Recent research over the past few years have shown that light can be converted at least partially into motion, or more specifically vibration. While this seems innocuous, it could open up new ways of performing actions in optical microcircuits. Physicists at Caltech and Duke University have shown that light could be made to make glass… Continue reading Science: Device converts light into vibration
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Robotics, robots, bots – a pictorial
Robotics research continues unabashedly as the human race strives to capture their essence in machinery, or at least put together a C-3PO! Boston.com has a great photo essay of all kinds of robots from the recent past, although there seems to be a preponderance of androids. My favorite is of course, the soccer-playing bot! Hint:… Continue reading Robotics, robots, bots – a pictorial
Cardboard Gadgets, an Art Project
An artist called Kyle Bean has made some gadgets out of cardboard and lit their tracing paper screens with a simple circuit, all in the aid of awareness. His point is that gadgets today are almost out of date the moment you buy them – and he’s right! He’s also trying to get across the… Continue reading Cardboard Gadgets, an Art Project
IEEE’s Engineering Your World contest – submit your video
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, and one of the things that they are sponsoring is a contest called Engineering Your World where they’re inviting folks to submit videos showing off the use of engineering/technology in enhancing life in fun and/or interesting ways. The grand prize… Continue reading IEEE’s Engineering Your World contest – submit your video
The tech world around you … by the numbers
Fantastic 5 minute video that gives a great insight into the impact that technology is having on all of our lives, the economy and job market. What’s the bottom line? Mostly unknown. However, if I were a student right now, it should give me pause as I’m trying to decide what direction to point my… Continue reading The tech world around you … by the numbers
Thinking green about IT
Think Green. In technology and the environment – Green IT we talked about ways to be more efficient with the technology we use. There are three main areas where improvements can be made: selection, utilisation and disposal. Looking for more energy efficient equipment, making the most efficient use of it, and recycling equipment are ways… Continue reading Thinking green about IT
The Technology week in view: 23rd April 2008
Dealing with a cold (man flu my partner calls it) is not the sort of virus I was planning to write about in a technology review but it has that knack of impacting on most aspects of every day life especially as it dulls the reflexes somewhat. This is what happened when I heard about… Continue reading The Technology week in view: 23rd April 2008
This month’s Vazy Mag takes the pulse of Fashion, Art, Lifestyle & Technology
The April issue of Vazy Mag is out. Apart from the gadget coverage provided by yours truly, this issue features an eye-opening photo essay on the state of affairs in Iraq. A must read. We won’t give away the rest of the content, so check it out yourself. It’s a free download that you can… Continue reading This month’s Vazy Mag takes the pulse of Fashion, Art, Lifestyle & Technology
Sonicum Iconic Speaker Set
This artsy Russian design studio Art Lebedev creation add an incredibly nice form to function as the Sonicum Iconic Speaker Set both looks sharp and sounds great. The speakers were designed to mimic the standard audio volume icons on your computer but even with the unusual shape the speaker set delivers crisp highs. The frequency… Continue reading Sonicum Iconic Speaker Set
The technology week in view: 14th April 2008
Having been of the feeling that may be losing the war, at least we have won a few battles with incoming spam in our business. There are two main problem areas that we have been looking into. Firstly, there is the scenario of When spam is not spam which we have finally managed to bring under… Continue reading The technology week in view: 14th April 2008