Monthly Archives: October, 2009

Augmented Reality Ghosts Coming to Nintendo DSi (video)

There is a powerful presence that surrounds us but often goes unseen. A realm filled with our loved ones who no longer function in...

Is Xerox’s Silver Ink Ready to Print Circuits?

What's the most powerful sentence in the English language? "Press ctrl-p to print." Xerox (NYSE: XRX) has announced its development of special silver...

Farm Fresh Goods In A Vending Machine

Which came first the chicken or the---WTF! Why is that egg in a vending machine? Some innovative farmers in Germany have decided to merge...

Open Hardware for Molecular Biology Experiments

Sure it takes years of training to become a world class biologist, but now you can have fun with their equipment without slaving away...

New Hitachi TV Controlled By Gestures (Video)

In some households, fighting over the TV remote is a raging nightly battle. In mine it's more of a cold war detente. Either way,...

The Vicon Life Recorder – Lifelogging Takes Another Step Forward

Lifelogging - recording every single minute of your life (or as much of it as possible) - continues its unstoppable march towards the mainstream...

8 Hilarious Robot Videos You Have To Watch

One day robots may possess the intelligence of a human being, but for now they'll just have to settle for our sense of humor....

Self-Parking Car from Stanford and Volkswagen

Sure you could drive your own car and park it yourself, but why go to all that trouble when computer and robots can do...
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Electrodes in Brain Give Insight Into How We Use Language

I doubt there's many people who really like having electrodes stuck in their brains, and for those people who do...eww. Of course if someone...

From Petman to Dexter, Bipedal Humanoid Robots Come of Age

Whoa!  I am totally blown away by the just released video of Boston Dynamics' Petman bipedal humanoid robot (check it out later in this...

Yale Scientists Diagnose Illness Through Genome Sequencing

A doctor has some tried and true methods of helping her diagnose a disease: examining the lymph nodes, taking your temperature, that whole "turn...

Glasses To Project Images Directly Into Retina Terminator Style

Brother Industries, Ltd. has just announced that next year it plans to produce Retinal Imaging Display (RID) glasses that augment regular vision.  Just as...

Bacteria Harnessed To Power Micro-Motor

Need to power your microscopic electronics? Don't think high-tech, think Medieval. Like a team of miniature horses at a mill, Italian scientists have harnessed...

Hanson Discusses Robots That Show Emotion in TED Video

Are the robots of the future going to be cold-hearted automatons or loving empathetic androids? David Hanson, founder and head of Hanson Robotics, is...

Titan Robot Wows, Frightens…But Its Fake

During the last 24 hours a robot called Titan has been creating huge waves across the internet as viewers have been wowed by impressive...

New Panasonic Robots To Assist The Elderly (Video)

As populations age in industrialized countries all over the world, the elderly may turn to robots to help them with chores and mobility. Panasonic...

Patient’s Own Stem Cells Used To Grow Facial Bones

A 14 year old boy's missing facial bones have been regrown with the help of his own stem cells.  The procedure, led by Jesse Taylor,...

The Kaiser Permanente BioBank – 100k Volunteers and Growing

It stands to reason that if you want to perform genetic research, you are going to need some genetic samples. While you could always...

Build Your Own Telepresence Robot – Sparky Jr.

In the list of awesome things to do with your free time, "build a robot" has always been right up there with "make everyone...

Skiing Robot Not Very Useful But Totally Fun To Watch

The robot invasion continues: snowy slopes are no longer safe from robots.  Bojan Nemec from the Jozef Stefan Institute in Slovenia recently presented his skiing...

Broken Bones? Try This Awesome Looking Waterproof Cast

If breaking your arm wasn't bad enough, you have to deal with the smell, irritation, and restriction of a cast for six to twelve...

Prosthetic Smart Hand Lets Amputee Feel and Move Objects

When Luke Skywalker has his hand cut off in The Empire Strikes Back, he simply has it replaced with a mechanical one that looks,...

ABB’s Super Fast Industrial Robots Impress [Videos]

Humans may still be king when it comes to creativity or reasoning, but when it comes to raw speed, precision, and repetition, its all...

Intel Robot Senses Wall Outlet, Plugs Itself In

The robots are starting to feed themselves. Marvin, the prototype from Intel Labs Seattle, can now plug itself into a wall outlet to recharge...

UK Scientists Use Laser To Give False Memories to Flies

It's not enough that we swat flies or lure them to get stuck on glued paper, now we are also writing false memories into...

OpenWetWare – The Wikipedia of Biology

Depending on who you ask wikis are either the distilled divinity collected from humanity or the online equivalent of mob violence. By definition, wikis...

Cool Videos of Virtual Reality Treadmills

The journey to Virtual Reality has been a slow one. Computer graphics are getting better, but they can't fool anyone yet. Once we do...

Gentler Robot Hands Pick Up Objects With Care (Video)

Humans might be more enthusiastic to work with robots if they knew they wouldn't be crushed to death in their cold metallic hands. Well,...

DASH Robot Can Fall Off 28m Building, Keep Running (Video)

Have you ever tried to catch a running cockroach? They're fast little suckers, and resilient too, which is why scientists at the University of...

Transcendent Man Will Be Screened at AFI Fest, Nov 5

AFI Fest hails itself as the definitive survey of the year's most significant films. I'm not sure if that makes AFI a little conceited...

New Robot Has Come To Conquer Human Race…With Snacks!

Watch out Jeeves, robotic butlers could be trying to replace you. Developers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a humanoid robot that rolls around...

Finland Guarantees Right to Broadband Internet Access

Finland continues to demonstrate its position as a technology hub and leader in telecommunications by guaranteeing its citizens the right to broadband internet access....

Augmented Reality Could Be Coming to Your Contact Lens

When you drive your car your dashboard instruments display the speed, amount of fuel left, and distance traveled. You can use Google Maps on...

Cook Biodesign Gives The Scoop on Tissue Repair

If you believe in your product you try to sell it to as many people as you can. If you are fanatical about your...

Q2 Cube – No Dials, Just Internet Radio

As devices become more and more complex, they have the potential to become too difficult for humans to control. Hence we have the new...

Master List of 500+ TED Videos With Summaries

*update: We've learned that Emilymcmc is Emily McManus, editor of TED.com, see comment section Not sure who Emilymcmc is, not sure how she did this,...

IBM Hypes DNA Transistor, Genomes for Less than $1000

Sequencing your genome is going to be such big business that everyone wants to get in on it, even if they aren't ready. In...

Stem Cells Used to Create New Jaw Bone

Like Samson, researchers in the field of stem cells have used the jawbone to make a point. Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic and her team at...

Spider Pill Walks Through You, Looking for Cancer

Getting your regular colon exam isn't always popular. Endoscopes don't come in comfortable sizes. In order to get a better (and less intimidating) view...

3D Fingerprinting – More Accurate, Faster, Touchless

During America's long love affair of watching cop shows (from Hawaii Five-O to CSI) the fingerprint has been a staple. As soon as someone...

New Cancer Detector Chip Works in About 30 Minutes

So there's this period of time during a visit to the doctor's when you're left alone in the office. You just saw the nurse...

MIT’s Retinal Implant is Moving Forward, But Its No Argus II

Way back at the beginning of the year we told you about the Argus II, an artificial retina that was helping some blind people...

Music Created by Learning Computer Getting Better

Like many composers, Emily Howell has her own unique style that she refines constantly. She'll listen to what critics have to say about her...

Singularity University Posts Lectures On YouTube

If there's one thing all the future gurus seem to agree on, it's that the democratization of technology has the ability to improve everyone's...

Virtual Autopsy Touchscreen Table (videos)

For those of you who miss playing Operation and want to take the game to the next level, may I present the Virtual Autopsy...

Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Work in Aging

Quite coincidentally we've been on a bit of a longevity kick here at the hub. Among the posts discussing the Mprize, genetic changes extending...

16th Robo-One Competition: Cool Pics and Videos

Listen Japan, I keep trying to tell you: if you don't want robots overthrowing your civilization you need to stop breeding them for gladiatorial...

Free Flying Cyborg Beetles

In the future, when a spy worries about a room being bugged, she might have to look for actual bugs. Back in March we...

Disabling a Single Gene Extends Mice Life by 20%

We've known for a while that severely limiting your dietary intake, while somehow still managing to get all your necessary nutrients, can extend lifespan...

Sign Up for Singularity University’s Executive Program

There's the crisp smell of autumn in the air, which can only mean one thing: you're almost too late to register for classes! Singularity...
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