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Fed up of cramming into the elevator at work in the morning? Soon you’ll be able to drive into it instead – because the world’s smallest eco car is about to go on sale and it’s tiny enough to fit into office elevators. (Pics)
AT&T researchers create app to track your teenager’s driving habits
The app could also monitor an elderly driver’s aptitude over time.
AT&T researchers have created a system that reports on drivers’ real-time behavior and long-term driving trends by merging data from cars’ onboard computers and drivers’ smart phones. It also reveals whether a particular mistake might have been caused by phone use.
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IBM’s oxygen powered battery
IBM has built a battery that needs oxygen to live.
In an effort to build a battery capable of powering a car for 500 miles, IBM has designed a battery that produces power by taking in oxygen and then recharges by expelling oxygen. Such a battery can be significantly smaller and lighter than traditional lithium ion batteries, providing a much longer life per square inch since it is driven by the outside air. (Video)
New technology is about to make horror movies even scarier
3D films are more vivid, realistic and scairer. But there is a new technology that promises to make them sound scarier, too.
During January’s Sundance Film Festival, a midnight screening of V/H/S provoked the ultimate audience reaction of the horror movie genre.
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Top 10 changes we can expect from the library of the future
Libraries have acted as community cornerstones for millennia.
Every April marks School Library Month. Libraries celebrate how they promote education and awareness in an open, nurturing space. What makes them such lasting institutions, though, isn’t the mere act of preserving books and promoting knowledge. Rather, it’s the almost uncanny ability to consistently adapt to the changing demands of the local populace and emerging technology alike. The library system probably won’t disappear anytime soon, but rather, see itself blossoming into something new and exciting in congruence with today’s myriad informational demands.
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The end of the TV remote control
Designers are now employing built-in cameras and microphones to enable TVs to recognize your gestures, spoken instructions, and even individual faces.
For over 60 years the TV remote control has been a centerpiece of living rooms and the focus of family squabbles. But its age is showing — and new technologies built into the next generation of TVs may replace the old clicker.
Need for technical training grows as more big companies in the U.S. plan to ‘onshore’ jobs
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Ten years ago, offshoring manufacturing jobs to China looked like the perfect way to cut costs. But now companies that manufacture everything from computers to car parts are returning to the United States in growing numbers. The country needs to invest in more vocational and technical training programs so millions of jobless factory workers are equipped with the skills to benefit from this trend, say labor economists.
More drones taking to the skies in the U.S.
The T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle from Honeywell.
The FBI and the Air Force have approval to fly drones. But so does Herington, Kansas which has a population of 2,526 according to new documents that shed light on which government agencies are experimenting with the domestic use of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones.
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‘Blackest’ solar cell ever absorbs 99.7% of all light
Scientists create blackest silicon solar cell.
Scientists at Natcore Technology have created a black silicon solar cell with an average reflectance of 0.3%, making it the “blackest” solar cell ever designed. Natcore’s development offers a tenfold decrease in reflectance over the solar spectrum. The result is an increase in energy efficiency that could help solar power compete even more effectively with traditional fossil fuels.
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Carkoon – car seat that envelops your child in a Kevlar cocoon upon impact
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If you are worried about the safety rating of your child’s car seat maybe you should swaddle your child in a protective Kevlar cocoon. The Carkoon is a new child seat developed by British company Cool Technologies that wraps your child in protective Kevlar and a fireproof Nomex airbag upon impact. It even calls emergency services for you.
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Demand your personal data from Google and Facebook urges Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, has urged internet users to demand their personal data from online giants such as Google and Facebook to usher in a new era of highly personalized computer services “with tremendous potential to help humanity”.
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Uppleva – Ikea integrates HDTV entertainment system into their furniture
Ikea to sell TVs integrated in its furniture.
IKEA is already the one-stop shop for smart and compact home furnishing. Now they are venturing into the world of technology-with the IKEA TV.
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