Researchers at CRANN, Ireland’s leading Science Foundation Ireland funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), have developed a new method of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. The discovery will have significant impact in the worldwide race to cheaply and efficiently produce hydrogen gas, hailed as the clean energy source of the future. Professor Mike Lyons, a Principal Investigator at CRANN and TCD’s School of Chemistry and his team have developed new inexpens...

Ninebot by Segway miniPRO Hands-Free, Self-Balancing Personal Transporter The miniPRO is not a hoverboard—it’s the next step in the evolution of personal transportation. Powered by Ninebot technology, the miniPRO is a hands-free,two-wheel electric scooter with safer features, higher speeds, and longer battery life. The miniPRO is built to easily traverse a variety of indoor and outdoor terrains. Some transporters, including hoverboards, have earned a reputation as fire hazards...

Researchers have discovered a 'smart' material that can be applied to any surface to repel ice and outperforms all others currently in use. Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you are flying into bad weather or too close to power transmission lines during a storm, researchers said. Researchers have discovered a 'smart' material that can be applied to any surface to repel ice and outperforms all others currently in use. Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you are flying into bad ...

Tinke is an optical lifestyle sensor that measures your fitness and wellness. Fitness: By taking a vita measurement, Tinke measures 3 parameters (blood oxygen levels, respiratory rate, heart rate) and indicates your fitness level in 30 seconds. A culmination of personal health in digital format, TINKÉ combines the hardware and software systems to determine vital signs from your body. At a touch of your finger, TINKÉ measures Oxygen Levels in your Blood (SpO2), Rate of Respiration (RR) as well...

SOMETIMES, TO SURVIVE, our cells destroy their own ribonucleic acid (RNA), the part of our genetic instruction code that helps turn genes into proteins. Cells do this as part of the first line of defense against pathogens and damage. New research suggests how this mechanism could form the basis of a strategy against cancer. The mechanism is part of the body’s innate immune system, which kicks into gear minutes after infection. The innate immune system holds pathogens at bay for the critical f...

Horizon 2020 is the European Union's largest research and innovation initiative, with nearly €80 billion in funding allocated for over seven years. The program focuses on three overarching priorities: excellent science, industrial leadership, and solutions to global challenges. Horizon 2020 is open to participants from anywhere in the world as the program recognizes the growing importance of internationalizing how knowledge is produced and used. Please join our speakers to hear their testimon...

MIT research students Asma Ghandeharioun, Asaph Azaria, Sara Taylor and Rosalind W. Picard have developed "Kind and Grateful": Promoting Kindness and Gratitude with Pervasive Technology Team has designed a novel system to promote kindness and gratitude. They leverage pervasive technologies to naturally embed gratitude inspiration in everyday life. Mobile sensor data is utilized to infer optimal moments for stimulating contextually relevant thankfulness and appreciation. Team then analyzed the ...

Eating spicy food may lead to a longer life, according to a new US study. Researchers at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermony found that consumption of hot red chilli peppers is associated with a 13 per cent reduction in total mortality - primarily in deaths due to heart disease or stroke - in a large prospective study published in medical journal PLoS ONE. Only one other study - conducted in China and published in 2015 - has previously examined chilli pepper consump...

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston research suggests, those memory lapses many women notice around menopause are real, and they can begin at a relatively young age. It's common for women going through menopause to complain of what researchers sometimes call "brain fog" -- forgetfulness, and difficulty concentrating and thinking clearly. And while those complaints are subjective, a number of studies have also sh...

  inirv, a consumer electronics company that aims for home safety and efficiency, has now turned your stove into a smart device. This gadget can save lives by detecting harmful safety hazards in the kitchen via Bluetooth. Inirv’s co-founders, Ranjith Babu and Akshita Iyer have developed intelligent kitchen gadget that can prevent house fires and enable an overall safer home environment. When cooking using a stovetop, Inirv React automatically activates when the stove burners are be...

FosPower EnergyPad is the slimmest Qi-enabled wireless inductive charger for smartphones. Wireless chargers are now available for your smartphone and other devices. Many of the latest smartphones come with support for Qi wireless charging. FosPower EnergyPad is one of the slimmest Qi-enabled wireless inductive charging pad available. With only 2.3mm thin, it makes charging less of a distraction, but more of a work of art. Wireless charging means you won’t have to plug your phone into your ...

The Kuvee smart wine bottle claims to keep the vino fresh for 30 days letting you enjoy a glass at a time as you feel the need to self medicate. A Boston-based startup called Kuvée has invented a way to connect specific bottles of wine to the Internet. The innovation has two parts: the bottle, which features a touchscreen label, and the wine cartridges that fit inside of it. The bottle detects what wine cartridge you're drinking and displays a digital label on its touchscreen that provides ba...

Tension Toner is an innovative and ironically lightweight resistance training tool that makes the most of your daily exercise routine. It is a portable workout equipment that utilizes two directions of resistance. Lateral resistance created by an elastic band in the bar itself, and vertical resistance created by external resistance bands. The objective is to pull the bars apart and keep the webbing flat. This ACTIVATES more muscles and INCREASES muscle exertion so you get MORE from your wo...

  The Creative Technologies Research Theme integrates creative arts and technology, creating a unique and dynamic combination in areas of multimedia, gaming, content and production. Creative Technologies researchers in Trinity look at technologies which are creative in themselves, including computer animation, computer graphics, and signal processing, while also carrying out research into how these technologies can be utilised in other wider research areas such as Education and Traini...

Berklee’s Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (BerkleeICE) announced today a groundbreaking initiative called the Open Music Initiative (OMI) to dramatically simplify the way music creators and rights owners are identified and compensated—a thorny issue that has challenged the music industry and stifled creator incomes and industry revenues since the dawn of the digital era. The effort will combine BerkleeICE’s expertise in the music industry with the MIT Media Lab’s expertise in decentraliz...

As mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives, it presents an opportunity for marketers to tap on to location-based marketing. Location-based tool is one that uses and streamlines all these types of data streams to then connects with the consumer in real-time. Internet of Things (IoT) has been a game changer; changing the way we live, work and entertain ourselves. It is impacting all types of businesses, above all their ability to connect and control their environments. With all...

NEO Smart Jar, created by Toronto-based SKE Labs, is a smart container that helps people better understand what’s in their pantries. Using Bluetooth technology and ‘ultra-responsive sensors’, the sleek jar tracks the weight and nutritional content of food being stored, and knows just how long ingredients will last before going bad. Forget about having to make last minute grocery store runs NEO lets you know when you’re running low on supplies, and even gives you recipe suggestions based on al...

Hiku Labs' Hiku grocery list assistant has the potential to streamline list making and shopping. Hiku lives in your kitchen, scans barcodes and recognizes your voice – creating a shared shopping list on your phone so you always know what you need. Use the hiku shopping list app at the store – any store – and your list is always with you. Or connect hiku to online stores to make online shopping a breeze. https://youtu.be/tgw-zZG3B-8 Hiku is much more than a chunky fridge magnet. As you...

Advance in biomedical imaging: The Biocenter of the University of Würzburg in close collaboration with the University of Copenhagen has developed an alternative approach to fluorescent tagging of proteins. The new probes are practicable and compatible with high-resolution microscopic procedures. Fluorescence microscopy visualizes the molecular elements of cells. Proteins of nerve cells, for instance, can be labelled using probes which are subsequently excited with light to fluoresce. In the e...

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. The 2017 theme is "Serving Society through Science Policy" and focuses on how to inform policies with the best scientific evidence. The AAAS seeks to "advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people." To fulfill this mission, the AAAS Board has set the following broad goals. ...

A research team at the University of Tokyo has assessed the connection between slow earthquakes and huge megathrust earthquakes that occur at plate boundaries shared by the two types of quakes. The team has evaluated three functions that slow earthquakes may serve in relation to giant quakes by reviewing aggregate studies in the nascent research area of slow earthquakes. Careful and precise monitoring of slow earthquakes, characterized by the slow slip behavior of geological faults compared to t...

'TOTO' has developed 'intelligent toilet' that uses an integrated UV light and special glaze to break down dirt and grime in the bowl, and rinses it clean. This intelligent toilet uses an integrated UV light and special glaze to break down dirt and grime in the bowl, and rinses it clean with ewater+.  And with other features like a heated seat, deodorizer and warm water sprays, Neorest 750H delivers an unparalleled sense of relaxation to you in the most comforting and refreshing ways possible...

LG Electronics (LG) is showcasing its futuristic Levitating Portable Speaker. The mesmerizing wireless speaker hovers in place over the accompanying Levitation Station to deliver high-quality audio while making quite an impression with its eye-catching design. In addition to its striking looks, the versatile speaker gives users the ability to seamlessly play music, podcasts and other audio content in the home as well as outdoors. The PJ9 creates its stunning visual effect using powerful el...

The University of Science and Technology of China has recently unveiled an eerily realisticrobot named Jia Jia   Jia Jia’s prototype was unveiled by a team of its creators in Shanghai. Her inventors say the robot can hold a simple conversation and make specific facial expressions when asked. It is able to accurately answer a query about the day’s weather, hold basic conversations, and recognize the gender of her questioners. Engineers predict within a decade, artificially i...

US-based Rotex Incorporation, a biotechnology firm has upped the stakes when it comes to wirelessly controlling devices, as they have unveiled a disposable electronic tattoo that can be used to give instructions and pass information to systems. The electronic tattoos are actually sequences of ultra-thin and soft sensors that can form to the skin and respond to slight muscle movement. 'Smart Tattoo' can measure in real-time, ECG, respiration, hydration, temperature, blood pressure, blood ox...

Griffin Technology has launched a new Smart Connected Toaster that can be managed from a smartphone. “Simplifying and enhancing how people use technology in their daily lives was the founding principle of Griffin back in 1992,” said Scott Naylor, VP of Product Development at Griffin. Starting your morning off right begins with the first product in the Griffin Home collection, the Connected Coffee Maker. Waking up to the perfect cup every morning is merely a tap away with this Bluetooth-ena...

Motiv Ring effortlessly tracks your activity, heart rate and sleep. Designed to be worn day and night, we capture the minutes that matter most, motivating you to keep living better. As ring sizes aren't adjustable, customers who decide to purchase the Motiv will first get a sizing kit sent to them in the mail (there are seven ring sizes available); customers will then tell Motiv which best fits their fingers. The Ring transmits its data via Bluetooth to Motiv's app, which will adjust...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have had initial success in mice using nanodiscs to deliver a customized therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of colon and melanoma cancer tumors. The therapeutic cancer vaccine employs nanodiscs loaded with tumor neoantigens, which are unique mutations from the patient's own tumor cells. By generating T-cells to recognize the neoantigens, the nanodiscs can target a patient’s cancer mutations and fight to eliminate cancer cells and prevent tumor grow...

Muse is your personal meditation assistant. While you meditate, Muse measures whether your mind is calm or active, and translates that data into weather sounds. When you’re calm, you’ll hear peaceful weather sounds. When your mind wanders, the weather will intensify, guiding you back to a calm state. After each session, review your data, set goals, and build a deeply rewarding meditation practice that gets better every time. 'Muse' is the first tool in the world that gives you accurate, real-...