http://www.freshtechnology.net RSS Feeds for FreshTechnology.net http://freshtechnology.net/images/logo.jpg http://www.freshtechnology.net/ http://www.freshtechnology.net/automotive.php UK researchers are developing an autonomous model car. Driverless full-size cars have already been developed, for instance in the DARPA challenge. By using model cars the researchers hope to make developing the technology far easier and cheaper. http://www.freshtechnology.net/science.php High school student Thiago Olson used parts and materials from the local hardware story and eBay to build a working fusion reactor. A few tiny bubbles in his dosimeter told him that he'd fused hydrogen nuclei into helium in his basement. http://www.freshtechnology.net/aerospace.php Eight international PhD researchers and one committed and experienced project leader will take up the challenge to design the most environmentally friendly airplane ever conceived. 'It will be an extraordinary airplane.' http://www.freshtechnology.net/gadgets.php The Dutch organisation for applied scientific research and the Dutch army are working on a bulletproof vest with an integrated fan. It's as heavy as current vests and offers more protection. A prototype will be tested in Afghanistan this summer. http://www.freshtechnology.net/biotech.php Scientists say they have produced the first cattle that may be biologically incapable of getting mad cow disease. These bulls in South Dakota were genetically engineered to be free of prions which makes them resistant to mad cow disease. http://www.freshtechnology.net/aerospace.php Two hour flights to the other side of the world at Mach 25 may seem like a scene from a science fiction movie; but that plane is currently in development. The Astrox Corporation claim to have finally overcome the largest problem, mixing fuel. http://www.freshtechnology.net/automotive.php Car interior supplier Lear Corp. has developed a soybean-based flexible foam material for car seat fabrics. The 'SoyFoam' is up to 24% renewable compared to petroleum-based foam, which is infamous among car manufacturers for its lack of recyclability http://www.freshtechnology.net/biotech.php Rockefeller University researchers have identified two proteins expressed by CO2-sensing neurons in drosophila fruit flies and mosquitoes--a discovery they say could help them design better insect repellants to shield us from the disease-laden bugs. http://www.freshtechnology.net/gadgets.php Many people have already purchased a MP4 video player. Very nice, but the screens are simply too small to watch a movie. The newest generation of video eyewear no longer weighs more than a pair of designer sunglasses. A real mobile cinema experience. http://www.freshtechnology.net/science.php In future nuclear reactors will create energy, while producing no nuclear waste, says Wilfred van Rooijen from the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). Van Rooijen's research focused on the safety of Gas-cooled Fast Reactors.