A dozen science and tech stories to expect in 2012
Posted by admin in Hi-tech on 26. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The coming year is going to be a big one in all kinds of areas, from space to supercomputing, research done both above and below the ocean, examinations into our distant past and into our future. And salmon. Expect to hear lots about salmon. Asteroid Fly-By On January 31, the 20-mile-long asteroid Eros makes its [...]
IBM announces its annual "Next 5 in 5" list
Posted by admin in Science on 21. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
It’s late December, and that means that it’s time once again for IBM’s Next 5 in 5 list. Every year since 2006, the corporation has put together an annual roundup of the top five emerging technologies that its researchers feel "will change the way we work, live and play" within the next five years. Here’s [...]
Electronic contact lenses tested successfully in real live eyes
Posted by admin in Future, Hi-tech on 23. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
The device’s display has only one pixel, but serves as a working proof-of-concept for developing more complex information lenses. A useful device would need hundreds of pixels at least, to display a short email or text message. The lens harvests energy from an external source using an antenna and has an integrated circuit to [...]
Supercooled quantum levitating hoverboard lets students glide on air
Posted by admin in Future on 27. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
You probably saw that super viral quantum locking levitation video that bounced all over the Web last week (though technically it’s been around since summer) in which a team of researchers plays with some liquid nitrogen, a small superconducting disc, and some strange quantum phenomenon that makes the disc hover above a magnet, no strings [...]
Swarms of Robot Soldiers Could Make Better Decisions Than Human Leaders on Data-Strewn Battlefields
Posted by admin in Future, Robots on 01. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
Robot Troops of the Future Robo-Soldier wants to execute (an efficient, well-calculated plan). Modern warfare relies increasingly on robotics for intelligence gathering and increasingly for strike capabilities, but the decision-making capacity still rests solely in the hands of human commanders. But British defense company BAE systems is testing a way to turn over battlefield decisions [...]
