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Swans help create smoother camera drone videos
The next time you see a graceful, dramatic video shot by a camera drone, you may have a swan to thank for the absence of any jittery footage. Stanford University researchers are developing camera suspension technology inspired by whooping swans, whose heads remain remarkably still even when they're Read More...
Barclays to become first UK high street bank to accept bitcoin
Published: 14:08 EST, 30 August 2015 | Updated: 14:17 EST, 30 August 2015 Barclays will be the first UK high street bank to accept bitcoin later this year, the company has announced. It plans to allow people to make charity donations using the virtual currency by going into partnership Read More...
Tesla's newest car is so good it broke Consumer Reports' rating system
The jury is out. And here's what Consumer Report, a leading source for product reviews in the US, wrote about the Tesla model S P85D: "The Tesla initially scored 103 in the Consumer Reports' Ratings system, which by definition doesn’t go past 100. The car set a new benchmark, so we had to make Read More...
The Solar Sunflower can harness the power of 5,000 suns
Sunflowers have been reborn for the future, and these ones you can’t give your loved one in a bouquet. Engineers in Switzerland has developed a massive solar sunflower, combining both photovoltaic solar power and concentrated solar thermal power in one package with a total efficiency of around 80 Read More...
These moms were so tired of stereotypical girls clothes that they started making their own
What if a young girl would like to wear a T-shirt with a dinosaur or a spaceship on it? She's in bad luck because most likely she'll need to shop at the boys section of the clothing store. A group of moms tired of stereotypical pink girls clothing with ruffles and frills started to raise Read More...
Autonomous cars keep getting smarter all the time
We're all wired differently. We are erratic, impulsive and unpredictable, especially while driving. For that reason, engineers in Berkeley, California, are preparing autonomous cars to predict our driving behavior. They had volunteers drive in a simulator so they could collect data to better Read More...
Eat foods rich in amino acids and lower your blood pressure
There are many pills on the market nowadays for lowering blood pressure. But researchers are more often finding conclusive results that foods can have an important function in achieving that same goal as well. A new study shows that protein-rich foods play a key role in this. And the benefits are Read More...
New catalyst may hasten commercialization of fuel cell vehicles
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new fuel cell catalyst using earthly abundant materials with performance that is comparable to platinum in laboratory tests. If commercially viable, the new catalyst could replace platinum in electric cars Read More...
Fuel cells: From the Toyota Mirai to Apple and an iPhone 6
iPhone 6 battery (L) and Intelligent Energy UPP fuel cell-based recharger. A fuel-cell fits inside the iPhone. (Credit: iFixit, Intelligent Energy) Intelligent Energy, primarily an intellectual property firm (based in the U.K.), has developed a prototype of an iPhone 6 that runs for a week on one Read More...
Device that makes hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water
A new prototype that turns the sun’s energy into hydrogen fuel could point the way to commercially viable artificial photosynthesis. Fuels produced using the sun’s power offers many advantages over conventional solar power. Fuel made inexpensively through artificial photosynthesis could Read More...