Home field advantage: French automakers awe in Paris

With introductions like the Renault EOLAB and Citroën C4 Cactus Airflow in the days leading up to the 2014 Paris Motor Show, it became obvious that the French had big plans for their home show. French automakers, big and small, didn't disappoint, showing a multitude of highly stylized, tech-heavy concepts and vehicles during the show. They had such a strong showing, in fact, that we thought it appropriate to give them a dedicated space separate from our main Paris wrap-up. Here's what the French have to say about modern vehicle design. .. Continue Reading Home field advantage: French automakers awe in Paris



Section: Automotive



Tags: Citroen, Concept Cars, Electric Vehicles, Hybrid, Paris Motor Show 2014, Peugeot, Renault



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NASA-pioneered anti-collision software to be installed in USAF F-16 fighters

The United States Air Force (USAF) has announced that it is in the process of fitting out its fleet of F-16 fighters with a NASA-developed system that has the potential to save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars by preventing aircraft crashes due to pilot error. The Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) will essentially work by detecting incoming terrain and triggering an autopilot maneuver, safely diverting the plane and its pilot out of harm's way. .. Continue Reading NASA-pioneered anti-collision software to be installed in USAF F-16 fighters



Section: Military



Tags: Aircraft, Android, autopilot, Aviation, Fighter, NASA, Software



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Microsoft Xim wants to be the 21st century family photo album

Mobile app stores are full of photo-sharing services, and they're all trying to be the next big thing. But how many of them really change anything (well, apart from who you're giving your money to)? Microsoft Research has a new service that could actually change the way you share photos. Meet Xim... Continue Reading Microsoft Xim wants to be the 21st century family photo album



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Tags: Apps, Microsoft, Photo



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London Underground set for fast, new driverless trains

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today revealed the designs for the New Tube for London – a fleet of 250 trains set to go into operation in the mid-2020s. The design, which pays homage to the heritage of the Underground, brings significant improvements to the service, with the trains capable of fully automatic operation. .. Continue Reading London Underground set for fast, new driverless trains



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Tags: London, Trains, Transport



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A Little Thunder rocks beyond your guitar's bottom end

For the last few years, guitarist Andy Alt has been chipping away at a new kind of electric guitar pickup that allows a player to add a separate low end signal to the two lowest strings. A Little Thunder has been designed as a humbucker replacement and is reported to take only 5 minutes to install, without harming your precious guitar in the process. At the press of a button, git-fiddlers can bring a touch of funky bottom to a solo picking performance, making it a good fit for dark metal gods with hands too small for a 7 or 8 string shred machine or sonic scientists on the lookout for a new six-string laboratory for wacky riff-offs with the band's bass player... Continue Reading A Little Thunder rocks beyond your guitar's bottom end



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Tags: Bass guitar, Guitar, Guitar Effects, Kickstarter, Pickup



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RoomAlive transforms your living room into an interactive video game

Microsoft Research has moved on from IllumiRoom, its concept for adding visuals to the periphery of gamers' television sets. After concluding that that system -- which used a Kinect camera and a projector to bring video games into the living room -- was too expensive to be released commercially, the company has revealed RoomAlive, which is even more expensive and even less practical. Thankfully, it's also an intriguing glimpse at the possible future of gaming... Continue Reading RoomAlive transforms your living room into an interactive video game



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Tags: Interactive, Kinect, Microsoft, Prototype, Video Games



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Huge curved glass façade dominates Tianjin's Riverside 66

When undertaking any major project, it's important to have the courage of your convictions. Judging by its part in the redevelopment plan for China's Tianjin river banks, this is something of which architects firm Kohn Pedersen Fox is not short. Riverside 66 is a breathtaking glazed megastructure... Continue Reading Huge curved glass façade dominates Tianjin's Riverside 66



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Tags: China, Glass, LEED, Retail



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"Magic" marker helps investigators in hunt for fingerprints

A "magic" marker pen developed at the University of Leicester enables forensic experts, police and criminal investigators to quickly determine whether a receipt potentially containing fingerprint deposits is made of thermal paper, with another device then used to reveal the presence of any fingerprints. The devices come thanks to the work of the suitably-named Dr Bond, John Bond, from the University's Department of Criminology... Continue Reading "Magic" marker helps investigators in hunt for fingerprints



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Tags: Fingerprint, Forensics, Paper, University of Leicester



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Report: Google to Launch Nexus Phablet Later This Month

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Atelier 8000 envisions Cuboidal Mountain Hut for Slovakia

Taking part in a recent international architectural competition to design a new mountain retreat for Slovakia’s High Tatras Mountains, Czech firm Atelier 8000 offers food for thought with an unconventional concept. The Cuboidal Mountain Hut resembles a kid's toy block thrown carelessly into the snow. .. Continue Reading Atelier 8000 envisions Cuboidal Mountain Hut for Slovakia



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Tags: Competition, Concept Architecture, Mountain, Off-grid



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BMW premieres its new topless 2 Series convertible in Paris

The BMW 2 Series convertible has made its world premier at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. In the new 2 Series, BMW will be offering up four separate models, each with its own unique powerplant, including an M Performance version and a diesel powered model. Unveiled earlier this year, the new 2 Series, is promoted as a replacement and successor to the outgoing 1 Series... Continue Reading BMW premieres its new topless 2 Series convertible in Paris



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Tags: 2 series, BMW, Convertible, m powered, Paris Motor Show 2014, Roadster



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IBM "sunflowers" to supply off-grid energy, water, and cooling

Looking rather like a 10-meter (33 ft) tall sunflower, IBM's High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system concentrates the sun’s radiation over 2,000 times on a single point and then transforms 80 percent of that into usable energy. Using a number of liquid-cooled microchannel receivers, each equipped with an array of multi-junction photovoltaic chips, each HCPVT can produce enough power, water, and cooling to supply several homes... Continue Reading IBM "sunflowers" to supply off-grid energy, water, and cooling



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WingBoarding: An extreme aerial sport inspired by a Disney cartoon

Technological advances haven't just led to more comfortable homes and more productive workplaces, they've also provided thrillseekers with new and inventive ways to get the adrenalin pumping, with Wakeboarding (now possible without a boat), skydiving and wingsuit flying just some examples of extreme sports enabled by modern technology. Now Aaron Wypyszynski, founder of Alabama-based Wyp Aviation, is looking to combine elements of these three sports in WingBoarding, which would see a rider towed behind a plane atop a winged board – yes, seriously... Continue Reading WingBoarding: An extreme aerial sport inspired by a Disney cartoon



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"Combining glass" brings together real and virtual in augmented reality reflections

Perhaps you've been in a situation where you noticed that your reflection in a window looked like it was actually standing amongst the items that were visible through that window. Now, scientists at the University of Bristol have taken that phenomenon and incorporated it into an experimental new interactive display. Among other things, it lets users select objects seen through a pane of glass, using the reflection of their finger on that glass... Continue Reading "Combining glass" brings together real and virtual in augmented reality reflections



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Study indicates that C-Pulse system helps hearts heal

When you hurt a muscle, it's usually advisable to lay off extensive use of it, until it's had a chance to heal. Well, your heart is a muscle. Although you can't just stop using it altogether when it's damaged, you can make its job easier. That's what Sunshine Heart's C-Pulse system was designed to do, and a current study suggests that it does indeed help victims of heart failure recover more quickly. .. Continue Reading Study indicates that C-Pulse system helps hearts heal



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HTC wants the Desire Eye to be the ultimate phone for selfie-takers

Selfie fans, HTC thinks it has the phone for you. The Desire Eye takes mobile self-portraits to a new extreme with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera... Continue Reading HTC wants the Desire Eye to be the ultimate phone for selfie-takers



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HTC goes into the actioncam market, with the RE

Although HTC is best-known for its smartphones, today the company announced its venture into another product category – actioncams. The company has announced the RE, a viewfinder-less waterproof video camera that looks sort of like something you'd find in a plumbing store... Continue Reading HTC goes into the actioncam market, with the RE



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NASA's Orion spacecraft moves closer to inaugural launch

Progress is continuing apace as NASA readies its next-generation Orion spacecraft for her maiden flight, dubbed Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1), set to blast off Dec. 4 atop a Delta IV heavy launch vehicle. Once operational, Orion will be the first spacecraft built with the capacity to carry out a manned flight beyond low-Earth orbit since the Apollo era, when man first walked on the moon. NASA boasts that Orion will represent the safest and most advanced spacecraft ever created, allowing man to capture an asteroid and in time, even put a man on Mars. .. Continue Reading NASA's Orion spacecraft moves closer to inaugural launch



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Tiggly Counts adds physical math learning to the iPad

Last year Tiggly Shapes introduced young iPad users to different shapes with its interactive tactile toys and accompanying apps. Now the firm behind it is hoping to teach three to six-year-olds basic math skills in the same way. Tiggly Counts combines a set of Cuisenaire rod-inspired math toys, with apps which respond when the toys are placed on the screen... Continue Reading Tiggly Counts adds physical math learning to the iPad



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Apple Really, Really Wants The Apple Watch To Be Fashionable

Apple's already been clear that it wants its upcoming timepiece to be something that you're not ashamed to wear. But in case displaying it at the Paris Fashion Week wasn't clear enough, Apple's PR people have gone ahead and put the Apple Watch front and center — quite literally — on the November issue of Vogue China.

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