New bomb detecting laser technology may be the latest improvement to airport security at security checkpoints in the coming years. Utilizing a single beam laser with varying pulses this technology has the ability to pick up trace chemical residue from explosive materials quickly avoiding the need for invasive searches on travelers.
The Proteus microchip may revolutionize the health care industry by allowing doctors and care takers to accurately monitor a patients dose of select drugs. This microchip is crossing the boundaries of biotechnology and health care by providing insight into the key vital statistics from a patient to a doctor electronically.
The moser lamp uses refraction of light to illuminate a room using nothing more than the sunlight, water and bottle. A revolution in clean energy technology, this idea is helping many in impoverished regions where electricity is not present or too expensive to create indoor lighting for practically free after installation.
Plant communication is being researched by biologists and chemists alike to determine the various methods and purposes of communication between plants and insects. It has been discovered that this can be done through chemical signals in pheromones, audio detection and even electromagnetic fields give off by flowers for bees to pick up on.
How does echolocation work and what is it? Echolocation is a unique ability which uses sound waves to map an area by reflecting sound off objects to detect distance. This is used by dolphins, whales, bats, shrews and some other mammals throughout the animal kingdom. Some blind humans now use this ability to help them navigate independently.