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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Dreams are what inventions and concepts are all about. If you had dreamed ever if a TV, a telephone and a media server could interact with each other, Toshiba seems to have the answer. However, it still is in a concept stage and will take a while for it to materialize.

In this new system, a media server will automatically download media files from the cellphone just when the user drops near the field communication or NFC. Later, the media files can be projected on a wireless HD 1080p TV. However, this being a concept, I won’t be able to swear by it. I could only swear that Toshiba always manages to pull it off, whatever the concept is, and most of its products are great success.

It would be interesting to see a product that lets all these three gadgets interact with one another and finally have a synthesized result.

Via: UberGizmo

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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If you thought Annabelle on Real Player was the coolest sheep around, think again. Mower, the lawnmower in a sheep’s form bleats, sings and talks and does quite a job at clearing your green patch.

The Mower was designed by Osman Khan and the sheep is flanked by signs of “Sheep at Work, Please Do Not Disturb”. The robotic sheep is designed to work as a lawnmower and also provide the user with some cheap thrills. It is products like these that make a gadget worth writing about or even considering buying. The Mower can even prove to be educational to children who need to learn the basics of greenery, ill effects of ruining garden ecology etc.

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Here is something that would appeal to every person who is maintaining his or her level of fitness. The FIT is a unique device that keeps track of your fitness regimen and diet.� It uses Windows Vista Software and provides exercises and diet plans which allows a user to achieve their fitness goals.

It tracks your heart rate and also charts your progress. If you are not following a fitness plan properly, it adjusts the diet accordingly. However, if you over workout, it increases the amount of calories you need to consume. There also is an MP3 player just to make your fitness regimen more interesting.

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Here is a gadget, which actually is a misnomer for something so beautiful. Well, lamps are not your everyday gadgets, but then we just had to feature this lamp for it has taken the designer not only art and aesthetic sense but also a strange combination of meticulous technology and hi-tech design. Light baffles us the most and we still have not understood much about the process involved in the journey of light.

We don’t know if light is a ray or a collection of particles. However, light can definitely tell us how the honey making process takes place. Yar Rassadin has designed the Beehouse lamp, which is a simulation of a honey making process, and is created with honey-yellow Swarovsky crystals and the comb is made from white bend plastic.

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