Diaryium

10/03/2017

Another exciting innovation!

Stilla Motion is a "coin-sized" motion detector that can be placed on any object, and that will alert you if that object is subsequently moved.​

07/02/2017

Can you believe it?

A fabric designed to power wearable devices by harvesting energy from both sunlight and body movements can be produced on a standard industrial weaving machine, according to a new study.

02/02/2017

What do you think about that?

By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haims sees it. With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford makes the case for parents to stop defining their children's suc...

31/01/2017

Unbelievable!

In an age when digital information can fly around the connected networks of the world in the blink of an eye, it may seem a little old timey to consider delivering messages by hand. Panasonic has developed a prototype comms system where data is transmitted from one person to another through touch.

26/01/2017

Visit us at Bett 2017!

25/01/2017

Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories!

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.

23/01/2017

New privacy solution! :)

The system securely transmits authentication data from a phone's fingerprint scanner through the body to a held or worn device.

15/12/2016

Can you?

Are children poor liars? Do you think you can easily detect their lies? Developmental researcher Kang Lee studies what happens physiologically to children when they lie. They do it a lot, starting as young as two years old, and they're actually really good at it. Lee explains why we should celebrate...

13/12/2016

Good news! :)

A shortlist contender for this year's prestigious James Dyson Award offers a sleek, new alternative to traditional — and bulky — asthma inhalers.

08/12/2016

What do you think?

Will virtual reality ever kill off TV the way MP3 players and music streaming did CDs? This week our One Big Question series asks "The New Normal" conference host Frank Radice that very question.

06/12/2016

Let's find out! :)

We can evolve bacteria, plants and animals -- futurist Juan Enriquez asks: Is it ethical to evolve the human body? In a visionary talk that ranges from medieval prosthetics to present day neuroengineering and genetics, Enriquez sorts out the ethics associated with evolving humans and imagines the wa...

29/11/2016

Are they?

Many virtual-reality headsets on the market today come with age restrictions, with most recommending its product be used by children ages 13+. Is VR technology safe for kids?