Let me introduce The Machine- HP’s latest invention that could revolutionize the computing world. According to HP, The Machine is not a server, workstation, PC, device or phone but an amalgamation of all these things. It’s designed to be able to cope with the masses of data produced from the Internet of Things, which is... Continue Reading →
When it comes to electronics, silicon will now have to share the spotlight. In a paper recently published in Nature Communications, researchers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering describe how they have overcome a major issue in carbon nanotube technology by developing a flexible, energy-efficient hybrid circuit combining carbon nanotube thin film transistors with... Continue Reading →
Xeros Washing Machine Uses Nylon Polymer Beads Instead of Water to Clean Clothes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYp8R_CuMl0 The Xeros washing machine looks like your standard washer, but those “suds” peeking out of the door are anything but soapy. Xeros, a company based in Rotherham in the UK, is looking to revolutionize domestic and industrial laundry alike with “bead cleaning.” The technology, the company claims, is not only superior to traditional soap... Continue Reading →
Special glasses help surgeons ‘see’ cancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoRfExq0HCM High-tech glasses developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear. The wearable technology, so new it’s yet unnamed, was used during surgery for the first time Feb. 10 at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and... Continue Reading →
World’s Biggest Solar Power Tower Project Goes On-Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXFsBxkCFVI February 17th marked the celebration of full operation at the 392-megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s biggest concentrating solar power tower project. The celebration was attended by technology originator BrightSource Energy (BSE), owner NRG Energy, builder Bechtel, and major equity investor Google. DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz was at the celebration and he... Continue Reading →
You’ll Be Able To Text Your Friend A Smell In A Few Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0HtnovNvSw Soon you'll be able to send a friend not just a picture of a pizza, but the scent of a pizza, using your phone. Yes, really. Harvard engineering professor David Edwards has invented a device called an oPhone that sends and receives photos and scents. You can mix-and-match 32 basic scents to create more... Continue Reading →
Starbucks employees nationwide will be eligible for a free college education through Arizona State University's online program beginning this fall. The new initiative, touted as the first of its kind, will allow many of Starbucks' 135,000 workers to graduate debt free from ASU with no requirement to repay or stay on with the company. The... Continue Reading →
Now, Gujarat to cover Narmada canals with solar panels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgPFVZPjAx4 Close on heels of commencing use of wastelands in northern districts and rooftops in towns and cities, Gujarat is set to potentially use the existing 19,000 km-long network of Narmada canals across the State for setting up solar panels to generate power. The Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the first of a... Continue Reading →
Skywatchers will get a special treat as a full moon occurs on a Friday the 13th, something that hasn't happened in June since 1919, according to universetoday.com. Known as both the "Strawberry" moon as well as the "Honey" moon, the actual full moon will occur very early Friday morning, but will still be nearly full... Continue Reading →
A paper in the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) journal Electronics Letters reports that the Leeds team has exceeded a 1 Watt output power from a quantum cascade terahertz laser. The new record more than doubles landmarks set by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and subsequently by a team from Vienna last year.... Continue Reading →