Physics
An experiment to ‘measure’ the speed of light with a chocolate bar
David Berardo posted on Twitter a video of a physics experiment calculating the speed of light using a microwave and a piece of chocolate.
Giovanni Sapere
Patents
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Electricity
EASA: ‘Within 5 years there will be flying taxis and ambulances in Europe’
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a report announcing the arrival of flying taxis and ambulances by 2026
Giovanni Sapere
Prototypes
An underwater drone to discover underwater archaeological wonders
It is called OR2 and is an underwater drone designed by Parthenope University and the Urban Archaeological Park of Naples to explore the seabed
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
Triumph’s legendary bike goes electric: new bike video
The British stable has unveiled the Project TE-1 Prototype, an electrically powered bike with Triumph-style performance: video
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
Apple Car: Cupertino’s first (electric) car on the way
The Apple fanatic’s dream may soon become reality as CEO Tim Cook is about to sign a deal with LG to produce the first 100% electric Apple Car.
Giovanni Sapere
Construction
The homes of the future: smart, self-sufficient and virus proof
An Australian start-up company designs and builds smart, energy self-sufficient homes that protect their inhabitants from all sorts of viruses and bacteria: will these be the homes of the future?
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
Mini wind turbines that produce energy even without wind
British start-up Alpha 311 has developed special mini wind turbines that can generate electricity even in no or very weak wind conditions
Giovanni Sapere
Construction
Recycling masks to build roads: the RMIT project
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have developed a project to recycle surgical masks into construction material for streets and pavements
Giovanni Sapere
Norms & Regulation
WHEN IS PAYING PATENT EXCESS CLAIMS FEES EXCESSIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND?
Introduction In 2020, both IP Australia and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (“IPONZ”) introduced updated fee schedules, with new fee structures impacting the payment of excess claims fees. This article explores aspects of these changes and other factors to be considered when…
Physics
The first feasible warp drive model
Two astrophysicists have described the first feasible model of warp drive for spacecraft: in the future will we really be able to travel in space like Captain Kirk?
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
The t-shirt that produces energy: ‘can power a smartwatch’
U.S. researchers have developed a “microgrid” that is inserted inside a t-shirt and uses body energy to produce enough electricity for a smartwatch
Giovanni Sapere
Patents
Clou Box: the patent to recycle used condoms
Giovanni Farinella has filed a patent for Clou Box, a portable and very discreet dispenser used to collect and recycle used condoms.
Giovanni Sapere
Patents
China update: advantages of selecting the European Patent Office as International Searching Authority for PCT applications
The Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has established a two-year pilot cooperation with the European Patent Office (EPO) for patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). With effect from 1st December 2020, nationals and residents of the People’s…
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Electricity
DTS charger: the powerbank that works by candles
Silvio De Filippis has designed and built the DTS charger, a powerbank for smartphone that can be powered by ordinary candles
Giovanni Sapere
Physics
Will we ever use teleportation? Professor Brian Greene’s answer
Professor Brian Greene explains how teleportation works: “We can take a particle at point A and create an identical version at point B”
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
Bentu: the first portable wind turbine “as light as the wind”
Bentu is the first portable wind turbine: it is little more than 1 meter high but it can generate the energy needed to charge 40 smartphones at the same time
Giovanni Sapere
Textiles & Paper
From plastic to silk: reducing pollution thanks to a moth
A group of students of the “Fermi” Institute of Mantua has developed a system to dispose of plastic, transforming it into silk thanks to a moth.
Giovanni Sapere
Patents
With Bikertop the rain won’t scare cyclists anymore
BikerTop is the first mobile bike cover that can be opened and closed in less than 15 seconds: “the rain won’t stop cyclists anymore”
Giovanni Sapere