Best of Last Week – Self cleaning car, discovery of cold star and the SensaBubble
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —It's been a great week for applied science with researchers coming up with all sorts of ways to enrich the human experience. One example is Nissan's first "self cleaning" car prototype. Imagine never having to wait in line at another carwash. Another example was the announcement of the SensaBubble. It's a bubble, but not as we know it—images can be projected onto them, and they release a scent when they pop—perhaps a great act at birthday parties. And as if that wasn't enough, a Finnish inventor rethinks the axe—it's lever-based, and the head is on the side, requiring less human energy expenditure to chop firewood.