Highlights from the 2015 Geneva Motor Show


Iron nanoparticles (blue), tethered to the ion channel seen (red) by a protein (green) hav...

Sufferers of type 1 diabetes regularly need to inject themselves with insulin in order to regulate levels of sugar in their blood, a process that is invasive and requires particular care. But a new study conducted at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests that more comfortable treatment methods may not be all that far away, with scientists remotely manipulating insulin production in mice using electromagnetic waves.  Read More





The new RF circulator could revolutionize microminiature communications devices (Photo: Co...


Rosetta has picked up a mysterious 'song' from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (Image: ESA...

On the eve of the planned first landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that the unmanned Rosetta orbiter carrying the Philae lander has recorded a "song" emanating from the comet. The electromagnetic melody was detected by the probe’s Rosetta Plasma Consortium, which is a suite of five instruments used to study 67P.  Read More

The Veloloop mounts on the non-drive-side chain stay

If you're a regular bicycle commuter, then you've no doubt experienced the following scenario: you're the only vehicle going in your direction at a controlled intersection, and the light is red, but it won't change to green because the traffic sensors embedded in the asphalt can't register your presence. Well, that's where the Veloloop comes in. It's designed to make those sensors think that your bike is a car.  Read More

An F/A-18C Hornet is launched from a test runway using EMALS (Image: US Navy)






'La Fenice' makes both traditional Italian espresso and American filter coffee and uses up...

A team of young Italian coffee aficionados has come up with a new concept for a coffee machine, which they claim to be the world's first electromagnetic induction coffee maker. Dubbed "La Fenice," the fully functional prototype makes both traditional Italian espresso and American filter coffee and uses up to 80 percent less energy than most other coffee machines.  Read More

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