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FOOD-^4 -THOUGHT
March - April 2015Food-4-Thought
Tired of the everyday industry mambo-jambo? Take a break with us and delve into the world around you. A
jukebox of ideas and interesti ng stories – just scan the QR Codes to stay updated on points of interest that could
one day aff ect you in your personal or work life.
If Only Darth Vader Was
Still Around
A Singaporean inventor is helping a team create
electronic skin that will come with all the features
of real skin. By day he is a huge Star Wars fan,
by night, Benjamin Tee is one of the ten regional
fi nalists for the annual MIT Technology Review
magazine’s 35 Innovators Under 35 list.Fried Batteries, Anyone?
Deep-frying graphene may be the key to long-
lasti ng batt eries. South Korean researchers have
created highly conducti ve, stable electrode
materials that are makes them far bett er for
transferring electrical charges than plain graphene.
Your smartphone or electric car may last longer
now thank to this inventi on.What’s The Meaning Of Life,
Sir?
There are some questi ons we will never be able to
answer. That doesn’t stop American astrophyscist,
Neil deGrasse Tyson from att empti ng to answer one
of life’s most diffi cult questi on to a “six-and-three-
quarter”-year-old boy.Get Where You Need
To Go, Without The
Sweat
The new removable “smart”
wheel from FlyKly, allows you
to use your own bike but with
the company’s wheel. Want to
get where you’re going without
building up a sweat? FlyKly may
be just right for you.Laws For Driverless Cars
Driverless or robot cars will probably become
a feature on German roads within a few years,
according to a new report. Before this becomes
a reality, a draft of the legal guidelines will
be presented before the Frankfurt car fair in
September. Would you trust a non-human behind
the wheel of a car?New Hope For Old
Illnesses
Aft er nearly three decades,
US scienti sts may have
fi nally found a new class of
anti bioti cs.
This new discovery could be
used to treat illnesses such as
tuberculosis which sti ll has no cure. Is this the
beginning of a new era in the medical fi eld?