02/16/2014, Ball Aerospace, the company that delivers specialized hardware in order to make images that you see on Google Maps and Google Earth possible, intend to roll out their most powerful telescope to date. This will be the third of the Worldview telescope series, where it will be aptly named the Worldview-3 telescope. Just how powerful is it? Let’s just say that it could see objects on the ground as tiny […]

02/13/2014, There is nothing quite like nature itself to provide the kind of inspiration for humanity to improve itself. After all, was it not the thought of soaring in the skies with the rest of the birds that led man to create the aeroplane? Well, this time around, termites are the catalyst for robots which are able to stack up blocks without the need for a central plan, and we are […]

02/13/2014, You might have come across warnings in the past about how if you notice that your phone swells up, it could be a sign that it could explode as the swelling would be caused by the lithium-ion battery in it. You might have also come across stories of phones catching fire, also possibly due to its lithium-ion battery, and some more famous lithium-ion battery problems include Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner which […]

02/13/2014, There are times in life when a particular experience would actually jolt us into action, and in July 2012, Ahmad Haidar saw a young man die at the hands of a Syrian army sniper. the first shot hit the victim in the leg, before the second shot hit the man squarely in the neck, killing him instantly. Ahmad then decided to put his expertise in electronics and computer programming to […]

02/13/2014, Remember the story of China’s Jade Rabbit that we talked about yesterday, mentioning about its demise? Well, such reports could prove to be premature despite reports from state media that the first lunar rover from China has stopped working. Also known as Yutu in Mandarin, it seems that this should be called the Jade Cat instead as it could be up and running once again, having used up one of […]

02/12/2014, Not all refrigerators are created equal, that is for sure. This particular magnetic refrigerator model from GE (General Electric) offers something that looks unconventional – considering how the researchers at the GE Labs have managed to let it run on magnets. This is a unique creation in the sense where it will run a water-based fluid through a slew of carefully positioned magnets, and by doing so, it will be […]

02/12/2014, Diamonds might be a girl’s best friend, but not everyone is able to afford a bunch of diamonds to as accessories to go along with their evening gowns at black tie events. Of course, there are always other kinds of alternatives such as semi-precious gems or even crystals, but how about taking this opportunity to truly stand out from the crowd with some tech-infused baubles? This is what the PosturAroma […]

02/12/2014, At the end of last month, we brought you word that the first lunar rover from China, known as Yutu, which can be translated to Jade Rabbit, has already run into a mechanical control abnormality which could signal its “death” in a matter of a month. Apparently, it has frozen itself to “death” on the moon, at least according to China’s ECNS news. Basically, there is no more hope to […]

02/11/2014, How would you feel if you knew that you were being studied or your every move is being recorded? “An invasion of privacy!” is what one would most probably cry out. Well, a company known as Persistent Surveillance Systems has come up with the HAWKEYE II camera surveillance system which can be installed in light aircraft that delivers truly detailed snooping capabilities. In this particular camera system, one would find […]

02/10/2014, Medical technology has certainly come a long way from the early days where blood-letting used to be the de facto method of treating any kind of illness. Viral and bacterial infections might be fatal at times, but majority of them require you to just pop a round of antibiotics and you should be back to tip-top shape in no time at all. Burn victims, however, have a much more difficult […]

02/10/2014, Being in the theater of war as a soldier can be quite a harrowing experience, especially when you are thrown headlong into a hot zone. Hence, making sure that you and your buddies are well camouflaged would play to your advantage. Apparently, the Pentagon did commission a new kind of camouflage make-up which is said to be able to offer protection to the human skin on which it was applied […]

02/10/2014, Losing a limb would be an extremely traumatizing experience for just about anyone, and to come to terms with the loss of a limb requires great mental strength. Thankfully, there are prosthetics which help make someone feel whole again, never mind that the added on limb cannot function anywhere close to the original. Technology, however, has advanced to a point where one can use 3D printers to print out a […]

02/10/2014, Medical science has certainly advanced by leaps and bounds over the years. Remember those old school hearing aids? Well, the modern day ones are a whole lot smaller and work better, but what happens when bionic parts are introduced to the body without requiring any kind of exterior hardware to work? Imagine a cochlear implant which will charge itself wirelessly, relying on the natural microphone of the middle ear instead […]

02/10/2014, Japan is suffering from an ageing population, and if nothing is done to boost up the overall population count in that part of the world, you will find its population count start to drop as the years go by. In fact, it already has a fair amount of senior citizens living there, and this figure is set to climb even higher in the months and years ahead. Caring for older […]