Ion Belt Doubles As A Portable Charger
A wearable tech start-up called Ion Tech Wear has released a belt that also acts as a device charger in order to reduce the amount of "stuff" we carry around each day.
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Video of the Day: Robots driving motorcycles
Yamaha unveiled its robot driving motorcycle at this week's Tokyo Motor Show. Motobot is an autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot built around a fusion of Yamaha's motorcycle and robotics technology.The company's goal is to get the…
Terasense releases new line of teraherz imaging products
Terahertz (THz) imaging evidently 'fills the bill' nowadays gaining increasingly more adepts from various fields in science and industry. TeraSense Group Inc. manufactures portable terahertz imaging systems that have attracted many into the…
Arduino pet robots teach kids to code
Plum Geek Robotics, the company that brought the public Ringo the programmable robot has now released another learning robot called Wink.
The Arduino-based STEM education pet robot helps kids transition from graphical style…
New energy-efficient welding technique make cars stronger
A new welding technique that consumes 80% less energy than common welding techniques has been developed by engineers from the The Ohio State University, and it could mean safer cars.
The new technique actually creates bonds that are 50%…
Researchers use a 3D-printer to create hair
Going bald? Why not 3D-print some hair?
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to produce hair-like strands with a low-cost 3D printer
The technique was inspired by the plastic strands that are left behind…
Honda showed off these concept vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show
Although the Tokyo Motor Show is coming to a close, we can still take a look at some of the outrageous vehicles that were shown off over the past few days.
76V DC/DC Buck Converter Provides High Reliability And Greater Energy Savings
ROHM has just released a 12 to 76V input, 3A variable output voltage, DC/DC Buck converter with integrated 76V MOSFET optimized for high power (high voltage x large current) applications such as motors, factory automation equipment,…
New Spring-Mass Technology Means Robots That Walk Like Humans Are Coming
Will robots become much smarter than humans? Will robots take our jobs? Will robots take over the world? These are all very popular questions in the robotics community.
New Line Of Waveguide To Coax Adapters Released, Operating Up To 65 GHz
Pasternack, a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has released new lines of in-stock 1.85mm, 2.4mm and 2.92mm waveguide to coax adapters with operating up to 65 GHz.
Company Test-Flies Its High-Altitude Space Balloon For Future Manned Space Travel
If you’re looking forward to taking a vacation to space in the near-future, then you’ll be glad to hear that a commercial spaceflights company called World View has successfully completed a major milestone test flight this past weekend,…
PicoBrew is like a Keurig for freshly brewed beers
How simple was it when you brewed your first cup of coffee in your Keurig for the first time? Ever wish you could get a home-brewed beer the same way?
Brushed DC motor driver with integrated current sensing saves power for 12- and 24-V motors
Texas Instruments has just released a family of three brushed DC gate drivers featuring the industry’s first device with integrated current sensing. With this integration, designers using the DRV8871 can avoid the power loss, heat…
This on-board computer headset lets anyone experience virtual reality anywhere
If you’ve ever wanted to toy with virtual reality, but didn’t want to be tied to a computer or device to do so, AuraVisor virtual reality head mounted computer that’s giving you another option.
Researchers use off-the-shelf 3D printers to create hearts and other organs
While organ transplants are a vital medical option for patients today, there are currently over 4,000 Americans waiting to receive a heart transplant right now.