At Georgia Tech, science fiction has moved closer toward reality. Gil Weinberg, Minoru Shinohara, and Mason Bretan have developed an ultrasonic sensor that allows amputees to individually move the fingers of their prosthetic hands. They've been able to make detailed maps of small muscle movements...
For the first time, the Bugatti developers have succeeded in designing a brake caliper by 3-D printing. But that is by no means all. While the main material used for the additive production of vehicle components to date has been aluminium, the new brake caliper is...
Firstly the aim of this photovoltaic balloon is to make the humanitarian intervention easier by allowing the access to energy in a crisis situation. Inflated with helium in a few minutes, the balloon of 3 m diameter covered with ultra-light solar panels is sent into the...
The first manned test flight took place in September 2017 in Dubaï. Volocopter is the first ever fullly electric & manned multicopter with a permit to fly. It has 2 seats, 15 propellers and is powered by 9 batteries. This allow it to have a flight time...
Thanks to 3D printing, objects could be connected to Wi-Fi. In November, researchers printed objects in 3D while using the so-called backscattering technique, or backscattering. A copper filament antenna was integrated into each object when it was printed in 3D. This allows to reflect the radio signal sent...
On December 12th, took place the One Planet Summit. Achieving the historic Paris climate change agreement and building a better world, recquires leadership, determintaion, creativity and coordination, it also need finance. Participants of this meeting presented nearly thirty projects. The Bill Gates Foundation, the European Commission and several...
Nowadays there is a lack of suitable donors, particularly as cars get safer and first-aid becomes more effective. In the UK, for example, you can now expect to wait more than two-and-a-half years for a kidney transplant. Many people therefore die waiting for a transplant. Lots of things are...