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Anti-drowning hat
New technology

Anti-drowning hat

Australian scientists have developed a helmet that detects driver drowsiness by monitoring brain waves.

December 11, 2018
Method of road quality appraisal by sound waves
New technology

Method of road quality appraisal by sound waves

Each year, Europe spends billions of euros to build and repair roads. People are making constant efforts to minimize the cost of road construction by developing more opt…

December 11, 2018
Smart hat for driver
New technology

Smart hat for driver

SmartCap is a smart hat designed to read brain waves and prevent the driver from falling asleep on the steering wheel.

December 11, 2018
Wheelchairs move by thought
New technology

Wheelchairs move by thought

Toyota Motor Corporation said it has developed a wheelchair control method by recognizing brain waves. The user does not need to use muscle, not even uttering his reques…

December 11, 2018
Charge it by 'waving'
New technology

Charge it by 'waving'

Imagine that all you have to do to charge your ipod or blackberry is to wave your hands, stretch your arms or walk?

December 11, 2018
Iron spiders carry people on the water
New technology

Iron spiders carry people on the water

If you come across this canoe you might think that it only appears in the James Bond movie, but that might be a means of going to sea in the future.

December 11, 2018
Future energy source from infrared rays
New technology

Future energy source from infrared rays

While using plates that absorb sunlight to convert them into energy, researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory have experimented with a new way of collecting: using i…

December 11, 2018
Avoid annoying noise with sound insulation
New technology

Avoid annoying noise with sound insulation

Scientists in Spain have proven that metamaterials - materials with unusual artificial structures - can be designed to make a sound barrier that causes sound waves not t…

December 11, 2018
Controlled by thought in the virtual world
New technology

Controlled by thought in the virtual world

For the first time, a man with paralysis but still active brain waves has created a virtual character online, according to Japanese researchers.

December 11, 2018
Earthquake early warning technology, still ahead?
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Earthquake early warning technology, still ahead?

The death of tens of thousands of people after the devastating earthquake in Sichuan (China) once again raged about the need for optimal technology to warn such disaster…

December 11, 2018