Invention

You Can “See the Future” With These Smart Contact Lenses

Credit: Mojo VisionCalifornia startup Mojo Vision finally has a human wearing its smart contact lens-- bringing the future of AR, and superhuman sight, a major step closer.Augmenting realityUnlike VR, which replaces your view of the real world with all digital graphics, augmented reality (AR) places digital pictures on top of a real world display.AR...

NASA Will Very Soon Test a Massive Inflatable Heat Shield in Low Earth Orbit

An artist's impression of the LOFTID aeroshell. Credit:NASA just recently turned one sci-fi technology into reality by crashing a spacecraft into one asteroid with its Dual Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.Now, the space company aims to test a large inflatable aeroshell that can one day be used to deploy massive payloads on Mars...

An R&D Project Punched by the Scottish Government and Industry Leaders is Bringing Back Sailing

Concept of the wing sails installed on a bulk carrier. Credit: SGSA new initiative is underway with support from the Scottish Government and industry leaders like Lloyd's Register to study and develop modern wing sail technology able to be retrofitted to in-service merchant ships. The three-year project aims to demonstrate on a commercial ship...

Farewell Air Conditioning! This novel roofing substance keeps residences cool.

Cooling paper by Ruby Wallau / Northeastern UniversityThe "cooling paper," an eco-friendly alternative to air conditioning, is crafted from recyclable paper and does not require electricity to operate. Air conditioning is typically taken for granted until there is a power outage and it ceases to function. But what if staying cool could be achieved...

Xiaomi has revealed smart glasses equipped with a 50 MP camera and a Micro OLED display.

A Young Lady Using Glasses. Credit: CanvasToday, Xiaomi, a Chinese technology giant, introduced a set of smart glasses aimed at promoting an active lifestyle, with a price tag of 2,499 yuan ($370) aimed at potential customers.The product is named Mijia Glasses Camera and resembles Google Glass in design. It includes one display and...

Human-Occupied Submersible Makes Historical Dive By Reaching a Depth of 21,325 Feet

Alvin swimmers Molly Smith and Rick Sanger signal main latch release before deployment.On Thursday (July 21st), the human-occupied submersible Alvin made background when it effectively got to a whopping deepness of 21,325 feet (6,453 metres), achieving the inmost dive ever in the 58-year history of the storied submersible, in proportion to a press release...

Chinese Scientists Show Off A Laser that Can Write Words in Mid-Air

Magic PenResearchers at Hongtuo Joint Laboratory in Wuhan, China, have designed what seems like a mysterious yet fascinating laser pen that can write in mid-air-- an intriguing technique that could, theoretically, be an onramp to "Star Wars"- Esque hologram innovation.The South China Morning Post reported the other day that the pen utilizes ultra-short laser...

Mylo’s Mushroom-Based Hide Is The Next In Fashion

A sustainable alternative to traditional hide, the luxury fabric is carbon-neutral and also can be grown to order.California-based biotech company MycoWorks has developed a brand-new eco-friendly, vegan leather derived from fungi.The leather turns mycelium-- threads from the original structure of mushrooms-- right into a product that imitates the look also feel of animal-based leather.MycoWorks...

Researchers May Have Discovered the Secret to Invisibility

Credit: Allard Mosk/Matthias KühmayerWe can see things because light bounces off of them. Scientists say they have discovered a manner to make light pass directly via things-- the secret to invisibility.Invisibility is not science fiction anymore. Researchers have developed a single light wave that, when emitted via an item, makes the item appear invisible...

A New Fusion Power Station Will Imitate the Sun to Supply Unlimited Energy

A European consortium, EuroFusion, has taken an essential step on the long road to commercially viable nuclear fusion.The consortium just revealed the beginning of a five-year "conceptual design" stage for its DEMOnstration power plant (DEMO), a press statement reveals.This means nuclear fusion researchers are starting design work on a European demonstration power station that...