Drive From Wheelchair Car
Posted on 15 October 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Technology
Technology continues to make quantum leap breakthroughs in the auto world. Being wheelchair bound can be so daunting and limiting, but with the first ever drive-from-wheelchair electric car, a whole new world opens up for those bound by wheelchairs. The Kenguru has only one single remote-controlled door to the vehicle, that permits wheelchair access from [...]
Photoshop Progress
Posted on 18 July 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Society, Technology
The phenomenon of Photoshop has come a long way since its inauguration in 1987. The accidental black and white program was the brainchild of Thomas Knoll and picked up by his brother John Knoll. Between them they polished the ‘special effects’ on the first Macintosh computer, capable of handling colour. The name of the original [...]
45 Foot Paper Plane Flies
Posted on 29 March 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Education, Society, student research information, Technology
Nearly everyone has at some stage in their young life, fashioned a piece of paper into an airplane and thrown it across a room. However, it took a team of experts to construct the world’s largest paper aeroplane. Desert Eagle, a 45-foot paper plane, soared through the air and flew for a full 6 seconds. [...]
Parking By Remote Control
Posted on 16 February 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Technology
Technology just keeps on getting better and better, supposedly making life easier for everyone. Many people have played around with tiny remote toy cars, but now you can remotely park your car by remote control. The latest piece of technology allows you to park your car using your iPhone. Just what else these phones will [...]
Air Conditioned Clothing
Posted on 16 February 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Society, Technology
From every disaster there arises opportunities for those who have the eyes to see and the willingness to carry on. When Japan faced power shortages and energy restrictions in the aftermath of the 9 magnitude earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the demand for the air-conditioned jackets with built-in fans, [...]
Apps Phenomenon
Posted on 26 January 2012 by Tendys W.L. in business and finance, Entertainment, Technology
The world of apps for iPhones, android phones, iPads and iPods, is the fastest growing business in the world of technology, with a billion downloads expected every week. Vice president at Fiksu, a marketing company for app developers, said that 2011’s top apps fell into three main areas: the ability to connect to friends, discovery [...]
Space Pollution
Posted on 26 January 2012 by Tendys W.L. in student research information, Technology
NASA reports that currently there are more than 20,000 pieces of space junk circling our planet, that are bigger than the size of a softball. There are over half a million pieces that are larger than a marble. It is NASA’s task to track every single loose object that is larger than 4 cms in [...]
Apps Download Phenomena
Posted on 5 January 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Education, Entertainment, Technology
December 2011 saw a record high in apps downloads. In just the last week of December more than a 1.2 billion apps were downloaded. Many users had received new devices for Christmas and numerous firms offered discounted apps over Christmas and the holiday period. America, which led the way with 502 million downloads, was closely [...]
Pedal Power
Posted on 29 December 2011 by Tendys W.L. in Environment, student research information, Technology
Necessity is the mother of invention, so when there is no other way of getting electricity, you can always try ‘pedal power’. This photo has been circulating on the internet as a joke, but in actual fact pedal power is a reality. Pedal power is all about transferring energy from a human source, through the [...]
Revolutionary Micro Lattice Material
Posted on 21 December 2011 by Tendys W.L. in student research information, Technology
A team of researchers are elated with one of their latest developments at UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology. Sitting on top of a fluffy dandelion head, the world’s lightest material is being hailed as the Eiffel Tower of micro-architecture. The micro-lattice is 99.99% air and 100 times lighter than Styrofoam. [...]
