Thinking Tech

Archive: 12-2011

• The voter fraud threat that no one’s talking about

  Voting machines are vulnerable to hackers. More vulnerable than we might think.

  December 30, 2011, 1:22 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• For bicyclists, a T-shirt that can save your life

  Innovative clothes emblazoned with retroreflective material makes it safer to cruise with your bike at night.

  December 30, 2011, 12:14 PM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• The technology of champagne

  How are those beautiful bubbles formed in a bottle of champagne.

  December 30, 2011, 10:56 AM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Making time stand still without moving the planets

  An astrophysicist and an economist propose a new calendar that would make every year identical in perpetuity.

  December 30, 2011, 8:51 AM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• A brief history: The fastest plane, boat and car [video]

  A brief history of the world’s fastest airplane, boat and car. Complete with 1970s video footage.

  December 30, 2011, 4:00 AM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Body scanners cause cancer? Well maybe

  A comparison of the two airport security body scanners in the U.S. shows that maybe one might be significantly safer than the other.

  December 29, 2011, 2:00 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• ‘Wonkavision’ TV lets you reach inside, control the action

  Amedia student has built a television that lets users reach in and toy with the action on-screen a la Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory.

  December 29, 2011, 12:49 PM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Selling solar power using the cell phone trick

  A solar power company in India is testing out a new business model inspired by the pay-as-you-go cell phone cards.

  December 29, 2011, 5:00 AM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• China’s new bullet train is world’s fastest, smashes record

  An innovative sword-shaped test train reached a world record-breaking speed of 311 mph.

  December 28, 2011, 12:41 PM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Huge spike in bus riders because of Wi-fi?

  Some argue that the recent and significant increase in bus ridership is due to Wi-fi on busses. Others think it’s a bit more subtle than that.

  December 28, 2011, 9:13 AM PST | By Christie Nicholson