Right now, one in every four diamonds on sale around the world is a blood diamond – mined in a war zone and sold to finance armed conflict and civil war. Many…
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Picolor – Paint-mixing Gadget for Artists to get desired shades easily
Artists can get their desired color paint using this paint-mixing gadget named as picolor. Picolor is a small cube with five different pigment colors which include Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black and White….
Getting Gold and Copper from E-Waste is profitable than Mining them
Electronic waste — including discarded televisions, computers and mobile phones — is one of the fastest-growing waste categories worldwide. Researchers report that recovering gold, copper and other metals from e-waste is cheaper…
AlterEgo – MIT’s Computer system transcribes words users “speak silently”
MIT researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user concentrates on verbalizing but does not actually speak aloud. The system consists of a wearable device and an…
Robot Designed to Defend Factories Against Cyberthreats
Researchers at Georgia Tech built the “HoneyBot” to lure hackers into thinking they had taken control of a robot, but instead the robot gathers valuable information about the bad actors, helping businesses…