New type of hydrogen fuel cell uses bacteria to provide variable buoyancy, allowing an autonomous ocean sensor to surface and dive with ease. Rather than harvesting electricity from microbial metabolism, the system harvests the metabolic byproducts themselves. Read: gas.
Researchers also used a very low-power timer, using between 1 and 10 milliwatts, to program the sensor to surface and dive on-demand. The bacterial gas generation was enough to power the timer. On-board sensors confirmed the cylinder’s rise and fall, according to researcher Justin Biffinger.
Core CPUs From Intel and AMD.Intel has been very good about sticking to its road map. Both AMD and Intel are trying to pack more cores onto a die in order to continue aid with multitasking operations and improve processing powers. your CPU has only a single core, it's officially a dinosaur but think if it is 32 core cpu than what can we call it ?In 2009 Intel will roll out 32-nanometer processors (down from today's 45nm chips).Miniaturizing chips further will be key to fitting these cores and other components into a limited space.you can even get laptop computers with four cores today. But we're really just at the beginning of the core wars.Now the core wars is begin.Intel declares that "hundreds" of cores may come even farther down the line.32-Core CPUs From Intel and AMD is great.
In the wake of the terrible earthquake/Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, Japan is focused on a safe and secure energy infrastructure. We’ve already heard about Naoto Kan’s idea to install a national solar panel array, but Panasonic and eight other companies have started their own clean energy project.
The plan is to turn a piece of Fujisawa city into a “sustainable smart town” of 1000 houses all built to be energy-conscious and eco-harmonious. Each of the nine companies has their own responsibility from creating the town concept and service model, to energy management services. This would be a very large private-sector development and would be the first of its kind in the world. They are estimating a 60 billion yen ($700 million) price tag for development
Panasonic and Fujisawa have agreed to build the town on a the site of a former Panasonic plant. The smart town aims to house 3,000 people and aims to open up in March of 2014, with full occupancy by 2018. The three main ideas that will go into design of this utopia center around eco-conscious master planning; comprehensive information and energy connection; and a “next-generation lifestyle unique to a smart town.
Some of the specific ideas under consideration in the master planning include solar panel designs that blend with the flora of the town, as well as a space designation to enable and promote electric car sharing. There will be charging stations all around the town, for cars and for electric bicycles. There will be storage batteries in all the homes, and each unit will contain smart energy saving appliances which will have “future network compatibility in mind”.
Solar will not be the only focus of energy collection. They plan on using a combination of wind, light, heat and water to fill up the battery storage systems. It seems as if every comfort has been provided for with guilt-free energy. Even with the 60 billion yen ($700 million) price tag for development, the brand new green village will probably be more cost efficient than dealing with older structures. Panasonic hopes to use this Fujisawa smart town as a template to create even larger communities in Japan.
Safety concerns would need to be addressed if a concept like this were to ever take flight.
New York based architect is taking the term in a whole new direction with his Passing Cloud public transportation concept. He looks to challenge the way we travel. This would be public transport system would lack a pre-determined destination, instead leaving that up to fate or prevailing winds.
The Passengers enter and exit the sky-grazing “Cloud” via ladders before departure and need only sit aboard during flight.
Method of transportation that harkens back to the days when the act of traveling was more exciting and less mundane; focusing on the importance of the act and not the destination with the use of this cool traveling cloud.
What you Guys Think Of This Cool Traveling Technology ?
The schedule is less tech-related and more competition-related. The iPad 3 won’t hit shelves until 2012 due to the lack of competition, among other factors.
Apple continues to dominate the tablet market.The next threat will likely come from Microsoft’s upcoming line of tablets sporting the Windows 8 operating system.
Accordin to my point of view the next potential threat to Apple’s tablet dominance is not until late 2012 when Windows 8-based tablets could hit the market.
Researchers uses motion sensor technology to create an 'Invisible Key', allowing you to open your front door with a preset hand gesture.Its Totally a New and Cool Technology Gifted by Tiawan.
Tsai Yao-pin.said :
“In the future, you won’t have to worry about losing or forgetting your keys"
Tsai Yao-pin developed this Cool and Owsume Technology.His team’s invention was deemed practical enough to net them a gold award at the 4-day 2011 Taipei International Invention Show though we’ve seen technology to put in passcodes on doors, biometric security products and even apps for your phone like the Lockitron.
Tsai Yao-pin has already had several companies approach him about the invention, and he estimates commercial availability sometime in 2012.
The researchers based the invisible key off of gaming motion sensor technology, the kind you’d see in a Nintendo Wii. Users simply repeat a preset handgesture in front of the sensor, and seconds later have access to home-sweet-home.
The heart of the locking mechanism is a chip which tracks 3D movement. Wow !
These New and Owsume Digital Technologies brings some criticism about security.According to me its a very Cool Idea.What do you Think Guys ?
