Cheddar:
1) When the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, scientist had set a goal to make a floating shelter. This is a light weight pod that can withstand a lot of trauma and float on water. Not only is it somewhat cost effective ($60,000), but it can hold many people at once.
2) Police have invented a new way to restrain criminals in the act of escaping. The new invention is called the 'Bolawrap 100'. It was invented to trap criminals in a non-lethal Kevlar tether. The price comes out to be a little less that $1000 compared to a taser guns $300 price range.
3) People who have diabetes know that to see what your glucose levels are at, you must go through a finger prick, which draws blood from your finger tips. This can cause nerve damage and its painful. Scientists have now made a way to eliminate this. The invention is called 'FreeStyle Libre'. It is a sensor that can automatically sense your glucose levels, which you can check through an app. This will help you see your trends and patterns.
Interesting Engineering:
1) 3D printing is awesome, but it takes so long to make simple and small objects. What if you could make it faster? Scientists have invented a new printer, but it is much different. Now, this invention can make objects by projecting light into a liquid resin which hardens due to some light. It only takes minutes no instead of hours!
2) If you are a parent or grandparent, you can understand how stressful it is to leave your baby alone. What happens if the baby stops breathing? Well, now you can monitor your babies vitals with a simple design. A sock. Now, this sock is special because it has sensors in it and it will be periodically sending information about the babies vitals to its 'Owlet App'.
3) When people from down south (like us in San Jose) go to then snow, we may not know how to get up there safely. These recent years we have had record snow in and around Lake Tahoe, and storms have been a big part of that. So how can we drive safely in bad conditions? Chains! however a lot of people don't know how to put them on. A company has now invented an easy way to put chains on. It's called 'Spikes-Spider'. It is easy to install, fast to install, and more effective than standard chains.
Extra:
1) Intel has made a new piece of tech that can revolutionize the robotic industry. They made a camera that can is a stand-alone tracking system that uses ," proprietary visual intertial odometry simultaneous localization and mapping (V-SLAM) technology, with computing at the edge", said Intel. This will help robots travel into off the grid areas and move around easier and more calculated.
2) People who have lost limbs may be getting a second chance to move again like they would with an organic limb. This is due to technological advancements and micro processors. Technology in the prosthetic industry has been advancing slowly since the 1990s. Now, scientists have found new ways to produce good results due to the optimization of microprocessors. How do they work? Think of it as a brain. The processor will take calculated guesses on your movements and tell other components what to do. Say you have a prosthetic leg but you still have your knee. The movements of your knee will send signals to the processor. If you want to run, you and your new leg must learn the movements together. Some day, maybe soon, prosthetic limbs will be so advanced that they become more useful than our organic limbs. Time will tell.
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