Rolltop Computing Get ready to roll and go with this multi-touch laptop Orkin Design Laptops keep getting thinner and lighter, but some concept laptops take portable to a new level. Orkin Design’s Rolltop consists of an OLED display that can start as a rolled-up mat and deploy as a multi-touch 17-inch laptop. My beastly HP [ Read More ]
To Clear IEDs, a Secret High-Tech Beam Bypasses Triggers and Detonates Explosives Early By Clay Dillow Posted 06.07.2010 at 10:58 am The U.S. Army Clears an IED IEDs are the leading cause of U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, but a new high-tech beam countermeasure could clear roadways of threats from a safe distance. The U.S. military [ Read More ]
Video-Stitching Surveillance Camera Gives DHS 360-Degree, 100-Megapixel Seamless Views By Clay Dillow Posted 06.08.2010 at 3:26 pm DHS’s Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance DHS S&T Big Brother was watching before, but soon he’ll bewatching with a whole new set of high-tech eyes. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is creating a [ Read More ]
Prototype Hyperspectral Satellite Fast-Tracked to Begin Official Spy Work for Military By Rebecca Boyle Posted 06.11.2010 at 4:36 pm TacSat-3 The TacSat-3 satellite, which will start official military operations June 12, includes a sensor that detects spectral signatures across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. AFRL via Register After a year of tests, a hyperspectral spy satellite [ Read More ]
The Inside Story of the MotoCzysz E1pc, the World’s Most Advanced Electric Motorcycle On the eve of its first race–at one of the toughest and most dangerous motorcycle racetracks in the world–we take an exclusive inside look at one man’s quest to engineer the ultimate electric race bike By Wes Siler Posted 06.09.2010 at 2:11 [ Read More ]
IBM and DOT to Test Our High-Tech Transit Future in Texas First By Clay Dillow Posted 05.06.2010 at 10:03 am IntelliDrive IntelliDrive Texas is known for its wide open spaces and a certain enthusiasm among its citizens for traversing them by automobile. So it’s appropriate that IBM and the Department of Transportation are planning an [ Read More ]
DIY EyeSeeCam Tracks Your Eyes’ Movement to Film What You See By Rebecca Boyle Posted 05.26.2010 at 12:29 pm 9 Comments Cool Head Gear A HeadCam developed in Germany tracks your eye movements and points a camera wherever your gaze falls. via Hackaday.com A new German-developed head-mounted camera system tracks your eye movements, pointing a [ Read More ]
Scaly BMW Concept Car Collects Solar Power, Then Raises Panels to Brake The BMW Lovos car has solar photovoltaic cells all over its body By Jeremy Hsu Posted 10.02.2009 at 4:53 pm 25 Comments Scaly BMW Beast In the top photo, the scaly flaps are down, absorbing solar power. In the bottom photo, they are [ Read More ]
‘Double-Bubble’ Airliners Designed by MIT for NASA Could Trim Fuel Consumption by 70 Percent By Clay Dillow Posted 05.17.2010 at 11:40 am 23 Comments MIT’s D Series Concept (left) and H Series MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences Automobile design has changed drastically over the last half century, and computers have gone from filling entire rooms to fitting [ Read More ]
