Drayson Racing electric car sets new world speed record
Drayson Racing Technologies has broken the world land speed record for a lightweight electric car. Its Lola B12 69/EV vehicle hit a top speed of 204.2mph (328.6km/h) at a racetrack at RAF Elvington in...
View ArticleCan Wi-Fi let you see people through walls?
It isn’t exactly Superman-like X-ray vision, but cheap, low-power Wi-Fi technology is gaining more attention as a remote sensing tool. Do you really wish you had X-ray vision? Sure, it would be fun to...
View ArticleEurope plans to end mobile phone roaming charges
The European Commission is proposing to scrap mobile phone roaming charges across Europe as part of a raft of measures to reform the telecoms market. The Commission described the reforms as “the most...
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3D/4D Live Cell Printing
In recent years, the use of a simple inkjet technology for cell printing has triggered tremendous interest and established the field of biofabrication. A key challenge has been the development of...
View ArticleNasa to send seeds to Moon to grow lunar salad
Nasa is planning to grow plants on the Moon for the first time by sending basil, turnip and cress seeds on a mission that will land on the lunar surface. It might make a more appetising soup than a...
View ArticleReal Life Iron Man: Elon Musk
By the time Elon Musk founded the company that would become PayPal, in 1999, he had already built and sold one internet business. But this time he hit the jackpot. Already wealthier than most of us...
View ArticleForget Google Glass, Say Hello to Google’s Smart Contact Lenses
If you were impressed by Google Glass then check out the potential more discrete espionage-like smart lenses. Google is developing a “smart” contact lens. A contact lens made with super-tiny chips and...
View ArticleThe Future of Health Technology
Labs In Your Pocket This new app and sock brings the convenience of a lab/doctors test to your smartphone. The Sensoria smart sock accurately monitors your running style and technique and helps you...
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NASA physicist, artist unveil warp-speed craft design
Thanks to a NASA physicist, the notion of warp speed might just travel out of sci-fi and into the real world. NASA’s Harold White has been working since 2010 to develop a warp drive that will allow...
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Five ways to become invisible
1 | THE REFLECTION CLOAK The robotics and computer engineer Susumu Tachi of Keio University has been making people vanish into the urban landscapes of Japan. These ghostly figures stand shrouded in a...
View ArticleLiquid Hard Drive Implants Could Increase Intellect
Storing information and data in brain-implantable liquid could one day be a reality after researchers discovered a new method of storing data in microscopic particles suspended in a solution....
View ArticleGoogle is developing a cancer and heart attack-detecting pill
Google is working on a nanoparticle pill that could identify cancers, heart attacks and other diseases before they become a problem. The pill would contain magnetic particles approximately 10,000 times...
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