Wood with a spring in its bend

Article Abstract:

A rediscovered treatment enables one to make ordinary wood flexible and one can make use of this technology to create innovative applications. Ordinary wood is first treated, and then compressed to twenty percent of its length and when bent by small amounts it becomes springy while bending by larger amounts it retains its normal position.

Innovations, Wood

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Computers respond to mood and gestures

Article Abstract:

Researchers and developers are finding ways to interface to computers with hand gestures observed by video cameras, snapping one's fingers or enabling them to assess human states of mind. Some of the new methods of interacting with computers that does not include the use of a keyboard are presented.

Evaluation, Human-machine systems, Gesture

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Fuzzy patterns allow better process control

Article Abstract:

Fuzzy logic can be applied for better control of lengthy processes and processes that take a long time to complete more efficiently by applying fuzzy logic in a novel way. It increases capacity by 15% and can be applied on any process that responds slowly.

Technology application, Fuzzy algorithms, Fuzzy logic, Fuzzy systems

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