Roboden electrical cable stretches like human skin

Roboden electrical cable stretches like human skin: "Researchers from Japanese company Asahi Kasei Fibers have developed what is claimed to be the world's first elastic electric cable. Inspired by the extensibility of human skin, the Roboden cable has been initially designed as a wiring solution for humanoid robots and wearable electronics. "

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World's largest submillimeter camera set to probe outer space

World's largest submillimeter camera set to probe outer space: "Although it might sound like an oxymoron, the newly unveiled SCUBA-2 camera housed at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, is the world's largest submillimeter camera. Submillimeter refers not to the physical size of the new camera itself, but to the submillimeter waveband between the far-infrared and microwave wavebands that the telescope observes."

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Future Fabrics: High-tech materials attempt to beat mother nature at her own game

Future Fabrics: High-tech materials attempt to beat mother nature at her own game: "Outdoor sports equipment has evolved thoroughly over the years, from simple designs crafted out of everyday materials like wood and twine to advanced, highly specialized gear composed of space-age materials like carbon and Kevlar. This evolution has empowered generation upon generation of elite athletes to push their sports to more difficult terrain, more distant locations and more awe-inspiring feats. The better the gear, the better the sport."

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Review: Fourth generation (2011) Kindle

Review: Fourth generation (2011) Kindle: "It may not have been the first e-Reader on the market sporting E ink's electronic paper display - Sony's LIBRIé claimed those bragging rights when it debuted in Japan in April 2004 - but since its launch in November 2007, Amazon's Kindle has risen to dominate the e-Reader market. In that time, it has also gone through a number of updates, including the Kindle 2, the Kindle DX, Kindle 3 and most recently, the Kindle Touch and the first Kindle without an E Ink display, the Kindle Fire."

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Duck mating is an arms race

Duck mating is an arms race: "A duck pond may seem like the ideal place to spend a peaceful spring afternoon, but during mating season it can look like the scene of a gang attack. Though ducks as a species are famously monogamous, unattached drakes can be extremely aggressive."

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Ant-repelling cobweb chemical could lead to new pesticides

Ant-repelling cobweb chemical could lead to new pesticides: "Ants. What a pest. Once you get them in your house it can be a real mission to get rid of them. But it seems the Golden orb web spider has developed a way to keep its home clear of the little buggers."

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Arm mega-pump with 21's for biceps - YouTube

Arm mega-pump with 21's for biceps - YouTube:

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Robotville: the androids are coming

Robotville: the androids are coming: "There's an infestation of robots at London's Science Museum this weekend. Robotville has set up camp in a darkened room on the second floor, where visitors to the museum can drop by to say hello to their mechanized counterparts. "

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Sony creates holodeck using Playstation Move and Eyetoy

Sony creates holodeck using Playstation Move and Eyetoy: "When Sony wanted to highlight the immersiveness of movies available on the Playstation Store, they turned to UK-based agencies Studio Output and Marshmallow Laser Feast to create a series of shorts around the theme "great films fill rooms."

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Top Brewer serves up coffee on tap

Top Brewer serves up coffee on tap: "Wouldn't it be cool if, along with your flying car and your robot butler, you had a tap in your kitchen that dispensed hot beverages? You'd just shuffle into the kitchen in the morning, and grab a cappuccino in the same way that you'd usually get a glass of water from the tap in the sink - that said, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to put your mouth right up to the coffee tap. Anyhow, such a thing does indeed now exist, and it's called the Top Brewer."

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Digital face-swapping heading for low-budget film-making

Digital face-swapping heading for low-budget film-making: "If you've seen the film The Social Network, then you might have wondered about the identical Winklevoss twins - were a real-life pair of twins cast for the roles, or was it a bit of Hollywood magic?"

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Bridgestone's airless tires are designed to never go flat

Bridgestone's airless tires are designed to never go flat: "This week at the Tokyo Auto Show in Japan, Bridgestone showed off its latest development - puncture-less air-free tires. The tires are still in the concept phase, but have been successfully tested on single-person vehicles in Japan traditionally used for elderly people."

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