Chemistry & Metallurgy
“Intelligent” filters for industrial water treatment
A spin-off of the Politecnico di Milano has designed filters that exploit the properties of magnetic liquids for the treatment of industrial water.
Giovanni Sapere
Patents
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Mechanical Engineering
Innovation in the truck industry is possible. The Thai example
The public electrical infrastructure sector uses trucks and a machine to handle weights with the use of rope and chain. In this regard, the Thai Provincial Electricity Authority has implemented a triple winch that can be transported on a standard 6-tonne truck. This saves time, effort and the cost…
Electricity
You can generate a signal control safely. The invention of Serge Covain
Patent No. WO2017187326A1 applied for by Serge Covain was granted in May 2019 The idea is to design an electronic device that sends a control signal to another device safely. Let’s see together how it works.
Giovanni Sapere
Mechanical Engineering
Future submarines will be inspired by squid
Two researchers from the University of California in San Diego studied the aerodynamic and propulsive advantages of a means of transport inspired by cephalopods Nature is always a source of inspiration for scientists, as in this case where a submarine model inspired by squid with advanced fluid…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Construction
From Great Britain the space-saving shower
The shower that combines annealed spaces with practicality, guaranteeing complete watertightness. In modern homes, especially in studios, living space can sometimes be limited. Even taking a simple shower in a microscopic bathroom can be a real challenge. Designed for small environments, the shower…
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
From Taiwan, the voice controlled shower head
Designed for those who do not have the use of hands, this invention can be of great help to the disabled
Letizia Giugliano
Electricity
A Hong Kong company, GRST, has patented a new type of battery, based on chemical elements that bind with simple water
A completely ecological lithium-ion battery, which generates no pollutants in the production process, and which is totally recyclable in every part.
Letizia Giugliano
Construction
A “patch” on the holes. The novelty from America
The invention, patented by Saint Gobain Adfors, ensures a longer duration of road repairs, preventing water infiltration
Giovanni Sapere
Mechanical Engineering
Transpod’s announcement: “soon Hyperloop also in Italy”
The Canadian startup Transpod has made official the interest for the experimentation of the new technology in Italy, precisely in Bari
Giovanni Sapere
Construction
Channel Tunnel: transport under the sea bed
On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel was inaugurated, built in just seven years of work, after two centuries of studies, geological surveys, insufficient investment and numerous stops.
Giovanni Sapere
Human Necessities
From cephalopods, the clothes for the colder ones
Inspired by the chromatophores that cover the skin of octopus and cuttlefish, American researchers are creating a fabric that can adapt to the needs of those who suffer from heat or cold
Giovanni Sapere
Human Necessities
Problems with the rebel socks? Guggo arrives!
Today no new space rockets or discoveries of new celestial bodies. No cure for big diseases or a super-efficient robot. Lol Today we talk about one of the most recurrent nightmares for the Housewives of the world: the paired socks.
Giovanni Sapere
Human Necessities
Tata, the anti abandonment car pillow for children
Tata was born, an alarm device, designed by the Italian start-up Filo, which consists of a cushion to be placed on the car seat.
Letizia Giugliano
Electricity
The future? Clean energy from seawater thanks to Stanford University study
Energy from seawater? It can be done. To say this is a team of scholars from Stanford University led by Professors Hongjie Dai, professor of Chemistry at the American University, Yun Kuang, professor of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Michael Kenney, co-author of research and…
Giovanni Sapere
Construction
Houses in 24 hours at 4euro? Yes, with 3D printing
Machines and software of the last generation, few clicks and in a few days, if not hours, we can have before our eyes the house of our dreams.
Giovanni Sapere
Human Necessities
Sleep problems? Comes the Smart pajamas
The fabrics used for this pajamas will be accompanied by super light microchip, placed on the buttons of the garment, for example, that in real time and without disturbing the movement, manage to constantly monitor the heartbeat, the breath, the Correct posture during sleep and so on.
Giovanni Sapere
Prototypes
XEV, from China coming up the first electric car built with 3D printing
The Italy-China axis begins to give the first fruits, and it does so thanks to a revolutionary electric car project completely created by a 3D printer. We talk about the X Electrical Vehicle, or XEV, and is the synthesis of the active collaboration between XEV precisely, Italian startup based in…
Human Necessities
Tactigon is the New Black: Here’s the controller that’s fine with everything
Making your own hand a controller is probably everyone’s dream, including players, forced to use the most varied interfaces to interact with their devices. But the revolution is around the corner with Tactigon Skin
Giovanni Sapere