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Georgia Tech research technician Kellie Templeman (left) and former graduate student Tim Petrie display a piece of titanium coated with the bio-inspired polymer (Image: Gary Meek)

Medical Devices

'Flower Bouquet' nanoclusters strengthen titanium implant attachments

Researchers have now developed an improved coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants with a patient’s own bone.

The SHamp fits in the sound hole of most acoustic guitars

Music

“SHamp” sound hold amplifier gives acoustic guitars an extra kick

The sound hole amplifier, or “SHamp” is a compact amplifier that fits into the sound hole of an acoustic guitar to give it that bit of extra oomph when you need it.

The six new models of LED ceiling lights from Sharp

Around The Home

Sharp lights the way with LED ceiling lights

Following on from its release of LED bulbs that allow users to adjust the light color and brightness, Sharp is introducing six models of LED ceiling lights with similar features.

The science-of-surfboards team, left-to-right: Mechanical engineering undergraduates Victor Correa Schneider, Trevor Owen, Julia Tsai, Dan Ferguson; structural engineering PhD student Benjamin Thompson

Boats and Watersports

Computer-equipped surfboard could lead to, like, totally awesome boards

Students from the University of California, San Diego have installed a computer and velocity sensors on a surfboard, in effort to create the ultimate surfing experience.

Photography

Fujifilm W3: world's first compact camera capable of shooting 3D high definition video

Fujifilm has unveiled a successor to its W1 3D compact camera, the Finepix REAL 3D W3.

Games

Sony takes aim at gamers with new Ultimate Weapon Gaming headsets

Sony has unveiled its DR-GA500 and DR-GA200 headsets designed to maximize spatial awareness in first person shooters without waking up the neighbors.

Mobile Technology

Marmota mobile AR identifies landscape features

Marmota, a prototype mobile AR device, tells users about the landscape that surrounds them.

One of the Air Clean paving slabs in a laboratory setting

Environment

Air-cleaning paving slabs assessed in Germany

A study in Germany is showing that air-purifying paving slabs can significantly reduce automobile-borne pollutants.

Computers

Samsung's S2 Portable 3.0 external HDD with USB 3.0 and 7200RPM spindle speed

Samsung’s new 2.5-inch external HDD, the S2 Portable 3.0, features an on-board SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface and a 7200RPM spindle speed.

Researchers say their new material won't splinter like the bumper of this Toyota (Image: wrhowell via Flickr)

Automotive

Researchers develop new thermoplastic fiber composite material to build safer cars

Researchers have found a way for the automotive industry to mass-produce a particularly safe class of materials that can absorb the enormous forces generated in a collision without splintering.

Image showing a thrust fault having pushed crustal materials (arrows) up the side of the farside impact crater named Gregory (Image: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University/Smithsonian)

Science

New images reveal moon isn’t as ‘full’ as it used to be – and could still be shrinking

The moon is shrinking according to a team analyzing new images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

Urban Transport

Kia Electric POP Commuter Vehicle Concept

The continued trend towards smaller and lighter urban commuter vehicles continued today with Kia showing glimpses of an all-new electric concept car it will reveal at the Paris Show on September 30.

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