Danish researchers use algae to power a car
Europe is looking for biofuel sources like algae to power a car. They only need salt water and sun, they grow in a flash and are already working.
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Here's an AI that can predict the next 25 frames of a movie
An artificial intelligence is able to predict quite accurately what the 25 future frames of this movie will be.
Toyota wipers will provide weather information
Connecting the Toyota wipers to the network to provide more detailed weather maps is part of a project with the Japanese company Weathernews.
A meteor brightly illuminates the skies over northeastern China
Numerous surveillance videos show a fireball falling from the skies of northeast China. The meteor is still under study, there are no signs of impact.
Hövding 3, 2-wheel airbag that wraps around the helmet
Hövding 3 is in its third generation, and uses 200 sensors to detect the cyclist's position in real time and "explode" in the event of a fall
There is a car vending machine in London
In London there is a glass parallelepiped, a display and an automatic vending machine for stress-free buying from vendors. Will it work?
Dragonfly is official, NASA will make a mission on Titan
Dragonfly will land near Titan's equator, among dunes apparently composed of layers of solid hydrocarbons. It will be powered by plutonium like the Martian rovers, and with its eight rotors it will be able to cover much more distance than any space predecessor.
Rapamycin, portrait of the miracle drug that reverses aging
Here's how the effects of rapamycin unfold, and why its use in commercial products can lead to an extension of life expectancy.
Here's how 3D printing will revolutionize the concept of cars
In just a few years, 3D printing has leapt beyond its embryonic phase and has already begun to move rapidly in three distinct directions: the development of mass production systems (many goods), the development of mass production systems (many users, for home printing) and the specialization of production systems (specific printers for specific products, such as those in the construction field capable of constructing a building in a short time). It goes without saying that the most promising field of application for… Read more
R1, the first home robot
Everyone talks about nothing other than #R1, the first "family" robot produced by the Italian Institute of Technology (Iit) in Genoa. R1's "father", Giorgio Metta, is convinced of the great potential of his little robot: "The commercial prospects are immense". “R1 Your Personal Humanoid” was created starting from the experience gained from the creation of iCub, the most widespread humanoid research robot in the world. R1 has an Italian design, weighs approximately 50 kilos, has a height varying from 1 meter and 25 to 1 … Read more
Larry Page dreams of flying cars
Larry Page, co-founder of Google, is betting everything on flying cars. Page has in fact invested over 100 million dollars in Zee.Aero, a Californian startup that has designed a flying car. Page has been involved in the project since 2010, but the news only leaked today. The purpose is declared: to build flying cars for personal use. A flying car was already being designed almost 100 years ago, but, needless to say, these were failed attempts. Today, however, there are more suitable materials and more advanced technologies: for example, the use… Read more
Ikea manufactures the first mountable bicycle
It's called Sladda and it will be the first mountable bicycle put on sale by Ikea. The bike of the future, as it has already been defined, will arrive in stores in August and, like all Ikea furniture, will need to be assembled. It is the first bicycle produced by the Swedish furniture giant which actually wants to revolutionize the world of two wheels. Sladda is created in collaboration with the Veryday design studio, and will be available in a single color, in two different sizes and can be customized and accessorized. “Sladda is… Read more
Alphabet starts to move: in the Google Loon test phase, the web goes on a hot air balloon
Alphabet, the Google super-holding founded in August which unites innovative companies in the field of new technologies and medicine, is about to enter the testing phase with its first project, Google Loon. It is a series of sounding balloons that travel at high altitudes creating a global internet transmission network. The web giant has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a license to test experimental radio mechanisms in 50 states of American soil and in Puerto Rico, attaching a ... Read more
Volvo and hololens transfigure the way of seeing the car
Do you remember the Microsoft Holodesk project and its developments? We talked about it in an article some time ago. The first practical applications of this holographic technology are arriving all over the world, and Volvo, the Swedish car manufacturer, did not wait long to embark on a path that will lead to holograms becoming an integral part of the process of choosing and purchasing a car. car. Let's just think for a moment about the immediate implications of Holodesk and its Hololens, the headset attached to it... Read more
i30: small flashes of the future.
Calling it a 'restyling' is humiliating: after extensive renovation work above and under the bonnet, the Hyundai i30 presents itself with a decidedly 'European' and decisive appeal, and gives the readers of Futuroprossimo (and those who write to you first of all) a lot of insights into the innovations that are now part of modern automotive culture. From the multipurpose solutions to the greater possibility of 'customising' the purchase, from the ever greater guaranteed (and perceived) safety to the stylistic innovations, this car convinces from the first glance. Just for … Read more
Bravo LPG, accessible ecology
More than a novelty in the Bravo range or at Fiat, today we are talking about an offer that Lingotto offers (and in times of crisis the offers are very useful) for the dual fuel version, LPG version of the Bravo; the possibility of having the car at an advantageous price, complete with financing, insurance and without a down payment. For those who don't know it yet, the Fiat Bravo Mylife is equipped with a 1.4 HP 90 EasyPower engine and, as for the ... Read more
In nanomachine towards the future
It's not the first and it won't be the last. Scientists from the University of Groningen (Holland) and the Empa research center (Switzerland) have created a nanometric transport system equipped with four motor units (translation: a “namomachine”). It's electric, four nanometers long and every half turn of the wheels has to fill up... It works thanks to a scanning tunneling microscope positioned above it, which transmits a tiny electric charge that causes reversible structural changes in the wheels (translation: … Read more
Met, the electric family with dual batteries does not convince us.
One of the biggest difficulties that people have in approaching the next electric car revolution is the fear of not knowing where to go when recharging the battery: the number of electric refueling points is inevitably almost zero, and this situation still affects on purchasing choices. This concept would completely eliminate the problem: sure, the idea of swapping batteries is not new, but this is absolutely the first that allows you to carry out this operation at home. … Read more
