An Afghan designer has come up with a novel tumbleweed-esque device to find and detonate mines, a device that has evolved from the wind-powered toys he made as a child. Massoud Hassani... Read more
There is no need for an internet connection While GPS tracking tends to be ineffective inside buildings, alternative indoor positioning solutions require the presence of Wi-Fi network access... Read more
It also means that it wouldn’t be too hard for [a very skilled person] to work out how to un-encrypt military drones and spoof them American researchers took control of a flying drone... Read more
Making 3D models of large real-world objects Take one piece of software that can stitch 2D photos into a 3D model, one camera-carrying UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), and mix well to impress... Read more
Created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Notes and data from hobby bird watchers can now be quickly and easily added to one of the world’s largest online bird observation databases. Created... Read more
You can also define reference points – such as property boundaries or roadways We’ve all experienced that moment of panic when we open the back door to let the dog inside... Read more
The Scania system offers the most benefits on undulating terrain Automakers around the world are currently working overtime to make their vehicles more efficient and cleaner through s... Read more
Have you ever thought about how ineffective different parts of our legal system are? I’ve often thought about how restraining orders are such a quaint throw-back to a time before tech... Read more
As millions of baby boomers approach 65, the rates of Alzheimer’s sufferers is expected to continue to rise significantly in the coming decade. Already 5.4 million Americans are living... Read more
A navigational device for the blind that’s built into a shoe Within just the past few years, scientists have developed an impressive number of experimental systems designed to help the... Read more
Forty-five years ago, the first episode of Star Trekaired on NBC. It was five years after the Soviet Union launched the first human into space, and the franchise explored a fictional 23rd ce... Read more
This is the simplest portable GPS locating device available Ideal for finding your car after shopping or your hotel after a day of touring in an unfamiliar city. Simply push a button to mark... Read more
Some readers may be familiar with the car2go car-sharing system, which is now in use in several cities around the world. Users locate the closest available car via the internet or a telephon... Read more