Great timelapse of the Falkirk Wheel by Chris Laing. The wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and is regarded as a Scottish engineering landmark.
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Falkirk Wheel Time-lapse
Great timelapse of the Falkirk Wheel by Chris Laing. The wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and is regarded as a Scottish engineering landmark.
Friday, 30 August 2013
Light Up Memo Note Timer Pins
Light Up Memo Note Timer Pins is one of the best design concepts of 2013 at Red Dot Awards. Light Up is a very functional piece of technology invented by designer Kim Sung Min. Each electric pin-up board pin can be set for an upcoming appointment. It automatically triggers the light when it reaches to time limit. This little invention can fix most of our time schedule problems.
Worlds Smallest Router !!!
The WL-330NUL is the world's smallest pocket router at only 17.5g in weight and 6.5cm long.
Cube laser virtual keyboard
Cube laser virtual keyboard for Iphone/ Ipad ,Blackberry tablet, Android Smartphones ,Windows Phone 7 and more..
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Solar Power Wireless Optical Mouse
Main Features:
2-in-1 wireless optical mouse
Plug and play 2.4GHz wireless connection with up to 10M working distance
Reliable 2.4GHz micro wireless receiver which can holds inside the mouse
Dual mode power supply, bulit-in lithium battery and also support 3A alkaline batter
Sealed by monocrystalline epoxy solar panel to charge lithium battery
Adjustable 4 tracking speed, provide more precise cursor control
You can set up the shortcut key by yourself, very conveniently
Ergonomic design makes you feel good even though using it for a long time.
Spraytect Pepper Spray iPhone Case
Seeing that your Apple iPhone is always just a quick reach away, it makes sense to build a defense tool right into the case itself. That's exactly what the Spraytect iPhone Case is, a detachable pepper spray cartridge built right into the case. The case features several different safety mechanisms to ensure you don't end up spraying yourself in the eye, and also comes in different colors as well.
Recorder
Recorder is this magic pen that converts your written notes into electronic files and then transfers it to your phone and computer via Bluetooth. I think it’s a great idea and can actually encourage us writers to take to the book and pen more often. I bet authors and illustrators will love it too! My only wish – it auto spellchecks the files.
The portable lounge chair
This is the portable lounge chair that eliminates the need to bring a cooler, umbrella, or tote bag to the beach. Insulated compartments inside the armrests hold up to 12 cans of soda, four wine bottles, or several sandwiches, keeping them cold even on sweltering summer days. A removable 4'-diameter umbrella tilts 180º and rotates up to 360º to block the sun from any direction. A 18" x 21" pocketunder the seat holds reading material, towels, and sunscreen and two cup holders in the armrests keep drinks close at hand. An adjustable pillow provides proper head and neck support whether you are lying prone or supine, and the leg rest detaches and converts into a side- or lap table. The seat and backrest are made of breathable, soft mesh and the chair folds and has casters, a telescoping handle, and two shoulder straps for easy transport.
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
PARAM YUVA II - India's fastest Super Computer.!!
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing has developed India's fastest Super Computer by name PARAM YUVA II having 524 teraflops , about 10 times faster than present facility.!!
That too within a record time period of just THREE months..!!!
Monday, 26 August 2013
Micromax launches Canvas Doodle 2 (A240)
Price around Rs.19k to 20k
Specifications:
5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capacitive touch screen IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
12MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
12GB internal memory, expandable memory upto 32GB with MicroSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS
2600 mAh battery.
lasers have successfully levitated a nanodiamond
This is the first time lasers have successfully levitated a nanodiamond. To force the tiny diamonds, which were 1,000 times thinner than a fingernail, to float, the scientists focused a pair of lasers toward a clear vacuum chamber and sprayed in the diamonds. The diamonds gravitated toward the light, and some eventually levitated in a stable position.
Saturday, 24 August 2013
Don't Give Up - Until The Very Last Breath
There is always a way, Always! - Turn the Audio on people, because every second in this video is worth watching with full audio. Legends say "don't give up until the very last breath" and you will know why they say that, right here in this video.
Touch Your loved Ones No Matter Where They Are With Tactilu !
Over the past decade, the world we live in has changed significantly with respect not only to the technology available but also the way we work. We are trapped in a busy world where we have no choice but rely on communication technology to keep in touch with our loved ones. Even dating has gone virtual. In other words most lovers don’t have time to spend in a real world so they exchange emails and SMS.
In the past the only way for lovers to interact was to meet in the real world. Then cell phones came to invade our and lives lovers were quick to jump on it to express their feelings. Distant relationships do lack something though. That is the sense of touch. Friends can hear each other through phone or even see each other via the net but they can’t touch each other.
Now we are entering the era of wearable technology and with that, new types of products are coming into the market. It should now be much easier to express love using the sense of touch. A new idea was born straight from a Poland design studio, Pangenerator. It is a wearable wrist that has been named Tactilu. The first wrist that allow 2 people wearing it to communicate with each other at a distance using the sense of touch.
This technology relies on the Arduino Pro mini microcontroller, a bluetooth module and a custom pcb that sends signals based on a haptic feedback. There are 2 possible ways to pair electronic bracelets. Either the users will pair their device directly via bluetooth or in a case of longer distance they can pair through the net. This is quite extreme when it comes to innovation and people are yet to get used to the concept of distant touch.
The final design of this device is still been reviewed. For now it looks more like a slightly bulky bracelet but the designers did mention that the final product will be much slimmer and comfortable.
Also, another improvement that needs to be made is a situation where the touch can be sent both ways on the same bracelet. For now there is one bracelet for sending the touch and another separate one for receiving the touch. So basically people who want to play with this toy will have to wear 2 bracelets, the emitter and the receiver.
Hopefully the product that is going to be released in the market will have both the touch and feel function and it will be much more appealing to the eye. For the meantime lovers will have to use their phones and the messenger softwares to keep in touch.
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Robotic Exoskeleton
NASA is co-developing an exoskeleton that could give astronauts superhuman strength. The 26-kilogram X1 Robotic Exoskeleton fits over an astronaut's leg, has motorised joints and, for the time being, it could be used to add resistive force in microgravity, helping astronauts on the ISS exercise. In the future it could be paired with a spacesuit to provide additional force needed during surface exploration, improving balance and helping astronauts walk in a reduced gravity environment.
Hyperloop
Hyperloop brings you from Los Angeles to San Francisco in only 30 minutes at 1000 km/h.
It will use low pressure air and will be fueled by solar power, installed on the outside of the tunnel.
Emopulse Smile SmartWatch goes up for pre-order
A revolutionary smartphone with twin-display full-color OLED that you can wrap around your wrist and wear like a bracelet. Is an entertainment and gaming hub, social network and news feed, personal assistant, digital watch, and a stunning piece of wrist bling all rolled into one futuristic device.
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
suborbital spaceflights
"Virgin Galactic has signed up 625 individuals for its planned suborbital spaceflights, lining up revenue of at least $125 million. A single trip into space will carry a price tag of $250,000."
Dashboard lights
Warning ahead! 99 per cent of Car Owners can't understand their dashboard lights (well, do YOU know what these symbols mean?)
World's Biggest Truck (The Titan)
Mega-Engineering: World's Biggest Truck (The Titan)
➤ Also known as Terex 33-19 and built in 1973.
➤ Assembled in London, Ontario, Canada.
➤ Has a payload capacity of 350 short tons (320 t).
➤ Net vehicle weight of 509,500 pounds (231,100 kg).
➤ Gross vehicle weight of 1,209,500 pounds (548,600 kg).
➤ It's a diesel/AC electric powertrain haul truck.
➤ Production cost on current scale, US $5.8 million.
Robotic Exoskeleton
Sophie Morgan walks with the aid of “Rex”, a Robotic Exoskeleton at the Welcome Trust on September 19, 2012 in London, England.
The system allows wheelchair users including fully paralyzed people, to stand upright and walk independently. Sophie was paralyzed from the breast bone down in 2003 following a car accident
Smartphones Evolution
The world’s first smartphone hit the market on August 16, 1994. Its name was Simon and was produced by IBM. It contained most of the features we’re used to: email, predictive typing, even a rudimentary version of “apps” by way of plugging in a memory card to get more features. It also weighed over a pound, was the size of an actual brick, and cost almost $1,000
Monday, 19 August 2013
stay cool on a hot summer day
Now we all know that the iPhone is no doubt one of the coolest phones in the world, with the ability to do everything thanks to the fact there’s an app for pretty much anything. But there are some things that even an app can’t do – like keeping you cool on a hot summer day. You’ll need some hardware to do that, and that’s what the folks at Japan Trust Technology did. They’ve created the iPhone Dock Fan. Plugging into the docking port of your iPhone (or iPod Touch or iPad which would be rather unwieldy to use), it taps into the iOS device for the juice needed to keep it powered. The fan has a twisting feature that can let you point the fan in two different directions, depending on which way you want to hold your phone when you use it. If you’re afraid of accidentally cutting your face or your fingers when using the device, you have no need to worry. The iPhone Dock Fan’s blades are made from soft urethane plastic that couldn’t cut your skin even if you wanted it to. The iPhone Dock Fan can stay powered for up to 6 hours on a full-charge on your iPhone, which should be long enough before your hand starts cramping up from holding the phone up for so long. It comes with a case that looks like a mini iPhone and will set you back about Rs.650
Bed Prism Spectacles
Enjoy Reading in Bed or Watching TV While Reclining -- Read a book without eye fatigue or physical strain or watch TV in horizontal comfort. Precisely aligned glass prisms show half a page of an average hard-cover book. Bed specs are lightweight - you will hardly know you are wearing them! -- Ideal for traveling or patients in bed.
Sunday, 18 August 2013
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Friday, 16 August 2013
Life-Casting Process- MMA Legend Randy Couture at ADI !!!
Wow Awesome..Amazing Art of work don't miss :)
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Magnets Have Memory
Learn a simple but cool trick you can do using a calculator and a couple of magnets..
AMAR-one who never dies
Billion Hearts, but one Soul
Billion Hands, but one Body
Billion Minds, but one Thought...
MERA BHARAT MAHAN!!!
Dedicated to all the Heroes...
World's Fastest Helicopter
Eurocopter X3 - World's Fastest Helicopter...!!!
Eurocopter X3 hybrid helicopter new speed record at 263 knots 487 kmhr French aviation industry
Eurocopter X3 hybrid helicopter new speed record at 263 knots 487 kmhr French aviation industry
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Monday, 12 August 2013
The Awesome Floating Train
This model maglev train uses superconductors and magnets to float above the track. The film also features an animation segment explaining the physics that makes it work
The TR3
The TR3, developed by Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems and SPA Defense, can deliver a pretty intense 3-watt green laser at targets stationed up to one and a half miles away when operated at night. The rifle’s re-chargeable lithium-ion battery allows for up to 30 plus minutes of continuous firing.
Technology that gives you Speed of 501 km/h (311 mph)
Technology that gives you Speed of 501 km/h (311 mph).....!!!
Transrapid has a commercially operating maglev in Shanghai.
This Shanghai Maglev Train demonstration line, or Initial Operating Segment (IOS), has been in commercial operations since April 2004 and now operates 115 (up from 110 daily trips in 2010) daily trips that traverse the 30 km (19 mi) between the two stations in just 7 minutes, achieving a top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph), averaging 266 km/h (165 mph). On a 12 November 2003 system commissioning test run, the Shanghai maglev achieved a speed of 501 km/h (311 mph), which is its designed top cruising speed for longer intercity routes. Unlike the old Birmingham maglev technology, the Shanghai maglev is extremely fast and comes with on time – to the second – reliability of greater than 99.97%.(7-minute real time video of the maglev reaching 431 km/h in only 3 minutes)
Plans to extend the line to Shanghai South Railway Station and Hongqiao Airport on the western edge of Shanghai are presently on hold, awaiting government approval
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Saturday, 10 August 2013
3D Printed Sugar
3D printing technology will soon allow chefs to quickly and easily prepare creative meals of all shapes and sizes.
Friday, 9 August 2013
Soft Autonomous Earthworm Robot
Earthworms creep along the ground by alternately squeezing and stretching muscles along the length of their bodies, inching forward with each wave of contractions. Snails and sea cucumbers also use this mechanism, called peristalsis, to get around, and our own gastrointestinal tracts operate by a similar action, squeezing muscles along the esophagus to push food to the stomach.
Now researchers at MIT, Harvard University and Seoul National University have engineered a soft autonomous robot that moves via peristalsis, crawling across surfaces by contracting segments of its body, much like an earthworm. The robot, made almost entirely of soft materials, is remarkably resilient: Even when stepped upon or bludgeoned with a hammer, the robot is able to inch away, unscathed.
Sangbae Kim, the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, says such a soft robot may be useful for navigating rough terrain or squeezing through tight spaces.
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
A photo of a 35 mm film print
A photo of a 35 mm film print featuring all four audio formats (or "quad track")- from left to right: SDDS (blue area to the left of the sprocket holes), Dolby Digital (grey area between the sprocket holes labelled with the Dolby "Double-D" logo in the middle), analog optical sound (the two white lines to the right of the sprocket holes), and the DTS time code (the dashed line to the far right.)
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Super Strong teeth...
A Chinese daredevil has broken a Guinness World Record after balancing a staggering 23 wooden benches on just his teeth in Chongqing, China.
Chinese stuntman, Li Hongxiao, used only his teeth to hold up 23 wooden benches with a total weight of 69 kilograms
The Airless Bike Tires
The Airless Bike Tires made by Britek was developed to eliminate the necessity of air in tires and to help the prevention of punctures, tube replacements, and pressure checks. The ‘Energy Return Wheel’ is a concept by Colorodo-based designer Brian Russell.
Instead of air, it uses rubber stretched over a series of carbon nano tube reinforced composite rods to provide its cushioning. These rods can be adjusted, changing the tension of the rubber to suit different types of terrain, improves flexing and recoil cycling. With the intention of reducing weight, a 29er wheel made from carbon fiber is incorporated. Further improvements include the possibilities of implementing a thin sidewall to keep mud and trail debris out for a more consistent ride.
Japan's latest invention
Japan's latest invention:
The dental training robot that can 'feel pain'
The humanoid practice robot, dubbed Simroid for "simulator humanoid", alerts dentistry students if it is uncomfortable.
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Wound Healing Spray
Innovation: Wound Healing Spray
Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes. The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
This work is inspired by “The Skin Gun” which can heal burns in a fraction of time using stem cells.
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Foxconn Technology Group
Foxconn Technology Group, is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer measured by revenues.
Foxconn is primarily an original design manufacturer and its clients include major American, European, and Japanese electronics and information technology companies. Notable products that the company manufactures include the iPad, iPhone, iPod, Kindle, PlayStation 3, and Wii U.