Graphene is pure carbon arranged in sheets that are only one atom thick.
The startup, 3D Graphene Labs, hopes to develop not only graphene materials for 3D printers, but a 3D printer designed for graphene printing. But we’re not so sure.
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The man-made leaf could help us breathe in space.
Lack of oxygen throughout the universe is one of the persistent challenges of manned space exploration. Trees and other plant life do us a real solid by taking in our bad breath and changing it back to clean, sweet O2 here on Earth. (Video)
Continue reading… “World’s first artificial leaf that converts water and light into oxygen”
Image of the LD process fabricating several test specimens.
It’s amazing how quickly additive manufacturing technology has been progressing. Laser sintering of metals within the manufacturing industry was a process used by only a few companies, mostly in a research capacity, just a few years ago. Now numerous companies are using laser sintering additive manufacturing machines to print extremely important metal components for a variety of products, from airliners to race cars.
Continue reading… “3D printing breakthrough allows several different metals within one print”
The new smartphone key feature will arrive in six hotels in 2015.
Spurred by growing competition, Hilton has announced that its hotels will allow customers to take self-check-ins one step further, using their iPhone or Android handset as a room key. The feature won’t start arriving until 2015, but when it does, it’ll arrive at six of the company’s hotel brands.
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The Swash will revolutionize the way we do laundry in the future.
Whirlpool has recently unveiled a new machine known as the Swash that offers an alternative for people who are tired of “washing, drying, steaming, ironing and dry-cleaning” to get their clothes clean.
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The internet is still at the beginning of its beginning.
It would have been awesome to have been an entrepreneur in 1985 when almost any dot com name you wanted was available. All words; short ones, cool ones. All you had to do was ask. It didn’t even cost anything to claim. This grand opportunity was true for years.
Continue reading… “It’s not too late to start something on the internet”
Campaigns that succeed are those that carefully consider what makes content go viral. Does your marketing to-do-list include creating the next viral hit? If you’re in the marketing or social media industry, the answer is probably “Yes!” (and if you’re not, and the answer is probably still “Yes!”).
Continue reading… “The science of viral content: Why people share?”
Tesla to create a 500-mile range electric car.
Tesla Electric cars have the highest energy density battery in the world. That’s twice of the Nissan Leaf. But their range is more than twice that of the Leaf so we come into other factors: what’s the drag co-efficient of the car, how much does it weigh, what’s the efficiency of the motor and gearbox, what’s the rolling resistance? All those factors affect the range.
Continue reading… “500-mile range electric car will soon be possible, says Elon Musk”
Prostitutes and escort services in the Western world have taken their business online.
As the world moves toward a paper-free financial system, in the borderline-legal organizations of the world’s underbelly economy, cash still reigns as king.
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The idea is to anticipate how your eyes will naturally distort whatever’s onscreen.
Thanks to technology that corrects vision problems, those of us who need glasses to see a TV or laptop screen clearly could ditch the eyeglasses.
Continue reading… “Vision-correcting electronic display could free users from eyeglasses”
Baidu wants to keep the individual in control.
Would you prefer to ride in a completely autonomous self-driving car, like Google’s self-driving car, or one like Chinese search engine Baidu’s semi-autonomous car? Instead of cars that have no steering wheels, gas pedals, or brake pedals for drivers to control, Baidu is thinking about cars with intelligent assistants who help you drive.
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The creators hope the robots can lead chants by real fans too.
A struggling Korean baseball team, the Hanwha Eagles, have invented a novel way to improve atmosphere at their matches – by bringing in a crowd of robot fans.
Continue reading… “Robots replace cheering fans at Korean baseball games”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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