Need This New Invention? The Prepeat Inkless Printer

Prepeat PrinterThere are two major drawbacks to computer printers. One is that they use
toner and the other is that you run through an awful lot of paper. Even with recycling that is a huge impact on the environment. Wouldn’t it be great to have a printer that didn’t use either product? While the invention of the PrePeat Inkless Printer is fairly new over the past few years, the attempts to create it started back in the 1970s.

Gaming For Knowledge: SimCityEDU Teaches Kids All About City Planning

Gaming For Knowledge: SimCityEDU Teaches Kids All About City PlanningI’ve long held that video games are a powerful educational tool in the right hand, and now one more organization is proving that notion correct. In a collaboration with EA and Maxis, non-profit Glasslab recently finished developing an education and formative assessment mod known as SimCityEDU.

Meet CaRINA, A Driverless Car Developed In Brazil

CaRINA, A Driverless Car Developed In BrazilYou probably heard about driverless cars before, specially Google’s attempt of this. It has always been a goal to all auto-related inventors, and is nowadays closer to become a reality. Let’s meet CaRINA, a driverless car developed in Brazil which is hitting the roads these days for testing and further development.

The Bionic Man May Walk Among Us Sooner Than We Thought

Artificial IntelligenceHumans have long dreamt of walking among robots controlled by artificial intelligence. But is that dream finally becoming a reality?

Are There Robot Farmers In Our Future? The UDSA Certainly Thinks So

The US Department Of Agriculture Offers Grants For Robotics ResearchThe USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture last week announced that it will be offering $4.5 million in grants towards research of robotics in American agriculture What this basically means is simple: in the near future, we’re going to start seeing robots on the range.

How Has Gaming Changed The World? A New Documentary Aims To Find Out!

New Documentary To Examine How Video Games Have Changed The WorldVideo games have had a huge impact on Western society, of that there can be no doubt. But just how have they impacted our lives and changed our culture? Charlie Brooker – a satirist and games critic from the UK – is going to find out with a new documentary titled "How Video Games Changed the World."

“Portáctil”, A Revolutionary Gadget For Blind People

Louis Braille invented, back in 1824, a tactile writing system so that blind and visually impaired people could be able to read. Now, in 2013, we are near another revolution for those people – let’s meet "Portáctil", a portable scanner made in Brazil which allows blind people to read almost everything that is published.

iRobot’s First Look Robot Will Give First Responders A Leg Up On Crime

iRobot's Law Enforcement Drone Will Protect First Responders From HarmI’ve a great deal of respect for first responders, but I’d never want their jobs. These men and women flirt with death on a daily basis, dealing with everything from chemical hazards to domestic disputes. It’s not an easy job…but thanks to iRobot, it might have just gotten a little easier.

ESA Concept Robot Looks Towards The Next Frontier Of Space Exploration

ESA Concept Robot Looks Towards The Next Frontier Of Space ExplorationThere’s a new video making the rounds this weekend, courtesy of the European Space Agency. Said video has a very simple purpose: to give us an idea of what the future of unmanned space exploration might look like. Let’s have a look, shall we?

Wrist Health Monitor May Be The New ‘Guardian Angel’

Angel Health MonitorA new wrist monitor by Israeli medical startup company Seraphim Sense could revolutionize the world of mobile healthcare.