Emerging Technology & Innovation News and Articles

Coming to a Rooftop Near You: Maglev Wind Turbines

Sep 17, 2009 - Magnetic levitation allows the turbine to turn on a virtually frictionless force field of magnetism.

Personal Computing: Should You Upgrade to Windows 7?: Nov 5, 2009 - Windows 7 is faster on the same hardware than Vista, though not faster than Windows XP running programs designed for XP.
Innovation News Briefs: Nov 5, 2009 - Assistive robot, solar-powered monorail, universal chargers fit all phones, high-altitude wind generation, from bus to bus shelter, solar car race across Australia.
Top Digital Cities Announced for 2009: Nov 3, 2009 - These city governments are using digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations.
$151 Million Awarded for Energy Research Projects: Nov 3, 2009 - "Pie in the sky mad science" to "so crazy it just might work."
Taxi Drivers Watch Television Behind the Wheel: Nov 3, 2009 - Digital Media Broadcasting (DMB) beams television to more than 17 million mobile screens including those on the dashboards of taxis.
Power Management Solution Reduces Police Car Dead Batteries, Emissions: Nov 2, 2009 - The Dallas Police Department piloted anti-idling technology that operates a car's electrical system while it's turned off. Laptops, lights, radios and other equipment are powered.
The Internet is Over the Hill: Oct 29, 2009 - Most agree the Net was born 40 years ago today.
Vermont Utilities Receive $69 Million for Smart Grid Rollout: Oct 28, 2009 - Smart grid projects will include a statewide fiber-optic build-out that enhances Vermont's grid, improves interconnections with surrounding states and Quebec, and facilitates statewide broadband.
Technology Improves Boston Traffic Management: Oct 28, 2009 - Accomplished using the city's recently deployed fiber-optic network, originally built for the purpose of better connecting city facilities.
Obama Announces $3.4 Billion for Smart Grid Projects: Oct 27, 2009 - Called the largest single energy-grid modernization investment in U.S. history.
Stealth Wind Turbines Reduce Interference With Radar: Oct 22, 2009 - The stealth turbine solution uses a portfolio of radar absorbing materials.
Australian Smart Meters to use WiMAX: Oct 22, 2009 - An agreement to roll out 680,000 smart meters by 2013.
Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Reduce Household Peak Power Demand: Oct 22, 2009 - Vehicle-to-home is a simple first step toward a mass vehicle-to-grid system.
G.hn Smart Home Networking Standard Approved by ITU: Oct 15, 2009 - The first chipsets employing G.hn will be available in early 2010.
Smart Grid Update: Oct 14, 2009 - "Transforming our nation's grid has been compared in significance with building the interstate highway system or the development of the Internet."
Drinking Water From the Air: Oct 13, 2009 - Converts atmospheric moisture in homes or offices into three to eight gallons per day of purified drinking water.
Personal Rapid Transit Coming to Heathrow Airport: Oct 8, 2009 - A system of "Personal Rapid Transit" vehicles offer point-to-point travel in the airport.
Nissan's Eporo Robots Mimic Fish, Don't Collide: Oct 8, 2009 - "In EPORO, we recreated the behavior of a school of fish making full use of cutting-edge electronic technologies."
New iPhone App Enables Car Sharing: Oct 5, 2009 - The car-sharing company, Zipcar, charges $7 to $12/hour, which includes gas and insurance.
IT Trends: Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot Converts Biomass Sources into Electrical Energy: Oct 1, 2009 - Printable batteries; thermal scanners search for flu sufferers in airports.