#The gadgets that give you SUPERPOWERS: Spiderman-style gloves, lenses with super sight and Iron man suits become a reality By Sarah Griffiths and Victoria Woollaston for Mailonline Published:
08:14 GMT, 22 may 2015 Updated: 08:14 GMT, 22 may 2015 The technology to transform yourself into your favourite superhero is quickly becoming a reality-thankfully without the outlandish Lycra wardrobe.
From gloves that let you scale skyscrapers like Spiderman, to implants that could give you the self-healing powers of Wolverine,
researchers are putting these sci-fi notions within our grasp. And the innovations could soon benefit the military, astronauts and even everyday consumers.
Scroll down for videos A glimpse into this world of extraordinary gloves, glasses and suits was showcased recently in an issue of How It Works magazine.
IRON MAN'S HIGH-TECH SUIT Fans of Robert Downey Jnr's Iron man can buy themselves a red exoskeleton-providing they have a spare $1 million (£659,
000 A Japanese electronics firm is selling a 13ft (four metre) mechanical suit on Amazon that can be controlled by an iphone,
or by stepping foot inside the device. Called Kuratas, the five tonne, four-wheeled device with 30 motors can even fire BB pellets
and comes in a choice of 16 colours. Another suit, designed by the US ARMY, features a high-pressure hydraulic system to enhance a soldier strength, agility and endurance.
Such exoskeletons can also help workers operate heavy machinery, carry the weight of heavy tools and work for longer between breaks.
blindfolded wearers armed with'cardboard ninja stars'were able to score direct hits on anyone who strayed too close.
#Nasa joins US government project to create'Google for the deep web'that could uncover cyber criminals,
Nasa has revealed it is joining a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) project to scour content on this so-called dark net.
'said Nasa. The Internet contains a vast trove of information-sometimes called the'Deep Web'-that isn't indexed by search engines:
According to Nasa, scientists could also use it to search for images and data from spacecraft.
for example, help catalog the vast amounts of data NASA spacecraft deliver on a daily basis.'We're developing next-generation search technologies that understand people, places,
The video and image search capabilities of Memex could one day benefit space missions that take photos, videos and other kinds of imaging data with instruments such as spectrometers.
Scientists analyzing imaging data from Earth-based missions that monitor phenomena such as snowfall and soil moisture could similarly benefit.
The technology could be applied to large NASA data centers such as the Physical oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center,
which makes NASA's ocean and climate data accessible and meaningful. Memex would make PDF documents more easily searchable
Awareness of existing publications also helps program managers to assess the impact of spacecraft data.
and was accelerated initially by a rocket before the scramjet kicked in. It reached Mach 4. 8 in less than half a minute powered by a solid rocket booster.
After separating from the booster, the scramjet engine was ignited, accelerating the aircraft to Mach 5. 1 at 60,000 feet.
and tension to stay in position, the new design uses gravity. The arm moves vertically using a counterweight pulley system inspired by the construction crane lifts and drawing boards,
showing digital information to homeowners in the same space where they now just have a traditional mirror.
whether it is a board game, DNA structure or the solar system, your content comes alive-view it from four different angles
#Airbus takes on Spacex: Firm set to build world's largest satellite constellation to beam the internet around the world By Sarah Griffiths for Mailonline Published:
17:32 GMT, 16 june 2015 Updated: 17:32 GMT, 16 june 2015 Aerospace behemoth Airbus is set to build the largest satellite constellation seen so far.
Its British partner, Oneweb wants to provide high speed internet access to unconnected places in the world,
using a fleet of 600 satellites. The company will be going head-to-head with other projects,
who intends to beam the internet to Earth from space. Airbus will make 900 spacecraft-building up to four a day-with 300 to be kept as spares for after the proposed launches,
which could begin as early as 2018. The system will bring more than 10 Terabits per second of new capacity to rural areas around the globe
Oneweb constellation will be ten times as large as any commercial network launched so far, but it will have to compete with Spacex grand plans to launch more than 4, 000 small satellites into Earth orbit over 15 years,
with the aim of getting unconnected parts of the world online. Each of Oneweb satellites will have a mass less then 330 lbs (150kg)
and are expected to cost less than half a million dollars each, the BBC reported. The first 10 satellites will be built at Airbusfactory in Toulouse
France, with further satellites to be built at a dedicated facility in the US. Brian Holz, Head of Space Systems at Oneweb, said:
e have worked with Airbus Space and Defence, to streamline the manufacturing process to the point that several satellites can be produced each day. his will redefine the cost structure for satellites,
enabling rapid iteration and development of space related technologies. neweb plan involves 20 groups of low-orbiting satellites being connected to small terminals on the ground that would act as hubs to link to phones and computers.
Rockets will be needed to propel the spacecraft into Earth orbit, and Sir Richard Branson Virgin galactic may be an option.
The entrepreneur sits on Oneweb board and is in the process of developing a satellite launch system based on the group tourist space plane.
Francois Auque director of Airbus's Defence and Space programme, said: his partnership is a fantastic new chapter in our space story.?
Teaming with Oneweb with a requirement to produce several small satellites each day has inspired us to develop innovative designs
and processes that will dramatically lower the cost in large volumes for high performance space applications. ithout doubt,
this programme is challenging but wee ready for it. n February, Spacex CEO Elon musk announced that his company was seeking permission to conduct tests ahead of its own ultimate goal,
which is to launch 4, 025 small satellites into Earth orbit over a period of 15 years.
If this happens, Oneweb's constellation would not be the largest. According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission
tests could begin next year, with the service provisionally up and running in five years.
The Washington post reported that the tests will ee whether the antenna technology used on the satellites will be able to deliver high-speed Internet to the ground without hiccups. r Musk has said previously that he expects his service to handle 10 per cent of all Internet traffic
and provide an alternative to current providers, and that Spacex existing Falcon 9 rockets will be used to launch the thousands of satellites.
However, it not clear how the Internet will be eamedto smartphones and other devices On earth. Each satellite will be placed at a height of 750 miles (1
200km) in a variety of orbits, to ensure that the whole Earth constantly has access to their Internet.
This is far closer than communications satellites, which are located in geosynchronous orbit at 22,000 miles (35,400 km). Google and Facebook also have plans to get remote parts of the world online,
by using satellites, balloons and even drones. a
#Google maps goes LIVE: Satellite firm reveals first breathtaking colour footage of Earth from high resolution cameras on the ISS The world's biggest reality show is about to go live.
Urthecast today revealed that it is ready to switch on a continuous, colour video feed of the planet from the ISS in high-definition.
And in preparation, it has launched the first ever, full-colour HD videos of Earth showing London, Boston and Barcelona-at an incredible 3. 2ft (1 metre) resolution.
Scroll down for video This is detailed enough to be able to see cars and even people moving around the planet
and it's only a teaser of what is to come.''We're revealing a perspective of Earth from space that was reserved previously for a small few,
'said Scott Larso, Urthecast cofounder. The videos were taken by a high-resolution camera fitted to the ISS, known as Iris,
which rides on a steerable, gyro-stabilised platform controlled by a computer on the ISS.
The computers cancels out in real-time, any vibrations caused by movements of the ISS, while keeping the camera pointed at different areas for about a minute at a time.
Ranging in length from 34 to 47 seconds, and covering areas of up to 1. 19 x 0. 67 miles (1. 92 x 1. 08 km),
the footage is, as of yet, unparalleled. Wade Larson, Urthecast cofounder, added:''We are realising Urthecast's mission to bring something really quite unique to the Earth Observation industry.'
'With today's video release, we continue to move towards being able to deliver fast, scalable,
and affordable Earth Observation imagery'The company has fixed another in place outside the ISS, dubbed Theia,
Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk in January outside the ISS to complete the camera work on the Earth-observing cameras.
Expedition 38 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian federal space agency installed the cameras on the hull of the station's Zvezda Service Module.
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, agreed to host the cameras on the $100 billion station for Urthecast
The space company was founded by Wade Larson, a veteran of the Canadian space sector for almost two decades.
He installed the cameras on the space station to provide a stream of live video, not just of generic Earth,
The space station orbits the Earth fifteen times a day. A constant stream of video has made major events on earth viewable from space as they take place.
Urthecast says it will make the cameras commercially available in July to anyone who wants to use them, from governments and nonprofit organizations, to businesses and universities.
For example, a real-time view of Earth will give scientists a powerful tool to monitor climate change.
and space by cutting down on the actual amount of 3d printing required to build the chassis
#Darpa is working on designer organisms to make Mars the new Earth Modifying a planet's atmosphere to make it habitable for humans could soon be a possibility, according to the Pentagon Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
but to go into space not just to visit, but to stay, she was quoted as saying by Motherboard.
For example, it has been theorised that some could be engineered bio to pull certain gases out of the Martian atmosphere-like carbon dioxide
Both are abundant in Earth atmosphere -and would be needed for any humans hoping to breathe on Mars without a spacesuit.
Nasa has toyed with the idea before; last year, they unveiled the Mars Ecopoiesis Test bed concept,
which would create ecosystems capable of supporting life within biodomes on Mars . But Darpa technology would creative liveable environments outside in the open air on the Martian surface.
The technology has other uses, too; it could be used to repair an environment On earth after a manmade or natural disaster,
although Darpa did not specify what these could be. Understandably, the technology is likely a long way off.
and visible in 3d space they're known as voxels and are created when the energy from the laser ionises the air and releases extra energy in the form of photons
when stars collapse and form neutron stars, the final stage of collapse before some go on to make black holes.'
'In that environment, it quite possible that pentaquarks are formed, and if that so, it could have significant consequences for
what happens to the stars, what they look like and what is their ultimate fate.''The discovery comes just four months after the LHC shut down for repairs and upgrades for two years.
are aiming to see dark matter for the first time ever thanks to the device's upgrade. Instead, they have discovered the pentaquark, for now.
Physicists have set their sights on finding dark matter, the undetectable material that makes up 84 per cent of matter in the universe and binds galaxies together yet
whose nature is unknown. If they are able to detect and describe dark matter, it will mark a huge leap forward in our understanding of the universe.
Cern spokesman Arnaud Marsollier said:''The LHC will be running day and night. When we will get results we don't know.
What is important is that we will have collisions at energies we've never had before.'.
both in laying the roads and maintenance,'Rolf Mars, the director of Volkerwessels'roads subdivision,
Mars said the idea had enormous potential for future developments. Ideas suggested include heated roads or ultra-quiet surfaces.'
#Nasa's'impossible'EMDRIVE propulsion DOES work A controversial design for a new, advanced type of space travel received a boost as German scientists confirmed that it does in fact work.
The EMDRIVE propulsion system would permit travel at speeds until now only seen in science fiction. When the concept was proposed first it was considered impossible
But subsequent tests-further backed up by this announcement-have shown that the idea could revolutionise space travel.
Scroll down for video Researchers say the new drive could carry passengers and their equipment to the moon in as little as four hours.
A trip to Alpha centauri which would take tens of thousands of years to reach right now,
Martin Tajmar, professor and chair for Space Systems at the Dresden University of Technology, presented his work at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics'Propulsion and Energy Forum in Orlando yesterday.
'If true, this could certainly revolutionise space travel.''While there has been some scepticism surrounding the EMDRIVE, in April Nasa released results of their own test
which showed that the EMDRIVE did in fact create thrust.''Thrust measurements of the EMDRIVE defy classical physicsexpectations that such a closed (microwave) cavity should be unusable for space propulsion because of the law of conservation of momentum,
with Nasa engineers reportedly posting on its forum. The announcement will add momentum to developing a working EMDRIVE,
which is why propellant is required in traditional rockets. Researchers from the US, UK and China have demonstrated EMDRIVES over the past few decades,
But earlier this year, Nasa built an EMDRIVE that works in conditions like those in space
according to users on forum Nasaspaceflight. com. A number of those discussing the plan on the technical forum claim to be Nasa engineers who are involved in the project.
It provides thrust to a spacecraft by bouncing microwaves around in a closed container. Solar energy provides the electricity to power the microwaves,
For instance, current satellites could be half the size they are today without the need to carry fuel.
Humans could also travel further into space generating their own propulsion on the way. When London-based Roger Sawyer came up with concept in 2000,
Last year, Pennsylvania-based scientist Guido Fetta and his team at Nasa Eagleworks published a paper that demonstrates that a similar engine works on the same principles.
But Nasa's latest test is claimed to have shown otherwise.''Nasa has tested successfully their Emdrive in a hard vacuum the first time any organisation has reported such a successful test,
'the researchers wrote.''To this end, Nasa Eagleworks has nullified now the prevailing hypothesis that thrust measurements were due to thermal convection.'
'However, Nasa's official site says that:''There are many'absurd'theories that have become reality over the years of scientific research.'
'But for the near future, warp drive remains a dream, 'in a post updated earlier this year
460°F)- two thirds the temperature of the surface of the sun. The extreme melting point makes the metal a candidate for creating a real-life version of adamantium the almost indestructible fictional metal used to make Wolverine's claws in the X-men
say their research could help develop new types of heat shields on spacecraft or be used in gas turbines.
and other planets all while burning calories and toning muscles. he first design model was developed on the basis of VR in 2012,
At 10mm across, the chip is small enough to be installed inside double glazing on the frame that separate the two glass panes. hanks to this window space,
#Beauty Is Only (3-D Printed) Skin Deep Global cosmetics giant L'oréal has waged a battle against gravity for more than a century, with countless creams, peels and potions as its weapons.
The blue-eyed blonde star is rising so fast that if she were a Hollywood ingénue or fashion model,
we started out in the managed services space and transitioned into a multifaceted player that both a services provider as a legacy-based business and, more and more,
Dube says. melia emotional quotient is modeled in a three-dimensional space: pleasure, arousal, dominancehe PAD modeling system.
and Hawking concerns, stating that machines that eclipse human intelligence may also surpass human control,
This is going to be the biggest tectonic transformation that the planet has seen ever. Whether it going to lead to the ultimate destruction of mankind
However, there is a growing number of companies that operate with a completely distributed workforce, with no headquarters or office space.
and protecting our earth and its valuable resources each and every day. Shana Ruffus is the director of corporate social responsibility, environment at Anheuser-busch s
or spaces where its customizability are a selling point. It not clear if the wider consumer space will take to the device (this will likely be cost-dependent)
but the modular nature could prove popular with enthusiasts and hobbyists who want the ability to customize a phone for particularly long battery life or with specialized sensors.
theye usually thinking of warmer climates with lots of sun . Despite all the huge advances solar has made in recent years,
the fact remains that the cells perform best when there plenty of sunlight. That may no longer be necessary.
where the sun shines from a low angle for a large part of the year, said professor Hele Savin from Aalto University, who coordinated the study,
And thanks to the inherent properties of black solar cells, they can capture solar radiation at low angles,
The authors note that the maximum gradient available in most clinical scanners is in around 20-40mt/m. This would produce a force on a magnetized steel particle equal to 36-71%of its gravitational force.
Of the 1700ml or so available space in our skull, 1400ml of that is the brain itself, 150ml is for the blood,
The fine membranes that separate these spaces are precisely the targets a Gauss gun could work on.
and aerospace engineering associate professor Hanqing Jiang, created cut -and-twist patterns in the creases of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil;
Evaporation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the natural environment and a dominant form of energy transfer in the Earth climate.
The tapes can lift weight against gravity in dry conditions which is conceptually a remarkable feat for just bacteria-covered tape!
after graphene has saturated headline space for so long, is that there was only a few months needed to take this purely theoretical 2d substance from a computer simulation to practical, working transistors.
And combining graphene power efficiency with silicon current ability to soak up solar radiation could have an even bigger impact.
representing a substantial inefficiency in generating electricity from sunlight. Much of solar research has worked to directly convert infrared light to electricity,
By changing the incoming sunlight into silicon favorite for absorption, the material could improve solar panel efficiency by as much as 30%.
Infrared radiation accounts for an enormous amount of the energy in direct sunlight, and it is currently being missed by every solar panel outside of a research laboratory.
orientation and gravitational forces using accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers. In the Gloveone, the IMU sensor will track your hands within the virtual world to offer a more realistic experience.
orientation and gravitational forces using accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers. In the Gloveone, the IMU sensor will track your hands within the virtual world to offer a more realistic experience.
A similar story played out in the retail space as Amazon used data, scale and an online business model to become the most convenient,
So this design not only saves space, it also ensures energy economies, since thanks to the lesser volume needing to be evacuated smaller vacuum pumps can be installed.
Krones is thus offering a space-saving solution with an attractive price-performance ratio for bottlers who want to try out new beverages with a solids content on test markets, for example.
Farmlogs monitors crop health by utilizing multi-spectral satellite imagery to build performance baselines from over five years of field-specific crop health data.
#Virgin and Qualcomm launch latest broadband-for-the-masses satellite project Virgin boss Richard Branson said his company is joining forces with Qualcomm to put thousands of Internet satellites into orbit offering Web
To make the project happen the two companies will be investing heavily in satellite Internet firm Oneweb Ltd. possibly familiar to some by its former name of Worldvu Satellites. e plan to put an initial array of 648 satellites up
The initial array of nearly 650 micro satellites is intended to provide ow-latency high-speed Internet access directly to small user terminals deployed around the worldoneweb said in a release.
The plan is to connect ural and remote areasusing the satellites which are likely to cost around $350000 each to build.
The satellites will be put into orbit by Launcherone Virgin galactic under-construction orbital launch vehicle a method which Branson considers highly cost effective. t much more efficient than the big rockets of the pasthe said. e can literally take off every three
or four hours. here speculation that Oneweb could work with Elon Musk Spacex#company on the production of the satellites
though neither company has offered any concrete information on the#possibility. Meanwhile it seems the race is well
While Facebook is looking to send drones#the size of massive passenger planes into orbit to bring Web access to the masses Google is looking at high-altitude balloons
#and satellites to achieve a similar goal n
#Smart grenade seeks out bad guys What if grenades could locate threats and detonate all on their own?
which also involves the NASA Jet propulsion Lab, University of Maryland, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania.
and easily access small spaces, search the interior, map the layout, and provide data like threat locations,
Tiny termite-bot deployment teams Robotic crews that could build new structures On earth or even Mars and without human supervision?
#IBM joins forces with Mars taps genomics to boost food safety Tech heavyweight IBM has joined forces with food manufacturing giant Mars in an attempt to boost global food safety.
he first samples will be taken from Mars-owned production facilities. Scientists from U. C. Davis will sequence the sample data which will then be sent to IBM. e take it to do the work on the analytics
Welser told Foxnews. com that IBM is actively pursuing other partners to join the consortium with the support of Mars. ood safety is not a competitive issue all companies want food to be said safehe.
and aerospace the indskipwith its hull shaped like a symmetrical air foil is designed to use the wind for propulsion.
and rockets that populate modern arsenals. Lasers have been a key area of advancement: Lockheed martin test fired a laser weapon in March that took out a truck engine from a mile away,
Researchers say that this could be useful in the creation of rust-free solar panels that capture the sun energy
That finding dispels concerns that the genetic material will quickly degrade in rain and sunlight. In the proof-of-principle study researchers wanted to answer
which is found in the sun rays and breaks down many materials. They discovered that under such direct exposure,
#New record efficiency for black silicon solar cells Researchers at the University of Aalto, Finland have broken the efficiency record for black silicon solar cells a type of cell that can gather sunlight even from tight
thanks to their ability to accept sunlight from lower angles, black silicon cells can gather three percent more energy than a cell with the same nominal efficiency over the course of the entire day.
#Researchers cut the required bandwidth for graphics-intensive game streaming The rise of cloud gaming services such as Playstation Now may have ushered in a new era of convenience for blasting virtual aliens and monsters to smithereens,
and e-benzin can be created using only water, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and sunlight. We saw a similar project in Europe in 2014 that sought to make jet fuel.
Japanese company Coo Space has come up with a way to reliably space the balls out without needing a cage.
Coo Space claims the ADB experiences as little as 10 percent of the friction of a regular ball bearing
Coo Space is already manufacturing prototypes and looking to partner with larger manufacturers to bring the bearings to market k
As air from the atmosphere passes through the vehicle air filter, it then passes unobstructed through the converter ring located in the air intake duct.
"These unique thermal properties allow us to heat the suspended graphene up to half of the temperature of the sun,
"said Dr. Jie Gao, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&t. The nanoscale perforations used to provide this color are so small as to only be visible with the help of an electron microscope,
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