InfoNIAC Presents" is a monthly article in which you will find brief information on the latest inventions described on infoNIAC each month. In this article you will find the top 10 latest inventions described on InfoNIAC in October. You are also free to vote for one of the inventions if you consider it to be the most.
1. Software Automatically Spots Virus Attack and Generates Repair Patches
Martin Rinar, a professor of computer science at MIT, developed a program dubbed ClearView that can spot an attack of malware and generate patches aimed to repair the affected system.
2. System that Produces Electricity From Asphalt
Novotech teamed up with scientists from two Massachusetts universities to create a system able to turn the heat from asphalt into usable power.
Novotech teamed up with scientists from two Massachusetts universities to create a system able to turn the heat from asphalt into usable power.
3. Fingernail-size Chip Able to Store Up to 1TB of Data
Scientists from North Carolina State University created a finger-nail size chip with one terabyte storage capacity.
Scientists from North Carolina State University created a finger-nail size chip with one terabyte storage capacity.
4. Handy Fuel-cell that Recharges Devices on the Move
Engineers from Toshiba created a portable fuel cell that can recharge gadgets by injecting methanol in the cell. The injection generates electricity by making use of a chemical reaction with oxygen. The recharging process is possible with a USB cable.
5. Smart Robotic Hand Gives Amputees the Feeling of Touch
Engineers from the Lund University in Sweden and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy named their invention the Smart Hand. It represents a new generation of prosthesis hands that provide a sense of touch.
Engineers from the Lund University in Sweden and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy named their invention the Smart Hand. It represents a new generation of prosthesis hands that provide a sense of touch.
6. Robot That Tests Visual Implants for Sightless People
Engineers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) created a remote-controlled robot that emulates the vision of an unsighted person with a visual prosthesis implanted in the eye.
Engineers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) created a remote-controlled robot that emulates the vision of an unsighted person with a visual prosthesis implanted in the eye.
7. System That Informs Whether Doctors' Hands are Washed
Researchers from the University of Florida developed a system that makes sure doctors and nurses have their hands clean before starting a surgical procedure. The system is dubbed HyGreen and its main feature is a sensor that identifies the soap and waterless cleaners used by doctors. The system displays green light when the hands of the hospital staff entering a patient's room are clean.
Researchers from the University of Florida developed a system that makes sure doctors and nurses have their hands clean before starting a surgical procedure. The system is dubbed HyGreen and its main feature is a sensor that identifies the soap and waterless cleaners used by doctors. The system displays green light when the hands of the hospital staff entering a patient's room are clean.
8. Spider Pill That Examines the Body for Severe Conditions
Italian scientists developed a spider pill, which, when swallowed, scans for severe conditions such as colon cancer. It crawls though the body using small moving legs and features a small built-in camera.
Italian scientists developed a spider pill, which, when swallowed, scans for severe conditions such as colon cancer. It crawls though the body using small moving legs and features a small built-in camera.
9. Tiny Nuclear Battery
Scientists from the University of Missouri are currently developing a small, light radioisotope battery that would provide nuclear energy to power micro/nanoelectromechanical systems.
Scientists from the University of Missouri are currently developing a small, light radioisotope battery that would provide nuclear energy to power micro/nanoelectromechanical systems.
10. Ion Engine to Allow Rockets Reach Mars in 39 Days
Researchers from Ad Astra Rocket Company of Webster, Texas, are developing a Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, which would be a small-scale prototype of a rocket that would feature an engine that makes use of charged particles. The invention could help build rockets able to reach red planet much faster.
Researchers from Ad Astra Rocket Company of Webster, Texas, are developing a Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, which would be a small-scale prototype of a rocket that would feature an engine that makes use of charged particles. The invention could help build rockets able to reach red planet much faster.
