Stickybot robotic lizard was perhaps the first practical attempt at mimicking the Spiderman’s tact of walking up the walls with utter ease. Since then we’d hoped that someday this sci-fi act of self-adhesives would be made real, and today, with the efforts from Cornell University we may be just close to experiencing it. The scientists in Cornell University have developed a palm-sized device that could let humans walk on the walls.
Made in layers of metal and silicon wafers, the sticky device is based on the principle of surface tension which allows two wet, flat surfaces to stick together. According to the developers, the added benefit of the devices now created is that it, unlike the previous attempts of the same, has more controlled stickiness, i.e. the stickiness of the device can be switched on and off. The device for now can only hold up to 10 grams of weight, but by increasing the holes in the surface layer, the developers believe, stronger adhesive force could be managed.
The Two requests from the World of technology are to save paper and power, and with the help of this tablet both the things can be covered. Kent Display, a US based screen manufacturer has come up with innovate LCD writing tablet namely Boogie Board which consumes zero power. This paper saving LCD tablet will fulfill your writing needs without consuming any power.
Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet lets you imagine a BRIGHT future without using paper and power. Boogie Board features electronic Ink display with a flexible panel. This writing board offers a reflective layer which does not requires any backlight resulting in zero power consumption.
The writing pad is actually a pressure sensitive screen. So depending on the force applied by you, the thickness of your writing shapes out.
Although Kent Display announces Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet as a zero power consumption device, it requires a wrist watch battery to wipe the screen. But each tiny battery can used to wipe the screen for 50,000 times.
You can use the provided stainless steel stylus, finger, cooking cutter, plastic compass to write on it. Portability is one more factor which makes it an exclusive gadget. It weighs just about 4.2 ounces with dimensions of 8.8 x 5.6 inches. Since the wholeWriting Tablet is made of plastic, Boogie Board is one durable thing that will stay with you for years.
source: gadgetlite.com