Everyone would, at a certain point, like to have a camera in their eyes, to record what they see, maybe to do it while their hands are busy (for example on a computer keyboard), or for surgeons and scientists who would need, for educational reasons, to record what they see and what their hands are [...]
Archive for May, 2010
A fatigue detector for mining workers
May 25th, 2010
admin What at first sight looks just like your ordinary baseball cap, might actually save lives among those who, for their work, are engaged in conditions of extreme stress and heavy fatigue, that is, inside the tunnels of a mine. Developed in Australia, where incidents among miners and truck drivers are unfortunately quite common even in [...]
Defense from chemical attacks comes from your mobile phone
May 25th, 2010
admin Modern mobile phones are always smaller, and packed with features and functions which make them very different from the first generation of mobile phones, heavy and used only to call or send messages. Modern smartphones are intelligent devices that allow us to take our office with us, along with all features we need for our [...]
A GPS based rescue system to save a life in danger
May 25th, 2010
admin As explained in our previous post, the GPS network now gives the opportunity to take advantage of an extreme precision in locating places, people or objects. One of the most useful applications of the GPS network is called DASS, which stands for Distress Alerting Satellite System, that is, a system, managed by NASA, which quickly [...]
The new GPS satellite network, precision up to 1cm
May 24th, 2010
admin Not everyone may be aware of it, but nowadays, the Global Positioning System network (or GPS, as the acronym goes) is one of the pillars that keep the world as it is, some sort of nervous system of our planet and of technology as a part of our everyday life. The data transmitted over this [...]
A portable biometric scanner takes security everywhere
May 23rd, 2010
admin It is nicknamed, with a little bit of boasting, the most powerful biometric identification device ever seen. In fact, HIIDE (which stands for Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment) has well deserved to be defined like this, thanks to the approximately 65 thousand units currently in use around the world, especially in areas like Iraq and [...]
New infrared micro lens for enhanced night vision
May 23rd, 2010
admin Great news for those who are engaged with night surveillance and monitoring of sensitive targets… but the news are bad for those who hope that darkness might help them hide their activities, especially if they are illegal, from prying eyes. In fact, a research team from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York State, is at [...]
A mobile phone controlled camera to keep your pets under control
May 22nd, 2010
admin Many of us, and in particular those who have a dog or a cat at home, may be worried that, during their absence on a working day, their little friend might end up in trouble or cause some small (or big!) accident in the house, because of the curious and playful nature that makes us [...]
Boeing to launch its unmanned invisible Phantom Ray aircraft
May 22nd, 2010
admin After a development phase which lasted a mere two years (a really short time in this particular field), Boeing has just introduced its Phantom Ray, a new unmanned aircraft or UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) which brings together a variety of elements which make it one of a kind. In fact, thanks to its video and [...]
Your Spy Phone software? Check it carefully
May 11th, 2010
admin The ever increasing availability of diverse mobile phones on the market, with new and apparently incompatible operating systems, can sometimes end up creating small problems, for example when you are trying to export the data contained on your old phone towards a new one which works under a different platform. As well, in the phone [...]
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