Football controversies over plays, penalties and refereeing decisions could have their days numbered thanks to the new CTRUS soccer ball. Designed by the Agent company, this transparent "smart ball" has an internal green or yellow illumination that changes to pink when it enters the goal or leaves the field of play. Inside it includes a sophisticated GPS and RFID system.
According to the latest project in the Philips Design Probes program, in the future food should not only dazzle the palates, but also evoke emotions and stimulate the senses. To achieve this, it has developed porcelain tableware that lights up when food is placed on it. And he has put it to the test with some dishes from the San Sebastian restaurant of Juan Mari and Elena Arzak.
The scientists and engineers who participate in developing the lighting, special effects and the digitization and post-production processes of the best films of the year have received their respective statuettes this weekend during the ceremony of the Oscars for Science and Technology of the seventh art.
In New York, everything is ready to celebrate the next edition of the Greener Gadgets Conference, an annual event that promotes the debate on energy efficiency, sustainable development and? Green electronics ?. In parallel to the conferences, which will begin on February 25, a contest for ideas for new "green" devices or gadgets is held each year. Inventions must meet a premise: that their use reduces global electricity consumption.
Sweden just snatched the top spot from the United States in the annual Connectivity Scorecard, which reports on the use of telecommunications technologies such as networks, mobile phones and computers. Spain is at the bottom of the list of developed countries, close to Italy and Poland.
Available in 60 countries and translated into 22 languages, The Sims, Will Wright's masterpiece for Electronic Arts and champion of the so-called "social simulators", has just turned 10 years of success. The video game continues to be a cultural phenomenon worldwide as the fan community continues to grow and provide more content. In addition to having sold more than 125 million copies, it has been able to adapt to new mobile platforms or social networks.
The Japanese company Sanwa Newtec has developed an ecological printer that works without ink, toners, or paper. The PrePear RP-3100 uses a thermal head that "prints" in black and white on PET plastic "paper" whose contents can be erased for reuse over and over again, up to a total of 1,000 times per sheet.
The Biomedical Neuroengineering Group of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Alicante) has developed a brain-computer interface that allows a user to browse the Internet and handle computer applications using only thought. The results will be presented next April at one of the most important conferences in the world on Artificial Intelligence.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
