British startup Ultrahaptics and automotive supplier HARMAN will work together to create a haptic driver feedback system. While using this device, the driver will be able to push and turn virtual buttons and knobs in mid-air. These motions will send back projected, silent sensations to the user, transmitted through wireless frequencies. Taking a step back, haptic […]
The Rapid Growth and Future Needs of a WiFi-Driven Society
Wireless connectivity has become commonplace for many individuals throughout the world. It’s typical for homes to have a WiFi router, which supplies families with internet access. This process is usually done without a second thought to the public, but the hardware is quickly feeling the demands of modernity. Reports are have predicted that by 2020, […]
How Engineers Helped Form the Modern World
We’ve come a long way from our humble evolutionary beginnings. Each person has slowly shaped the world we see and experience today, bustling with technology and worldwide connectivity. Highlighting just one field in particular, the transformative footprint of past and present engineers is one that seldom goes unnoticed. In 1831, Michael Faraday invented the first […]
Augmented Reality Glasses Help the Visually Impaired
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide (39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision). Although my personal vision problems aren’t as severe, I know the feeling all too well – waking up each morning to nothing but blurs of color and fumbling to find where I […]
Electronic Sensor Network Aims to Prevent Mine Explosions
A Norwegian-African cooperative project is currently developing a wireless network of sensors tasked with preventing mine explosions. It’s imperative that a system is developed to detect explosive gases within mines before the chemistry ignites. With lives on the line, SINTEF, the largest independent Scandinavian research organization, and one of its spin-off companies GasSecure, are focused […]
Low-Cost Flow Battery Can Store Energy for Over a Decade
Usually, modern batteries aren’t constrained by capacity woes, but rather their overall life span. After a few years of heavy use, the lithium-ion pack can easily lose its potency. It is this fact that is often troublesome for long-term energy storage systems. Researchers from Harvard have recently developed a flow battery that could potentially alleviate […]
Dodge Police Cruisers Will Undergo Immediate Tech Upgrade
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) US LLC recently announced that all 2017 Dodge Charger Pursuit law enforcement vehicles will undergo a major technology upgrade. Wasting no time, these high-tech features will be implemented immediately. The upgrade will allow vehicles to detect movement occurring behind the police cruiser using rear-facing cameras and radar, ultimately increasing the police officer’s […]
Maxwell Technologies Partners with CRRC-SRI to Localize Ultracapacitor Tech in China
Maxwell Technologies recently announced a definitive agreement with CRRC-SRI, a supplement to the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), to locally manufacture ultracapacitor technology within the China energy bus market. This collaboration will contribute energy storage components to China, as well as develop next-generation energy storage solutions. Below you’ll find a Q&A between ECN and […]
All New Cars May Have Vehicle-to-Vehicle Abilities by 2023
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a proposed rule that requires all new vehicles to have vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) capabilities. Currently, this is not an official mandate, but if it goes into effect by the 2019 final ruling date, manufacturers will have to incorporate this technology into each car moving forward. With the […]
Watch Astronauts Mend The International Space Station
At the beginning of the new year, a robot aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was tasked with upgrading the station’s solar power system. The old, nickel-hydrogen batteries, which date all the way back to 1998, were replaced with modern, lithium-ion versions. Astronauts accompanied the robot on this power mission, capturing the whole process on camera. […]