Tech Post 3/27

The Runcible 
Monohm, a startup manufacturer in Berkeley, California, has recently been working on a curved, circular, palm-sized phone named Runcible. The Runcible is currently being referred to as the "anti-smartphone". Phone companies have ben finding new ways to reform the general rectangle shaped appearances, but none
have taken on the challenge of a circular product. The Runcible creators take phone manufacturing to a new level. This device has to be created from scratch yet offers multiple new features.

While smartphones reflect larger, bulkier TV sets, the Runcible looks like a larger pocket watch system. Applications include social media overviews, compass mapping, streamlined information and new interaction systems. However, the most attractive features would be the single lens on the back and the curvature of the device. While smartphones are getting smaller and thinner, Runcible has taken a curvier and more "zen" approach.

Tech Post 3/20

Liquid Based 3D Printer Opens New Ideas for Future Printing

Traditional 3D printers typically create products by the usage of layering and stacking of material. However, Startup Carbon3D has introduced a new way to print 3D objects. This new technology uses CLIP (Continuous Liquid Interface Production) to form 3D objects out of photosensitive resin. The resin results in a smoother printing that emerges from a pool of liquid. This creation of 3D printing is based off of oxygen. The resin directly processes with the use of oxygen and when oxygen is not present in certain areas, the liquid forms a dead zone. This dead zone acts the same way as an ordinary printer skipping over certain areas. The areas then form the open slots to the objects.
This new printer can open new passages to the future of 3D printing. Creators say that the new CLIP technique makes printing 25-100 times faster, offers wider material choices, and delivers better quality materials.

Tech Post 3/13

UC Berkeley creates the Heart On A Chip
Researchers at UC Berkeley have created a quicker, faster, and cheaper device to test human affects from medications. This new device eliminates the necessity of animal testing diminishing the need for costly experiments. The "chip" is an inch long tube containing a small piece of cardiac muscle. The muscle responds to the certain medications in an human-like manner. Rather than testing on animals and having the inaccurate animal responses. The idea of the chip were designed to mimic blood vessels and connective tissue fibers that are present in the human body. More specifically, researchers have been able to take a human's adult stem cells to test and study their personal affects of certain treatments or medications.