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Sensors Creates Smarter & Safer Car Seats
May 24, 2016
Most new vehicles contain technology built-in to every car element to ensure the safest and best experience for each person inside. However, car seats have remained pretty standard, with very few modifications to keep the driver and passengers…
Read MoreDevice Detects Gluten In Your Meals
May 20, 2016
People who have celiac disease or gluten allergies are must thoroughly monitor every ingredient for a meal, including ones found on product labels, to ensure no wheat, rye, or barley is listed. It is even more difficult to…
Read MoreBio-Glass Helps Repair Damaged Cartilage
May 19, 2016
The popularity of 3D printing has had a major impact on advancements in research within the medical industry. Although scientists have not yet found a 3D printed material to perfectly replicate bone, a research team has recently created…
Read MoreSmart Earbuds Change the Way We Hear
May 18, 2016
The invention of earbuds offered many improvements to previous headphone designs which were often large, hard to store, and not at all discreet. However, earbuds still had faults, including overpowering background noise and tangled wires. Nuheara, a tech…
Read MoreSmart Bottle Keeps Wine Fresh Due With Unique Valve
May 13, 2016
When a bottle of wine is opened, the seal is broken allowing oxygen to flood in through the top and begin the spoiling process. Even if the cork or lid is put back on as quickly or tightly…
Read MoreFirst Customizable 3D Printed Wheelchair
May 12, 2016
3D printing is continuously offering new and improved solutions to old designs, even to products which have been left unchanged for decades. Layer, a design agency in London, England, has recently created the GO, a newly designed 3D…
Read MoreElectric Vehicles Could Be Charged Wirelessly
May 11, 2016
Electric car owners know that finding a charging outlet and remembering to plug in your vehicle everyday can prove to be a challenge. Qualcomm, a world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies, has developed a system for…
Read More3D Printing Spider Robots for Complex Structures
May 10, 2016
3D printing and robotics are becoming more common in the workplace, enabling factories to raise efficiency by using new technology techniques. A research team at the Siemens Robotic Lab in Princeton, New Jersey has created SiSpis (Siemens Spiders),…
Read MoreATM Precision
May 9, 2016
From lightning fast conveyors that dispense money, to extreme security measures, each mechanical component in an ATM machine works together seamlessly in order to provide perfectly accurate, instantaneous, quality service. An ATM contains a variety of components that…
Read MoreUltrathin Device Sticks, Measures & Displays Medical Information
May 6, 2016
If you are an athlete or have health concerns, being able to know medical information instantaneously can be extremely beneficial. Professor Takao Someya along with Dr. Tomoyuki Yokota from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering have…
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