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The Japan earthquake may have sped up the Earth's rotation and shifted its axis

Science

Japan earthquake may have shortened length of days and shifted Earth’s axis

Richard Gross of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has calculated that the Japanese earthquake should have sped up the Earth's rotation, resulting in a day that is about 1.8 microseconds (1.8 millionths of a second) shorter.

Queensland University of Technology student Ching-Hao Hsu has designed a device to help rheumatoid arthritis sufferers get a better grip on hot cookware

Wellness and Healthy Living

New cooking aid developed for arthritis sufferers

Queensland University of Technology student Ching-Hao Hsu has designed a device to help rheumatoid arthritis sufferers get a better grip on hot cookware

The CES pilot project in operation at Scotland's Slough Heat & Power plant (Photo: Highview Power Storage)

Environment

CryoEnergy System uses liquid air to store energy

The CryoEnergy System stores excess energy by using it to liquify air, which later releases that energy when it is turned back to gas.

Getting touchy feely at the launch of the TouchTunes Virtuo SmartJuke

Music

The jukebox gets a 21st Century overhaul

TouchTunes Interactive Networks and frog design have teamed up to re-ignite the social spirit of vintage jukeboxes in an updated device designed to engage a generation used to on-demand digital content.

Soldiers at the recent Fort Bragg exercise, in which they trialled tactical smartphones (Photo: Ashley Blumenfeld, JPEO JTRS)

Military

U.S. Army trials tactical smartphones

U.S. paratroopers recently took part in a field exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in which they experimented with tactical smartphones.

PepsiCo says it has developed the world's first 100 percent plant-based PET bottle

Environment

PepsiCo develops first PET plastic bottle made completely from plant-based material

PepsiCo says it has developed the world's first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources including switch grass, pine bark and corn husks.

$"These nanorods with configurable internal periodicity represent the smallest possible photonic structures that can effectively diffract visible light." (Photo: Yin laboratory, UCR)$

Electronics

Tiny iron oxide particles promise big benefits for display technology

Nan-sized iron oxide particles could lead to more vivid and energy efficient color displays.

The Individual Gunshot Detector (IGD) uses the sound waves generated by enemy gunfire to pinpoint its location

Military

Individual Gunshot Detectors to help give U.S. soldiers a bead on enemy fire

The U.S. Army is equipping its soldiers with Individual Gunshot Detectors (IGD) that use the sound waves generated by enemy gunfire to instantaneously determine its location and distance.

Scott and Mike Norrie have designed some fold-away, lightweight, power-free iPod earbud amplifiers called Tembo Trunks

Music

Amplify your iPod earbuds with Tembo Trunks

Scott and Mike Norrie have designed some fold-away, lightweight, power-free iPod earbud amplifiers called Tembo Trunks.

Researchers have developed what they say is the world's first-ever permanent anti-fog coating (Photo: mhofstrand, Flickr)

Around The Home

'First-ever' permanent anti-fog coating developed

Researchers have developed what they say is the world's first-ever permanent anti-fog coating.

The iClooly Handset and Sync Stand lets you use your smartphone as if it were a desktop landline

Mobile Technology

iClooly brings the magic of landlines to your iPhone

The iClooly Handset and Sync Stand lets you use your smartphone as if it were a desktop landline.

Music

LG's arty iPod dock

To demonstrate the "limitless design possibilities" of its HI-MACS material, LG Hausys teamed up with Korean architect Shi-hyung Jeon to create Horn, a hand-made iPod speaker dock featuring the smooth, curved shape of its namesake.

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