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Man 3D prints a wirelessly power-driven desk lamp inspired by Tesla

It was more like a mission for engineer, David Choi, to 3D print something inspired by Nikola Tesla’s wireless power transmission something brilliant, a work of art. Using his MakerBot Replicator 5th Generation, he originally started off by printing the base of the lamp, with just two indentations for coils, one spiraling out and the […]

New iPhone case charges your phone battery without being plugged in

Nikola Labs has launched an iPhone case that transforms radio frequencies into DC electrical current and thus, can charge devices. The first device running on this mechanism is a case for iPhone 6. It doesn’t require extra battery though and works passively. What if your smartphone case was able to harvest electricity right out of the […]

App developed by Teenager can scrutinize election contestants

Votr is an app that uses your postcode to organize tweets of the candidate and offers you to swipe just like the Tinder dating app. Now there is a digital-savvy way to scrutinise the candidate looking for your votes. Votr has been developed by Londoners Zak Cutner and Freddie Poser and uses your postcode to collate […]

Microsoft Imagine Cup: A Global Student Technology Competition

Every year for the last 12 years, the Microsoft Imagine Cup has driven young, bright minds from all over the globe to help resolve some of the world’s toughest challenges. All the innovative projects pitched for this competition stay true to the theme “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems”. Students from all […]