Chainsaw-Wielding Robot Carves Furniture Out of Wood Logs

High-tech ultra precise robotics for minimal waste could be the future of the furniture industry.  But a chainsaw-wielding robot arm might be an unusual way to demonstrate the idea. The idea took off at 2013…

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MIT Student Turned Artist Designs $5 Inflatable Homeless Shelter

Harsh winters are most terrible on the homeless. Staying outside in harsh winters could pose serious risks, including death. A smart urban shelter designed by artist Michael Rakowitz’s is really a big help to the…

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Which Southern State Knocked California Off the Top Spot for Electric Car Growth?

Electric vehicle charge company Charge Point has found that Atlanta, GA, is the top metro area in the US for electric car growth, knocking California a couple of notches down the list. The state had…

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Solar, Inflatable Drone Ready to Circle Venus for a Year

Scientists have always been curious to know how the planet Venus changed from a potentially life-supporting world billions of years ago to the scorching hothouse it is today. Planet Venus, the closest planet to Earth,…

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Install or Uninstall a Swimming Pool at the Push of a Button

Want to take a dip to cool off but don’t have a pool in your backyard? Just push a button. New technology from Hydrofloors turns a usable floor or surface into a pool. Literally, at…

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Apple’s CarPlay Turns Your Dash into an iOS Device

Apple computers, Apple smartphones, Apple tablets and Apple cars? We’re not quite there yet but Apple has announced that it plans to release “CarPlay,” its version of iOS in your car that will run off…

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The 50-Cent Cardboard Microscope That Will Change Medicine Forever

Malaria and cancer are two diseases that cause a huge amount of suffering in humans, not to mention economic damage. Thanks to Manu Prakesh, currently Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Standford University, and his colleagues,…

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Paisley Farm Inc. – A Throwback To All That Is Simple & Good

The story of Paisley Farm Inc. began in 1945 when a pilot, J.W. Paisley, who had just completed active duty during World War II, returned home to Ohio, intent on using his new found leadership…

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Toyota’s New Three-Wheeled Vehicle Has No Steering Wheel

IndustryTap has covered Toyota’s FV2 color-changing vehicle, which alters itself to match your mood. The concept vehicle is continuing to cause quite a stir, this time at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Why? Because it…

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7 Ways Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is Affecting Your Life

IndustryTap has covered “Light Detection and Ranging,” or LIDAR. It’s a remote sensing technology around since the early 1960s. LIDAR is used in a wide variety of applications, including: In agriculture to help farmers determine…

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