Why Don’t We Have Holodecks?
In one of the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, “The Big Goodbye,” Captain Picard dons a fedora as 1940s sleuth Dixon Hill. Picard found a brief escape from life on the Enterprise by…
Scientists Discover Graphene Potential with Scotch Tape
The uses of the pure carbon substance Graphene are very broad, and thanks to two Russian scientists based in the UK, may have found great potential in its use in technology and engineering, and it…
3D Printed Assault Rifle, Just Click Print
We have written about the coming revolution in manufacturing as 3-D technology is put to use printing anything under the sun. But 3-D printers are already allowing the printing of objects outlawed: revolvers, rifles and…
Firefighters Seeing through Flames and Saving Lives
New infrared holography technology could enable firemen to see through flames and smoke, according to Italian researchers at CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), the National Research Council. The infrared laser can beam through smoke and…
Wave Disk Generator Could Revolutionize Engines
Researchers at Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program for their research and development of the wave disk generator, a new engine that could drastically change fuel…
India Emerging as Big Player in Technology Race
In a recent book by well known British Indian science journalist Angela Saini, “Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World” the author notes that traditional technology innovators Germany, the United States, the United…
China begins work on 105 KMH Maglev Trains
Following on from our reports of Japanese rail authorities looking into the construction of high speed magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains, construction will soon begin in neighboring China on their very own Maglev trains. All proposals and evaluations,…
Forget the Gym, Join a 3D Printing Factory
In 1988, Brett Hanson started a firm that specialized in laser engraving, industrial screen printing, and Pad printing (printing a 2D image onto a 3D object) for OEMs throughout the U.S. For 24 years, he…
No Scalpels or Cutting in this Futuristic Operating Room
Most of us remember the medical technology used in Star Trek; with the wave of a wand diagnosis was immediate and treatment applied in seconds. Uterine fibroids, bone metastases, brain disorders, adenomyosis, prostate cancer, breast…
Innovative Wheelchair Adapts to Children’s Needs as they Grow
Chair4 Life is aimed at maximising mobility and independence for disabled children as they grow into adulthood. As children grow their physical and developmental needs change rapidly, and are at greater risk of deterioration if…
