Monday, March 31, 2008
Microchip Runs on Body Heat
MIT has developed a microchip that uses body heat to power a microchip. This opens up the way for bionic implants to be powered from within the body.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Invisible Electronic Components
A penny, seen through an array of 70 indium oxide thin film-transistors on .7 mm-thick glass.
Research at Northwestern University has resulted in see-through electronics. This will be very useful in heads-up displays.
Full Story
Research at Northwestern University has resulted in see-through electronics. This will be very useful in heads-up displays.Full Story
Friday, March 28, 2008
Bendable Electronics
New bendable stretchable Integrated Circuits (IC) work while they are being stretched and bent. Makes Nokia's concept phones seem more real, doesn't it?Full Story
Nokia has two Cool Concept Phones
These two videos show what can be done with OLED's and Nanotechnology.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Air "Trees" in Madrid Spain are an Interesting Way to Green the City
If you read carefully you will find that the greenery are vines not trees. Look closely at the photos and you can see them. Another thing people need to remember is this is a whole process to green the city. It is a cool idea. Go Spain!Full Story
Super Thin Solar Cells that Work, Even After the Sun Goes Down
The Idaho National Laboratory has made a thin sheet of nanoantennas that collects infared energy as well as visible light.Full Story
Sunday, March 23, 2008
The New Technology of Tree House Living
I have to admit I would like to not only see how a real one of these would be built, but I think I would like to try living in one.Full Story
Terreform Site
Animation of Tree House - 12 Seconds
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Print Your Own Solar Cells!
Here is another strong step to make anything in the sun, or a light source, generate power.Full Story
Power Plant Generates Power Using Gravitational Vortex
Vortex Without Turbine Generator
This type of power plant is a novel way to generate power.
Full Story
Vortex With Turbine Generator
Audio Interview with - Inventor Franz Zotlöterer - 55 minutes
Video of Working generator - 12 Seconds
This type of power plant is a novel way to generate power.Full Story
Vortex With Turbine Generator
Audio Interview with - Inventor Franz Zotlöterer - 55 minutesVideo of Working generator - 12 Seconds
Friday, March 21, 2008
New Bionic Ankle Allows Solider to Return to Active Duty
Bionics has taken another step forward (Pun intended) in its quest to make fully functioning artifical limbs.Full Story
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Deep Lake Water Provides Cold Water for Cooling System
Toronto Canada is using water from 83 metres down in Lake Ontario to cool down its office buildings. The system provides a 90% savings over conventional chillers.Full Story
Enwave Site & Video
Maglev Wind Turbines
There are two places where maglev wind turbines are said to be up and working or being built. The first is China (pic to left) using small 300w horizontal turbines.Full Story
Very Detailed Info and More Pics
Next, is Arizona (pic to left) propossing a huge 5000w vertical turbine. The Arizona one sounds really cool. Wednesday, March 19, 2008
An Amazing Rotating Building to be Built in Dubai
Dubai's Time Residence is a rotating building; 30 stories that can rotate individually. It looks like they may break ground this year.Full Story
This Video takes a little while (7 min) but it is worth the wait.
Time Residence Site
South Korean Company to Make Deep Water Tidal Generators
If all goes well with the test of a 1 mw generator, Korean Midland Power Co. plans to have 300 60ft-high tidal turbines installed in deep water by 2015.Full Story
Online Library of Public Domain Media
This site is great! It has a huge selection of free movies, books, audio, games, software, educational material, and the past web. They are trying to put all public domain media online.Internet Archive Site
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Crayon Physics Deluxe--Very Cool!
This is a very cool game/learning tool. Parents should get it for their kids. I found this video at Kim Komando's Website. Crayon Physics Website
New Biofuel made from Bacteria, Water and Sunlight
A collection of science teams from various colleges and universities known as BioSolarH2 are using bacteria to produce Hydrogen using only water and sunlight. This process has the potential to create huge amounts of clean energy.Full Story
More In Depth Info from Penn State
Monday, March 17, 2008
Sky Tran is a New Way to Travel
Sky Tran is a maglev system of pods that transports two people at a time at up to 240 kilometres per hour. Here in Los Angeles would be the best place to construct one of these systems.Full Story
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Transgenic Goats Produce Spider Silk
Dr. Randy Lewis of the University of Wyoming is on the cusp of making artificial spider silk body armor out of 600 gallons of goats milk.Full Story
Ms. Frankenstein's Spider Goat Video
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Wireless Earbuds--Finally
Sennheiser has finally made some real wireless earbuds. But, wait for the other shoe to fall, they're $600. Dispite this they are cool, and they will eventually come down.Full Story
The London Super Tower
The London Super Tower is an amazing project that would house 100,000 people, with all the amenities. A vertical city.Full Story
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
New Virtual Touch Surface Helps Manufacturing
By using a virtual touch display manufacturers are able to virtually follow a manufacturing process from start to finish, and by means of the touch screen, adjust it.Full Story
Energy Islands Combines Several Renewable Energy Sources to Generate Power
Click Picture Below for Video
The idea of an energy island is a good one. But, all of this technology has been around and available for quite some time. It remains to be seen whether or not someone will spend the money to build one. Full Story Cool Pics
The idea of an energy island is a good one. But, all of this technology has been around and available for quite some time. It remains to be seen whether or not someone will spend the money to build one. Full Story Cool Pics
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Canadian Robot goes to Space Station
Seven-armed robot Dextre will take over some of the basic repair and maintenance tasks outside of the International Space Station.Full Story
Friday, March 7, 2008
Unmanned "Jules Verne" to Supply Space Station
The first of the European cargo ships will be launched on March 8th and begin to supplying the International Space Station.Full Story
More Info
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
This game is super cool!Suntory Mermaid II to Sail on Wave Energy from Hawaii to Japan
On March 16th 2008 Ken-ichi Horie will sail 4,350 miles from Hawaii to Japan at a top speed of 5 knots, using only the wave energy from the ocean. His unique engine translates the up and down motion of a wave into forward motion for the boat.Full Story
Nano-Silcon Batteries
New Nano-Silcon Batteries that hold 10 times the capacity of regular batteries could be just 3 to 5 years away.Full Story
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Remote Control by a Wink
Kazuhiro Taniguchi of Osaka University's has developed a remote control that works by winking. Full Story
Monday, March 3, 2008
Carbon Nanotube Material Absorbs 99.9% of Visable Light
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This is a very cool story. It seems that Rice University's Pulickel Ajayan has created a substance that absorbs 99.9% of light. It could be used for super efficient solar cells, or even stealth applications.
Bionic Contact Lens that is an LED Screen
Click on Picture for more Pics
A bionic contact lens that includes light-emitting diodes, basic wiring for electronic circuits and even a tiny antenna. It could change the way we surf the Internet or monitor medical conditions.
Full Story
A bionic contact lens that includes light-emitting diodes, basic wiring for electronic circuits and even a tiny antenna. It could change the way we surf the Internet or monitor medical conditions.Full Story
Saturday, March 1, 2008
The OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) Revolution is Here!
Click on picture to get full info
Sony’s Industry First OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) HDTV. You might be tempted to say so what, who cares about a new TV? The reason is that this TV signals the beginning of a "Screen" revolution, Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).
First, I would like to apologize for breaking my blog format. But, it seems no one is fully understanding the significance of the OLED revolution that has started. How would you like to change the color of your walls, floors, and ceilings instantly, any time you choose? How would you like to turn any surface into a display for your TV or Computer? Quoted from March 1994 Science Magazine, “Imagine, for instance, a 10-foot-wide flat plastic panel on the wall that turns into a TV screen at the touch of a button.” All of these things and more are either here now or on their way.
Everyone needs to understand the amazing technology of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). The emerging field of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) is important because it is going to replace all TVs, monitors, and all other items that require a display. OLEDs will quickly become so inexpensive, they will also pop up in places we did not expect, and on objects that will surprise us.
They are also being looked at to replace light sources as well as photovoltaic (solar) cells. If you did not know before, today you will be learning about what OLEDs are, and how Richard Friend discovered them. What we can do with OLEDs now. And finally, where this technology will take us in the future.
The first thing you’re might be wondering is, what exactly are Organic Light Emitting Diodes, and where did they come from?
There is a simple answer to what an OLED is, a piece of plastic that puts out light. Exactly how they work can be explained fairly easily too. Power or energy comes in one side of the OLED causing a photon of light to be released on the other. A thin film of Organic Light Emitting Polymer put between two electrodes will glow. A polymer needs to show florescence and to conduct electricity to be a Light Emitting Polymer.
In 1989 at Cambridge University in England, Professor Richard Friend discovered that a piece of plastic could produce light. It all happened quite by mistake. Taken from the October 1990 Nature Magazine, “We wanted to sandwich (the polymer) between two electrodes and use it as an insulator in these field-effect transistors. We were seeing how much voltage we could put across it and we saw a light emerging through this structure, actually through one of the electrodes, which was thin enough to be partially transparent. That was in February 1989, and that was the beginning of the polymer light-emitting diode.”
Click on picture below to get video
OLEDS are already being used to make displays of all shapes and sizes.
There are even OLED keyboards. They are easier to make than LCD Screens because rather than use photolithography; they can be made using printers. A display can literally be printed where you want the screen to be.
Also taken from October 1990 Nature Magazine, “What we’ve demonstrated is that we can actually formulate polymer semiconductors as though they were the inks in an ink jet printer. We can then print them in the three colors—red, blue, and green—into the correct position on a screen. That notion of printing rather than using photolithography is very powerful. It is hugely attractive if it turns to be scalable in a manufacturing way. There are huge cost reductions in manufacturing these devices. Printed OLEDs.
Epson is even using OLEDs as print heads.
They say that it is as good as a laser printer.
Light Emitting Polymers are not limited to a certain size as LCD screens. Also from March 1994 Science Magazine, “They could also replace traditional liquid crystal displays, which are limited to a small size.”
OLEDs are lighter, brighter and more durable than any screen out today. Many companies already have products on the market, Phillips, Pioneer. Even Kodak has put OLEDs in its displays, Sony has made bendable screens. Click on video below to see the new screen.
If you’re like me, just thinking about what we can do now gets me anticipating what will happen in the future.
The future of OLEDS is an exciting area. OLEDs could replace the ink in tattoos. This would allow your tattoo to not only be changed at will and become animated, but with a small interface become a PDA or even a computer screen. If you put the tattoo on your knuckles, your hand could become a flashlight.
If you continue to the next logical step OLEDs, just like LEDs today, could produce OLED lasers coming out of those same knuckles. As reported in Popular Science October 2003 A PDA that Really gets Under Your Skin, “A thin sensor transponder bonded to your skin detects bioelectrical signals and customizes your tattoo accordingly.”
The future of OLEDs will also be in solar cells. Because OLEDS will be able to be painted onto any surface, the outside of your house could become a solar panel. The roads, cars, electric trains, even the tarp you take camping with you could provide power.
From Oh Gizmo September 2006, “Imagine a cell phone with a bright but energy-efficient screen that also recharges itself when not in use. Or windows that collect energy during the day and function as lights at night."
Stated in the April 2000 Chemical Innovation, “Polymers are being developed that use dyes to increase light collection efficiency. Polymerization methods are being developed that increase the structural order, producing more efficient charge transport properties. Perhaps one day, you can convert the outside of your house into one big solar collector using photovoltaic polymer paint.”
It is not hard to imagine OLED paint on the packaging of every item out there. Animated (with sound) cereal boxes, soda cans, chip bags, clothing tags, etc. Every item could carry its own commercial. Companies could also change the displays over the internet. It’s fun to think about the wonderful future of Organic Light Emitting Diodes.
As you see them pop up as the display of your TV, computer, PDA, cell phone, etc. you can turn to your friend and say, “If you think this is cool, wait until you hear what is on the way.” As you tell them about animated tattoos, walls that change color or become giant screens, animated packaging, and solar panels on virtually any surface. You may find your voice getting a little higher, and the pace of your speech quickening. The future is almost here. If we take one more look into it we will see OLED tattoos providing power for the powerful nanites and nano-computers in our bodies that have become our most personal computers systems yet!
Sony’s Industry First OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) HDTV. You might be tempted to say so what, who cares about a new TV? The reason is that this TV signals the beginning of a "Screen" revolution, Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).
First, I would like to apologize for breaking my blog format. But, it seems no one is fully understanding the significance of the OLED revolution that has started. How would you like to change the color of your walls, floors, and ceilings instantly, any time you choose? How would you like to turn any surface into a display for your TV or Computer? Quoted from March 1994 Science Magazine, “Imagine, for instance, a 10-foot-wide flat plastic panel on the wall that turns into a TV screen at the touch of a button.” All of these things and more are either here now or on their way.
Everyone needs to understand the amazing technology of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). The emerging field of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) is important because it is going to replace all TVs, monitors, and all other items that require a display. OLEDs will quickly become so inexpensive, they will also pop up in places we did not expect, and on objects that will surprise us.
They are also being looked at to replace light sources as well as photovoltaic (solar) cells. If you did not know before, today you will be learning about what OLEDs are, and how Richard Friend discovered them. What we can do with OLEDs now. And finally, where this technology will take us in the future.
The first thing you’re might be wondering is, what exactly are Organic Light Emitting Diodes, and where did they come from?
There is a simple answer to what an OLED is, a piece of plastic that puts out light. Exactly how they work can be explained fairly easily too. Power or energy comes in one side of the OLED causing a photon of light to be released on the other. A thin film of Organic Light Emitting Polymer put between two electrodes will glow. A polymer needs to show florescence and to conduct electricity to be a Light Emitting Polymer.
In 1989 at Cambridge University in England, Professor Richard Friend discovered that a piece of plastic could produce light. It all happened quite by mistake. Taken from the October 1990 Nature Magazine, “We wanted to sandwich (the polymer) between two electrodes and use it as an insulator in these field-effect transistors. We were seeing how much voltage we could put across it and we saw a light emerging through this structure, actually through one of the electrodes, which was thin enough to be partially transparent. That was in February 1989, and that was the beginning of the polymer light-emitting diode.”
Click on picture below to get video
OLEDS are already being used to make displays of all shapes and sizes.There are even OLED keyboards. They are easier to make than LCD Screens because rather than use photolithography; they can be made using printers. A display can literally be printed where you want the screen to be.
Also taken from October 1990 Nature Magazine, “What we’ve demonstrated is that we can actually formulate polymer semiconductors as though they were the inks in an ink jet printer. We can then print them in the three colors—red, blue, and green—into the correct position on a screen. That notion of printing rather than using photolithography is very powerful. It is hugely attractive if it turns to be scalable in a manufacturing way. There are huge cost reductions in manufacturing these devices. Printed OLEDs.
Epson is even using OLEDs as print heads.
They say that it is as good as a laser printer.
Light Emitting Polymers are not limited to a certain size as LCD screens. Also from March 1994 Science Magazine, “They could also replace traditional liquid crystal displays, which are limited to a small size.”
OLEDs are lighter, brighter and more durable than any screen out today. Many companies already have products on the market, Phillips, Pioneer. Even Kodak has put OLEDs in its displays, Sony has made bendable screens. Click on video below to see the new screen.
If you’re like me, just thinking about what we can do now gets me anticipating what will happen in the future.
The future of OLEDS is an exciting area. OLEDs could replace the ink in tattoos. This would allow your tattoo to not only be changed at will and become animated, but with a small interface become a PDA or even a computer screen. If you put the tattoo on your knuckles, your hand could become a flashlight.
OLED Laser
If you continue to the next logical step OLEDs, just like LEDs today, could produce OLED lasers coming out of those same knuckles. As reported in Popular Science October 2003 A PDA that Really gets Under Your Skin, “A thin sensor transponder bonded to your skin detects bioelectrical signals and customizes your tattoo accordingly.”The future of OLEDs will also be in solar cells. Because OLEDS will be able to be painted onto any surface, the outside of your house could become a solar panel. The roads, cars, electric trains, even the tarp you take camping with you could provide power.
From Oh Gizmo September 2006, “Imagine a cell phone with a bright but energy-efficient screen that also recharges itself when not in use. Or windows that collect energy during the day and function as lights at night."
Stated in the April 2000 Chemical Innovation, “Polymers are being developed that use dyes to increase light collection efficiency. Polymerization methods are being developed that increase the structural order, producing more efficient charge transport properties. Perhaps one day, you can convert the outside of your house into one big solar collector using photovoltaic polymer paint.”
It is not hard to imagine OLED paint on the packaging of every item out there. Animated (with sound) cereal boxes, soda cans, chip bags, clothing tags, etc. Every item could carry its own commercial. Companies could also change the displays over the internet. It’s fun to think about the wonderful future of Organic Light Emitting Diodes.
As you see them pop up as the display of your TV, computer, PDA, cell phone, etc. you can turn to your friend and say, “If you think this is cool, wait until you hear what is on the way.” As you tell them about animated tattoos, walls that change color or become giant screens, animated packaging, and solar panels on virtually any surface. You may find your voice getting a little higher, and the pace of your speech quickening. The future is almost here. If we take one more look into it we will see OLED tattoos providing power for the powerful nanites and nano-computers in our bodies that have become our most personal computers systems yet!