NASA plans to launch StarShade spacecraft to image new Earths
NASA has developed and patented StarShade spacecraft to image new Earths. The patent is titled “Method of modeling and simulation of shaped external occulters.” The spacecraft will be launched as More...
Amazon is developing Weebo from the movie “Flubber”
A recent patent reveals that Amazon is working on drones that can operate indoors (homes or office buildings) something like Weebo from the movie Flubber. These drones automatically deploy to provide temporary More...
Disney Imagineers have developed Living Pandorran Plants that you can interact with
Disney Imagineers have developed Living Pandorran Plants that you can interact with. These living plants are actually Cyborgs, that can detect and respond to user interaction. Disney is developing “Pandora–The More...
WATCH: Boeing patents first solar powered plane that can fly forever
This plane stays aloft powered solely by sunlight. It is no more than a flying wing, and can maneuver without rudders, ailerons, tails, or other control surfaces. It flies without an onboard human More...
iPhones will soon fall like cats
New iPhones will have cat like flexibility to protect phones during falls. Once a fall is detected, iPhone rotates to limit the damage to sensitive components (like glass screens and cameras). iPhone will More...
Ford’s awesome bikes
Ford patented a support for bicycles that deploys automatically, such that riders never need to put their feet down while riding (such as at traffic lights). This could be the biggest improvement to More...
Ford patented a cool laterally tiltable car
Ford has patented a cool laterally tiltable car. The car can carry two passengers. When driving around curves, it laterally tilts just like bicycles. It can make narrow cuts without tipping over. Ford’s More...
WATCH Google Smart Contact Lens, 5 years before the product launch
Michio Kaku is firmly convinced that within few years the internet will be in our contact lens. In this video, we are doing a virtual unboxing of Google’s smart contact lens. Google’s Smart More...
Recently Boeing was granted a patent for a fully automated plant
Here is our animation showing how this plant will work. The facility has six assembly cells, a feeder line area, and a robot holding area. Each cell is used to assemble one fuselage. The feeder line area More...
Apple Patented Panic Mode for iPhones
This video is about a new panic mode in iPads or iPhones. US patent application US 2015/0319294 A1 was recently published and discloses a new panic mode for iPhones or iPads. Users can save the fingerprints More...