Innovation
'H+' Shows Pitfalls of Hackable Brain Implants
August 09, 2012, Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer
Having Google Glasses technology implanted in your head turns out to be a really bad idea.
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Hair-Raising Chair Enhances Scary Movies
August 08, 2012, Francie Diep, InnovationNewsDaily Staff Writer
The chair is meant to enhance people's surprise, fear and other emotions while they play games or watch movies.
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3D Models Mine Maps for Hidden Gold
August 07, 2012, Charles Q. Choi, InnovationNewsDaily Contributor
3D computer modeling can help find gold and other valuable metals hidden in mountain ranges.
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'Super Falcon' Submarine Aims to Fly Underwater
August 06, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
The Super Falcon submarine aims to fly underwater with a crowd-funded Lake Tahoe expedition.
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'Cyborg' Arm Controls Navy's Robot Warplane
August 06, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
A cyborg arm can help maneuver the Navy's robot warplane on an air craft carrier.
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Greetings From Mars! Huge NASA Rover Makes Daring Landing on Red Planet
August 06, 2012, Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer
Curiosity pulled off a nerve-wracking, unprecedented landing that saw it lowered to the Martian surface on cables.
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Rules Lacking for Geoengineering Projects for Global Warming
August 06, 2012, Francie Diep, InnovationNewsDaily Staff Writer
A look at the political realities of starting a major, Earth-altering project.
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Carnivorous Plant Inspires Bacteria-Proof Liquid Coating
August 03, 2012, Charles Q. Choi, InnovationNewsDaily Contributor
The new slippery nontoxic liquid coatings don't give bacteria any place to anchor onto.
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Google Glasses Gets an Evil Twin in 'Sight'
August 02, 2012, Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer
Tomorrow's world of dating gets a lot creepier with the more sinister version of Google Glasses.
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Flutter Power Allows Researchers to Make Electricity from Wind Gusts
August 01, 2012, Brandon Miller, InnovationNewsDaily Contributor
Italian researchers have developed a mechanical "wing" to better capture wind energy.
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Robot Bakery Can Recognize Pastries
July 26, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
A Tokyo bakery's system can recognize pastries automatically and price them at the cash register.
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Look Both Ways, Enable Wi-Fi: GM Tests Wireless Pedestrian Detection
July 26, 2012, Daniel P. Howley, LAPTOP Staff Writer
General Motors says that it is developing a new kind of safety system that will allow vehicles to wirelessly detect nearby pedestrians and bicyclists on crowded streets before their drivers can.
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Cute Device Turns Callers into Rolling Robots
July 26, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
This small teleconferencing device is looking for Kickstarter funding.
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New Plan Takes Shape to Fashion Space Junk Into Satellites
July 25, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
'Mechanic' satellites will dock onto broken satellites to salvage working parts.
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How 'Mantabot' Robot Fish Could Help Navy Missions
July 25, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
A swimming drone shaped like a graceful ray fish could do underwater missions for the U.S. military or scientific surveys.
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Rise of Robots Revives US Manufacturing
July 24, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
Factory robots, nanotechnology and 3D printers can revive U.S. manufacturing, but may not bring back human jobs.
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Soybean-Oil Tires May Hit the Road Soon
July 24, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
The move might reduce the company's petroleum consumption by 7 million gallons, or about as much as 8,000 American drivers use in a year.
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Artificial Mother-of-Pearl Shines Like the Real Thing
July 24, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
The newest artificial nacre is tough and pretty.
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Kites to Carry Pollution Monitors for Beijing Residents
July 20, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
A citizen project will measure Beijing's air qualities using handmade Chinese master kites.
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Patented Windshield Gives Drivers Night Vision
July 19, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
A General Motors patent gives a glimpse into the future of driving.
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Strange 'Carbon Foam' is World's Lightest Material
July 17, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
The new material could make for lighter rechargeable car batteries one day.
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Faster than a Plane or Train: 'Hyperloop' Transportation
July 17, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk has proposed a tube system that could whisk passengers from LA to San Francisco in half an hour.
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Japan and Vietnam Challenge China's Rare Earth Metals Expertise
July 16, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
Japan and Vietnam have opened a new rare earth metals extraction research center in Hanoi.
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Mind-Reading Cat Ears for Sale in U.S.
July 16, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff
The motorized plush ears read wearers' electrical brain activity.
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U.K. to Make All Science Articles Free
July 16, 2012, Francie Diep, InnovationNewsDaily Staff Writer
The move is the first major response to activism from scientists this year.
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