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Triboelectric generator utilises mechanical ener

11/12/2013 09:30

December 2013 Zhong Lin Wang, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is using the triboelectric effect to create electrical power by rubbing or touching two different materials together. He believes the discovery can provide a new way to power mobile devices...

Scientists have found water in the atmospheres of five distant planets

04/12/2013 09:42

If Elon Musk and SpaceX are looking to inhabit far away worlds, it might make sense to find the most Earth-like places possible, with virgin air and untouched water. With the recent discovery of water on distant exoplanets, we might be one step closer to that reality. Using the Hubble...

bubbles experiments

04/12/2013 09:30

Scientific experiments do not need to happen in fancy laboratories. Exploring science can happen at home using inexpensive supplies. Oobleck Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid that behaves unlike other fluids. Flowing freely, it behaves as a regular liquid, but when a force is applied, it is...

Rare Weather Event Fills Grand Canyon with Fog

04/12/2013 09:23

Usually the Grand Canyon offers stunning views stretching for miles, deep into valleys etched by the Colorado River. But that vista has changed over the past few days, as a rare weather event has filled the canyon with fog, offering an even more stunning view than is typical. PLAY...

transmars trajectory

01/12/2013 11:41

Liquid Engine propels MOM into Mars Transfer Trajectory and India into interplanetary space ! Trans-Mars injection has been completed successfully.

Apple iMac (27-inch, September 2013) review: New processors and faster Wi-Fi for Apple's slim desktop

01/12/2013 09:00

The good: With the addition of Intel's Haswell chips, plus 802.11ac wireless, faster SSD hard drives, and new Nvidia GPUs, the latest Apple iMac is a thoroughly up-to-date desktop. The bad: Other big-screen all-in-one systems have handy extras missing here, such as touch screens...

Dell XPS 27 review: Almost everything you could want in an all-in-one

01/12/2013 08:57

The good: The updated Dell XPS 27 is highlighted by excellent performance and features, plus a higher-than-1080p touch screen, Nvidia graphics, and Intel's latest fourth-gen CPUs. An HDMI input lets it double as a display for a game console or cable box. The bad: The main...

Jolla phone is a colorful, Sailfish OS-powered Android alternative for 399 euros

01/12/2013 08:55

With even Microsoft struggling to make much impact into the smartphone world with Windows Phone, and BlackBerry's outlook looking less than brilliant, launching a new phone with an entirely new operating system might seem like a risky decision. Jolla doesn't seem worried though. The Finnish company...

payment method of future

01/12/2013 08:52

In a world where everyone can know your name (and increasingly intimate personal details), how can connected shoppers keep their payment information private? With personal data increasingly viewed as insecure, developers and engineers are moving away from hackable passwords and forgettable PIN...

Electrode recreates all four tastes on your tongue

28/11/2013 15:49

An electrode that can produce the taste of salty, sweet, bitter and sour food could make gaming tastier and help in healthcare too LIFE in virtual reality could soon get a whole lot tastier – now a digital simulator can transmit the taste of virtual food and drink to the tongue. This might mean...

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