Electricity
The first patent to recycle electric car batteries is Italian
COBAT and CNR have filed a patent for an innovative technology that will enable the recycling of lithium-ion batteries in electric cars at sustainable costs.
Giovanni Sapere
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Mobile
Patents violated: $837 million fine for Apple
The Cupertino giant has been sentenced to pay a fine of almost one billion: four patents of the California Institute of Technology violated by Apple
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Health
EpiCura: the online doctor on call H24
EpiCura is the first online clinic in Italy: patients can receive a telephone consultation, request a video-consult or book health services.
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Science
Dragon 2 passes the last flight test: space gets closer!
The final test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, the “space taxi” of the SpaceX agency of Elon Musk, has been successfully completed.
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Electricity
Smartphone fully charged in 20 minutes? With the graphene battery you can
The U.S. company Real Graphene has developed a lithium-graphene hybrid battery for smartphone that can accelerate the charging by 500%
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Gadget
SCLAK: the smart lock that “opens all doors”
SCLAK is a digital access management and control system that allows you to transform a normal lock into a “smart lock” that can be controlled via smartphone.
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Events
IPITEX 2020: Bangkok celebrates ‘inventors’ day
From 2 to 6 February 2020, Bangkok will welcome 1000 inventors and 20000 visitors to IPITEX 2020, one of the most important innovation events in South East Asia.
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Biology
Column Garden: LG’s smart and sustainable indoor garden
LG presented Column Garden, a “smart garden” for indoor growing that allows you to control light, temperature and humidity through apps.
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AI
Pixel Buds: Google’s earphones that translate 40 languages
Pixel Buds are futuristic headphones developed by Google: thanks to Artificial Intelligence, they can provide immediate translation of what you hear
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News
Trump founds the USA Space Force: technology and research for “space wars”
US President Donald Trump has allocated $738 billion for the recruitment and training of Space Force to “maintain American dominance in space”.
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News
Meituan Dianping: the “universal” app that conquered China
Meituan Dianping is a “universal” app that’s becoming popular in China: it allows you to order food, buy products, book movie tickets and rent transportation.
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Crowdfunding
JBL launches solar-powered headphones with “unlimited” batteries
Electronics giant JBL has launched crowdfunding for a new model of solar-powered headphones: the battery is “virtually unlimited”.
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Environment
Turbine Light: “wind-powered” streetlights for motorways
Turbine Light is a wind-powered street lighting system: the street lamps are equipped with a turbine that exploits the air displacement generated by cars.
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News
Instagram updates: more photos in the same Story with Layout
New on Instagram: the freshly-releasede Layout mode allows all the users to insert up to 6 photos within one single Story
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Environment
Smartflower: the solar panel that “follows” the sun
Smartflower is a domestic photovoltaic system that produces 40% of the energy of a normal solar panel thanks to its ability to “follow” the sun.
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IT
Genoa: installed one of the most powerful supercomputer in the world
Leonardo presented the LABS project: in the next 5 years, a network of supercomputers will be installed in research centers throughout Italy, the first is already in operation in Genoa.
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Entertainment
From the USA the app that turns your Iphone into an Ipod Classic
Elvin Hu has developed an app that transforms every iPhone into Ipod Classic: the video of the demo is viral on Twitter but Apple could block its release.
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Environment
The Pipe: Combating drought by making sea water drinkable
Khalili Engineers has created “The Pipe”, a floating structure powered by solar panels capable of making sea water drinkable: it transforms 4.5 billion litres a year.
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