Traditional solar panels are bulky and fragile. They are made from materials like glass, silicon wafers and aluminum that are expensive and difficult to install. But just imagine an ultra-thin, flexible, and affordable solar panel that could be attached to almost any surface, whether it be vertical, horizontal or even curved, to capture solar energy.

This is exactly what Sunflare, a Los Angeles-based startup has developed. Sunflare has unveiled an ultra-thin CIGS solar panel that can be attached to any surface with just a layer of tape like wallpaper. They have named it Capture4.

Capture4 is ideal for areas inaccessible to traditional panels

The panel is just a few micrometers thick. It does not require an aluminum frame nor does it need to be placed on a rooftop.
Capture4 beats traditional solar panels on every front

Compared to crystalline silicon, Sunflare’s CIGS solar panel does not use a glass substrate. It has thinner layers of semiconductors and is environmentally cleaner because it does not use toxic chemicals.
These thin-film solar cells are made with copper, indium, gallium, and selenide (CIGS). They generate around 10 percent more power and weigh almost 65 percent less than the traditional panels.
At a comparable cost of just $1.07 per watt, Sunflare’s CIGS solar cells are affordable, too.

Worldwide, solar energy technology is growing day by day, becoming both cheaper and more efficient. With record-setting solar farms, it is the cheapest source of energy in many countries.

When we think of solar panels, a picture of bulky units of solar panels installed on rooftops comes to mind. However, with this mind-blowing invention by researchers from Michigan State University things are going to change.

Scientists have developed transparent solar cells that will capture only ultraviolet and near-infrared light.

Highly transparent solar cells hold the key to the future of the solar power industry

These panels are transparent, which means that they can be used just like normal windows in cars or homes, but they will also convert light falling on them into energy. Researchers boast that the cells could deliver up to 40 percent of electric power in the United States.

Richard Lunt, professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University, said, “Highly transparent solar cells represent the wave of the future for new solar applications.”

“We analyzed their potential and showed that by harvesting only invisible light, these devices can provide a similar electricity-generation potential as rooftop solar while providing additional functionality to enhance the efficiency of buildings, automobiles, and mobile electronics.”

The BMW 5 Series Sedan prototype arrived at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 in Las Vegas with people wondering if it was the “ultimate self-driving machine.” The BMW 5 Series is the 7th generation 5 Series automobile and is a transformation of the traditional automobile into a vehicle that provides some of the comforts of home.

The BMW 5 Series self-driving prototype includes advanced connectivity and self-driving technology including advanced cruise control, lane keeping assist, and autonomous operation in the right circumstances. In certain locations and at certain speeds, the autonomous driving system will take control of steering, braking, and accelerating.

During 2017, BMW will deploy its self-driving 5 series fleet for testing in the US and Europe. Once the 5 Series is available to the public, it will compete directly with Mercedes E-Class and Jaguar XF which both have autonomous driver functionality, more space, and similar advanced technologies.

The new BMW 5 Series is 137 pounds lighter than previous BMW models while being slightly bigger in size. According to BMW engineers, this will result in improved aerodynamics and a sleeker and more luxurious automobile.

Following is a video demonstration of a BMW 5 Series 2017 self-driving car.


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A team of researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia has developed a device to generate electricity from the Earth by turning excess infrared radiation and waste heat through quantum tunneling.

Quantum tunneling is a phenomenon that occurs when particles move through a barrier that should be impossible to move through, according to classical physics. For example, in classical physics, a ball rolling up a hill would require a certain amount of energy to get up the hill and to the other side. However, in quantum physics, the ball could dig through the hill with less energy, in effect tunneling through the barrier.

Our planet absorbs massive amounts of sunlight, which, in turn, leads to a near-constant emission of infrared radiation that holds millions of gigawatts of energy. This infrared heat can be harvested 24 hours a day.

The process involves a specifically designed tunneling device, a bow-tie-shaped nanoantenna that can identify this excess heat as high-frequency electromagnetic waves and then transform these quadrillionth-of-a-second wave signals into electricity.

Your smartphone is great until you crack the screen and have to pay half the cost of the phone to get it repaired.


But in the near future, your phone may feature a screen that will heal itself when shattered.

A researcher at the University of Tokyo has developed a polymer that soon will make screen repairs a thing of the past. The polymer material “polyether-thioureas” can heal itself after cracking without the need for extreme heat or pressure.

The discovery of this “self-healing glass” was made by accident while the researcher Yu Yanagisawa was studying new adhesives. He noticed that the polymer he was examining had the ability to heal itself when cut.

Living with a shattered phone due to exorbitant replacement cost will be a thing of the past

You just need to press the glass together by hand for 30 seconds at 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) — basically at room temperature. The material turns back into a flawless sheet of glass in only a matter of hours.

This huge discovery could forever change the way the broken screens of expensive phones like the iPhone are repaired.

• Instead of using wheels, The Float employs Maglev tech (magnetic levitation).
• The Float has transparent exterior glass and silver bucket seats.
• The car can move in any direction without turning around.
• The Float is made to seat either one or two persons. However, it is designed in a way that allows a greater number of people to travel together via a magnetic belt around the exterior that can be used to connect multiple pods.
• The Float has sliding doors making it easy to get in and out.
• The Float is designed to work with an app allowing it to function in the same way as car-sharing vehicles such as Uber.

India on Tuesday test-fired indigenously developed intermediate range ballistic missile Agni II from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

The missile mounted on a mobile launcher was fired from launching complex-IV of Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast at about 08.38 am on Tuesday.

The trial was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian Army as part of user training exercise, said defence sources.

Notably, Agni II missile has already been inducted into the Indian army.

The two-stage missile equipped with advanced high accuracy navigation system, guided by a novel scheme of state of the art command and control system was propelled by the solid rocket propellant system.

The surface-to-surface missile can carry a nuclear payload of 1000 kg. The range of the 20-metre long missile weighing 17 tonnes can also be increased to 3000 km by reducing the payload.

The ability to breathe underwater unencumbered by heavy equipment is a common dream. Unfortunately, it also appears to be a pipe-dream that has hundreds of hopeful underwater explorers shelling out big bucks ($700,000 in just a few days) for a product of dubious design, and the number is growing

Several potential methods exist for the development of artificial gills. One proposed method is the use of liquid breathing with a membrane oxygenator to solve the problem of carbon dioxide retention, the major limiting factor in liquid breathing. It is thought that a system such as this would allow for diving without risk of decompression sickness.

Why ‘Triton’ Can’t Work As Claimed

Oxygen Extraction From Water Isn’t Easy

Needed: Huge Pump, High-Pressure Storage, Revolutionary Battery

Three Major Problems

1. Extraction Of Oxygen: “You have to both run a lot of water through your product, and have a means to separate it,” Pollock said. “They have some kind of filter system they say works with a membrane. But what entices the oxygen to go through that membrane? The explanation is not compelling.”
2. Storage: “We breath volumetrically. At the surface, the volume of a breath would be about two liters while exercising (or about .5 liters at rest). So the system needs a reservoir to hold the compressed air. They are claiming this tiny reservoir will hold it, and it will take a very powerful pump.”
3. Delivery (metering): Somehow, this compressed air needs to be metered; a job that in scuba gear is accomplished by a regulator. At depths beyond 130 feet, or for prolonged dives, a rebreather that mixes oxygen with other gasses like helium and nitrogen is used. That’s because deeper than 15 feet, pure oxygen becomes toxic, so if an untrained user (anyone can buy this product) ventures too deep, they could be poisoned.

Epson unveils world’s first in-office paper recycling system

Epson, is a Japanese electronics company and one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer printers, and information and imaging related equipment. Headquartered in Suwa, Nagano, Japan, the company has numerous subsidiaries worldwide and manufactures inkjet, dot matrix and laser printers, scanners, desktop computers, business, multimedia and home theatre projectors, large home theatre televisions, robots and industrial automation equipment, point of sale docket printers and cash registers, laptops, integrated circuits, LCD components and other associated electronic components. It is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group, a name traditionally known for manufacturing Seiko timepieces since its founding.

                            Introducing the first seat that can be folded and stored in a pocket and take anywhere with you.

For the past several years, inventors have been coming up with some incredible flying car designs. But the search for a viable flying car — one that doesn’t look too silly — is still on.

               The concept of developing a flexible display was first put forth by Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Company). In 1974, Nicholas K. Sheridon, a PARC employee, made a major breakthrough in flexible display technology and produced the first flexible e-paper display.Dubbed Gyricon, this new display technology was designed to mimic the properties of paper, but married with the capacity to display dynamic digital images. Gyricon LLC's operations were short lived and in December 2005 Xerox closed the subsidiary company in a move to focus on licensing the technology instead.

               Sony Electronics expressed interest for research and development towards a flexible display video display since 2005.In partnership with RIKEN (the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Sony promised to commercialize this technology in TVs and cellphones sometime around 2010. In May 2010 Sony showcased a rollable TFT-driven OLED display.


               In late 2010, Samsung Electronics announced the development of a prototype 4.5 inch flexible AMOLED display. The prototype device was then showcased at Consumer Electronics Show 2011.] During the 2011 Q3 quarterly earnings call, Samung’s vice president of investor relations, Robert Yi, confirmed the company’s intentions of applying the technology and releasing products utilizing it by early 2012. In January 2012 Samsung acquired Liquavista, a company with expertise in manufacturing flexible displays, and announced plans to begin mass production by Q2 2012. During Samsung's CES 2013 keynote presentation, two prototype mobile devices codenamed "Youm" that incorporated the flexible AMOLED display technology were shown to the public.