It’s called LDS (Leia Display System), and this Star Wars-inspired technology displays interactive images in mid air. You can literally walk through the image and touch / interact with it. According to the company, its patented laminar airflow system is currently the “most steady midair screen on the market.” Continue reading for two videos and more information.
In particle physics, antimatter is material composed of antiparticles, which have the same mass as particles of ordinary matter but have opposite charge and quantum spin. Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a real-life antimatter gun, or more specifically, “a tabletop gun that creates positrons by shooting lasers at gold.” Continue reading for a video and more information.
The NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster project at Glenn Research Center aims to build an ion thruster about three times as powerful as the NSTAR used on Dawn and Deep Space 1. This week, NASA announced that one of its engines operated for 48,000 hours continuously. Continue reading for two videos and more information.
No, this isn’t some experimental concept gadget, but rather a real handheld device that lets you see through walls using Wi-Fi signals. MIT researchers have made a portable device that you point at walls to see whether people are moving closer or farther away from the wall. It works by emitting Wi-Fi signals at a wall and uses their reflection off people on the other side to determine movement. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Fifteen-year-old inventor Ann Makosinski, a tenth grader from Victoria, British Columbia, has created a thermoelectric LED flashlight powered by body heat – simply hold the flashlight in your hand until it starts to glow. She used aluminum pipe and PVC pipe to create the prototype you see above. Continue reading for a video and more information.
We have seen the future of television, and it’s holographic. Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab have developed a new projector based on the principles of guided wave optics to construct the spatial light modulator (SLM) that is the heart of digital holography. Gizmag reports that the “MIT holographic projector, which contains an SLM costing US$10 to fabricate, provides 3D images at 30 frames per second (fps) with a resolution similar to that of a standard-definition TV.” Continue reading for a video and more information.
Here’s another look at the futuristic Yamaha Tesseract, the world’s first 4-wheeled hybrid motorcycle – powered by both a v-twin engine and an electric motor. It features a ‘dual-scythe’ suspension, enabling it to lean like a regular two-wheeled bike. When stationary, the extra pair of wheels and a dual arm-lock system, keep the Tesseract upright. Continue reading for two videos and more information.
It’s called the $45,000 (base model) CXC Simulations Motion Pro II Simulator, and it just might be the next best thing to actually driving a real race car. This gadget features a low-mass motion system, multiple vibration replicators and seatbelt tensioners integrated with panoramic screens and powerful sound system that enable you to bring any racetrack home. Continue reading for three videos and more information.
Unlike all other 3D printers on the market today, The Buccaneer aims to be the first affordable model that anyone can use. It’s built to be quickly and easily set up, meaning there’s no need to mess around with raw spools of plastic lying around on your table, because it is now integrated into the machine with cartridges. Continue reading for a video and more information.
You’d think that a box with a lone switch used to open a lid would be something left to your imagination, but this geek actually made one of these things. In addition to flipping the switch back off, this invention has a surprise you wouldn’t expect. Continue reading to see what it is.