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The no longer wheelchair-bound Hayden Allen puts REX through its paces

Robotics

REX robotic exoskeleton gets wheelchair users back on their feet

REX is a robotic exoskeleton that puts wheelchair users back on their feet, enabling a person to stand, walk and go up and down stairs and slopes.

Min-Feng Yu, a professor of mechanical science and engineering, has developed a novel approach for manufacturing metal interconnects (Image: L. Brian Stauffer)

Electronics

Shrinking integrated circuits a big deal for microelectronics

University of Illinois engineers have developed a novel direct-writing method for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics.

Zephyr will extend the official world record by at least one order of magnitude

Aircraft

QinetiQ’s Zephyr solar powered unmanned aircraft demonstrates perpetual flight

Zephyr, QinetiQ’s solar-powered, high-altitude long-endurance (HALE), Unmanned Air System (UAS) is currently in the air and setting a landmark unmanned flight duration record by demonstrating what is essentially perpetual flight.

The AVX TX fly-drive vehicle boasts VTOL capabilities

Aircraft

AVX flying-car concept – the Vertical Takeoff and Landing SUV

The AVX TX is a fly-drive vehicle design that can be manually driven on the ground like an SUV and also boasts Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) capabilities.

Experimental setup for THz-pump and optical-probe measurements used by the researchers

Science

‘Terahertz’ speed signal processor an important step for optical computing

Physicists have discovered a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at “terahertz” speeds that could help end the electron and wires bottleneck for optical communications and computing.

Apple's iPad will be released in another nine countries this Friday

Mobile Technology

iPad set for release in another nine countries this Friday

Apple has announced that its iPad will be released in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore an additional nine countries from this Friday.

Magnepan's new MG1.7 audiophile speakers, for the first time using quasi-ribbon technology on all of the drivers

Home Entertainment

Quasi-ribbon technology used for all drivers in Magnepan's new speakers

Magnepan has updated its critically-acclaimed MG1.6 audiophile speaker, for the first time using quasi-ribbon technology on all of the drivers

Military

Liquid armor that hardens on impact to protect frontline troops

As part of a project to create future body armor offering soldiers greater ballistics protection and ease of movement, scientists and engineers at BAE Systems have developed a liquid which hardens when struck.

OCZ Flex EX DDR3 2133MHz 4GB Memory Module

Computing

World’s fastest 4GB DDR3, 2133MHz memory modules unveiled by OCZ Technology

OCZ Technology unveiled its fastest 4GB DDR3 RAM. The Module is capable of reaching frequencies up to 2133MHz and CL 10-10-10-30 timing. OCZ’s new modules are available in 4GB, 8GB Dual Channel and 12GB Triple Channel kits.

A female mosquito feeding on a human arm: could this pest's days be numbered?

Science

Gene-silencing nanoparticles take the fight against mosquitoes down to the genetic level

A Kansas University team has successfully used nanoparticle delivery to fight mosquitoes using dsRNA gene-silencing technology that kills the little pests as larvae.

Games

Microsoft announces 4GB Xbox 360, gives Kinect a price

Microsoft has just announced the successor to the storage-less Xbox 360 Arcade, and given Kinect a price.

Traffic on the streets of Beijing, the worst offender on the index

Automotive

IBM Global Commuter Pain Index measures world traffic congestion

IBM has released the results of its Global Commuter Pain Index, which compares traffic congestion in 20 cities worldwide.

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