Science & Enviroment

N-Tech is a cheap, all-in-one, portable, wireless, stackable, smart 4K projector
05:37 2018-03-10

Just a few short years ago, we marveled at the release of the first 4K home theater projector from Sony that carried a retail price of US$26,000. Now, flash-forward to 2018 and we have the release of the N-Tech wireless, portable 4K projector that boasts built-in surround sound speakers and is going for a remarkable …

Segway’s Loomo transporter does double duty as a robot(VIDEO)
05:02 2018-03-10

Since rolling onto the scene in the early 2000s, Segway hasn’t been afraid to make modifications to its self-balancing two-wheelers in search of other practical applications. Loomo is the latest to be wheeled out and sees the Segway take the two-tone form of both mobility option and robotic assistant, with autonomous roaming features and an …

Carbon fiber waste used to improve water-draining concrete
04:05 2018-03-10

Although the production of carbon fiber goods may be steadily increasing, recycling the material still remains challenging. Thanks to research being conducted at Washington State University, however, it may soon be possible to grind up carbon fiber waste and use it in new-and-improved pervious concrete. First of all, what is pervious concrete? It’s highly-porous concrete …

Google’s new quantum processor could soon outperform classic supercomputers
03:36 2018-03-10

With the quantum computing race heating up between Google, IBM and Intel, it feels like we’re hurtling towards quantum supremacy, that milestone when a quantum computer outperforms a classical one for the first time. Bringing us ever closer, Google has now unveiled Bristlecone, a new quantum computer chip with the record-setting power of 72 quantum …

Samsung’s 2018 QLED TVs blend into the background when idle
02:36 2018-03-10

Samsung has whipped the covers off its lineup of 2018 TVs, just a day after LG did the same. Along with some OLED devices, the flagships of the range are built with Quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) display technology, and the entire line varies in size from a modest 40 in up to a monstrous …