Toyota To Build Car From Seaweed
Posted in Business, Consumer, Futuretech, Products, Science, Technology on Apr 13th, 2009
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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, [...]
David Merrill: Siftables - Toy Blocks That Think
Posted in Computer, Futuretech, Science, Social, Technology on Feb 18th, 2009
MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?
Check out his talk at TED below:
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Google Taking a Step Into Power Metering
Posted in Alternative Energy, Computer, Consumer, Futuretech, Innovation, Science, Services, Technology on Feb 11th, 2009
Google will announce its entry Tuesday into the small but growing business of “smart grid,” digital technologies that seek to both keep the electrical system on an even keel and reduce electrical energy consumption.
Google is one of a number of companies devising ways to control the demand for electric power as an alternative to building [...]