Jul 01 2011

A 10,000-Year Clock To Be Buried in Texas Cave

Tag: Artists,Design,Inventions,Persuasive Technology,Visual ArtsNic Halverson @ 1:00 pm
The two-hundred-foot-tall time piece was built as an icon to long-term thinking.

Jun 29 2011

Electrode Wristband Stimulates Guitar-Picking

Tag: Bionics,Biotechnology,Design,Engineering,Haptics,Music,SensorsNic Halverson @ 6:40 pm
A band 28 electrode pads strapped to the forearm stimulates muscles and flexes joints in the hand and fingers.

Jun 27 2011

Fire and Flood Threaten Research Center and Nuclear Plant

In New Mexico, fire and smoke has shut down the Los Alamos National Lab, and in Nebraska, floodwaters are closing in on the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant.

Jun 21 2011

Is Apple’s ‘Spaceship’ Campus Too Far Out?

Although its new mega-structure is intended to use alternative energy and revitalize green spaces, Apple might have bitten off more than it can chew.

Jun 16 2011

Would You Like Some Electronic Fries With That?

Nutrismart system calls for edible chips to be implanted in food to provide nutritional and other information.

Jun 15 2011

Batcopter Flies Among Nocturnal Colonies

Tag: Animals,Aviation,Design,Digital Cameras,Flying Robots,InfraredNic Halverson @ 12:23 pm
Researcher builds UAV to film and study bats in flight.

Jun 14 2011

Heart Without Beat or Pulse Could Save Lives

A new kind of artificial heart uses whirling motors to 'spin' blood -- rather than pump it -- through the body.

Jun 09 2011

Bikinis Made from 3-D Printers Custom Fit Every Curve

A bikini made from thousands of circular nylon discs and thread-like springs fit all.

Jun 07 2011

First Fully Solar-Powered Laptop Has Fujitsu’s Attention

A conceptual laptop incorporates two solar panels to run all day.

Jun 07 2011

EcoBoost: Ford’s Smallest Engine Ever

A 1.0-liter, three-cylinder engine increases fuel efficiency and lowers exhaust temperatures.

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