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Battery trains can travel 1000km
New technology

Battery trains can travel 1000km

With just one single charge, the battery-powered trains can travel over 1,000km with full passengers on their cars.

December 11, 2018
Discharge alarm clock
New technology

Discharge alarm clock

The alarm clock emits harmless currents, helping to dispel sleepiness that 19-year-old student Sankalp Sinha (India) built.

December 11, 2018
Take care of plants by phone
New technology

Take care of plants by phone

At the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2013, Parrot introduced a compact, two-thumb device with smart sensors to track the status of indoor or garden plants. This device i…

December 11, 2018
Record of solar power efficiency
New technology

Record of solar power efficiency

Scientists at the US Department of Energy have successfully developed solar cells that convert 44% of light into electricity.

December 11, 2018
Lift the object with light
New technology

Lift the object with light

Two Japanese scientists find ways to lift the object by magnetic force with laser and sunlight.

December 11, 2018
New Project Investigation Tool
New technology

New Project Investigation Tool

The London Police Department has found a very useful new investigative tool, the noise, the 'oo' sound generated by the grid.

December 11, 2018
Planes around the world
New technology

Planes around the world

Currently, the longest record of 26 hours is in the Solar Impulse. However, scientists are planning to allow solar powered aircraft to fly around the globe for up to 20…

December 11, 2018
Laser transmission technology
New technology

Laser transmission technology

A Washington, DC-based company is developing a state-of-the-art wireless technology that enables laser power transmission.

December 11, 2018
Toshiba develops robot for Fukushima plant 1
New technology

Toshiba develops robot for Fukushima plant 1

Toshiba has developed a four-legged robot capable of conducting investigation and recovery operations at locations deemed too risky for human use, such as the Fukushima…

December 11, 2018
Synthesize power from trees
New technology

Synthesize power from trees

The University and the Wageningen Research Center (NL) have developed a technology that allows the conversion of wetlands (which account for about 6% of the Earth's…

December 11, 2018