In iPhone, adult industry sees pocket porn market
• Joel Schectman via MyWay.comIt's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.
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Kevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement
• Kevin Stone vie TEDArthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy -- real biological tissue. Kevin Stone shows a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of human-to-human transplants with a novel use of animal t
Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves
• Tan Le via TEDTan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-rea
An Impressive, Custom Underwater 3-D Camcorder Setup
• Clay Dillow via PopSciFancy yourself the Steve Zissou of the digital age? Photog Eric Cheng is bringing his underwater footage into the 21st century with a really nice-looking custom dual camcorder setup that lets him shoot Shark Week-worthy video in 3-D.
Quantum Time Machine Lets You Travel to the Past Without Fear of Grandfather Paradox
• Clay Dillow via PopSciLooking to build a time machine but nervous about the classic grandfather paradox, aka the Marty McFly conundrum, aka the idea that you might unwittingly do something that causes you to never exist in the first place?
Synthetic Cell-Like Microcapsules Communicate Like Biological Cells, Cooperate Like Ants
• Clay Dillow via PopSciTaking cues from slime molds, ants, and living biological cells, a team of University of Pittsburgh researchers has designed a system of artificial cells that can communicate with one another and cooperate to carry out tasks. The computer models they
Solar-powered plane sets endurance record
• upiFARNBOROUGH, England, July 17 (UPI) -- An unmanned solar-powered plane has set a record by remaining aloft for seven straight days, flying day and night, its designers say. The "Zephyr" drone, developed by British defense technology company Qinet
Fabricating a Multifunctional Fiber
• Katherine Bourzac via Technology ReviewFibers that carry light and sense pressure could be used for medical imaging and structural monitoring.
Cheap E-Paper Displays Coming to a Store Near You
• Christopher Mims via Technology ReviewNemoptic's new e-paper technology is cheap and efficient enough to be used almost anywhere.
Taranis: The £143million unmanned stealth jet that will hit targets in another continent
• Daily Mail ReporterLooming ominously like a space ship from Star Wars, this is the future of unmanned flight. Defence firm BAE Systems today officially unveiled its first ever high-tech unmanned stealth jet.
Video: Insect-Like Pincers Allow Flying Swarmbots To Perch On Nearly Any Surface
• John Mahoney via PopSciA swarm of buzzing dragonfly bots passes overhead. Suddenly, they make a kamakaze dive toward a nearby tree--but wait a minute, instead of crashing and careening to the ground, they're sticking to the tree. Resting, recharging, waiting for orders. Al
British-Designed ‘Bulletproof Custard’ Liquid Armor Is Better than a Kevlar Vest
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSciLiquid armor has been shown to stop bullets more effectively than plain Kevlar, according to British firm BAE Systems. The material could be used to make thinner, lighter armor for military personnel and police officers, the BBC reports.
English 13-Year-Old Builds Vacuum-Powered Spider-Man Contraption And Literally Climbs the Walls
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSciMeet your friendly neighborhood Spider-Kid! It's the stuff of childhood dreams, right? A boy in Cambridge, England, can climb the walls just like his favorite superhero.
First Batch of DARPA's Synthetic Blood Delivered to FDA, Could Be on Battlefields Soon
• Clay Dillow via PopSciPerhaps ranking behind only bullets and water, blood is one of those things you really don't want to run out of on the battlefield
Carter Emmart demos a 3D atlas of the universe
• Carter Emmart via TEDFor the last 12 years, Carter Emmart has been coordinating the efforts of scientists, artists and programmers to build a complete 3D visualization of our known universe. He demos this stunning tour and explains how it's being shared with facilities a
First-Response Balloon Plugs Up Battlefield Wounds
• PopSciEver since the first caveman ran through an adversary with a pointy stick, battlefield medicine has wrestled with the problem of blood loss from cutting and penetration. And while tourniquets can stop blood loss from an extremity, little can be done
TED: Michael Pritchard ,LIFESAVER® Bottle Inventor Demonstrates His Product
• TED.comWith cutting-edge nanotech, Michael Pritchard's Lifesaver water-purification bottle could revolutionize water-delivery systems in disaster-stricken areas around the globe.
Woody Norris invents amazing things
• TED TalksAbout Woody Norris - Woody Norris is a serial inventor of electronics, tools and cutting-edge sonic equipment -- such as the LRAD acoustic cannon. Full bio and more links
Better than the Shredder
• Crunch GearTokyo-based Nakabayashi offers everything from bookbinding services, child car seats and office products. But the newest (and certainly coolest) product of the 2,000-man company is an in-office machine , which turns used copier paper into toilet rolls, right there in the office. Brillant. The toilet paper machine is able to produce two rolls per hour from around 1,800 sheets (or 7.2kg) of used A4-sized paper, which would have usually been just thrown away. At 600kg, it seems to be a dangerously massive piece of hardware. Distribution in Japan begin in August and Nakabayashi wants to sell 60 units in the first year. Good luck with that, as each machine comes with a price tag of $95,000. Unfortunately, there is no information on operating costs yet, but I can’t imagine these being in proportion.
An Escape Harness for Skyscrapers
• Popular ScienceThe Rescue Reel lets upper-floor workers descend in safety in case of disaster
A New Hybrid Engine (combining fuel and compressed air technology)
• www.scuderigroup.comTHE SCUDERI SPLIT-CYCLE Technology – Making every engine burn cleaner, with more power and higher efficiency.
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DIY Grow Lights
• Popular ScienceCreate a light system to keep houseplants thriving during the short days of winter
DIY RFID
• Popular ScienceA new kit makes it easy to devise your own uses for radio-frequency ID tags, something that previously only programmers could do.
India Set To Follow Cheap Car With £7 Laptop ($10!)
• TimesOnline.co.uk via DrudgeReport.comIndia is poised to unveil the ultimate in credit-crunch computing: a 500 rupee (£7) laptop.
3D porn to revolutionise industry
• livenews.com.auHong Kong film makers are preparing to leave filmgoers goggle-eyed by releasing the world's first pornographic movie in 3D, a news report said on Sunday.
The MegaGoods Roundup
• Popular ScienceOur biggest collection yet: over 200 of the year's best gadgets, goods and gizmos
A Concealable Machine Gun
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A Panic Room for Miners
• Popular ScienceA new inflatable safety device could keep trapped coal miners alive until help arrives
World’s first flying car prepares for take-off
• business.timesonline.co.ukIf it survives its first test flight, the Terrafugia Transition, which can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds, is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months’ time.
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