Archives October 2015

Lately Boeing R&D department claimed that they created “the worlds lightest material”, which is also extremely durable.
It is called “microlattice” and it is a synthetic porous metallic material, consisting of an ultra-light metal foam.
What makes it so light you ask my young padawan? Well it is lattice of interconnected hollow tubes with a wall thickness of 100 nanometers ...

People invent stuff to make their lives easier, more luxurious or solve a problem. Sometimes though they invent things just because they can!
The latest example is Yamaha, and its new Motobot. The bike riding robot that wants to compete with human riders one day. It is not ready yet, but the goal is clear ...

Lately, some selective hearing devices have surfaced. First these Active Listening Ear-buds and lately this Noise Canceling helmet. Both these systems are letting you hear whatever you want. In the first case, you can reduce the volume of a crying baby, or amplify the music in a concert the way you want. The helmet’s ...

In 2006, important astronomers gathered in Prague, to solve a major issue of their science. What is a planet, and what it’s not?
They ended up with these 3 criteria.
1. It has to be in orbit around the Sun,
2. it has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (well, to have a nearly ...

Inspired by Marvels Thor and his unique hammer Mjölnir, electrical engineer Allen Pan, crafted a hammer that only he can lift… as long as the hammer is on a metal surface and made a video which is now viral. You guessed right, “Magnets Oh! “ is the word, but how exactly?
Pan decided that strong electro-magnets ...

About a month ago, we discussed bones and equations. Today we are talking muscles.
A new high tech accessory surfaced lately. It is an armband that promises that will make you control everything with your hand gestures. Pretty much like Tom Cruise in Minority report, but even cooler.
The basic principle is that while you ...

There is a new water purification system with small modular units, that claims that it uses the most natural way to purify water, without polluting the environment.
It gathers (any) water and it heats it with the help of some solar panels.
As it heats, it begins to evaporate and the resulting vapor rises to ...

There is an impressive video going viral lately. A concrete mixing machine, is dropping 4.000 liters of water on a parking lot and the concrete just magically absorbs it all.
It’s not a magic trick or CGI. It is a new type of super-absorbent concrete designed to soak up nearly 900 gallons of ...

More lasers this week, after the Laser Cutting post! Why? Because there is a new, futuristic gadget spreading over the internet these days. It is a shaving razor, but without… a steel razor. It has a laser. Yes, a laser, that cuts off hair, smoothly, precisely and painlessly.
How it works?
Wavelengths of light had ...