Ray Archuleta says the earth is sick. It is in this condition, he says, in large measure due to our disregard of natural principles in our approach to agriculture. Archuleta is a conservation agronomist with the Natural Resource ...
Tags: increase soil function, no-till, lower soil temperatures
Researchers have created a new type of "ultracold" molecule, using lasers to cool atoms nearly to absolute zero and then gluing them together, a technology that might be applied to quantum computing, precise sensors and advanced ...
Tags: quantum computing, "ultracold"molecule, extreme cooling
With Predictive Powertrain Control being introduced in 2014, Daimler Buses is taking a further step towards improving economy while at the same time reducing the burden on the driver. The "predictive" cruise control system is familiar ...
Scientists at the University of Auckland, New Zealand have developed a wearable electromagnetic energy harvester that could take vibrational kinetic energy generated by the wearer and convert it into usable electricity for medical devices. ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Instruments, Meters
Set to the sounds of soulful electrified blues music, Kia Motors America (KMA) today hosted the global unveiling of the 2015 Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show. Scheduled to go on sale in the third quarter of 2014, the Soul EV will be Kia's ...
Tags: Kia Motors, Auto Show
MIT Media Lab alumna and entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir SM '06 wants to help all people worldwide, tech savvy or not, understand and build creatively with electronics. It's the ambitious mission powering her fast-growing startup littleBits, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The discovery of what is essentially a 3D version of graphene – the 2D sheets of carbon through which electrons race at many times the speed at which they move through silicon - promises exciting new things to come for the high-tech ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
"The interface is the device," Nobel laureate Herbert Kroemer famously observed, referring to the remarkable properties to be found at the junctures where layers of different materials meet. In today's burgeoning world of nanotechnology, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
One of the benefits of being an astrophysicist is your weekly email from someone who claims to have "proven Einstein wrong". These either contain no mathematical equations and use phrases such as "it is obvious that..", or they are page ...
Tags: Einstein, astrophysicist, energy, kinetic energy
Medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects: Recent developments combining machines and organisms have great potentials, but also give rise to major ethical concerns. In their review ...
Tags: cyborgs, cybernetic organism, medical implants, electronics
Sitting down all day is bad for you, or so doctors say. There's been a burst of interest in standing desks, but they're not that easy to use, and it's hard to motivate sitters to stand. Stir, a company founded by a former Apple engineer, ...
Tags: Stir, table, hi-tech, Stir Kinetic desk
CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microanalysis solutions, is proud to introduce CRAIC TimePro™ kinetic spectroscopy software. This software package is designed to be used with CRAIC Technology’s ...
Air compressor is the most common industrial device that is used for the safe and convenient use of air. This equipment converts power into kinetic energy usually with the help of electric motor, diesel engine and gasoline engine. The ...
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, today announced that its Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck has been awarded the "European Transport Sustainability Prize 2014." The ...
Tags: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, commercial vehicles
Supporting Automotive Reshoring from China Jaguar Land Rover's drive to reshore tooling and components for its premium automotive products from China to the UK created an immediate need for additional wire EDM capacity at Pontypridd ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components, Automotive Reshoring