Archive for the ‘Trends’ Category

Research: Bacteria Capable Of Generating Electricity

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Researchers at the University of Minnesota studying bacteria capable of generating electricity have discovered that riboflavin (commonly known as vitamin B-2) is responsible for much of the energy produced by these organisms. The bacteria, Shewanella, are commonly found in water and soil and are of interest because they can convert simple ...

US Navy Shoots Down The Crippled Spy Satellite Using Missile

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

The U.S. Navy successfully blasted a wayward satellite with a heat-seeking missile over the Pacific Ocean Wednesday evening, defense officials announced in a press release. A missile launched from a Navy ship struck a dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on Wednesday. The satellite USA-193, also known ...

ScanDisk To Release 32GB and 16GB Ultra II SDHC

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Giving photo enthusiasts the freedom to take more pictures and shoot more video, SanDisk Corporation today increased both capacities and speeds in its SanDisk Ultra II line with the introduction of 32- and 16-gigabyte (GB) SDHC cards and an 8GB SDHC Plus card. Ideal for today’s camcorders and point-and-shoot digital cameras ...

Wireless Energy Transfer Possibility

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Wireless energy transfer has been thought about for decades by scientists all over the world. There were many experiments done and some are successfully till some extent. In 2007, US researchers have successfully tested an experimental system to deliver power to devices without the need for wires. The experimental setup consisted of ...

Trendy Mobiles Designed By Royal College Of Art Students

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Students of Royal College of Art were set the challenge of designing a mobile phone to "outperform, outsmart, and outmanoeuvre everything on the market". Check out the pictures below trendy and artistic designs they came up with. One of three winners in the competition, sponsored by 3, was Vase (in pic ...

YouTube Contributors Given Share Of Ad Cash

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

YouTube users in the UK will be given the chance to make money from the videos they post on the site. The project is already up and running in the US and is now being extended to other countries, starting in the UK. In the US some contributors are already earning ...

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