http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2247063/Perpetual-motion-submarine-car-Inventor-creates-amphibious-vehicle-powered-self-sustaining-energy.html He (Chris Garner) claims it is powered by what describes ‘Gyro Generator’ technology that he says will revolutionise the way we travel He came up with the idea for his range of personal marines after a close encounter with a large shark. He believes his new ‘Gyro Generator’ technology will revolutionise the way in …
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Dec 02
Samsung Ordered to Pay Inventor W6 Billion (US$5.5m)
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/11/30/2012113001163.html A court has ordered Samsung Electronics to pay a former employee W6 billion (~US$5.5m) in compensation for patented technologies he invented while working for the electronics giant The former worker, identified only by his surname Chung, filed the lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court in 2010, seeking a total of W18.5 billion (~US$17m) …
Nov 09
Bicycle wheel that store their own energy
With several patents already issued in the US and patents pending internationally, Mr Brian Russel’s Energy Return Wheel(ERW)…
Nov 08
Re-Healable Concrete
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20121303 The new material could potentially increase the service life of the concrete – with considerable cost savings as a result.
Oct 27
Windows 8 Success Hinges on $10 Component
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204005004578080621686676956.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Hardware companies are grappling with the fact that the Windows 8 software has a touch-oriented user interface. That means not simply adding touch screens to computers but redesigning the hinges that connect screens and keyboards to withstand new twisting, turning and poking.
Oct 26
NTT Docomo offer Phone call translator App
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20004210 An app offering real-time translations is to allow people in Japan to speak to foreigners over the phone with both parties using their native tongue.
Oct 10
You can print your own gun using 3D printer
Hobbyists have printed fairly rudimentary objects: prostheses, iPhone cases, cat statures and luggage clasps. A number of people have already made gun parts using 3-D printers. And, yes, the guns with these parts have successfully fired bullets. There are no background checks. No age limits. no serial numbers etched on the barrel or sale receipts …
Oct 09
UK inventor tests the first air car
http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=803263 British scientists developing the technology say normal air can be used to store energy by cooling it to -190C, turning it into a liquid. When the liquid air is later warmed, it rapidly expands into a gas, creating high pressure that can drive the piston engine of a car, or generate electricity in …