Chevy Volts currently cost upwards of $30,000, but to make EVs truly mainstream, that price has to come down. A team of German engineers is looking at every step of EV manufacturing to do just that
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A road that charges electric cars has long been a pipe dream for combating range anxiety, but these Japanese scientists are making it work in real life.
Read More »Quantum behavior with a flash
Just as a camera flash illuminates unseen objects hidden in darkness, a sequence of laser pulses can be used to study the elusive quantum behavior of a large "macroscopic" object. This method provides a novel tool of unprecedented performance for current experiments that push the boundaries of the quantum world to larger and larger scales.
Read More »Why Deals Aren’t Dead–And Why Facebook Will Be Back
When Facebook pulled out of the deals space, some people started predicting the end of the industry as a whole.
Read More »Look ma, no hands: Engineers invent a magnetic fluid pump with no moving parts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Used in Hollywood and the advertising industry to create exotic special effects, ferrofluids are seemingly magical materials that are both liquid and magnetic at once. In a study published today in Physical Review B, Yale electrical engineering professor Hur Koser and colleagues from the University of Georgia and Massachusetts Institute of Technology demonstrate for the first time an approach that allows ferrofluids to be pumped by magnetic fields alone. The invention could lead to new applications for this mysterious material.
Read More »Quarter-Sized Energy-Harvesting Gadget Generates 100 Times The Power Of Similar Devices
Tiny movements can be converted to a lot of power with this latest advancement in piezeoelectrics, so even stationary gadgets can be powered just by their own subtle vibrations. Wireless sensors are an invaluable part of modern society.
Read More »Reading Rainbow: The Next Generation
The iconic brand returns--with a 21st-century upgrade for iPads. LeVar Burton, a children's literacy advocate and the former star of Star Trek: The Next Generation, plans to make an ambitious comeback, giving the once-loved Reading Rainbow brand a 21st-century upgrade.
Read More »6 Broadband Options for Your Business
We will help you make sense of your broadband options and which technology will be a good fit for your business. Deciding whether to fire an unproductive employee?
Read More »How to Blog to Attract Investors
Venture capitalists and angel investors weigh in on what they're looking for in your company blog.
Read More »9/11 Memorial Name Placement
Ground Zero officially becomes the National September 11th Memorial today.
Read More »Decade Of Disruption: 9/11-Inspired Innovation
The 9/11 attacks shook up more than the world's psyche, and have led to a raft of new inventions and futuristic tech designed to prevent similar terrorism in the future--from iRobots to full body scanners. These too have an ongoing mission to change our life. Some of the innovations resulting from 9/11 stemmed directly from the terrible events, while others would've happened anyway, just in slower time if their development hadn't been spurred on
Read More »Ramen by HP? The Wild Possibilities Of Printing Food
The Cornell Creative Machines Lab wants to bring 3D food printing technology to restaurants and home chefs. Top culinary talents believe this could lead to healthier diets, not just snazzier snacks
Read More »NYC’s Ring of Steel pt 2: Central Command
In the second of three videos, we visit the central hub of New York City's 'Ring of Steel', the expansive camera network keeping watch over Lower Manhattan.
Read More »365 Days a Year, the Oil & Gas Industry Delivers
The oil and gas industry hardly innovates! They just dig up oil! Who cares? Actually, I care and I believe that you should, too. I’m so interested in this that I’ve been interviewing innovative professionals in the oil and gas industry.
Read More »NYC’s Ring of Steel pt 1: Street View
The terrorist attacks of September 11th drastically changed the security strategy of NYC. A massive camera network, dubbed the 'Ring of Steel' , is at the heart of this new strategy. In the first of three videos we watch it as it watches us.
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