Long-distance relationships are difficult because not only is your lover completely removed from your day-to-day life, but you have absolutely zero possibility of tangible physical intimacy. This is sad. Researchers from the Imagineering Lab at City University London think they can solve this problem, however, with their new Kissenger gadget. The device mimics a real kiss using pressure sensors and actuators. […]
Send Affection To Your Love Ones From Afar
Life Saver In The Wild
Due to the hyper-connected world we live in, there are very few times that we’re not contactable. One of the occasions we may not be, though, is when we potentially need it the most: If we’re ever in a life-threatening scenario, such as being lost in the wilderness where there is no cellular coverage. That’s where researchers from Spain’s Universidad […]
Going Green For Cars Solar Powered
The first 10 Lightyear One cars are due to be released in 2019. Up until now fully solar-powered cars were not considered a realistic prospect, Solar Assisted Electric Vehicles (SAEVs) were considered the best possible option for solar cars, adding up to hundreds of miles to a car’s range. are set on releasing a vehicle that uses only solar power. But […]
Control Your Smart Home With A Turn Of Your Wrist
Nanoleaf‘s new Remote allows users to easily control the company’s Light Panels and other HomeKit products. The device aims to take the frustration out of controlling multiple smart home products with numerous apps by simplifying tasks into the single controller. Users can program each one of the device’s 12 sides with commands to accomplish tasks like turning off lights, raising window blinds […]
Portable Solar Powered Battery
This is the portable battery that attaches to a window and uses solar power to charge a smartphone or tablet. The device has a suction cup that allows you to mount it to a window in a car or plane and the built-in solar panel charges the internal 1,000 maH lithium-ion battery. A smartphone or tablet connects to the […]
Bionic Hand With A Sense of Touch
The technology unites the portable bionic hand with a computer that translates the information coming from the artificial fingers into a language the brain can understand, which it then sends back to the body through the electrodes. This breakthrough is the result of many years of robotic research carried out by teams in Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. Even though she’s […]
Exciting Engineering Projects You Need to Know About
While technology has changed the world as we know it and continues to impact industries around the world, engineering is one sector in particular where all sorts of new developments and projects are becoming reality thanks to the pairing of computers and humans. Whether you’re studying an online Master of Engineering right now and want to know where jobs could […]
Understanding Voting Patterns Through A.I.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can do many wonderful things these days. But, it is an elegant trick to have it guess who you are going to vote for just on the base of what car you drive. If we were to believe its verdict, it could save everyone from the process of going down to vote on election day. A team […]
Electric Vehicle Vending Machines
Alibaba is one of the giants of retail in the market. The company has made a deal with Ford in China to manufacture electric vehicles to facilitate sales. Customers will scan a car that they are interested in using the Taobao shopping app. The app is also developed by Alibaba. They can then pick a color, enter some basic information […]
Algae to Replace Plastic?
Plastic is pretty much the bane of green existence, but its low cost and high versatility have kept it in production for decades—and into the foreseeable future, too. But as more and more people work to find alternatives to the polluting material, a viable solution may have been found at the intersection of technology and algae. Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek […]