Stretchable Batteries

This development makes it now possible that these stretchable electronic devices could be used anywhere, including inside the human body.
Full Story (Via KurzweilAI.net)

Going to Mars

If Dennis Tito has his way, two people will leave our planet in January 2018 and make a trip to Mars and back, with a quick flyby.
Full Story (Via KurzweilAI.net)

Printed Cars

Picture an assembly line not that isn’t made up of robotic arms spewing sparks to weld heavy steel, but a warehouse of plastic-spraying printers producing light, cheap and highly efficient automobiles.
Full Story (Via Wired.com)

Watch A Computer get Better

In the future, a person may be able to watch a computer screen and have his or her brain patterns modified to improve physical or mental performance.
Full Story (Via Science Daily)

A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes using Gene Therapy

Researchers at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have succeeded in completely curing type 1 diabetes in dogs with a single session of gene therapy by introducing a “glucose sensor” into muscle. Full Story (Via Kurzweil AI)

3D Pen

A Bionic Hand that can Feel

The first bionic hand that allows an amputee to feel what they are touching will be transplanted later this year in a pioneering operation that could introduce a new generation of artificial limbs with sensory perception. Full Story (Via The Independent)

Nano Printing

With this printer, three-dimensional objects, often smaller than the diameter of a human hair, can be manufactured with minimum time consumption and maximum resolution. The printer is based on a novel laser lithography method.
Full Story (Via KurzweilAI.net)

Building a lunar base with 3D printing

Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a 3D printer to build it from local materials, such as regolith.
Full Story (Via KurzweilAI.net)

How to Build a Bionic Man

How to Build a Bionic Man