Toyota To Build Car From Seaweed
Posted in Business, Consumer, Futuretech, Products, Science, Technology on Apr 13th, 2009
Monthly Archive for April, 2009
Real-Life Iron Man: Robotic Suit Magnifies Human Strength
Posted in Futuretech, Science, Technology on Apr 13th, 2009
The prospect of slipping into a robotic exoskeleton that could enhance strength, keep the body active while recovering from an injury or even serve as a prosthetic limb has great appeal. Unlike the svelt body armor donned by Iron Man, however, most exoskeletons to date have looked more like clunky spare parts cobbled together.
Japan’s CYBERDYNE, [...]
Obama Chia Head Causes Uproar
Posted in Barack Obama, Consumer, Government, Presidential, Products on Apr 8th, 2009
New Yorkers may soon get a chance to say hail to the Ch-Ch-Chia Obama at local drugstores.
The grassy-headed figurine of President Obama was pulled from Walgreens shelves in Chicago and Tampa after some people called it racist and company brass decided the new collectible was wrong for their image.
But Chia Obama’s maker says he won’t [...]
Cyberspies Penetrate U.S. Electrical Grid
Posted in Computer, Science, Security, Surveillance, Technology on Apr 8th, 2009
Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S. electrical system and its controls, the newspaper said, [...]