A new crypto-currency is designed to aid medical research as well as function as a medium of exchange. CureCoin, which launched in May but is now being promoted through a publicity campaign, works along the lines of similar currencies such as Bitcoin, but its creation process involves medical research. The units of a crypto-currency aren’t […]
Researchers have developed a robot that can figure out in just a couple of minutes how to get around despite one limb being incapacitated. It could make it more viable to use robots in remote locations. The project involved staff in universities in Paris and Wyoming who’ve just published a research paper. They wanted to […]
Stanford researchers have created a stable pure lithium anode. It’s a huge step towards a dramatic increase in battery capacity. We currently refer to rechargable batteries in portable devices as being “lithium ion” rather than simply lithium because today’s models only use lithium in the electrolyte and not the anode, which is usually silicon or […]
Verizon is to upgrade all of its FiOS customers to increase their upload speeds to match their download speeds. There’ll be no extra charge, though some users will have to wait. Right back to the days when nerdier folk showed off about knowing what the A in ADSL stood for, most broadband users have come […]
You can soon control your electronics with just a wave of your hand! Thalmic Labs has created the Myo, a “gesture control armband” that uses Bluetooth to control any devices that have been paired with it. http://youtu.be/oWu9TFJjHaM While prototypes were shipped back in December, the company went back to the drawing board, of sorts, around […]
The low-cost Raspberry Pi computer is getting a third edition. The B+ doesn’t have any major performance spec changes, but some potentially useful design tweaks. The Pi launched in 2012 and was designed as an alternative to devices such as the Arduino; the Pi’s manufacturers bill it as a full computer rather than a microcontroller. […]
LG has produced an 18 inch screen that can roll down into a tube barely two inches in diameter. It says a 60 inch version should follow in 2017. The screen uses OLED technology, which works in a similar way to traditional LEDs but instead of a chip, uses a thin film that emits light […]
IBM is putting $3 billion into two projects designed to rethink the very concept of computer chip production. It says such a move is needed to meet increasing demands for processing without impractical increases in energy use. Both projects will run for five years. They both involve exploring the continuing efforts to shrink chips — […]
A British fire service is developing an app that will let callers send live video of an incident to give emergency staff more information before they arrive on the scene. West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) wants other services from around the country such as police and ambulance to get involved in the tech behind the […]
A new firm of birth control could allow women to switch contraception on and off with a remote control. It could also be adapted for other drugs. The device is 20mm x 20mm x 7mm and includes a battery and a 1.5-cm wide microchip. At scheduled intervals, the chip releases an electric charge that melts […]