The Iranian government has dismissed a claim that one of its citizens has invented a time machine. Sadly the gadget itself was at best overhyped, despite the best efforts of the ‘inventor.’ The device, the “Aryayek Time Traveling Machine” is the work of Ali Razeghi (which can also be written as Razeqi), who appears to […]
Philips says its found a way to make LED lighting that’s twice as efficient as existing fluorescent bulbs. It would mean bringing the type of energy savings found in many homes to offices and factories. Although mention of energy-saving bulbs usually brings to mind domestic light fittings, Philips says around half of all energy used […]
At the Game Developers Conference last week, Activision unveiled a new breakthrough in real-time computer rendering and animation. Take a look: [Via Cartoon Brew]
With the BionicOpter, Festo has technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly. Just like its model in nature, this ultralight flying object can fly in all directions, hover in mid-air and glide without beating its wings. [FestoHQ]
Meet the Etón rukus Solar. It’s Bluetooth-enabled, so stream music from any phone or MP3 player that is compatible. It even has an internal lithium battery, so when the sun goes down, you can still have 8 hours of music. It has two speakers and a bass boost button, as well as an AC adapter and […]
A British child who wasn’t born when I started journalism training has made an estimated $30 million from an app that automates the process of summarizing news. But hey, I’m not bitter. Nick D’Alosio created Summly two years ago when he was 15. It’s an app that uses a fully automated process to take popular […]
The US military is working on ways to improve security on wireless networks. It’s suggested adopting some of the tactics used by credit card firms and eBay. The project is the work of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is effectively the military’s gadgets division. It’s previously worked on making a robot that can […]
A Canadian specialist in infectious diseases says he found some success in using a modified iPhone to diagnose worm infections in Tanzanian children. But Dr Isaac Bogoch says the results aren’t quite reliable enough yet. The main way to diagnose worms is to examine stool samples for eggs. They are around 40 to 60 micrometers […]