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6-Pack Beverage Rings That Marine Life Can Eat
Florida brewery uses waste to make beverage rings that biodegrade or may be eaten.
Smart Shoes Guide Sightseers
The smart shoes are connected via Bluetooth to a smartphone app that uses the phone’s GPS to direct the wearer in the direction to walk by triggering small vibrating sensors within the shoe.
Volvo to Begin UK's Largest Autonomous Driving Test in 2017
The company is positioning its Drive Me London test as part of a commitment to ensuring "no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by the year 2020."
PVdC-Free Food Packing Film
The new film combines Toray’s CBS2 film and co-extruded BOPP
Toyota uBox Uses Lighter-Weight "Spread Tow" Carbon Fiber
In theory, arranging the carbon fibers in the straightest orientation possible allows them to more effectively carry the load and provide tensile and compressive strength.
Looking to Geckos to Clean Works of Art
What appears to be a plain plastic film is in fact non-sticky, elastic polymer.
Samsonite Uses EID to Anonymously Track Bags
Travelers can use an app to check the location of their suitcase within a distance of 70 meters and be notified if it is moved closer or farther away from them.
3D-Printed Clothes: Custom Garments, No Waste
This technology not only has the potential to reduce waste, labor costs and CO2 equivalent, but can modernize clothing production by encouraging localized manufacturing and production.
San Francisco to Require Solar Panels on Smaller New Buildings
The new ordinance builds on state law by requiring the 15% of roof area that is already required to be “solar ready” to have either solar photovoltaic or solar water panels actually installed.
Ultrasound Technology Could Help Make Hands Touchscreens
The University of Sussex-led study is the first to find a way for users to feel what they are doing when interacting with displays projected on their hand.
U.S. Roofs in Good Repair Can Handle the Weight of PV: Sandia
Dwyer says engineers doing rooftop structural analysis often calculate stresses on the basis of an individual beam, rafter or truss.
Smart Sensor Predicts Failures in Car Tires and Hoses
The technology uses a sensor that can predict, up to two weeks in advance, when a tire or hose is compromised and in danger of breaking.
"Smart" Clothes One Step Closer to Reality
The “e-textiles” were created in part on a tabletop sewing machine. Thread was substituted with fine metal wires that feel the same as traditional thread.
Many Consumers Willing to Share IoT Data for Money: Survey
Survey respondents were universally worried about potential security threats from smart homes, with 92% expressing some concern that their personal data could be hacked by cybercriminals.
Camera Could Wrap Around Objects for New Point of View
A flexible lens array that adapts its optical properties when the sheet camera is bent enables the camera to produce high-quality images over a wide range of sheet deformations.
Tamper-Proof Hologram Could Reduce Counterfeit Trade
The researchers are using an ultraviolet nanosecond-pulsed laser to sculpt unique holograms with micro-sized features directly onto the surface of metals.
Ski Design Inspired by Turtle Scales
When the skis bend in a turn, the plates come together and the ski stiffens, allowing the skier to execute precise turns. As the skier comes out of the turn, the gap reopens, making the ski flexible.
Recyclable Plastic Stronger Than ABS Developed
The new thermoplastic has better performance characteristics than commodity plastics like ABS.
Electronic Displays Developed for Consumer Packaging
The goal is for the LED devices to be low cost and flexible enough to be used on all types of packaging.
Laundered Gym Clothes Don't Leach Much Nanosilver
While silver nanoparticles and coatings leach from commercially available garments during laundering, the levels are insufficient to keep the nanoparticles from doing their intended job.