The Jetsons are Jealous of Your Future Smart Home
Smart homes have been a dream for many consumers. A George Jetson kind of home where you can control everything from small handheld devices and voice commands seemed like science fiction until very recently. Now it appears the pieces are all there, but now we find ourselves a bit overwhelmed and scrambling to get all of those tech features to fall into place.
What’s Next For 3D Printers?
3D printing is ushering in a new industrial revolution, from guns to organs and even food. Explore the transformative power of this emerging technology.
Highway Patrol Car of the Future
The 9th annual Los Angeles Auto Show Design Competition is calling auto and tech designers to build a car around a central theme: The Highway Patrol Car of the Future – 2025. Global manufacturer design studios compete while exploring new design boundaries for the auto industry. The winner will be presented on November 29th at the LA Auto Show Press Days, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Way of the Future As the economy changes and urban development progresses it is essential that all important aspects of society evolve with it—the guiding influence behind including law enforcement in this year’s design challenge. Industrial designers shape the world we live in, from commercial…
From Infinity to the Brain
Ultraviolet light imaging, originating from space telescopes, aids brain tumor surgeries. This holds great promise for precision in neurosurgery.
When Will Holographic Phones Be Released?
Imagine being able to walk next to and talk with the person who just called you on your mobile phone without them actually being there. Sound like science fiction? If technology companies are to be believed the next possible steps in our phone technology are three-dimensional!
Top Tech Trends of 2011 [Infographic]
The year 2011 brought many changes to the tech industry. Such tech trends as group buying, geolocation apps, or tablets revolutionized the whole industry. Other major tech trends include cloud computing and cloud based productivity apps, online video in enterprise, online Q&A, crowdfunding, and mobile photo sharing apps.
The Future of the Automotive Industry
A survey conducted in the UK has revealed that 65% of motorists are planning on buying a more environmentally friendly vehicle the next time they are looking to purchase a brand new car. The majority of respondents blamed rising fuel prices for this decision; with a further 5% of stating that they had been forced off the road altogether.
Antimatter Discovered Around Earth
A ring of antimatter, more specifically antiprotons, has been recently discovered around the Earth. Since antiprotons are charged sub-atomic particles, they are confined by the planet's magnetic field lines.
How China’s First Space Station Will Work [Infographic]
With the future of the International Space Station uncertain, the Chinese have announced their own space station program, instead of joining forces with the other space powers. China's space station will be named "Tiangong" which means "Heavenly Palace" in Mandarin.
Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Advantages and Difficulties of a Launch Loop
Unlike conventional rockets, launch loops can have many launches per hour, independent of weather, and are not inherently polluting. Rockets create pollution such as nitrates in their exhausts due to high exhaust temperature, and can also create greenhouse gases depending on propellant choices. Launch loops require power in the form of electricity and as such it can be clean.
Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Launch Loop
A launch loop (also known as a Lofstrom loop) is a proposed design for a very efficient non-rocket spacelaunch method. It is a much simpler concept than the space elevator, but still more complex than tether propulsion systems such as the rotovator.
Future car technologies – Advanced control
This is the final part of the Future Car Technologies series of articles. In order to make highways safer, it has been proposed that future cars should be grouped into platoons of eight to twenty-five cars and drive as one following each other at a distance of about a meter. They would all be controlled by an artificial intelligence or a lead driver (which ideally would be the most experienced of the whole group). Such a grouping would greatly increasing the capacity of roads. Brief assessment of the technology Such a technology might require buying new cars, or it may be something that can be retrofitted. Drivers would probably need…