BITalino is a simplified system for makers, app developers and researchers who want to quickly start capturing bio-signals. The low cost (€149/$197 + shipping and taxes) kit of modular blocks includes a swathe of physiological sensors that can be broken out to use individually or linked together and used in whatever combination you’re after. BITalino’s approach is plug and play, to keep things […]

Our cars are getting smarter every day–but can we say the same about our roads? Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde believes there is a wealth of untapped energy and potential right beneath our wheels. Winner in the prestigious INDEX: Award 2013 Community Category, Roosegaarde’s ‘Smart Highway’ concept modernizes European roadways into interactive experiences that pave the way towards environmental sustainability and […]

With a click on a smartphone, the experimental “Armadillo-T” electric car made in South Korea will park itself and fold nearly in half, freeing up space in crowded cities. The quirky two-seater, named after the animal whose shell it resembles, may never see production but it is part of a trend of developing environmentally friendly vehicles for urban spaces. Armadillo-T: […]

Scientists have created “electronic foils” that will allow circuits to conform to any surface — or get stretched, bent, and crumpled. The electronics may someday become as common as plastic wrap, researchers say. Using processes common in the semiconductor industry, such as vacuum evaporation and chemical vapor deposition, the scientists manufactured integrated organic circuits onto ultrathin (1 micron) plastic films, […]

Quickly turn the things in your world into 3D models that you can modify, improve, share, and 3D print. With just two clicks, the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner’s simple yet sophisticated software creates clean, watertight 3D models that are ready to 3D print. When you scan an object, you give it a brand new life in the digital world. […]

Scientists over at princeton university have combined electronics with biology to create a 3D printed bionic ear. The artificial organ is a result of the team’s exploration into using the prototyping technique to print out cells and nano particles. Purchasing a basic 3D printer online, the researchers, lead by michael alpine, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, used […]

The Withings Smart Baby Monitor lets you monitor your baby from any location using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Its wide-angle, 3-megapixel camera gives you clear, high-resolution pictures of your baby’s room, while virtual pan-tilt-zoom technology lets you navigate the room with a touch of the screen. You can talk to your baby while watching him on the screen […]

If the idea of eating bugs turns your pallet, consider that many cultures have included insects in their diets for centuries. Unger created Farm 432 with the growing population in mind, that will call for meat production to double by 2050. Creating an at-home protein source to offset the demands of the meat industry may be the only way to […]

Many parts of Asia have leaped ahead of the developed world in adopting high-bandwidth wireless networks and business models to put devices into the hands of consumers. This Singapore Sessions featured a discussion amongst some of the smartest technology entrepreneurs, developers, venture capitalists and big company executives on the next wave of technology products, and how they aspire to make […]

The Netherlands’ Solar Team Eindhoven just unveiled Stella, the world’s first solar-powered family car! The team comprises a group of 22 students who want to show the world that a family car that runs on solar energy is a real possibility today. The four-passenger vehicle is not only powered by the sun, but it also features new technologies that make […]