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The iPhone turns 10: here's how our lives have changed

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Exactly #10 years ago, Steve Jobs presented the first #iPhone to the world: a different type of mobile phone, which then paved the way for all those who came after. On January 9, ten years ago, Jobs said, presenting his cell phone: "We have reinvented the telephone." There was no longer a keyboard, but a touchscreen to touch with your finger. Apps arrived for the first time and the Internet was in your pocket, available to everyone and at any time. In 2007 less… Read more

Robot bees will fill the hives of the future

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At Harvard, cybernetic insects are being studied, robot #bees that could fly from flower to flower and, within ten years, be able to pollinate plants. Since bees and real insects are in short supply, robotic technology will help us. The depopulation of beehives has been underway for a few years now, and the phenomenon shows no signs of stopping. European and North American beekeepers lose up to 30% of their bees every year: among the many causes there is also a mite... Read more

In the USA the robot drives planes

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After self-driving cars, why not think about self-driving #planes? In the United States they are trying it, with a robotic co-#pilot. Is the future that awaits us driven by #robots? For now, surveys say that virtually no traveler would be willing to board an aircraft piloted by a robot; in fact, if we have more faith in cars, we still believe that planes should be driven by human beings. Studies, for now, are focusing… Read more

Geizeer, here is the fan cube that lasts 4 hours

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#Geizeer is the brilliant invention that can make us feel cooler without making the house ugly. It is a portable cooler invented by two architecture graduates, Ferdinando Petrella and Damiano Iannini. “It's a wooden cube with a side of 14 cm – explains Ferdinando – divided into two halves: above there is a fan, below a rechargeable battery with a USB cable, and a plastic cone with a liquid inside that can remain cold very long." Its operation is… Read more

The spare part? The 3D printer supplies it

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Does something break in the house? The 3D #printer takes care of printing the new piece, and voilà, the game is done. It's not science fiction, but a reality very close to us. Groupe Seb, a French giant specializing in small household appliances (in Italy it sells Rowenta, Moulinex, Krups and Tefal), is experimenting in France with a new system of "molding" spare parts, using 3D printers. Today it works like this, as far as spare parts are concerned: the company has a warehouse that contains 5,7 million... Read more

R1, the first home robot

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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

Solar Impulse arrives in Egypt

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We have already told you in the past about Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered aircraft. The plane is currently traveling on its penultimate leg, from Seville in Egypt, towards Cairo. The Solar Impulse solar-powered aircraft took off two days ago from Seville, in southern Spain, towards Cairo. The plane is piloted by the Swiss André Borschberg, at the control for the last time in this adventure. For approximately 50 hours the plane will fly over the Mediterranean and pass through the skies of Algeria, Tunisia, ... Read more

Google is the virtual reality viewer

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Will 2016 be the year of virtual reality, or augmented reality? Many analysts believe so. And Google doesn't want to miss the opportunity. Already in mid-January the company announced the launch of a new division, which will focus exclusively on the development of projects related to virtual reality. In fact, the strong competition from Facebook and its Oculus should not be forgotten. Google CEO Sundar Pichai has named Clay Bavor to head the division, which previously ran Gmail and Drive. Being… Read more

Hyperloop will soon begin its tests

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Elon Musk finally made it: his Hyperloop is starting to take its first steps. The first test stretch (about 10 km) in California is under construction. It is located in Quay Valley, between Los Angeles and San Francisco, and will carry 10 million people in its initial phase for the next two and a half years. In the prototype trains, passengers will reach a speed no higher than 260 km per hour in this initial phase, but in some… Read more

Wasp: houses are printed in Massa Lombarda

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Having been active in the field for years, and since 2012 with the WASP (World's Advanced Saving Project) project focused on the development of 3D printing with Open Source logic, Massimo Moretti and his team of terrible guys have developed a 3 meter high 12D printer capable of print an entire house in clay, and later with excellent potential an entire village. The presentation of the BigDelta (and the name "Big" really fits here), which took place on September 19th in Massa Lombarda during ... Read more

The gym in a nutshell

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Everyone knows that there is no way to get a sculpted physique without exercise: exercising outdoors or in the gym improves health and has excellent effects on metabolism, circulation and brain function. Starting from this now acquired knowledge, scientists have begun to research solutions to develop "physique pills" capable of obtaining in whole or in part the same effects that the gym and training have on the body. Research published in the journal Trends in Pharmacological… Read more

6 bets for the future

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The list of technologies under study is very long and is constantly updated: one of the latest lists of future developments that could change the world forever comes from the Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies, a research center founded in 2004 by a philosopher, Nick Bostrom, and a bioethicist, James Huges. The list, drawn up with the consultancy of futurologist Gray Scott, presents really interesting elements: here are the "magnificent" 6 technologies that could arrive in the near future. Age reversal… Read more

15 predictions about the future of consumer sales

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“Change is the law of life: those who look only to the past or present will certainly miss the future.” JF Kennedy Consumer choices and expectations will change very rapidly with the advancement of technological progress, often forcing companies to adopt a strategy of continuous adaptation to new generations and new trends. Here are 15 predictions on future purchasing experiences that I have collected and formulated through the analysis of data and reports from companies and study centers: … Read more

Future car tests: no engine, transmission, differential. That's how

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This car has no engine, no transmission and no differential: it weighs half of a normal car: each of its four wheels has an electric motor which allows it to contribute to the movement of the vehicle and a rapid change of direction: at current state, however, you need advanced control for the movement or it is really difficult (not to say impossible) to drive it. Junmin Wang is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State University, and his team is… Read more

The invisibility cloak is in its last stages: impressive.

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Physicist Andrea Alu of the University of Texas has presented an 'invisibility cloak' which, in addition to the (already tested) use of metamaterials, adds a CMOS 'inverter' to the corners of the device, making it thinner and lighter. The effect is impressive and tangible: it makes us understand how this 'camouflage' mechanism will be used shortly thereafter, probably in the military field, even if it would have an enormous series of possible applications (even in ethology: the study of animal species would be facilitated by the possibility of being in… Read more

Capturing energy from the wifi and converting it into electricity: a first device made

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Along the road that leads to wireless electricity, or "witricity", there is an important new travel companion: a circuit developed by researchers at Duke University capable of capturing energy from sound and the WiFi signal with an efficiency close to that of solar cells. It is a small device that uses 5 copper and glass fiber conductors connected in a circuit through 5 channels made with a metamaterial. The circuit 'captures' energy from the aforementioned sources converting it into electrical energy... Read more

Robo Raven, the solar bird

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Solar energy is a crucial factor in powering the robots of the future, and it is absolutely possible to find it in an incredible number of applications. The latest, suggestive and disturbing like few others, concerns a class of totally automated micro aircraft that fly using the movement of birds. Prof. S.Gupta of the University of Maryland presents 'his' Robo Raven as follows: Currently the solar cells cover less than half of the wingspan of Robo Raven: they produce 3.6W of power on a sunny day, with an efficiency of the … Read more

The gym of the future

Gyms are not a recent phenomenon: if you think that it is only a place linked to the vain and obese, you are wrong. The 'gymnasium' was the ancient Greek space that hosted the physical exercises and training of athletes. The first gym in the form we know came out in the middle of the last century, with a point of no return: the creation of the first working treadmill, in the 60s, which allowed the first brave people to start running in ... Read more

10 helps to increase intelligence

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With the new technologies of the near future, we will all be able to achieve super intelligence: while you wait, there are a few things you can do now to increase intelligence. Of course, it will be difficult to become a genius in one fell swoop, but learning skills, mental clarity and mood can be improved. Here are 10 remedies. Before reading how to increase intelligence, consult your doctor before taking one of the 10 "tips" contained in this article (except for number 3, for which you can ... Read more

Samsung prepares the landing: flexible screens in the home stretch

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Here we are: after years of development and tons of false previews on sites around the world, Samsung is ready to launch a new range of smartphones equipped with a flexible screen on the market. “Mobile phones with flexible, nearly indestructible screens that can be rotated, folded and placed in your pocket or wallet” (for this last sentence I smile: is it early yet?). The keystone in this new technology is the use of OLED (organic light emitting diodes) screens, which are very thin and … Read more

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