Hybrid cars are interesting in that they are able to harness the kinetic energy used when braking to recharge the car’s battery. It’s technology that’s relatively new, but incredibly fascinating. It makes you wonder what kind of things could harness energy if they used this similar model. A few years ago, some scientists developed a… Continue reading Charging Your Cell Phone With A Knee Brace
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Space Elevators: Leap To The Stars At The Push Of A Button
Whilst science professionals harbour yearnings for all manner of inventions to make it into the real world, from cold fusion to Helium 3 harvesters, domestic serving units or driverless cars, for myself I hope to live to see a space elevator become reality. A lift that takes you up into space? Pretty cool. A launching… Continue reading Space Elevators: Leap To The Stars At The Push Of A Button
Envisioning the Smartphone of the Future
The Smartphone revolution has completely shifted the way we communicate with one another, as well as how we relate with technology. As of 2011, there are Smartphones so impressive they actually rival laptops from a few years ago, in terms of processing power. As such, we cannot help but wonder: Just how smart can we… Continue reading Envisioning the Smartphone of the Future