Several weeks ago, Sarah Larson from The New Yorker, published a fun article about e-laughter (all the hahas and lols we use to communicate with our friends online) and their social subtleties….
Day: August 10, 2015
Eye tracking technology allows paralyzed people to communicate independently
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego are developing high-tech assistive technology to help individuals with disabilities. Using the most advanced ubiquitous computing technologies, the project will look into helping people…
Astronauts to grow vegetables in space
Fresh food grown in the microgravity environment of space officially is on the menu for the first time for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. Expedition 44 crew members, including NASA’s…
MIT designed an inexpensive fusion reactor that boosts power by tenfold
Advances in magnet technology have enabled researchers at MIT to propose a new design for a practical compact tokamak (donut-shaped) fusion reactor. Using these new commercially available superconductors, rare-earth barium copper oxide…