Here is something to cope with the water shortage prevalent in today’s times. This time, a smart alec has gone ahead to develop a gadget that seems to provide water out of thin air, literally. The wall-mounted Watermill from Element Four produces up to 3.2 gallons of water per day and uses an ultraviolet sterilizer.

It can provide clean and healthy water for up to 6 members of a family for just 35 cents a day in power. However, we do not know how much the gadget will cost when it released. The gadget can also cool the water and make sure your water is tasty, fresh and chilled and above all, green.

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Nanotechnology never ceases to amaze me. The nano particles have made gadgets and devices so tiny that we could not even have dreamed about such advanced technologies. Researchers have found out how water behaves inside carbon nanotubes and this discovery could help in the realization of ultra small devices and also help in medicine and others. In fact the discovery could have far reaching consequences. The so-called nano-confined water changes its structure in a limited space as that of a hollow carbon nanotube.

Normally Graphene repels water, but researchers found out that in such tiny spaces, water changes its properties and in fact Graphene does not repel water because the size becomes so small. Temperature also played a major role in this. When the temperature was reduced from 22 degrees to 8 degrees, the carbon nanotubes became more water friendly.

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So what if we can’t seem to be able to contact extra terrestrials or aliens? They very well could do so, thanks to a specially prepared slab of rock, which was launched into space by the University of Aberdeen with the help of a Russian spacecraft. This was part of an exercise conducted by the European Space Agency Mission.

The Orkney rock holds evidence to the fact of life on earth thanks to the biological deposits on it. Even though it experiences extreme temperatures while going and coming back to the earth’s atmosphere, the rock can hide chemical information which hold clues to life and biology. Called the Orkney rock, it was part of the unmanned Foton M3 mission.

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Radioactive waste has been giving nightmares to a number of people and in times like these when people could smuggle radioactive material for terrorist purposes, it becomes all the more necessary for us make sure the movement of radioactive material is curbed and detected at the earliest. Radiation detection technology, which has been developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, could be used to detect radioactive material present in vehicles on the highways.

Adaptable radiation Area Monitor could help detect nuclear material at vehicular entrances. ARAM can detect nuclear material as tiny as a grain of sand and even when a vehicle is moving at a speed of 45 miles per hour. Another device is the RadTrucks, which can detect radioactive signatures emitted by uranium, cesium, and plutonium. ARAM can be installed in a number of places such as a portable detector in a SUV, vehicle monitor alongside motorways, pedestrian portable monitor, luggage or package detector, and the possibilities are endless.

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Last time you heard of a fire set off by a pyromaniac, you must have shuddered at all the buckets of water you would need to extinguish the fire, god forbid if your house was set on fire. Moreover, the firemen never arrive on time. Hence, here is a futuristic looking fire extinguisher that not only does the job of putting off fire but also looks like some alien firearm.

Adam Scott who designed this unique X Sting Wish fire extinguisher must have been one of the most creative till date. The extinguisher can put off any kind of fire and hence, comes in many different modes. The extinguisher is big and has CO2, powder and water modes.

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Remember the experiment you did to show what a volcano looks like and how it erupts? It must have been a messy heel on the table when you did it in school. Well, here is a better and more scientific alternative that even drives away boredom from your office desk.

The USB Volcano is a unique and fun device that lets you have your own volcano on the desk. It has a high intensity LED light and lava beads, which create an instant volcano erupting scene. All you need to do is add water and the lava beads and plug it into the USB port. The USB Volcano lamp comes with a strong fan underneath and requires 2 AA batteries and weighs 205g.

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LG has just announced the KC780 8 megapixel cameraphone, which may give stiff competition to Samsung’s new 8 megapixel cameraphone. Though the specs are not available yet for these phones, it is pretty evident that these are going to be high-end models with the latest technology.

It also is being claimed as the thinnest 8-megapixel cameras till date and apparently it will even beat Samsung’s M8800 Pixon. The phone may offer quad-band GSM support and also limited touch screen facilities. We can also expect cool features such as 30fps video recording and of course a very sleek and elegant design.

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Here is a concept that would appeal to any gizmo freak. If you thought the Asus EEE PC was the biggest and hottest thing right now, you may be in for a shock. Yves Behar has designed a concept for a ‘brick’ design. What is being touted as the hybrid iPhone-meets-Macbook-Air gets rid of keyboards and uses an adaptive multitouch screen depending on how it is laid out.

Though tactile feedback is not available, corrective software will make errors less frequent. When opened it will work as a laptop and other modes include eBook, Desktop, and tablet mode.

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Watching favorite videos can be a great way to spend time during long trips but the problem arises when one develops a backache and eyestrain. MyVu video glasses comes with an embedded tiny LCD screen with lenses such that the image is correctly focused on both eyes. The lens allows your eyes to focus as though looking at an object 2m away and a mind blowing quality image. The built in screen has a resolution of 640×480 – which is higher than the iPod itself.

Now, one could experience the new dimension to the concept of video viewing as people with good vision or who wear contact lenses can use MyVu video glasses but not applicable for those with glasses. The new version weighing a mere 82g and increased the viewing area by 35% over the previous models. This video eyewear lets you enjoy sound provided by excellent in-ear buds in partnership with “Ultimate Ears”. Three different sized ear-adaptors are provided. Power is provided by an internal battery charged through a standard USB socket for which an appropriate lead is provided to connect the computer or power adaptor.

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