Category: High Tech
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Company BlueOak Turns Your Electronic Waste Into solid gold
While used electronic materials are being crammed into more and more landfills around the world, a company had the unique idea of extracting precious metals from this waste. Indeed, a lucrative and environmental friendly initiative. Approximately 50 million tons of electronic waste were produced worldwide in 2012 according to a report by the the United…
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Scientists Make Urine Powered Fuel Cells To Drive Cars
You may be surprised to know that human urine is able to drove a car. Around the globe, almost 10.5 billion liters of urine is produced on the daily basis. The production of the urine in such a big amount can fill 42,000 swimming Olympic sized pools. Urine is assumed to be human waste as…
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FIFA World Cup 2014 Started With A Mind Controlled Robotic Kick
FIFA world cup started with a mind controlled robotic kick. A paralysed teenager makes the first kick with the help of robotic exo-skeleton. The skeleton has been prepared by a Brazilian doctor Miguel Nicoliles. FIFA world cup always brings something new to us. This time, the opening ceremony was not inaugurated by some famous footballer.…
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WattUp: Wireless Technology To Recharge Batteries And Devices Remotely
A startup called Energous has developed a wireless charging technology that is capable of transmitting 10 W power to a distance of 4.5 m, even if the user is moving. It can be used to charge the batteries of smartphones and tablets, but also all other electronic devices. The commercial launch is planned for the next…
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The Samsung Smart Bike With Lasers And On-board Computer
The Maestros Academy, supported by Samsung, has created a smart urban bike, equipped with many powerful electronic systems. A rear camera and laser projectors are connected to a smartphone app to secure and optimize the movements of the rider. During Design Week, held every year in Milan, Samsung introduced a prototype of smart bike, intended to improve urban transport. This…
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Thermal Touch Transforms The World Around You Into Interactive Objects
German scientists are designing the future of augmented reality! This new system called “Thermal Touch” can detect the infrared heat left by our finger on any surface or object and changing it to an interactive system. The perception of the world around us will be completely changed! The technique is called Thermal Touch, is a system…
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Theradome: A Helmet that Uses Lasers To Treat Baldness
A California based company has made a helmet that cures baldness. The company claims that the helmet is equipped with special lasers which help in stimulating the hairs on the head. The helmet can be used anywhere you go and costs $800. Baldness is one of big issues across the world nowadays with 1.5 billion people…
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Forget Plastic Razors As Paper Cut Razors Can Make Shave Effectively
A designer from San Francisco has designed a paper cut for the shaving purposes. The paper can be used in place of razors one day. Basically the idea is conceived from the water resistant sheet of paper. Nobody would have thought that Paper cut would be so efficient one day to be used as a razor.…
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Russian Scientists Use Fingerprints To Find Most Suitable Job For You
The researchers have claimed that their system can tell aspiring candidates about their most suitable job with the help of fingerprints. The system is basically a scanner that scans the fingerprints. The researchers claim that in near future the scanner will be able to find key personality traits. Fortune tellers used to tell the fate of…
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A Scooter That Can be Folded As A4 Sized Paper Into A Handbag
A scooter has been invented by a young UK student that can be folded up to A4 size paper. The Aluminium scooter has 5 Kg weight and can be carried anywhere due to its height of 11.7 inches. Aluminium made vehicles are becoming too popular that Land Rover & Jaguar have started making their cars…
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MIT Developing Drones That Can Recharge From Power Lines
A team of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been working on a project for several years that would allow drones to locate power lines and recharge their batteries from them, before resuming their flight. A technology still under development that could revolutionize the commercial use of drones. A group of students from the Computer Science and…
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Bio Cooler: Coca-Cola Invents A Refrigerator That Works Without Electricity
There are many small villages, around the world, in far flung areas which suffer from scorching heat and do not have electricity. Now, people living in such villages can have a sigh of relief as they can have their fridge which works without electricity. All this was made possible thanks to the efforts of Coca-Cola…
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Barclay’s New Wristband Swipe System To Pay Your Bills
No need to swipe your ATM card as Barclays has introduced a wristband that can be used in place. You can wear the band for the whole day and it is like an ordinary wristband. The bPay technology is the beginning of a new era where you would not need to use cash. No need to…
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The World’s Tallest Skyscraper Will Have World’s Fastest Elevator
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is going to build the world’s tallest building with the world’s fastest elevator. It will be the world’s first building with two world records at a time. Amazing tower will be completed in 2018 and being built in Jeddah, a beautiful city of KSA. This is a double-decker elevator which…
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Jyrobike: A Self Balancing Bicycle That Never Lets Kids Fall Down
A special bicycle has been designed by a Philadelphia-based company which makes the kids learn riding a bicycle without falling. The bicycle is equipped with a spinning disc and a gyroscope to achieve this. A kid can learn bicycle in one day. Falling from the bicycle while learning to ride it, is something that almost…