(Phys.org)—Perceptions, design concepts, and expectations of Google Glass roll on, with yet another patent filing by Google. This time the call is for a Google Glass-like wearable computer to be the ultimate ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Mar 24, 2013 3.8 / 5 (5) 19 |

(Phys.org)—A device that looks like a tiny washboard may clean the clocks of current commercial products used to manipulate infrared light.

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Nov 16, 2012 5 / 5 (16) 1 |

Big seeds produced by many tropical trees were probably once ingested and then defecated whole by huge mammals called gomphotheres that dispersed the seeds over large distances. But gomphotheres were probably ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 16, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 1 |

(Phys.org) -- A team of University of Maryland scientists have discovered that when electric current is run through carbon nanotubes, objects nearby heat up while the nanotubes themselves stay cool, like a ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Apr 10, 2012 4.4 / 5 (38) 14 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A German security expert has issued a warning that billions of mobile phone users who depend on GSM networks are vulnerable to having their personal mail hacked. He blames the problem on network ...

Technology - Telecom

Dec 27, 2011 4 / 5 (10) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Carnegie Mellon spinoff has introduced a triangle shaped connector that can make simple little robots behave in a more sophisticated way and can otherwise transform an Android smartphone ...

Electronics - Robotics

Dec 16, 2011 4.5 / 5 (4) 5 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A major breakthrough in remote wave sensing by a team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers opens the way for detecting hidden explosives, chemical, biological agents and illegal ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Jul 11, 2010 4.4 / 5 (14) 9 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is planning to launch Google TV later this month according to news reports, with the Google I/O conference on 19-20 May tipped to be the most likely date for the big announcement. There ...

Technology - Internet

May 03, 2010 4.6 / 5 (14) 8 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nintendo has come up with yet another idea for an accessory to add to its list of Wii peripherals. This time it's a soft football-shaped controller that is said to simulate the feel and touch ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 02, 2009 3.5 / 5 (4) 1

(Phys.org) —Scientists have created the first global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan, giving researchers a valuable tool for learning more about one of the most Earth-like and interesting worlds ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (7) 1 |

Salamandra robotica II is a last generation amphibious robot developed by the Biorobotics Laboratory at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). It is the guest of honor at the booth of Syrobo, ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 19, 2013 4.5 / 5 (10) 6 |

LED bulbs seem to be the future of home lighting: They save electricity, they're durable and they don't contain mercury like compact fluorescents. But having them produce white light like any old light bulb ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 13, 2013 2.8 / 5 (9) 5

Researchers steering a remote-controlled submarine around the world's deepest known hydrothermal vents have collected numerous samples from sunless depths of the Caribbean Sea where blazing hot, mineral-rich ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 27, 2013 4.9 / 5 (7) 3

(Phys.org)—This month, Panasonic and Tokyo Gas announced the launch of their newest Ene-Farm home fuel cell, a product that residents can use to generate energy right from their homes. This is a smaller, ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jan 22, 2013 4.2 / 5 (5) 4 |

Scientists are developing new materials which could one day allow people to print out custom-designed personal electronics such as games controllers which perfectly fit their hand shape.

Technology - Engineering

Nov 21, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 2 |