Category: High Tech
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Discover This Gigantic Meteorological Tower Erected In Amazon Rainforest
We make you discover this incredible 324 m high tower that was built in the middle of the Amazon forest. It is intended to monitor the weather and the greenhouse effect, with the aim to determine how the largest forest in the world interacts with the atmosphere. We give you more detail about the origins of this amazing…
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This aircraft is the largest in the world and can transport a space shuttle
The AN-225 is the longest and heaviest aircraft in the world! Originally designed to carry a Soviet space shuttle, it is now able to carry no less than 253 tonnes of cargo on board: a record. We tell you more about this incredible transporter that does not go unnoticed. The Antonov AN-225 Mriya is a very…
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Spot-A Highly Sophisticated Robot For Disasters To Master Any Terrain
This revolutionary dog-like robot, developed by Google, is capable of walking through difficult terrains during natural disasters. Indeed, it has an incredible sense of balance that allows it to stand in any situation. For some, this robot might become man’s best friend. We tell you more about this revolutionary machine. Recently Google had acquired Boston Dynamics which…
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Did These 30 Technologies Imagined 60 Years Ago Become A Reality?
In the 1950s, people thought that their future would be made up of flying cars and interplanetary travel which would be easy and accessible to all. Today, however it is not so. We make you discover some comparisons between the future imagined 60 years ago and today’s world. 1. Solar Car And here is what solar car…
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Discover This Unconventional Piano To Compose Melodies By Dragging And Vibrating Your Fingers
The Seaboard Grand keyboard is a revolutionary musical instrument. This impressive technology allows you to perfectly reproduce the sounds of many instruments. The result is amazing. We make you discover a piano like no other. In 2009, Roland Lamb, who was studying design at the Royal College of Art in London, embarked upon a really crazy project:…
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A Drone Ambulance Straight From The Movie Avatar
Conceived by a design studio, this quadrocopter of the size of a helicopter is supposed to speed up the evacuation of the wounded to a hospital from the accident scenes. CONCEPT: In accidents, the lives are often lost within the next few minutes of the accident. According to the American design studio Argodesign, 1000 lives are lost every year…
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A Chinese Man Makes A Mechanical Horse To Walk In The Street
While most people travel by car, on foot or by bus, a man in China has invented an amazing vehicle. Straight out of his imagination, he built a horse robot that works on oil and can be used to move around in the street. We offer you to see the video of this amazing creation. Su…
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This Inexpensive Smartphone Gadget Detects AIDS and Syphilis in Just 15 Minutes
American engineers have developed a small device that plugs into a simple smartphone to detect the presence of these two sexually transmitted diseases in blood. Some American engineers from Columbia University, New York have developed an inexpensive smartphone accessory that can quickly detect AIDS and syphilis. This unit has all the necessary mechanical, optical and electronic…
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ConnectX Wants To Put Cloud Computing Servers In space
North American startup ConnectX has undertaken an ambitious project. The company wants to install computer servers in orbit as a constellation of miniature satellites that will serve as a cloud computing platform, dedicated to big data. And, to improve the efficiency of transmission of data, the binary code would be replaced by a symbol language. With the advent of…
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LightSail: Fiction Becomes Reality With A Satellite With Solar Sails
Reality catches up with science fiction! A satellite with solar sails has just been created. Called “LightSail”, the satellite is able to move in space using energy from sunlight. We explain its design. After 6 years of intensive testing, the satellite “LightSail” is ready to fly for real. According to Bill Nye, The CEO of Planetary Society who started this project,…
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Face Hacking: A Revolutionary Digital Makeup Technique To Change Facial Appearance In Real Time
The Japanese producer Nobumichi Asai has developed a technique called face hacking, through which he can transform the face of a person at will by projecting a synthetic makeup. The results are really impressive. We tell you more about this revolutionary technique. You may remember the technology IllumiRoom from Microsoft where a normal room can be turned into…
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Prynt-This Smartphone Case With Built-in Printer Immortalizes Your Photos
Inspired by the old Polaroid technology, Prynt is a case for smartphone with a built in printer that can print the captured photos in 30 seconds. Launched on the crowdfunding platform KickStarter, the project achieved its objective in only thirty minutes. Smartphones are now being used, more and more, to take pictures. Many of these mobile have…
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DALER-An Amazing Batman Inspired Robot That Can Fly And Walk On Ground
DALER is definitively different from other drones. Thanks to its folding and retractable wings, it is not only able to fly, but also move on the ground. A drone inspired by the morphology of bats, it could help rescuers during search of victims in case of natural disasters. We show you this amazing machine. Ludovic Daler is a…
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Give Your Eyes To Blind And Visually Impaired Using This Extraordinary iPhone App
A smartphone application to help blind and visually impaired promises a new way of convenience for them! With this application, it is possible to offer your service of your eyes, for a moment, to a blind using your phone iPhone. You will get in virtual and auditory communication with the blind to give him the help he…
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This Little Robot Can Imitate Your Handwriting With Perfection
Writing a document in your handwriting, without using a a pencil, may seem like a science fiction? Yet a company has created a robot that has the ability to perfectly imitate the human writing with perfection. The latter can write a letter, a handwritten document or a note of love by replicating your writing perfectly. So discover this…