The end goal of wearable technology is to make tasks easier, more efficient, more effective or simply more fun. All of these devices are part of the so-called quantified-self movement, which is about blending each aspect of your life with technology that continuously gathers and crunches data...
In Canon printers, the ink is fired by heating it so it explodes toward the paper in bubbles. This is why Canon sells its printers under the brand name "Bubble Jet." Epson printers work a slightly different way. They use an effect called piezoelectricity. Tiny electric currents controlled ...
“Piezo ignition uses the principle of piezoelectricity…the electric charge that accumulates in some materials in response to high pressure. It consists of a small, spring-loaded hammer which, when a button is pressed, hits a crystal of PZT or quartz crystal. Quartz is piezoelectric, which mean...
unidirectional spring to model the contact. When the two boundaries press on each other, a virtual thin elastic layer exists between the boundaries. When the “sticking” mode is initiated, the spring is made bidirectional, and it is
Google Glass is well-publicized, and its position in the spotlight has drawn both praise and derision. © BENOIT DOPPAGNE/AFP/Getty Images The end goal of wearable technology is to make tasks easier, more efficient, more effective or simply more fun. All of these devices are part of the...
Google Glass is well-publicized, and its position in the spotlight has drawn both praise and derision. © BENOIT DOPPAGNE/AFP/Getty Images The end goal of wearable technology is to make tasks easier, more efficient, more effective or simply more fun. All of these devices are part of the...