Tag: technology
Battery-free phones to become a reality
A South Korean research institute (ETRI) has invented a device that can harvest free energy from the environment and use it to power electronic devices.…
Apparatus and method for providing route guidance based on emotion
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) patented a method for providing route guidance based on user’s emotion. Existing route guidance systems calculate a route by…
Georgia Tech Research Corporation patented a Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) inspired from dragonfly
According to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an aircraft qualifies as an MAV if it is smaller than 6 inches in any direction or…
Smart Self-correcting 3D printer invented by MIT
MIT has invented a 3D printer that is fully automated and takes fewer number of steps to print an object compared to existing 3D printers. This…
Nano-Diamonds used to destroy cancer cells
Boeing has invented a way to bind diamonds in the form of quantum dots to cancerous cells and destroy them. Quantum dots are nanostructures which…
Phantom limb gestures can now control computers
Amputees with a missing arm or hand can now use gesture controls just like any other user. A company called Rovi Guides has patented an…
Funny Patent of the week - Baby Bum Printing Kit
The addition of a newborn infant to a family inspires feelings of nostalgia and the related desire to create a lasting remembrance of the child’s…
This Day in Patent History - On March 27, 1935, Henri Selmer filed a patent for an improved saxophone
On March 27, 1935, Henri Selmer filed a patent for an improved saxophone. Henri SELMER is a Paris-based international family-owned enterprise, manufacturer of musical instruments.…