TECH ODYSSEY

 Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, Scientists and Hong Kong and Guaghzou, china have developed an engine that Efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small electronics. The device produce’s energy output exceeding 100 volt, much higher than other techniques that generate electricity from water and can operate for several days using only 100 milliliters of water as fuel according to the study.

 Robotaxis will begin cruising the street of Los Angeles. Waymo will start offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service.

 A team of scientists led by  Brown University Engineer. The research team describe a novel approach for a wireless communication network that can efficiently transmit, receive and decode data from thousands of microelectronics chips that are each no larger that a grain of salt.

 The best known byproduct of Ultrasound - so named because of its frequencies exceed the range of the human ear is. Ultrasound has also found a place in other corners of the medical realm, assessing blood flow to examine suspicious lump and diagnosing diseases.

 Researchers from Peking University have unveiled a miniaturized implantable  sensor capable of health monitoring without the need of transcutaneous wires, integrated circuit chips, or bulky readout equipment, thereby reducing infection risk, improving biocompatibility and enhancing portability.

 Quantum computers of the future may ultimately outperform their classical counterpart to solve intractable problems in computer science, medicine, business, chemistry, physics and other fields. But the machines are not there yet, they are riddled with inherent errors which researchers are actively working to reduce.

 Future nuclear power reactors could rely on molten salt. Most discussions on how to avert climate change focuses on solar and wind generation as key to the transition to a future carbon free power system.

 Could supersonic flight be the next big thing in air travels? This expert isn’t too sure. With a renewed interest and investment in commercial supersonic flight, that’s what the company hope to achieve.

 Granular materials those made of individual piece whether grains of sand or coffee beans or pebbles are the most abundant form of solid matter on earth. The way these materials move and react to external forces can determine when landslides or earthquakes can happen.

 A new horizon in motion measurements. Attitude information crucial in scientific and engineering fields, traditionally relies on instrument like gyroscopes for measurement facing limitations in miniaturization and accuracy over time.

 Imagine being able to wear your smartphone in your wrist, not as a watch, but literally as a flexible band that surrounds around your arm, and clothes that change your gadgets just by wearing them.

 Europes longest tunnel for testing hyper loop technology opens Wednesday in Netherlands, with operators hoping passengers could one day be whisk from Amsterdam to Barcelona in a couple of hours.

 Scientist are always on a look out on how to make the world a better place, and one area they are focusing is on solar energy. One idea in this area is to make solar cells more efficient by concentrating more solar light in them.

 A new space instrument for detecting air pollution 

 High tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher. The robot was seen behind a plate  in a battling cage, it was in an eight foot high. 1200 pounds robot spits out fast balls, cutters, and sweepers just like the one spinning on the finger tips of the researcher.

 Inspired by the medical bay of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek  A research team from the University of Water loo uses radar technology To monitor people’s health while on a wheel. The radar smaller than a USB thumb drive is integrated into a vehicle cabin and sends out signals that detects human vibration which are then sent back to the radar.

A research team led by Agency for Science, Technology and Research in partnership with the national University of Singapore has created an innovative microelectronic device that can potentially function as a sustainable high performance “but switch”. This pave way for the future computing technologies to process data much faster while using significantly less energy 

 A ‘devil comet’ known for its occasional outburst is currently  in the night sky and lucky stargazers may even be able to spot the celestial object during next month’s much anticipated solar eclipse. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was nicknamed the ‘devil comet’ because an eruption last year left it with two distinct trails of gas and ice in the shape of devils horns.

This is the product of the UK cancer research, Radiotherapy treatment works by damaging the DNA of the cancer cells. DNA is the genetic code that controls how the body cells behave. External Radiotherapy uses a machine from outside of the body, it radiates  beam at the cancer to destroy it. This is different to the internal radiotherapy which means giving radiotherapy to the cancer from inside the body. They are different types of radiotherapy machine, the most common radiotherapy machine is a linear Accelerator (LINAC).

 An electric self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile loop in the downtown area for no charge. The eight passengers shuttle service is part of a six month trial for the central Florida city.  Transportation planners hope to use the data gathered from the pilot program to guide the city’s future transportation strategy. The autonomous shuttles service is operated by Beep inc.., an Orlando based company that already operates a similar service in a planned community near Orlando International Airport.

 First commercial US drone delivery service takes flight. Wing, a drone company owned by Google parent company Alphabet is launching a pilot program, this falls with Walgreens and FedEx. Wing’s drone will deliver over counter medicines and other Walgreens goods to eligible customers in Christianburg as part of the pilot program.

 An Airbus research center in Wales has been converted into a ventilator factory to help the U.K coronavirus response. Designed to build aircraft wings, Airbus Advanced manufacturing Research Center now aims to produces 10  years worth of ventilators in 10 weeks. The Life-saving machine is crucial to the fight against coronavirus.

The Waltham Massachusetts-based robotics company shows a pair of birdlike robot stacking boxes in a warehouse, gliding about on a wheel as they lift, move and place the boxes with precisions and uncanny grace. The robots are guided by machines vision and capable of handling boxes weighing up to 33 pounds.

 The world’s biggest mobile phone fair opened it door in Barcelona.  Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world’s biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress in Barcelona which wraps up on Thursday  Here is the selection of the Highlight World first Flying car, Robotic Dog, Transparent Laptop, AI-powered Companion Doll, Impaired speech voice converter.

 The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST), has expressed its readiness to go into partnership and collaboration with the Federal Ministry of communications and Digital Economy (FMoCDE) in other to deliver more robust digitalized government services and a non-for-profit organization, leveraging the transformative power of technology to enhance citizens service delivery. The expectation is that the Minister will maintain the upward trajectory of ICT contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as his focus is on leveraging ICT to transform Nigeria into a full Digital Economy.