trains and cars are replaced by craft that can whisk us from London to Sydney in a just a few hours by flying most of the way in the outer limits of our atmosphere. he most important thing is that Emdrive is green,
and ultralight cars Researchers have demonstrated a new type of metal so light it can float on water.
Significant efforts in recent years have focused on developing lightweight polymer matrix composites to replace heavier metal-based components in automobiles and marine vessels.
The new composite has potential applications in boat flooring, automobile parts, and buoyancy modules as well as vehicle armour. h
#When a bike and car MERGE: Futuristic C-1 can reach 100mph and will NEVER fall over thanks to its self-balancing technology By Jack Millner For Mailonline Published:
But now a car as thin as a motorcycle could help you cut through traffic while keeping you safe and warm.
What's more, it uses gyro stabilisation to stay balanced, so unlike a motorcycle, it will never fall over.
Lit Motors, creator of the C-1 self-balancing car, recently showed off their futuristic vehicle at the 2015 Invention Awards,
'Our vehicle is the future of transportation, 'said founder of Lit Motors, Danny Kim, in a statement.'
and efficiency of a motorcycle with the safety and convenience of a car, creating the ultimate urban vehicle.'
our gyro system exerts 1300 ft-lbs of torque to control the tilt and lean of the vehicle.'
This effect is achieved by using spinning gyros embedded in the vehicle beneath the seat. A spinning disk-also known as a gyro-can keep its balance where a stationary disk would fall flat, just like a bicycle wheel.
It also allows the driver to squeeze into parking spaces normally reserved for motorcycles. Kim hopes the product will hit the market within two years and cost from $24, 000 (£15, 000) 0
which helps people remember events such as where they parked their car in a multi-storey car park or where they left a set of keys.
would work together to propel the vehicle at speeds of 3, 425mph (5, 500km/h). Two turbo jets would allow the aircraft to climb vertically at take off,
#Audi, Mercedes and BMW hit back at Google and Appple: Firms buy Nokia's map business in bid to beat tech firms with self driving cars and navigation German carmakers BMW,
Audi and Mercedes, will pay around 2. 5 billion euros ($2. 8 billion) to buy Nokia's maps business,
beating out high-tech rivals for location services seen as key to the future of self-driving cars.
Germany's three premium carmakers will hold equal stakes in the business, known as HERE, clubbing together to keep the assets away from Internet rivals such as Uber of Silicon valley and China's Baidu and Tencent.
The deal has an enterprise value of 2. 8 billion euros including liabilities of nearly 300 million euros, for
which Nokia will compensate the carmakers, the Finnish company said on Monday. Scroll down for video The transaction is expected to close in early 2016.
The purchase allows automakers to offer new premium features, like autonomous driving, in luxury cars, shaking up the pecking order between car makers,
'With the joint acquisition of HERE, we want to secure the independence of this central service for all vehicle manufacturers,
which invented the motor car in 1886. But it is unclear how other HERE customers,
including rival carmakers, may respond to Germany's carmakers owning map technology, which many in the automotive, Internet and logistics industries see as key to their own strategies.'
'There is a risk that the other automakers will be pushed further into the arms of Google, 'said Richard Windsor an independent financial analyst who tracks major tech players.
Intelligent mapping systems like HERE's are the basis on which self-driving cars linked to wireless networks can perform functions such as recalculating a route to the nearest electric charging station or around a traffic jam or accident.
They are used also in everything from consumer smartphone navigation to local transport services. At a later stage, the carmakers will invite private equity firm General Atlantic to join the consortium as an investor and potential mediator
two sources familiar with the matter said. HERE is the leading supplier of digital maps for most of the world's top carmakers,
who account for half its expected roughly $1 billion revenues in 2015. In addition, it competes with smaller Dutch mapping firm Tomtom,
which has begun to retool its business to focus on carmakers rather than consumers. Tomtom recently teamed up with Bosch, one of the world's top auto suppliers,
to create an alternative platform to HERE for carmakers. HERE was created via the $8. 1 billion acquisition of Navteq in 2008 by Nokia
but later switched to focus on carmakers. Nokia is now shedding its maps business as it integrates its purchase of telecom network equipment maker Alcatel Lucent.
said it expected to book a gain on the sale to the carmakers, including cumulative foreign exchange translation differences, of around 1 billion euros.
In bidding for HERE, the German carmakers appeared to use their status as key customers to fend off other bidders,
Law firm Hogan Lovells advised the overall automaker consortium and Daimler specifically. Self-driving and connected car services could become a $50 billion market analysts at Exane BNP PARIBAS have estimated.
Andreas Tschiesner, head of Mckinsey's automotive practice in Germany, said:''The automotive industry is facing a big disruption through connectivity and connected driving technologies.
These features will become an important source of differentiation.''It comes just weeks after Google has admitted it's self driving cars are being hit'surprisingly often'by other drivers
-and release a simulation showing a recent accident. It shows a self driving Lexus stopping at a junction in Mountain view near the firm's HQ-then being rear ended by the car behind.'
'After we'd stopped, a car slammed into the back of us at 17 mph
and it hadn't braked at all, 'said Google's Chris Urmson. The three Google employees on board complained of minor whiplash,
The driver of the other car also complained of neck and back pain. The simulation shows Google's car being rear ended at 17mph at a junction in Mountain view after stopping at a red traffic lightin a blog post
he says the problem has been common.''Our self-driving cars are being hit surprisingly often by other drivers who are distracted and not paying attention to the road.'
'That's a big motivator for us.''The most recent collision, during the evening rush hour on July 1, is a perfect example.
One of our Lexus vehicles was driving autonomously towards an intersection in Mountain view, CA.'The light was green,
so three cars, including ours, braked and came to a stop so as not to get stuck in the middle of the intersection.'
'The car's data confirmed it was hit at 17mph.''As you can see from the video above,
and the vehicle behind us had plenty of stopping distance but it never decelerated.''This certainly seems like the driver was distracted
'Thankfully, everyone in both vehicles was okay, except for a bit of minor whiplash, and a few scrapes on our bumper.'
'The other vehicle wasn't so lucky; its entire front bumper fell off.''New data released by Google reveals other drivers have hit the firm's cars 14 times since the start of our project in 2009,
and it says'not once has the self-driving car been the cause of the collision.''
''The clear theme is human error and inattention,'said Urmson. It comes as the latest version of Google's self-driving car-a pod-like two-seater that needs no gas pedal
or steering wheel-has made its debut on the roads around Mountain view. This prototype is the first vehicle built from scratch for the purpose of self-driving,
Google says. The technology giant's mission is to have driverless cars available to consumers in the next five years.'
'These prototype vehicles are designed from the ground up to be fully self-driving, 'Google said.''They're ultimately designed to work without a steering wheel or pedals,
but during this phase of our project we'll have safety drivers aboard with a removable steering wheel, accelerator pedal,
and brake pedal that allow them to take over driving if needed.''The prototypes'speed is capped at a neighborhood-friendly 25mph,
and they'll drive using the same software that our existing Lexus vehicles usehe same fleet that has driven self over 1 million miles
since we started the project. The new pod isn't designed for a long trip,
or a joyride. It lacks air bags and other federally required safety features, so it can't go more than 25 miles per hour.
It's electric, and has to be recharged after 80 miles. And the pod can only drive in areas that have been mapped thoroughly by Google.
it will likely even have a steering wheel and gas pedal-current California regulations require them. Those regulations also require a driver to be able to take back control of the car at any time.
But Google is lobbying for more flexible regulations. Google will initially build and test 25 pods,
mostly in neighborhoods surrounding its Mountain view headquarters. It will eventually build between 50 and 100,
is controlled computer cars that can eliminate human error, which is a factor in an estimated 90 percent of the 1. 2 million road deaths that occur worldwide each year.
Self-driving cars could also improve traffic congestion and transport the elderly and disabled. Google shocked the auto industry in 2010 with its announcement that it was working on a driverless car.
Brin insists Google doesn't aspire to be a car company, but wants its technology to be adopted by automakers.'
'We want to partner to bring self-driving to all the vehicles in the world, 'Brin told a group of journalists
and community members gathered earlier this week to take rides in the prototype. For now the traditional automakers are pursuing their own self-driving technology,
but with less ambitious timeline of 10 to 15 years for a truly driverless car. Chris Urmson, who directs Google's self-driving car project,
says the slow-moving, friendly looking prototype-his young son thinks it looks like a koala because of the nose-like black laser on the front-is a good bridge between the company's current test fleet of 20 specially outfitted Lexus SUVS
and the more advanced, higher-speed driverless cars of its future, which might not even look like anything on the road today.'
'This vehicle is really all about us learning.''This vehicle could go on a freeway, but when we think about introducing the technology,
we want to do that very thoughtfully and very safely, 'Urmson says. Convincing drivers that driverless technology is safe is one of the hurdles the company must overcome.
Earlier this week, in response to questions from The Associated press, Google acknowledged 11 minor accidents in the six years it has been testing autonomous cars.
Urmson says the company is proud of that record, and notes that Google's vehicles have completed more than 1. 7 million miles of testing.
He says all but one of the accidents were caused by drivers in other cars; in the only incident caused by a Google car,
a staffer was driving in manual mode. Consumers question whether they can trust self-driving cars to work all the time,
who will be liable if there's an accident and how self-driving cars will interact with regular cars,
says the consulting firm J. D. Power and Associates. In a 2013 survey of U s. drivers, J. D. Power found only one in five was interested in a fully autonomous car.
Urmson says Google needs to do a better job of educating people about self-driving technology and updating them on Google's progress.
It's building a Web site to teach people about the technology and the site will feature a monthly report that will include details of any accidents involving Google cars.
The site will also have a section where people can send feedback when they interact with the cars.
The prototype cars-assembled in suburban Detroit by Roush Industries-have the same array of radars, lasers and cameras as Google's fleet of Lexus SUVS,
which allows them to share data. If one car's camera spots orange cones and construction signs, for example, it will alert all the others to slow down in that area or reroute around a lane closure.
Dmitri Dolgov the head of software for the self-driving car project, says Google's software has gotten much better over the last year at classifying objects, like trees and mailboxes,
and predicting behavior of pedestrians and other cars. For example, Google's cars will slow down if they sense that a car in the next lane is speeding up to cut in front of them.
And in one recent test, a Google car paused when a cyclist ran a red light.
Another car, driven by a human, went ahead and nearly hit the cyclist. The system isn't perfect.
On a test drive one of Google's Lexus SUVS seemed momentarily confused when a mail truck partially blocked its path.
Later, during a demonstration drive in Google's parking lot, the prototype-without a wheel or pedal-braked
when it spotted a row of folding chairs. It had to figure out that the chairs wouldn't move before it proceeded.
Dolgov says it's impossible to predict everything its test cars might see, so they're programmed to act in the most conservative way
when they confront something unusual, like the time a Google SUV stopped and waited while a woman in a wheelchair chased a duck with a broom.
Google isn't alone in developing self-driving cars. Mercedes-benz Infiniti and other brands already have advanced driver assistance systems, like lane keeping and adaptive cruise control,
that can pilot the car on the highway with minimal input from the driver. Unlike Google, automakers think self-driving cars will arrive feature-by-feature instead of all at once,
giving people plenty of time to adapt to autonomous driving. But Urmson says that approach is'fundamentally wrong.''
''We believe that's like saying, `If I work really hard at jumping, one day
I'll just be able to fly, ''he said. Egil Juliussen, the principal analyst of infotainment and advanced driver assist systems for the consulting firm IHS Automotive,
says Google's'moon shot'strategy is difficult and riskier than just adding features to existing cars.
But he thinks it could ultimately be successful. Google could make self-driving urban pods for universities or urban centers, for example,
or sell its technology to automakers. Brin says the company is still refining its plans for self-driving cars
but he's excited about their potential.''Our goal is to create something safer than human drivers,
'he said
#Neuroon mask helps you avoid jet lag by tricking brain into changing time zones A revolutionary smart mask promises to help you stave off the dreaded effects of jet lag by preparing your body for the time difference before you even board the flight.
It syncs with an app to tell you when to seek light in the days before a journey,
and artificially triggers sensors in your eyes during the flight to trick the brain into adjusting to the new time zone.
The Neuroon mask can also help non-travellers regulate their sleeping patterns and get a better night's kip.
#The airbag for a BULLET: Ping pong ball-style cushion can be attached to any gun to slow down shots
and other law enforcement agencies could soon be avoided thanks to a device that acts like an'airbag'for a bullet.'
Scroll down for video It is hoped the'airbag for a bullet'could reduce the number of civilians killed by police officers in potentially lethal situations.
'The Alternative'works like an'airbag for a bullet',slowing it down to one fifth of its intended speed.
'Just like an airbag, a certain amount of people will die when they get into an impact and the air bag hits their chest.'
#The smart car seat that tackles ROAD RAGE: Chair gives drivers a relaxing massage or a blast of air to focus their attention From sitting in traffic jams to speeding along monotonous motorways at night,
But keeping calm yet alert behind the wheel could be about to get easier with the advent of a car seat that actively monitors a driver's physical and mental status. The'Active Wellness'seat has built-in biometric sensors to detect
French car seat manufacturer Faurecia claims its concept seat unveiled at the IAA show in Frankfurt, is a world first.'
'What we basically do is to monitor respiration rate and heart rate in the seat, and we derive stress
'The seat has taken five years to develop and the team's aim was to make drivers feel better after their journey than
The sensors in the seat are built by American company Hoana Medical and used exclusively by Faurecia.'
The team claims despite all the technology in the seat, it doesn't affect comfort, or look noticeable.
The seat is designed to work alongside fitness device, such as the Fitbit, so it can use data collected before the driver got behind the wheel to understand how energised they may be.
The seat could be fitted in new cars from 2020, but no indication of price has been given.
Last year, Ford's European Research and Innovation Centre in Aachen, Germany and Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University debuted a conceptual seat with six embedded
The Ford heart rate monitoring seat performs much like a traditional ECG, except the sensors are placed on the surface of the car seat instead of being attached directly to the driver.
The sensors can read the heart's electrical impulses through clothing and are able to use the driver's natural contact with the seat to maintain a reading in most cases.
Research has shown that drivers suffering from cardiovascular disease are 23 per cent more likely to be involved in a road accident
Ford's car seat may in some cases detect increased heart activity before the driver notices they are having a heart attack,
Existing Ford systems such as Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Aid, Active City Stop, Driver Alert and Speed Limiter could potentially be activated
when the Ford heart rate monitoring seat senses an attack is imminent, mitigating the consequences of a driver losing control because of a heart-related episode.
While the seat is a concept, it could be ready to be fitted in cars in 2020.0
#Scientists play Twenty Questions by reading each other's MINDS: Answers were sent more than a mile using brain signals It is a breakthrough that could pave the way for soldiers being able to read each other's thoughts on the battlefield
The invention could pave the way for the development of'flying submarines'-vehicles that can seamlessly travel through air and water
The birds are one of nature's most adept hybrid vehicles and use similar flapping motions to the robots to propel themselves through air as well as water.'
'What is really exciting about this research is that our analysis of flapping-wing locomotion is limited not to insect-scaled vehicles,
because oxygen needed for engine combustion would be taken from air passing through a vehicle, instead of from a tank on board,
would work together to propel the vehicle at speeds of 3, 425mph (5, 500km/h). Two turbo jets would allow the aircraft to climb vertically at take off,
the number of an approaching bus and any empty seats on it. The system, being tested by 1,
#Helmet with built-in suspension: Motorcycle headgear absorbs energy from a crash to protect your brain as well as your skull Experts have created a helmet with built-in suspension to protect your brain as well as your skull.
While most ordinary motorcycle and cycle helmets attempt to protect the skull from damage, the brain is still susceptible to injuries from impacts.
The 6d helmet contains a foam liner inside which is split into two layers, separated by an array of energy absorbing elastomeric isolation dampers
'By having a suspension in the helmet, the helmet is active at a much lower energy demand than a traditional design.'
the 6d helmet's Omnidirectional Suspension (ODS) will compress and shear omni-directionally when subjected to impact.
This means it could be used to improve safety for motorcyclists and traditional cyclists. An array of 27 dampers work in unison to isolate impact energy from the brain.
the american electric automotive company went beyond cars to create a battery system centered on household consumption needs. the tesla owerwallis not only described as a game changing innovation
But Perry is looking beyond handhelds to the world of connected appliances, cars and other everyday tools. or us
Long island Compost also plans to convert the biogas to renewable natural gas that will be used to fuel its trucks on-site, reducing diesel consumption by 200,000 gallons annually.
This will enable the gas to be used to fuel compressed natural gas vehicles in other areas. The project is part of the Cleaner, Greener Communities program, a statewide initiative encouraging communities to incorporate sustainability goals and principles into local plans and projects.
whether for an airplane, car, bridge, mobile device, or biological implant, engineers strive to make the material strong
ride steel subway cars over steel rails to our offices in steel-framed building. Steel screws hold together broken bones,
and trucks mostly built of steel. While various grades of steel have been developed over the past 50 years,
in automobile converters and in the chemical industry because of its remarkable ability to facilitate a wide range of chemical reactions.
Charge-discharge capacity has a lot to do with the lifetime costs of things like electric cars if you could regularly drive an all-electric car for several years without much real risk of having to replace the battery pack,
electric cars would become much more affordable over their full lifespans. Fully alternative technologies, from carbon-based batteries to supercapacitors to mini-nuclear charging,
have been predicted to kill lithium ion for many years running, at this point Ie made the prediction myself, more than once.
The satellite in question doesn have a snappy name it a communications satellite called ABS-3a 702sp.
Bermuda-based telecommunications company ABS. Because ABS-3a is a communications satellite, it needs to remain in a geosynchronous orbit.
In this case, Boeing claims the Xenon Ion Propulsion system (XIPS) designs used for ABS-3a is ten times more efficient than liquid fueled rockets.
ABS-3a needs only 11 pounds (5kg) of xenon gas per year to maintain station-keeping,
ABS expects the satellite to remain active for about 15 years. Ion thrusters are also considerably lighter than chemical engines
Upon delivery to orbit, ABS-3a used its ion thrusters to reach a geosynchronous orbit at 3 degrees west longitude.
the satellite was turned over to ABS on August 31st. Now that the design has proven itself viable,
Boeing is forging ahead with a second satellite for ABS using the same XIPS engines.
The last few days have seen new transfers of Russian tanks, armoured vehicles, heavy artillery and rocket equipment over the border to the separatists,
but the seat reclines for stretching and its cushion can be removed for access to a toilet.
At about 2, 300 kilograms (5, 070 pounds), the Si2 weighs about as much as a minivan or mid-sized truck.
Massachusetts institute of technology spin out Cambridge Electronics Inc (CEI) has announced a line of Gan transistors and power electronic circuits that promise to cut energy usage in data centres, electric cars,
Another application will be replacing the silicon-based power electronics in electric car, Palacios said. These are in the battery chargers
The silicon transistors used today have constrained a power capability that limits how much power the car can handle.
This is one of the main reasons why there are few large electric vehicles the researchers said. Gan-based power electronics, on the other hand, could boost power output for electric cars,
while making them more energy-efficient and lighter and, therefore, cheaper and capable of driving longer distances v
#Blackberry introduces Porsche Design P983 Graphite at Rs 99,990 in India Blackberry has launched the Blackberry Porsche Design P983 Graphite smartphone in India at a price of Rs 99,990.
The company has listed also out a few exclusive Porsche Design accessories that will be included in the box such as a premium stereo headset,
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#Google Project Ara modular smartphone delayed to 2016 Google had announced earlier this year, that it will unveil the modular smartphone in Puerto rico as part of a pilot program that will allow people to choose their own hardware based on their needs and interests.
#That Self-Driving Car In Your Future Might Make You Sick Remember back when virtual reality was being touted as The next Big Thing the first time around?
suggests a similar problem could befall those riding in autonomous-driving cars. According to the study authors Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle
and a lack of control over the direction of motion tend to be elevated in self-driving vehicles.
The report suggests between six and 10 percent of Americans riding in autonomous vehicles would be expected to always,
Authors Sivak and Schoettle suggest automakers can design self-driving cars specifically to help reduce the inherent proclivity for car sickness,
and orienting seats and displays so that riders are facing forward. Mercedes-benz recently showed a prototype driverless car that featured deeply tinted windows
and rear-facing front seats, which would apparently be a no-no in this regard. Alternately, riders prone to the malady could always take anti-nausea medications,
though this is not a particularly practical solution for various reasons. Beyond that, riders could take a nap,
while the vehicle is in motion, which is said to help minimize motion sickness. Whichever automaker becomes the first to market a fully autonomous vehicle might take heed to place one important item on the standard equipment list a barf bag
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