Thinking Tech

Archive: 10-2011

• Objects levitate using spooky quantum trick [video]

  Researchers have released a video demonstrating how “quantum levitation,” lets objects stay locked in mid-air.

  October 20, 2011, 6:05 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Did a doomsday comet almost end life on earth?

  Scientists have suggested that a mysterious photograph depicted a comet that may have come within 300 miles of striking Earth.

  October 19, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Amtrak sets ridership record in fiscal year 2011

  Amtrak continues to set ridership records, but budget cuts could threaten that trend.

  October 17, 2011, 7:05 PM PDT | By Jenny Wilson

• Futuristic motor home is ultra luxurious, fuel efficient

  Marchi Mobile’s eleMMent RVs let you really live it up on the road.

  October 17, 2011, 7:14 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Rural Bangladesh receives funding for solar home systems

  The World Bank, as part of an effort to increase access to electricity in Bangladesh, approved $172 million worth of funding for solar home systems in the country.

  October 16, 2011, 1:33 PM PDT | By Jenny Wilson

• Research points to future for wireless bike brakes

  German scientists have developed technology that may “put the brakes” on bike cables.

  October 14, 2011, 11:12 AM PDT | By Jenny Wilson

• House changes shape depending on the weather [video]

  The D*Haus, has the ability to adjust to changing temperatures by transforming into various shapes.

  October 14, 2011, 6:59 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Can computers solve mystery of bible’s ‘ghostwriters’

  Researchers have developed an algorithm that they claim can help determine who really wrote the Torah.

  October 12, 2011, 7:16 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• YouTube Space Lab competition will send student projects into space

  A competition launched Monday allows students to submit science projects with a chance to have their ideas conducted in space. Sponsored by YouTube and computer company Lenovo, the YouTube Space...

  October 11, 2011, 6:17 PM PDT | By Jenny Wilson

• Homeland Security technology could predict and detect crimes

  The Department of Homeland Security is developing technology to predict and detect “mal-intent.”

  October 11, 2011, 7:32 AM PDT | By Jenny Wilson