Innovation - Page 254

November 3, 2015

Quantum network secretly running for 2 years

A national laboratory has been running a quantum network that could make perfectly secure Internet communications a reality

November 3, 2015

Google Glass is the future – and the future has awful battery life

Smartphone growth is slowing and people need something to hold on to — but the early “Explorer” version of Google’s highly anticipated Google Glass headset has major problem that could be a big barrier for widespread adoption: Awful battery life.

November 3, 2015

Cars, guns, and even moon bases: How 3D printing works

These aren’t your old dot matrix printers. Advances and dramatic price drops in 3D printing have enabled almost anyone to “print” out almost anything they can think of.

November 3, 2015

Revolutionary tablet is as thin and flexible as paper

A team from Canada's Queen's University has invented PaperTab, which redefines the tablet's form as a flexible, paper-like touchscreen computer.

November 3, 2015

How will we vote on Election Day -- 2020? The future of voting tech

Futurists, technology visionaries and science fiction authors posit some tremendous change, such that the election of 2020 -- just eight short years off -- will be largely unlike today’s.

November 3, 2015

Google says its drone delivery service could take flight in 2017

Look skywards in 2017 and you might catch sight of a package-carrying Google drone as it buzzes its way to a delivery address.

November 3, 2015

Here's a futuristic 3D-printed violin that could double as a lethal weapon

It's not every day you come across a musical instrument that could comfortably double as a lethal weapon, but here's one such creation.

November 3, 2015

You can now go on a Kenyan safari thanks to Street View

If you've ever fancied going on a safari in Africa but discovered that funding it would mean robbing a bank, then here's the good news: Google has just rolled out Street View imagery for Kenya's Samburu National Reserve.

November 3, 2015

New glass suspension bridge in China is 980 feet long, 600 feet high, and absolutely terrifying

Engineers in China recently completed work on a mesmerizing 980 ft. long suspension bridge primarily made out of glass. 

November 3, 2015

iRing? Apple publishes a patent for a smart ring that controls your touchscreen

Apple publishes a lot of patents.