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Articles by Ben Coxworth</span> <div class="dotsontop"><ol class="blueLinks nobullet" style="padding: 10px; margin-left: 20px"> <li style="color: #333;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/ahumanright-worlwide-free-internet-access/17820/">ahumanright.org plans to buy satellite and provide free Internet access for entire world</a></li> <li style="color: #333;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/real-life-superhero-gadgets/16862/">Real-life gadgets for real-life superheroes</a></li> <li style="color: #333;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-next-five-in-five/17391/">IBM's annual list of five innovations set to change our lives in the next five years</a></li> <li style="color: #333;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/tiger-stone-lays-paving-bricks/16951/">The brick-road-laying Tiger Stone</a></li> <li style="color: #333;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/httpwwwgizmagcomneptune-sb-113768/13768/">Neptune SB-1 radio-controlled submarine provides real-time underwater video</a></li> </ol> </div><br/>  <h1>All Articles by Ben Coxworth</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/onthewater/" style="float: left; ">ON THE WATER</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/bacteria-barnacles-anti-fouling-ships/20062/">Bacterial byproduct keeps barnacles from clinging to ships' hulls</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>19:13 October 5, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/bacteria-barnacles-anti-fouling-ships/20062/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/barnaclehulls-1.jpg" title="The hull of a boat that was painted with a coating containing macrocyclic lactones, with t..." alt="The hull of a boat that was painted with a coating containing macrocyclic lactones, with t..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>While the sight of barnacles on ships' hulls may seem like a very normal part of the maritime environment, the fact is that the presence of such organisms makes a vessel much less streamlined. The harder it is for a ship to slice through the water, the harder its engines have to work and the more fuel it uses. Although there are some anti-fouling coatings that can be applied to hulls, these are often toxic, and can leach into the surrounding water and harm marine organisms. Some recent efforts at eco-friendly solutions have included using <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/go/6905/" target="_blank">fungus</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/seed-inspired-anti-fouling-surface/19094/" target="_blank">seed-inspired coatings</a>, but scientists at Sweden's University of Gothenburg are now reporting success with the use of molecules created by a certain type of bacteria. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/bacteria-barnacles-anti-fouling-ships/20062/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/sports/" style="float: left; ">SPORTS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/hiod-one-bluetooth-for-cyclists/20061/">HIOD One brings Bluetooth communications to cyclists</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:03 October 5, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/hiod-one-bluetooth-for-cyclists/20061/picture/144106/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/hiod-one-bluetooth-for-cyclists/20061/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hiodone.jpg" title="HIOD One is a Bluetooth communications system designed for cyclists" alt="HIOD One is a Bluetooth communications system designed for cyclists"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Whether you have the wind whistling in your ears on the highway, or the sound of scrunching tires coming from beneath you on a singletrack trail, it can often be difficult to hear what other cyclists are saying. While most of us are just content to yell “WHAT?”, Swedish wireless tech company Free2Move has what it thinks is a better idea – it’s HIOD One, a Bluetooth communications system designed for specifically for cyclists. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/hiod-one-bluetooth-for-cyclists/20061/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/aerogizmo/" style="float: left; ">AERO GIZMO</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/green-flight-challenge-winner/20060/">Pipistrel takes US$1.35 million first prize in NASA Green Flight Challenge</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>13:57 October 5, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/green-flight-challenge-winner/20060/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/green-flight-challenge-winner/20060/picture/144095/">8 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/green-flight-challenge-winner/20060/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gfcwinner.jpg" title="NASA has just announced that Pipistrel-USA's Taurus G4 aircraft won first prize in its Gre..." alt="NASA has just announced that Pipistrel-USA's Taurus G4 aircraft won first prize in its Gre..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Two years ago, aircraft designers were invited to build an electric airplane that could fly at least 200 miles (322 km) in under two hours, using less than one gallon (3.8 liters) of fuel per occupant – or the electrical equivalent. Whichever plane performed best would win its makers a prize of US$1.35 million. That was the idea behind the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-competition-green-challenge-air-travel/12427/" target="_blank">Green Flight Challenge</a>, a NASA competition that was managed by the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/google-sponsors-green-flight-challenge/19402/" target="_blank">funded by Google</a>. Well, the challenge wrapped up last week, with the winners being announced this Monday. Pennsylvania’s Pipistrel-USA team took first place, for its Taurus G4. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/green-flight-challenge-winner/20060/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/personalcomputing/" style="float: left; ">PERSONAL COMPUTING</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/i-slate-tablet-production/20049/">Experimental sub-$50 I-slate tablet proceeding to full-scale production</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:55 October 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/i-slate-tablet-production/20049/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/i-slate-tablet-production/20049/picture/143968/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/i-slate-tablet-production/20049/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/i-slateproduction.jpg" title="The I-slate tablet computer, designed for use in impoverished rural schools in developing ..." alt="The I-slate tablet computer, designed for use in impoverished rural schools in developing ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Last year, a unique new educational device was tested with a group of school children. The device was the I-slate, an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/i-slate-tablet-pc/16900/" target="_blank">ultra-low-cost tablet computer</a> that is being developed by the Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics (ISAID), a joint venture of Houston's Rice University and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University. The 10 to 13 year-old children were students at a rural school near Hyderabad, India. The tablet is designed for use in such impoverished schools, as each unit is expected to sell for less than US$50, and future models will run on solar power. Now that the field tests are complete and the results have been analyzed, the I-slate is set to go into full production. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/i-slate-tablet-production/20049/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/">New cloaking device is no mirage – but it's like one</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:44 October 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/#comments">10 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/miragecloak.jpg" title="A new 'invisibility cloak' utilizes the same effect that causes mirages to appear (Image: ..." alt="A new 'invisibility cloak' utilizes the same effect that causes mirages to appear (Image: ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>You have no doubt seen mirages on the distant surfaces of hot highways before, looking like pools of water shimmering on the asphalt. Such illusions are caused by hot air above the road, which refracts light waves coming down into it from the cooler air above – in other words, the supposed “water” is actually the sky, its image being bent toward you by the low-lying hot air. Well, scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas have put the same principle to work in the lab, and created an invisibility cloak that can be easily switched on and off. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-mirages/20048/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-physics-prize-awarded/20047/">Nobel Prize in Physics goes to expanding-universe researchers</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>13:26 October 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-physics-prize-awarded/20047/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-physics-prize-awarded/20047/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nobelphysics-1.jpg" title="The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2011 has been awarded to three scientists, whose research p..." alt="The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2011 has been awarded to three scientists, whose research p..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>For almost a hundred years, it has been widely accepted that the Universe is expanding, and that it’s been doing so ever since the Big Bang occurred approximately 14 billion years ago. It was initially assumed that the rate of expansion was slowly declining. What came as a surprise to many scientists, however, was the relatively recent announcement that the rate is in fact <em>increasing</em>. That was the remarkable conclusion reached by three physicists located in two countries, and it has just earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2011. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-physics-prize-awarded/20047/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/">Solar thermal collection system uses Sun's heat to keeps things cool</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>10:08 October 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/#comments">7 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/xcpc.jpg" title="Professor Roland Winston and his student team, with an array of External Compound Paraboli..." alt="Professor Roland Winston and his student team, with an array of External Compound Paraboli..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Given that it typically gets hottest outside when the sunlight is most direct, it would make sense to have air conditioners that were powered by the thermal energy from solar rays. Unfortunately, collecting enough of that energy in a cost-effective manner can be challenging. Now, however, a team of University of California, Merced students have created a solar thermal collection system that is said to be significantly simpler, cheaper and more efficient than anything that’s come before. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-collector-runs-air-conditioner/20029/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/spygear/" style="float: left; ">SPY GEAR</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/spynet-laser-trip-wire-system/20026/">SpyNet Laser Trip Wire protects your priceless artifacts ... or sandwiches, more likely</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:34 October 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/spynet-laser-trip-wire-system/20026/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/spynet-laser-trip-wire-system/20026/picture/143863/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/spynet-laser-trip-wire-system/20026/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lasertripwire.jpg" title="The Spynet Laser Trip Wire system uses a laser emitter, reflectors and receiver to create ..." alt="The Spynet Laser Trip Wire system uses a laser emitter, reflectors and receiver to create ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>So, where do you keep your valuable pieces of jewelry and works of art? In a cabinet? No, that just won’t do at all. If the movies have taught us anything, it’s that valuable items should be stored out in the middle of a big open room, with a network of laser beams surrounding them. While we may be used to seeing such systems portrayed in places like the Louvre or Blofeld’s mansion, now you can buy your own – for forty bucks! It’s the Spynet Laser Trip Wire system, and it sure is niftier than a “Hands offa my stuff” sticker. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/spynet-laser-trip-wire-system/20026/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/" style="float: left; ">WEARABLE ELECTRONICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/fabric-antenna-lost-at-sea/20025/">Waterproof fabric anntena could save people lost at sea</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>13:38 October 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/fabric-antenna-lost-at-sea/20025/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/fabric-antenna-lost-at-sea/20025/picture/143860/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/fabric-antenna-lost-at-sea/20025/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lifevestantenna.JPG" title="A life vest incorporating one of the fabric antennas, being tested in Finland" alt="A life vest incorporating one of the fabric antennas, being tested in Finland"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>A patch about the size of the leather name tab on a pair of jeans could save your life one day – should you be stranded at sea, that is. In a project overseen by the European Space Agency (ESA), researchers from Finnish company Patria and the Tampere University of Technology have created a flexible fabric antenna, that can be sewn into life vests. Once activated, that antenna transmits its coordinates to earth-orbiting satellites, that can immediately relay the location to rescue personnel. <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/fabric-antenna-lost-at-sea/20025/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="small" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/" style="float: left; ">ELECTRONICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/">Flipit lets you charge devices from outlets that are in use</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>12:28 October 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/#comments">13 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006114628im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/picture/143855/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006114628/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006114628im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/flipit-4.jpg" title="The Flipit is a charging device that draws power from electrical outlets that are already ..." alt="The Flipit is a charging device that draws power from electrical outlets that are already ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Perhaps you’ve encountered a travel scenario like this before ... you arrive at your hotel room and go to plug in your mobile phone, only to discover that the bedside lamp and clock radio are already occupying both plug-ins of the most conveniently-located AC wall outlet. While there might be room on another outlet, it could involve your having to squeeze in behind the TV, or leaving your phone someplace where you might forget it. 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