Wow, superhuman vision, maybe – Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes — visual aids to help vision-impaired people, […]
Great video on IFW-Dresden’s superconducting magnetic levitation (Maglev) train models – [via] Link.
We’re rapidly approaching a time where some of the best electronics will ultimately make the best jewelry. Here’s a CCD from a Canon camera mounted in a ring. De Beers will be opening a booth in Best Buy any day now, you heard it here first – Link.
Jeff writes in – This CookTek “Incogneeto” cook top was displayed at NAFM in late 2007. It’s capable of heating to 190 deg F through any sort of counter top (granite, composite etc) without causing damage to the counter itself. Because of RFID technology, These units also do not require special markings to determine where […]
Andrea sent in this awesome pedal powered tennis ball launcher! This is a chimera tennis ball cannon made from a bike that you can pedal. It is both cleanly powered and built from recycled bicycles. It allows players varying in skill levels to practice to be better at both tennis and cycling. The launcher is […]
Here’s a video from the AMAZING session “Programming DNA” @ the 24th Chaos Communication Congress – A 2-bit language for engineering biology. Biological engineering does not have to be confined to the laboratories of high-end industry laboratories. Rather, it is desirable to foster a more open culture of biological technology. This talk is an effort […]
Mike writes – An inertia friction welder powered by a bicycle. Built in 2 months and at a cost of £302. Finished and run for the first time at around 6pm GMT, Saturday 15th December. Thanks go to Andy for the welding, Steevo for the machining, Martin for grafting, Greg for filming and squeaking, Graeme […]
