three fully armed SWORD robots were set free to patrol the vast sands of Iraq, Foster-Miller, the company behind them, has come out with new combat robots. The new MAARS robots are designed to engage ...
The XSR48 speedboat, described as a supercar on water, is a luxury powerboat with supercar looks. With two powerful bi-turbo diesel engines or twin petrol engine ranging from 1410 to 2400 horse power (hp) and a range of 345 miles/555 ...
A group of Ohio State University scientists, headed by Dr. Arthur J. Epstein, found that fibers of different heights and diameters can be used to engineer materials with different properties. The scientists also discovered how exposing the fibers to different ...
The Zephyr Company, based in New-Zealand, has developed advanced fabrics that can monitor physiological signs. The company’s Smart Fabric technology is based on sensors that are woven into a person’s clothes and can gather and transmit real-time physiological data, such ...
Facing the ever growing problem of producing smaller and smaller components for the semi-conductor industry, a team at the National Institute for Nanotechnology has successfully produced miniscule conductive nanowires, using a novel approach. The new production method not only enables ...
Flying cars are out! Welcome the Gyrocopter – a new flying motorcycle, currently under development by the Dutch company PAL-V. This hybrid vehicle will be able to reach speeds of 200 km/h (125 mph) both on land and in the ...
A research team at Sandia National Laboratories is designing cars capable of analyzing human behavior. These smart cars will be able to detect whether the driver is tired or not concentrated and take appropriate action to prevent dangerous scenarios. These ...
Another set of ground testing has been recently completed by the U.S. defense contractor Aerojet for the Hypersonics Flight Demonstration program (HyFly). The program, one of several ramjet/scramjet based programs supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has ...
What makes this Canoe-Kayak hybrid special is its ultra-strong transparent polymer hull, which offers its user a glimpse of the underwater world as he rows along. The $1,600 gizmo joins a growing number of maritime vessels with transparent parts that ...
A research team from Sandia National Laboratories in the U.S. is developing a family of advanced permanently-mounted sensors that collect data about possible structural defects in support beams, bridges and highway overpasses. These sensors are expected to serve as an ...
