by The Curious Technologist | Oct 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
futurescope: Disney Research – Paper Generators: Harvesting Energy from Touching, Rubbing & Sliding We present a new energy harvesting technology that generates electrical energy from a user’s interactions with paper-like materials. The energy harvesters are...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
thisistheverge: How the sound masters of ‘Gravity’ broke the rules to make noise in a vacuum 3D and IMAX may receive top billing, but the secret weapon of Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity is something the audience will never even see. From the sound design to the score,...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
popmech: Toyota’s semi-autonomous cars hit the highway
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
utcjonesobservatory: Predicting The Future Could Improve Remote-Control of Space Robots: A new system could make space exploration robots faster and more efficient by predicting where they will be in the very near future. The engineers behind the program hope to...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
sagansense: How to Give Prosthetic Hands Touch Sense Although prosthetic hands give amputees a way to grasp objects, they do not offer a sense of touch. That means the person has to watch his or her robotic hand as it reaches to push or pick up an item. Now...
