The purported “invisibility cloak” has been in the news before. However, University of California at Berkley researchers are on the cusp of something big. They’ve developed a material “that can bend light around 3D objects” in effect, causing them to disappear.
Now, of course this material currently only exists on a nano scale. But these recent developments could potentially one day be scaled up to create great expanses of the material that could conceal objects and even people.
If you’re looking for the next generation of PC cooling technology or consumer electronic recharging, you may only have to look so far as a group of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory who have developed a flexible solar cell. This cell could be applied to all sorts of electronics to make recharging a snap and cooling devices a breeze.
Timex decided to team up with Core77 and hold a global design competition called 2154: the future of time design. Timex did so to celebrate 150 years of watch crafting.
Here we go again, another rumor – I know you might be tired of hearing these rumors, but news is news. There are reports saying that the new revision of iPhone will not only put faster network on your hand, but also includes GPS, video conferencing, and mobile TV functions.
Another rumor is that the 3G iPhone will come in three-color choices, black, silver, and white. The report also said the 16GB model will be available in silver only while the 32GB version will be available in white, black, and silver.
Samsung will be showing its latest LCD panel with 240Hz image frame rate next week. The prototype Samsung will be demonstrating is a 15-inch panel at the SID (Society for Information Display) 2008 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, which takes place in Los Angeles from May 18 to 23.
There are 10 test locations in Chicago, and if you want to participate you have to go through the whole registration process, but its kind of cool. I bet you all can’t wait until you are getting robbed for your thumbs, speaking of which, if you are a gamer, I’d recommend registering with your pinky.
To register there is a kiosk you have to go to where you register your fingerprint and then assign some sort of payment method to it, credit cards seem the most likely, and then you are on your way. Now if they could integrate this system in-store, that would be great.
So if you are a security minded individual with a similar shoot first mentality, Samsung has got you covered. No word yet on price, but it will probably be available in the war room at Best Buy sometime soon.
I really can say that I have yet to see anything more badass in my life. Too bad it’s just a patent.
The second (the right of the picture) is the Cyclean. It is a bike powered washer. It uses no electricity, instead its user hops on and rides nowhere quick, but it does clean your clothes. It is recommended for developing countries, where electricity can be put to far better uses.
Ever felt like making a rude gesture at your watch? I know sometimes when I’m running late I curse time for obviously having sped up and thus ruin my day. But in the future you might have to be careful; a gesture out of place and you may just wipe your hard-drive. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have put their developing gesture-recognising technology into a wrist-mounted device.
A while back ago Cyberdyne showed off their latest Hybrid Assistive Limb exoskeleton HAL-5. It was designed with the idea of letting the elderly and disabled rediscover their lost strength.
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