SRAM pART PROJECT auctioning off bicycle part art

SRAM pART PROJECT auctioning off bicycle part art: "If you're a cycling enthusiast, you've probably seen plenty of bracelets made from bike chains, clocks made from chain rings, or other items constructed by local hobbyists from cast-off components."

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Panasonic unveils LUMIX 3D1 compact camera with twin-lens design

Panasonic unveils LUMIX 3D1 compact camera with twin-lens design: "Panasonic has announced a new addition to its LUMIX family, the 3D1 compact camera. It's a point-and-shoot snapper featuring a couple of 25mm ultra-wide-angle lenses, that allow users to shoot both stills and videos in 3D. The twin-lens system can also shoot 2D stills and videos simultaneously."

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New Philips product promises instant water disinfection

New Philips product promises instant water disinfection: "There are presently a number of products available that use ultraviolet light to kill microorganisms in drinking water. Many of these are used on the water after it has been dispensed, requiring users to wait before drinking it. Others are fairly large, or require the water to be within a certain temperature range"

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YouProve software verifies the authenticity of online images and audio

YouProve software verifies the authenticity of online images and audio: "From nude pictures of celebrities to politicians caught in compromising positions, verifying the authenticity of images online is often no easy task. To address this problem, a team at Duke University looking has developed software called YouProve that can be integrated into the Android operating system to track changes made to images or audio captured on an Android smartphone. "

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Boeing to construct CST-100 spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center

Boeing to construct CST-100 spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center: "Turns out NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida won't be gathering dust following the end of the Space Shuttle Program earlier this year. Providing a glimpse of how the NASA facilities will be used in the future, Boeing has signed an agreement with NASA and Space Florida that will see it using the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) to manufacture, assemble and test its CST-100 (Crew Space Transportation-100) spacecraft."

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Mask-bot takes a new approach to giving robots a human face

Mask-bot takes a new approach to giving robots a human face: "While great strides have been made in the development of humanoid robots, such as Honda's ASIMO, giving robots a human face with natural expressions and movement has proven a difficult task."

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Dissolving food stickers also wash your fruit

Dissolving food stickers also wash your fruit: "New York based electrical engineer and designer Scott Amron has come up with an idea that could transform the way industries label fruit and vegetables."

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New Omni-Crawler can move in all directions

New Omni-Crawler can move in all directions: "When the need to move super-heavy objects arises, short, squat crawlers are usually deployed to get the job done. Unfortunately, that heavy lifting ability comes at the sacrifice of mobility (no sideways motion), so maneuvering objects into place can be a lengthy process"

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Honda's Intelligent Horse - biomimicry gives us the All-Terrain-Vehicle of the 23rd Century

Honda's Intelligent Horse - biomimicry gives us the All-Terrain-Vehicle of the 23rd Century: "If the horse is not humanity's favorite animal, it should be, as it has served us far better than any other domesticated animal. It has been the predominant form of personal transport for the last millennia, has done more work for us than any animal, and its mastery became the fundamental military technology which helped Genghis Khan build the biggest empire in history."

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Biologically inspired adhesive tape can be reused thousands of times

Biologically inspired adhesive tape can be reused thousands of times: "As is so often the case these days for those searching for a better way to stick stuff together, researchers from the Zoological Institute at the University of Kiel in Germany have turned to the biology of gravity-defying ceiling walkers, such as geckos and insects. These creatures served as inspiration for a new dry adhesive tape that not only boasts impressive bonding strength, but can also be attached and detached thousands of times without losing its adhesive properties."

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NASA evaluating "tractor beam" technologies

NASA evaluating "tractor beam" technologies: "NASA is looking to turn another staple of science fiction to practical use by studying ways to make "tractor beams" a reality."

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Photographer builds fully working DSLR camera costume for Halloween

Photographer builds fully working DSLR camera costume for Halloween: "For most people at this time of year, a giant wearable camera would not be the first design to spring to mind when the invite arrives for the neighborhood Halloween party. Leaving the ghoulish and monstrous creations to other party-goers, photographer Tyler Card's amazing costume isn't just capable of capturing images of the party in full swing, it will also display the photos in real time on the LCD display at the back."

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