GE Global Research Super-Techs Santa Claus' Sleigh

As far as I'm concerned, Christmas is quite a special time of the year. And I'm not only talking here about the Christmas spirit and the certain special way we feel during this period, but also about the various events that occur during this period. So, it's very interesting to note that some of the world's biggest companies are taking Christmas quite serious as well, especially GE Global Research. So, what the scientists and researchers from GE did was to come up with an upgraded, next-gen and high-tech design for Santa Claus' famous vehicle, the sleigh. “Over the past year, GE has advanced key technologies ... [read more >>]

3D Holographic Tactile Display Previewed in Japan

You probably already know that, in my book, OLED screens are the displays of the future. But I recently came across something extremely interesting. Namely the Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display, a new type developed by the University of Tokyo. The Airborne Ultrasound Tactic display is a lot more than a holographic 3D screen that you can interact with to a level that was previously deemed as science fiction.The device consists of a concave mirror onto which the actual image is displayed by an LCD projector. By means of an acoustic radiation pressure generator, the display creates the illusion of physical contact between the user and the 3D... [read more >>]

Exploding Solar Charger Almost Burns House Down

As you might remember, a while ago, we posted an article regarding the unfortunate events surrounding the death of an Indian IT engineer, who was apparently killed by a blast originating from his laptop. However, it seems that laptops are not the only things that explode, solar chargers can do that as well, since this is the unfortunate event one of our readers went through.So, a while after the original story was posted, we received a comment from one of our readers called Lyn, who said a few words about going through a similar story, but one involving a solar charger. Since we were quite curious about just how such an event occurred, we c... [read more >>]