The New Seven Wonders of the World is a contemporary attempt to create an alternative to historical lists of the Seven Wonders of the World. Would you believe that the tallest bridge in France reaches higher than the Eiffel tower, or that a single dam in China can hold back 1.4 trillion cubic feet Tags-Engineering marvels (1)-engineering marvels of the decade (1)-modern engineering marvels (1)-modern... 

Episode 6 The team tries to revolutionize firefighting equipment. As they learned, hauling the heavy fire equipment up flights of stairs leaves firefighters tired, and with less oxygen in their tank. One of their challenges was to build a “Stairbot” to carry the equipment, and then convert into a rescue seat. Tags-prototype this firefighter (4)-firefighter future tech (3)-firefighter... 

The year 2009 is still a not-so-distant memory, but we’re already looking for the next big thing in 2010. Last year we bought iPhones and Flip camcorders by the millions, but what will it be this year?  Read More →

During the next decade, 10 rapidly developing technologies will begin to transform life as we know it for years to come, according to scholars at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Here are the soon-to-come breakthroughs  Read More →

Enter the world of medical robots where surgeons can operate without even touching their patients and visionary mini-robots will creep, crawl and swim around your body, diagnosing disease and performing vital surgery. Tags-robotic surgery (10)-robotics surgery (3)-medical robots in surgery (2)-biomedical robotics (1)-robotic surgeon (1)-robot surgery (1)-robot surgeons (1)-PROBOT surgical (1)-probot... 

Gone are the days when gadget manufacturers used pink-colored gizmos as a way to attract their female clientele. Today, the number of women who are purchasing gadgetsare looking for something more than an eye-candy. Tags-top 10 female gadgets (4)-female gadgets (1)-top 10 gadgets for women (1) Read More →

We went from swords to machine guns and nuclear bombs, but what are the next weapons on the horizon? We round up ten of the most promising technologies. Tags-weapons of the future (2)-high energy laser weapons (1) Read More →

The team of Darmstadt researchers analyzed videos of fish’s motions and then developed a prototype fish robot that duplicated them, and are now testing it using the locomotional patterns of various species of fish in order to refine it and improve its efficiency. Tags-fish robot (16)-robotic fish (7)-robot fish (5)-marine propulsion (4)-ships propulsion systems (1)-ship propulsion systems (1)-Alternative... 

How are robots changing war? Peter Singer talks about how robots are changing how we fight wars and how robots will change the way we fight war in the future. How does using robots in war change public perception of war?  Read More →

Some people think that there is no charm left in life if simple things are done in a simple way. We reserve the title ‘crazy’ for those who look for something more out of an ordinary one. In the name of innovating new products some geeks have come out with products that you can not but laugh at. Tags-weird gadgets (3)-funny gadgets (2)-funny computer gadget (1)-funny computer mouse (1)-gadget...