Innovation & Tools
Japanese Mysophobics to Get a Washable Smartphone - 12/28/2015
Germophobia, or, else called, mysophobia is a fear of being infected by microbes in contact with another person or object. People suffering from this symptom, as a rule, are constantly washing their hands, trying not to touch anything or someone else and very rarely leave their scrubbed-clean houses. For such people, the Japanese company Kyocera is releasing a smartphone called Digno Rafre, which...
Twitter Patented An UAV Controlled by Tweets - 12/25/2015
Twitter company received a patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle, operated through short text messages. This is an innovation, since access to the gadget control will be available for several people at once. As stated in the patent’s text, the drone can record and transmit photos and videos, which are common functions for drones. However, the patented Twitter unit will be operated by demand...
Google to Cancel Passwords - 12/24/2015
Google Inc. launched testing a new method of user access to the service to ensure better protection against cyber-attacks and hacking accounts. Users won’t need password to access their Google accounts - just to respond to a special Google’s inquiry on your mobile device, and it’s done. Passwords for mailboxes and user accounts are often the most vulnerable point (users forget complicated...
Elon Musk's Falcon 9 Went Down in History - 12/22/2015
American Falcon 9 rocket has successfully completed its hour-long mission to take off and launch into the low orbit several satellites, and returned to Earth. This is the first vertical landing in the history, which complements list of records of Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. US private aerospace company SpaceX conducted the first successful horizontal landing of the first stage of its rocket at...
Artificial Intelligence Attracted $ 1 Billion Investment - 12/15/2015
Big investors from Silicon Valley have created a non-profit organization OpenAI, which will get to grips with research and development in the field of artificial intelligence. The project attracted investment of $ 1 billion in total. OpenAI’s activities will be financed by such well-known entrepreneurs like Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk, President of Y Combinator Sam Altman, co-founder of LinkedIn...
The Bank of England Assessed Chances of Humans and Robots in Competition for Jobs - 11/17/2015
Economists at the Bank of England calculated probability of replacing people with robots for different professions. According to the researchers, risk of losing their jobs threatens 15 million people in the UK and 80 million people in the US Personnel performing administrative, clerical and production tasks can be most likely replaced with robots and artificial intelligence system, said chief...
Japanese First Passenger Jet Airliner Made a Test Flight - 11/11/2015
A new Japanese passenger jet liner Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) on Wednesday made a test flight November 11. This is the first jet airliner, created in Japan. The plane took off from Nagoya Airport and returned to the airport an hour later. The manufacturer, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, live-webcasted the flight on its website. MRJ’s development took seven years. The first sample of the...
BlackBerry Released Their First Smartphone Based on Android - 11/06/2015
BlackBerry company came out with their first smartphone based on Android operating system. The device is called Priv. The manufacturer promises improved security compared to other devices on Android. The new just-out is protected by original BlackBerry encryption, and a special application DTEK is designed for tracking questionable applications. Priv is released in an unusual slider...
Kickstarter Users Invested in a Flashlight Glowing From Hands Heat - 11/03/2015
Forget batteries and solar panels – an American inventor came up with a flashlight powered by hand touch. A small device called Lumen is equipped with a panel that converts human body heat into electric current to power a small LED. Lumen, 4 centimeters in length and weighing 35 grams, does not have much luminosity, yet is not inferior to a built-in flash of a smartphone, often used as a...
Yokohama Developed Tires with "Fins" for Improved Aerodynamics - 10/20/2015
The Japanese manufacturer of rubber products Yokohama Rubber Company has announced the development of tires with "fins" that improve the aerodynamic characteristics of the car, according to the company's press release. The new development will be demonstrated within Tokyo Motor Show on October 28th. The company's specialists have modeled how the "fins" on the side of the tires on the flow of...
