Tech News: Page 17

Solar Technology Powers Remote Andean Village (October 31, 2009): The ancient village of Misa Rumi is being powered by solar technology. A local charity made the solar movement possible.

Shweeb: Human Powered Monorail (July 25, 2009): Shweeb is a human powered monorail that is currently being used for competition at the Shweeb campus in New Zealand.

Nanobots To Compete in Microscopic Soccer Game (June 29, 2009): Nanosized robots are going to compete at RoboCup 2009 in a microscopic soccer stadium.

National Ignition Facility Contains World's Most Powerful Laser (May 31, 2009): The world's most powerful laser that took $5 billion and a decade recently debuted with a special dedicated at the Livermore National Laboratory in California.

Honda Launches Assisted Walking Device (April 21, 2009): Honda Motor Co.

The Electric Self Balancing Unicycle (November 5, 2008): Focus Designs has come out with an electric unicyle that does all the difficult looking balancing and pedaling for you.

New Technology Uses Body Sensors, GPS to Track Skiers (July 30, 2008): New Scientist reports that a new motion capture system uses a network of sensors to detect high speed movement.

Bone Marrow Transplant Hope For Leukaemia Patients (April 11, 2008): A bone marrow transplant technique might be a life-saving treatment for some leukaemia patients reports the BBC.

Neckband Sends Voiceless Phone Calls (March 13, 2008): New Scientist reports that gadget developers at Ambient Corporation have invented a neckband called the Audeo that allows the wearer to send voiceless phone calls controlled by neurological signals.

Need a Body Part? Grow Your Own (February 19, 2008): Someday - maybe not too far in the future - a machine may grow the new body part you need.

Scientists Invent Blackest Black (January 30, 2008): Researchers have made a substance that is so dark it absorbs more than 99.

Outrage at California Plan to Control Thermostats (January 11, 2008): California is said to be likely to implement a plan that would allow give the state the emergency power to control people's thermostats.

New Scanner Greaty Improves Resolution While Reducing X-Ray Exposure (November 27, 2007): A new 256-slice CT machine from Philips creates some stunning images that medical professionals can use to find abnormalities and disease.

Scientists Warn of Vocal Terror (September 28, 2007): Scientists are warning that vocal terror may be a reality of the future as computers develop the ability to mimic human speech nearly perfectly.

Implanted Microchips Linked to Tumors in Lab Mice (September 10, 2007): ABC reports that microchips already approved for human and pet use have induced tumors in lab mice and rats.

New Technology Kills Tumors With Electric Fields (August 8, 2007): Technology Review reports that an Isreali company called NovoCure is testing a new cancer fighting weapon that uses a weak electric fields to destroy cancer cells.

Regrowing Human Fingers (February 26, 2007): An Associated Press story discusses new treatments using a powdered pig extract that have allowed humans to regrow fingers or parts of a finger.

Brown Scientists to Create New 3-D X-ray System (February 22, 2007): Scientists at Brown University are developing a new technology that will allow doctors and scientists to see inside living animals and watch their bones move in 3-D as they run, fly, jump, swim and slither.

Long-Term Study of Cancer and Cell Phones Ordered (January 20, 2007): The Times Online reports that a mass study of 200,000 cell phones users will look at the possibility of a long-term cancer risk from cell phone use.

Special Spiky Surface Kills Bacter and Viruses (January 4, 2007): The BBC reports that US scientists have discovered that special microscopic spiky surfaces that can be painted onto surfaces can kill bacteria and viruses.

Elastrography Can Instantly Identify Breast Cancer (December 8, 2006): MSNBC.

Prototype Tweezers Shine a Light on Thorns (December 1, 2006): These new protype tweezers from Bayer Materialscience may make it easier for people to remove thorns in the future.

Freeze Yourself Well With Cryotherapy (November 16, 2006): The Daily Mail article describes an unusual procedure called cryotherapy that involves freezing yourself in extemely cold temperatures for just a few minutes.

Is the BlackBerry a Crackberry? (November 7, 2006): An ABC News article says some experts think that an addiction to the communication tools like the BlackBerry is similar to alcohol, drug and gambling addictions.

Scientists Develop Tower of Babel Device (October 25, 2006): The BBC reports that scientists have developed a device that translates silently mouthed words into another language.