Energy Storage Wars: Apple’s flagship store’s hefty photovoltaic price tag
Dr Steve Mackay1 June, 2016
Apple Inc has opened a new store in San Francisco's Union Square and are following in the footsteps of Ikea, Walmart and others that will be running their stores on completely renewable energy. The store would be their flagship store which will be showcasing the Apple brand. The store spent...Read More
Robot Revolution: Zenbo is ASUS’ home robot
Dr Steve Mackay1 June, 2016
Computex 2016 has kicked off in Taiwan and who better to kick the show off than Taiwanese company ASUS? Throughout the week, companies will deliver keynotes and show off advances in consumer technology. A recurring theme from most of the companies showing off their new devices is virtual reality, but...Read More
Intel talks Internet of Things amidst company restructure
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
Computex 2016 has kicked off in Taiwan that will see keynotes from several companies including ASUS, Intel, Microsoft and more. The big thing at the conference this year? The Internet of Things and how it is changing computing. First of all, Intel is sacking 12,000 employees in their industry due...Read More
German engineers make a case for pain-feeling robots
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
German researchers from the Leibniz University of Hannover are conducting research into how to make a robot feel pain. Perplexingly, the researchers have been working with Kuka robots and programming some reactions to pain-inducing scenarios into robots. This disregards the entire premise of why robots would be employed. Do we...Read More
Engineering musical instruments for disabled people
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
Sound engineering is not an easy feat. Neither is music engineering. Clarence Adoo is a trumpeter who was paralyzed from the neck down after a car accident two decades ago, rendering his arms unusable, thus playing the trumpet was going to be problematic. Seven years after his accident, an engineer...Read More
Engineering musical instruments for disabled people
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
Sound engineering is not an easy feat. Neither is music engineering. Clarence Adoo is a trumpeter who was paralyzed from the neck down after a car accident two decades ago, rendering his arms unusable, thus playing the trumpet was going to be problematic. Seven years after his accident, an engineer...Read More
Half Life 2 drone becomes a reality
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
What do you get when you put drone technology and a Russian engineer into the same room? They build something out of a video game, apparently. A Russian YouTuber named Valplushka has shown off a drone resembling that of a city scanner from the game Half Life 2. The city scanners are used...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Canada’s energy landscape draft report indicates nervousness about fossil fuels decline
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
Is Canada in trouble of losing their status as an energy superpower? Were they ever considered an energy superpower to start with? Well, they would like to think so. However, the Canadian government has a draft report doing the rounds that indicates that the country is scared of the impending move...Read More
Threats vs Opportunities: Engineers and the Internet of Things
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Engineers are seeing the business opportunities with the rise of the Internet of Things. The booming industry presents a chance for new companies to be created, new inventions and innovations to be brought to the world and for more efficient machines to be built. A former engineer from Google has...Read More
Engineering high-heel-ready prosthetic feet
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
And now for something completely different. Here's a scenario that you may never have thought of but engineers have had to grapple with. A woman loses a limb and gets a prosthetic limb to replace it. She gets invited to a wedding that requires formal wear. How does the woman wear...Read More