The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment places four commercially available HD cameras on the exterior of the space station and uses them to stream live video of Earth for viewing online. The cameras are enclosed in a temperature specific housing and are exposed to the harsh radiation of space. Analysis of the effect of space on the video quality, over the time HDEV is operational, may help engineers decide which cameras are the best types to use on future missions. High school studen...

Hurricanes are the most powerful weather event on Earth. NASA’s expertise in space and scientific exploration contributes to essential services provided to the American people by other federal agencies, such as hurricane weather forecasting. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) use a variety of tools to predict these storms’ paths. These scientists need a wealth of data to accurately forecast hurricanes. NASAsatellites, computer modeling,...

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), optical scientist Nasser Peyghambarian and his team at the University of Arizona are working to make next-generation holograms possible. Researchers have developed a system that can render an image in near real-time and update the image every two seconds for Hologram. Holo-TV is essentially a real-time, moving hologram, calculated and rendered by the bending (diffraction) of laser light on the fly. And while your knowledge of Holo-TV...

Pixton is a fun way to make a quick comic strip in a matter of minutes. Pixton is easy-to-use comic book software with premade templates and characters. If you’re looking for a little more from this software, you can enroll in Pixton Plus for a small monthly fee and access hundreds of features, layouts and character templates - everything you need to make your own comic book. Pixton is all about pre-made templates. You can choose your character’s gender, hair color, facial features and mor...

Wave systems use a folded waveguide (a series of passages from the speaker driver to the speaker grill), in an attempt to replicate sound from larger systems in a compact design. Bose claims the waveguide "produces full, clear stereo sound from a small enclosure by guiding air through two 26” folded wave guides". The Bose acoustic waveguide concept works on a simple principle which involves the magnification of the air vibrations formed at the rear sides of the speakers. However along with am...

'bttn' is a button directly connected to the Internet. With a simple push, you can launch your coffee machine when you wake up, check in and out of the office, call a taxi, place an order or simply tell your friends and family when you are home, done preparing the dinner or simply that you love them. Bttn: Control Internet-Enabled Devices and Web Services with a Single Button. It uses mobile data micro SIM card or your Wi-Fi connection and can last for months with a set of AA batteries...

Marc Turner and his team at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service are close to developing artificial blood in lab that can be used for transfusions. Artificial blood [is] derived from stem cells that have been made from an adult donor’s skin or blood. These donor cells are genetically rewound to become induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which have the potential to develop into any of the body’s 200 tissues. The iPS cells are cultured for a month in a chemical environment, simi...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. It is also the name of the academic field of study which studies how to create computers and computer software that are capable of intelligent behavior. Major AI researchers and textbooks define this field as "the study and design of intelligent agents", in which an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chances of success. NASA’s Quantum Artificial Int...

Google's robotics arm, Boston Dynamics, has released a video of a new version of its Atlas robot. The video shows the upgraded robot opening doors, picking up boxes and taking an eerily human-like stroll in the woods. One of its greatest achievements is the bipedal Atlas robot, and now there’s a new version that’s even more humanoid than before. It can walk over rough terrain, pick up objects, and wield weapons in the impending robot uprising. The video also shows Boston Dynamics employees...

The Pocket Dermatologist Way helps you to take care of your skin daily. This portable object allows you to monitor the health of your skin. Way has sensors that analyze the state of your skin in 3 seconds and helps prevent diseases such as skin cancer. Way retrieves data on the pigments in the skin, fat, water, wrinkles and compiles, using its mobile application, weather and pollution data to get out detailed and custom graphics. With this information, Way advises and recommends the user the ap...

Every year, as influenza season – and flu shot season—rolls around, medical experts weigh in on just how effective it will be against that year’s particular strain. What if that equation could take into account a person’s own immune response? Emmanuel Mignot, M.D., Ph.D., known for discovering that narcolepsy is related to the immune system, is taking advantage of a unique opportunity to investigate how the immune systems of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly respond to the seasonal flu vaccin...

Mitra Biotech Pvt Ltd., a translational biology company, focuses on enabling personalized cancer care and rational drug development. The company’s technology enables physicians to make an informed treatment decision for a cancer patient by determining optimal drug combination; and rational drug development by identifying driver pathways/mutations. It offers CANScript, a multidimensional laboratory based screening platform that enables physicians to select the optimal drug combination for a cance...

Innoz is a Bangalore based company that has pioneered web access for millions of people without actual web access. Their technology works on SMS, which is ubiquitous in a country like India. While mobile Internet usage is rising fast, there are large swaths of the Indian user base that cannot get consistent access to the Internet. Innoz’s SMSGyan is a search engine which receives queries from SMSs and returns the particular text from the Internet back to the phone. This is arguably a long win...

Smart Tracker 2 is a device that allows you to track anything or anyone. The device has a SIM, a GPS, internal memory, microphone and an SOS button. The SIM, which comes pre-activated can run for 3 years without running into any problems while the device through it’s GPS can keep track and provide the GPS coordinates of the device in real time. In the video of Smart Tracker is explained everything how useful can it be. In addition to being small, easy to hide and waterproof, its creat...

The Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 is a single device that can be played as a guitar, piano, drum pad, synthesizer, and many other instruments. The gadget not only handles the functions of multiple instruments, but it adapts to the musician's skill level as talents progress. The Instrument 1 also serves as an input device for a truckload of music-making apps on iOS. If you're looking to make a custom instrument for specific results, the Aritphon app will allow you to do just that, in addition to se...

NASA recently successfully demonstrated rural operations of its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management (UTM) concept, integrating operator platforms, vehicle performance and ground infrastructure. The next steps involve further validation through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test sites. “UTM is designed to enable safe low-altitude civilian UAS operations by providing pilots information needed to maintain separation from other aircraft by reserving areas for specific route...

NASA's paint powder transforms any color of paint into an environmentally friendly insulation barrier that saves energy and cost. The solution is simple: mix the powder into any color of interior or exterior paint, then break out the brushes. When spread on walls, ceilings, and roofs, it creates a barrier that deflects the sun's heat away from the house, plus it helps keep heating and air conditioning where they belong. This reduced need for energy is not only cost-effective, but also a kindn...

Exploride founder Sunil Vallath has build a innovative transparent heads up display (HUD) that is changing informed driving experience. Exploride is a transparent heads up display (HUD) unit for your car that is a standalone device that attaches right to your car's dashboard, and makes it much safer and easier to see your navigation, play music, make calls and texts, or access various data and metrics about your car. Since the device is transparent you can place it right in front of you while...

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is a healthcare free economic zone situated in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It's mission is to provide high quality integrated healthcare, education, research and wellness by forming strategic partnerships. This will deliver exceptional customer experiences, ultimately impacting every member of our society. Through strategic partnerships, DHCC provides a wide range of services in healthcare, medical education and research, pharmaceuticals, medica...

Researchers are using nanoparticles to kill tumor cells inside the eye. This nanotechnology also has the potential to be used for multiple applications. Nanotechnology is the creation of useful materials, devices, and systems used to manipulate matter at an incredibly small scale—between 1 and 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter—1/80,000 the width of a human hair, or about ten times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Such nanoscale objects can be useful by themselves, or ...

Innovators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have developed a filtration device to eliminate contaminants from water supplies. Originally developed to purify wastewater for reuse aboard the International Space Station, the innovation is applicable to numerous situations on Earth where there is a need to collect potable, medical-grade water from a contaminated water supply. The unique aspect of the technology is its use of acoustics rather than pressure to drive water through small-diameter carbon n...

New technological solutions designed as training aids for basketballers. 94Fifty and more recently from sports equipment heavyweight Wilson, which offer feedback to ballers and their coaches. There is also the Hoop Tracker system that combines a wrist-worn sensor with a detector stuck on the rim to tally your successful shots. It is the latter that most closely aligns with ShotTracker. ShotTracker is a wearable system for basket ball players that automatically tracks shot motions, attempts...

The all-electric Deepflight Dragon is the world's most compact personal submarine, it can take passengers to depths of up to 400 feet and can also fit neatly onboard many yachts. Two-person Deepflight Dragon is only 16.4 feet long and 6.2 feet wide and has been designed for easy launching and piloting. Onboard Dive Manager software monitors the critical functions of the sub and sets the depth limit for the dive, leaving even an inexperienced pilot free to enjoy the underwater scenery. Deep...

NASA has released data showing how temperature and rainfall patterns worldwide may change through the year 2100 because of growing concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The dataset, which is available to the public, shows projected changes worldwide on a regional level in response to different scenarios of increasing carbon dioxide simulated by 21 climate models. The high-resolution data, which can be viewed on a daily timescale at the scale of individual cities and towns,...

For chocolate lovers, there is simply no substitute, and if cocoa beans could be cultivated anywhere, cocoa (Theobroma cacao) trees might outnumber apple trees in American yards. They would certainly outnumber any plants that produced vegetables. Unfortunately, cacao trees don't thrive in the temperate climate of the continental United States. Chocolate grows best in the places where it would quickly melt in your hands. Over the next several decades, those places may grow wa...

Hyperspectral imaging, like other spectral imaging, collects and processes information from across the electromagnetic spectrum. The goal of hyperspectral imaging is to obtain the spectrum for each pixel in the image of a scene, with the purpose of finding objects, identifying materials, or detecting processes. A Hyperspectral Imager is a type of remote sensing instrument that can accurately measure specific quantities for a number of disparate applications. Crop Health, Water Depth, Rock Typ...

Knocki™ is a wireless device that instantly transforms any surface into a remote control.  Knocki’s patent-pending technology is able to intelligently distinguish deliberate commands from random vibrations so it performs dependably. Knocki is a smart device that lets you control your home appliances by knocking on a wall, table or any other hard surface. Developed by Texas-based Swan Solutions, Knocki is a disc-shaped device that turns solid surfaces, such as walls, doors or tables, into r...

A French startup company called Enko Running has developed shoes that is a revolutionary running shoe that further enhances your running experience, the concept is both simple and ingenious. The shoe embodies both comfort and speed, it features an innovative shock absorption system (adapted to runner´s weight) that absorbs impact for a smoother landing, offering comfort and protection for your joints. The impact energy is contained and conserved in a stride, and then released for that desired ac...

The Zero Gravity Research Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio is a unique facility designed to perform tests in a reduced gravity environment. It has successfully supported research for the United States manned spacecraft programs and numerous unmanned projects. The facility uses vertical drop tests in a vacuum chamber to investigate the behavior of components, systems, liquids, gases, and combustion in such circumstances. The Zero Gravity Research Facility is NASA’s...

Mycestro is a wearable 3D mouse that you can use with gestures and does require a touchpad or mouse space, making it perfect to be used while traveling. To use it, you strap the futuristic looking device to your right hand index. It collects and uses finger movement information and a touch sensitive panel located on its side, next to the thumb. You can use it to do anything you would do with a regular mouse, only the easier way. It is equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy which allows it to be ...