Saturday, April 20, 2013

New microbatteries a boost for electronics

With so much power, the batteries could enable sensors or radio signals that broadcast 30 times farther, or devices 30 times smaller. The batteries are rechargeable and can charge 1,000 times faster.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Microsoft's Future Vision: Live, Work, Play


Friday, March 1, 2013

Linked Brains Communicate


Researchers have electronically linked the brains of pairs of rats for the first time, enabling them to communicate directly to solve simple behavioral puzzles. Full Story (Via KurzweilAI.net)

Thursday, February 28, 2013

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)

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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)

Friday, February 22, 2013

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)