Scientists reported progress recently in using a common virus to develop improved materials for high-performance, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that could be woven into clothing to power portable electronic devices.
A team of European researchers has “virtually” teleported real objects through cyberspace, touched things in virtual reality and even felt the movements of a virtual dance partner.
Ever since the CSI TV series hit the airwaves, everyone knows that forensic doctors use high-tech tools in their criminal investigations and computers to reconstruct how the crime or accident happened.
In September 2010, Robonaut 2 (R2) will be taken to the ISS by the space shuttle 'Discovery'. Here, it will become the first humanoid robot to work in space.
Imagine holding the entire sun in the palm of your hand. Now you can. A new iPhone app developed by NASA-supported programmers delivers a live global view of the sun directly to your cell phone. Users can fly around the star, zoom in on active regions, and monitor solar activity.
Yamaha have announced details of an exciting 4-month promotion which will see all 'silent' upright and grand piano models sold between September and December being shipped with a superb award-winning M-430 Hi-Fi system completely free of charge to customers.
The ancient city of Rome was not built in a day. It took nearly a decade to build the Colosseum, and almost a century to construct St. Peter's Basilica. But now the city, including these landmarks, can be digitised in just a matter of hours.
Films made in 3D could soon pack more of a punch thanks to work being carried out by a De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) researcher.
Specialist Coventry engineering company, Visioneering has lent its support to help bring to fruition the dreams of a local young designer. Coventry University graduate, Alastair Callender, 23, has developed a ‘green’ superyacht which will be powered from wind, solar and Hybrid Marine Power (HMP).
A shoeprint etched in blood or dust can make a crucial difference in a criminal case, but it all depends on the ability of human examiners to identify a matching shoeprint pattern from thousands in their databases. It’s a labourious, inefficient task.