World’s Cheapest Computer – 9$
The Raspberry Pi popularized the idea of the micro-PC with a compact and a very low cost computer. Now a brand new participant, Next Thing‘s CHIP, joins the race to construct...
MIT’s latest microscope can view nanoscale processes in real time
State-of-the-art atomic force microscopes (AFMs) are designed to capture pictures of structures as small as a fraction of a nano meter — one million times smaller than the width of a...
Students at MIT invent a robotic kitchen that may revolutionize fast food
MIT engineering students Michael Farid, Kale Rogers, Luke Schlueter and Braden Knight invented a completely automated mini-restaurant referred to as Spyce Kitchen, that will make fast food even faster. It features a fridge, dishwasher,...
Buildings to be powered by Solar Windows
Manhattan has roughly forty seven thousand buildings with around 10.7 million windows, based on a 2013 estimate from The New York Times.
Now think about if just 1%, that's 100,700, of these...
Holus: Interactive Tabletop 3D “Holographic” Display
We haven't seen Star Wars like holograms in real life, until now that is. A brand new device called the Holus is aiming to change that.
Important: Please read our update regarding...
Upgraded: The flying car called the Terrafugia TF-X
Flying cars have probably been on the back of people's from the time cars were invented. Many have daydreamed of having one, movies have come come up with concepts and ideas...
A small mistake helped scientists to quadruple battery lifespan
Until somebody figures out a alternative for lithium-ion in rechargeable batteries, research will continue into find out how to cram extra power inside as well as extending their useful lifespan. Two...
Power Over WiFi: Charge your devices from 28 feet away!
Energy beamed to camera via modified Wi-Fi signals
Everyone hates wires, especially when you have a LOT of them. A cable to charge your android phone, another one to charge your iPad...
Get paid to park your car at the Airport? Now there’s an app for...
Getting a free automobile wash and vacuuming and the airport sounds good. What's even higher is getting paid for leaving your automotive.
FlightCar, a peer-to-peer car sharing service operating at airports, also...
A New Rifle Shoots Down Drones Without Bullets
One would have to be quite an expert marksman to shoot a drone out of the sky with a traditional rifle. Firing a bullet with a diameter of around 7 mm and hitting an...
