DARPA invests in megapixel augmented-reality contact lenses
Posted by admin in Hi-tech on 03. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
The augmented reality future we were long ago promised has been slow to come around, perhaps restrained most by the basic biology of our own eyes, which are unable to properly see detailed images placed very near the pupils. But via technology developed in part with a certain government agency, Washington-based Innovega has created a [...]
“Smart Bullet” deploys fins and guides itself to a laser-designated target
Posted by admin in Hi-tech, Science on 31. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Precision guided weapons are usually the purview of larger weapons platforms, like naval vessels, combat aircraft, or assault vehicles. But a couple of Sandia National Labs engineers are bringing the guided munition down from the mountaintop and putting it into the hands of the average infantryman. The engineers have developed and patented a new breed [...]
Synthetic cell membrane marks another step towards creation of fully artificial life forms
Posted by admin in Future on 30. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The cell membrane is one of the most important components of a cell because it separates the interior from the environment and controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell. In a move that brings mankind another step closer to being able to create artificial life forms from scratch, chemists from the [...]
The world’s first 3-D, free-standing invisibility cloak conceals from all angles
Posted by admin in Design, Science on 27. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The search for the perfect invisibility cloak lumbers onward, but that lumbering is starting to pick up speed. We’re hearing more and more these days about metamaterials, the possibilities of time cloaking, and other such future-stuff. And today, from deep in the heart of Texas, we get another tantalizing finding: UT researchers have, for the [...]
How men can decode women’s menstrual cycles
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 27. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
“Are you on your period?” It’s a question most women have been asked at one point or another by their boyfriend or spouse during a disagreement. It turns out that some men actually can tell when it’s a woman’s time of the month—and it’s not because of bratty behavior. Photo Quiz! Can you tell which [...]
