Key to designing a hit video gameSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Two researchers at University of Birmingham, UK claim to have found the key to designing a hit video game. According to Russell Beale and Matthew Bond, it may just be a matter of social interactions and avoiding bad pricing.
Indian-American devises way to cool hybrid carsSeptember 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists led by an Indian-American has found out a new way of cooling microchips in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices by understanding how the fluid overheats in tiny microchannels. The new type of cooling system, devised by a Purdue University team, will be used to prevent overheating of devices called insulated gate bipolar transistors -- high-power switching transistors used in hybrid and electric vehicles.
Scientists use viruses to make miniature rechargeable batteriesApril 9th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have used genetically engineered viruses that assemble into electrodes to make complete miniature rechargeable batteries for the first time, which could improve the performance of hybrid electric cars and electronic gadgets. According to a report in New Scientist, the new lithium ion batteries are as powerful as existing devices but smaller and cleaner to make, claim the team behind the work.
World's first flying car takes test flightsMarch 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Arguably the world's first flying car took its first test flight sometime this month, a milestone in a project started four years ago by MIT students. At 7:40 a.m on March 5, the winged car taxied down a runway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., took off, flew for 37 seconds and landed further down the runway - a manoeuvre it would repeat about a half dozen times over the next two days.
Samsung's melting memory chips set to revolutionise mobile technologySeptember 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Samsung Electronics have announced that it has begun mass production of a new kind of memory chip that stores information by melting and freezing tiny crystals. Called the phase-change memory (PCM), the idea was first proposed by physicists in the 1960s, but it took long for them to develop the chip.
New system to help hybrid and electric cars keep their coolSeptember 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at Purdue University have created a new system to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices. Indiana's 21st Century Research and Technology Fund provided funding to Purdue and Delphi Corp.
Scientists find a way to make nanostructured plastic solar cellsAugust 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has found a way to make nanostructured plastic solar cells, which are roughly 10,000 times smaller than a human hair. A research team headed by David Ginger, a University of Washington associate professor of chemistry, has developed the new technology.
Now, Braille-ready touch-screen phone for the blindApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - If you thought that blind people cannot afford to use touch-screen devices like the iPhone, you are certainly mistaken, for scientists have now created a vibrating touch screen phone that can simulate Braille characters. In Braille, letters are encoded using a two-by-three matrix in which each character is represented by a different configuration of raised and absent dots at the six locations.
Carbohydrates and weed killers may someday power gadgets, cars and homesSeptember 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - If scientists have their way, then carbohydrates, the human body's preferred energy source, along with a weed killer, could someday power our gadgets, cars or homes. Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the US have developed a fuel cell - basically a battery with a gas tank - that harvests electricity from glucose and other sugars known as carbohydrates.
Now, a 'baby iPod' that plays music in mother's womb!April 17th, 2009 LONDON - Music-loving mothers-to-be may soon be able to play tunes to their unborn child, courtesy a specially designed 'baby iPod'. The contoured belt called a B(l)aby boasts a built-in MP3 player.
New flexible solar cell technology to power lighting for night-time bus usersJune 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A group of engineering researchers at McMaster University in Canada has installed a new flexible solar cell technology to power lighting for night-time transit users. The bus shelter is located on the west side of University Avenue between the John Hodgins Engineering Building and the Life Sciences Building.
Toyota rolls out first hybrid-only Lexus model with hopes green cars will boost lagging salesJuly 14th, 2009 Toyota rolls out first hybrid-only Lexus modelTOKYO — Toyota rolled out its first hybrid-only Lexus luxury model Tuesday, as the world's top automaker seeks to turn itself around by pushing the increasingly popular green technology. Toyota Motor Corp.
Bath-o-matic iPhone app allows you to run a bathJune 25th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have created a revolutionary iPhone feature that makes it possible to run a bath before getting home. The Bath-o-matic software means the phone can send orders to a set of high-tech taps on a bath tub that can control the temperature, pressure and draining of the water, reports The Telegraph.
Chevy Volt, powered by battery and gasoline engine, to get 230 mpg in city; due out late '10August 11th, 2009 GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city drivingWARREN, Michigan — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 mpg in city driving, more than four times the current champion, the Toyota Prius.
Now, a device that buzzes you to straighten up when you slouchMarch 28th, 2009 LONDON - You can now stop worrying about the way you look while sitting, for iPosture a small gadget, which can be stuck on the skin and buzzes to remind the wearer to sit up straight, helping improve posture, has come to your rescue. The revolutionary device vibrates discretely when the wearer slouches by more than three degrees for one minute.
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