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engines

Plastic Motor Powered Directly By Light, No Solar Middleman Necessary

Professor Tomiki Ikeda, along with his research team at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a plastic motor that runs on direct light. Unlike solar power, there is no need for storing energy before conversion. The motor can achieve this feat thanks to a plastic compound containing azobenzene which contracts when exposed to ultraviolet light and returns to its original shape when exposed to visible light. By making this material into a belt and wrapping it around two wheels of different sizes, movement can be generated when the larger wheel is exposed to ultraviolet light and the smaller one to visible light. More »

6:20 PM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By Sean Fallon
7,478 views, 25 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: This might be best used in space since there's so much energy and less threat from the sounds of what it's made of. more »

search

Google Experimental Search Views Let You See Results as Timeline, Map and More

Google has just unveiled a handful of new experimental search result views that you can make your new default, delivering you search results in timeline or map form, with new, more robust keyboard shortcuts, with a more detailed left-hand navigation menu or a number of others views. More »

3:01 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Adam Frucci
10,356 views, 6 comments

Latest by mbear: Ars Technica Review of new features: "A Tour of Google's New Experimental Search: Verdict-Awesome!" [arstechnica.com] more »

cellphones

Hands-On Video With Microsoft's Deepfish Windows Mobile Browser


To say that Windows Mobile web browsers are hard to use would be tantamount to saying babies are fairly easy to beat up. Microsoft's trying to remedy this with their experimental Deepfish web browser, which tries to give you desktop-class rendering on your WM smartphone. Does it work? Well, sorta. More »

7:35 PM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Jason Chen
7,231 views, 12 comments

Latest by JohnT: ahhh... the AT&T 8925 is better more »

announcements

Stem Cells Key to Bigger Boobies

Who here is a girl/knows a girl who wants implants, but gets spooked by the whole silicone aspect? Well it looks like a couple of Japanese scientists have got your back. Their plan is to combine fat from your thigh with some stem cells. Then they take the "soup" and inject it into each of your mammaries. And presto chango you've got yourself a new rack that looks like pretty damn natural, since it's all you. Leave it Japan to take cutting edge medical tech, and turn it into a way to get bigger boobs.– Ben Longo More »

8:45 PM on Mon Feb 12 2007
By blongo3
12,400 views, 62 comments

Latest by ojisan: joyflop, If my comment came off as something sarcastic and you were offended, I apologize. It *was* half-sarcasm, but since I've never held a 15 lb. boob in my hand, I thought you were exaggerating. While there still is a slight more »

gadgets

Proteus: Spider-Like Go-Fast Boat Zips Around the Bay in Dazzling Demo

We've been enamoured of boats named "Proteus" ever since that movie Fantastic Voyage decades ago. Now this Proteus is real, scooting around San Francisco Bay last week like some kind of water bug. The 100-foot catamaran was built by Silicon Valley big wigs, and has inflatable hulls that draft just a foot of water. More »

10:31 AM on Mon Jan 22 2007
By Charlie White
11,013 views, 21 comments