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Crab-like Robot Removes Stomach Cancer, Doesn’t Crawl Sideways

Researchers from Singapore have created a small robot designed to remove stomach cancer in its early stages. Ironically, this tiny robot looks like a crab, since it uses a pincer and a hook to do the job. A robot that fights cancer, that looks like a crab, which is the…

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February 5th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

The Secret to Multiplying Hard Drive Capacity is Salt, Not Pepper

We all love salt on our food, even though too much is not good for you. Salt makes everything better. Even hard drives apparently. And that’s good news given all of the things we are storing on our devices.…

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October 17th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

What You Write is What You Get: Scribblenauts in Real Life

WYIWYG 1

Made by Steven Zhou and Syed Olmer Gilani of the National University of Singapore’s Interactive Multimedia Lab, What You Write Is What You Get (WYWIWYG) is a visual way of learning about language. Just like 5th Cell’s critically-acclaimed DS game Scribblenauts…, WYWIWYG can analyze written words and come up

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January 1st, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Trains That Pick You Up Without Stopping

Singapore Concept Train

This is a concept for Singapore’s Metro Rail Line so that trains can pick people up without ever stopping. That sounds impossible, right?

The idea is that people who want to board the train get into a smaller car that piggybacks onto the moving train as it passes through the…

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June 17th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Word Clock is a Little Too Verbose for Me

hans tan idea of a clock II

While this wouldn’t be the first time that I came across a clock that tells time with text, it’s certainly the most wordy version that I’ve seen.

Singapore designer Hans Tan created the Idea of a Clock II… using a green LED bulletin board to display the current time using

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April 28th, 2008 by: Technabob

Creative Announces Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

Creative SE2300 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

In my never-ending quest to eliminate all wires, cords and other unsightly appendages from my life, I’m pleased to hear that Creative has revealed a new set of high-quality wireless headphones, designed to transmit audio using Bluetooth technology.

Creative’s SE2300 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones can work from up to 10 meters…

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December 20th, 2006 by: Technabob

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