Thinking Tech

Archive: 09-2011

• Fire-fighting, soccer-playing robots (and one that may be three-stories tall)

  Robots developed at Virginia Tech became world-class soccer champions this past summer. Now they are moving on to fire-fighting and other tasks proving too dangerous or dull for humans.

  September 26, 2011, 3:39 PM PDT | By Christie Nicholson

• Digitized sea scrolls: oldest biblical manuscripts available online

  Google, in partnership with the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, has digitized the Dead Sea Scrolls.

  September 26, 2011, 8:16 AM PDT | By Jenny Wilson

• Improved ’smart’ window blocks out heat during summer

  Researchers have figured out an inexpensive and less harsh way to make a stable, robust smart window.

  September 26, 2011, 6:01 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Army announces plans for renewable energy projects

  U.S. Army announces plans to partner with the private sector for renewable energy projects.

  September 25, 2011, 7:45 PM PDT | By Jenny Wilson

• Mysterious ‘Nazca Lines’ ruins discovered in Saudi desert

  Google Earth has revealed a mysterious site that archeologists consider Saudi Arabia’s version of the famous Nazca Lines.

  September 23, 2011, 6:09 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• The world’s first 3-D printed car [video]

  The Urbee is a two-seater hybrid car that features a 3-D printed exterior and some serious fuel efficiency.

  September 22, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Video: Preventing deadly car accidents by leveraging the talent of Wayne Gretzky

  In the hopes of preventing deadly car accidents researchers have developed a new traffic simulation model that takes into account the unique quirks of human behavior.

  September 21, 2011, 8:20 AM PDT | By Christie Nicholson

• Breakthrough may lead to ‘limitless’ supply of hydrogen fuel

  Researchers have demonstrated an innovative “self-powered” method of producing hydrogen that may revive interest in fuel cell technology.

  September 21, 2011, 7:29 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Implantable, flexible LED detects cancer [video]

  Researchers have demonstrated that LEDs can be a new weapon against prostate cancer.

  September 20, 2011, 7:10 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Smart sofa changes shape to make you comfortable [video]

  The Cay Sofa literally adjusts its contours to comfortably suit whichever way you decide to kick up your feet.

  September 20, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen