Propul~Surf screw-propelled snowboard rips uphill
• http://www.gizmag.com, By C.C. WeissSnowboarders endure a lot of issues when compared to their skiing counterparts
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Modular luggage and backpacks adjust to trips of all types
• http://www.gizmag.com, By C.C. WeissNo matter how many different suitcases, backpacks, carry-ons, purses, man-satchels and such that you own, you can still find yourself lugging the wrong type of bag and thinking "man, I need some new luggage."
Virtuix Omni and Oculus Rift come together for literal running and gunning
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Darren QuickOmni-directional treadmills promise to take things a stationary step further than current motion controllers, such as the Wii-mote, PlayStation Move and Microsoft Kinect, by translating movements to an onscreen avatar as users walk and run on the spo
The First Elevated-Pin Braille Smartphone Gets A Prototype
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin LecherIncoming text gets translated into braille through little pins, constantly moving up and down to convey what's happening in the phone.
Gesture
• http://www.steelcase.comThe first chair designed to support our interactions with today's technologies. Inspired by the movement of the human body. Created for the way we work today.
Skylar Tibbits: The emergence of "4D printing"
• TED3D printing has grown in sophistication since the late 1970s; TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits is shaping the next development, which he calls 4D printing, where the fourth dimension is time.
Your Car Is the Killer App for Google Glass
• Damon Lavrinc via WIRED.comEveryone wants to know what Google Glass is good for. I’ve figured it out: It’s the killer app for your car.
Nanoparticle Disguised as a Blood Cell Fights Bacterial Infection
• Mike Orcutt via TechnologyReview.comBiomimetic nanoparticles could be an effective treatment against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Pick An App Just By Thinking About It With Samsung's Mind-Controlled Tablet
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comFor when touchscreens will be *so 2010s*
Audi Wants Its Cars To Predict Where Traffic Will Be
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comSide-stepping traffic by mining data
Mice Skin Cells Transformed Into Brain Cells
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comTwo new studies take a step toward a therapy for multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other diseases of the myelin.
Bio-engineered kidney offers new hope to patients suffering renal failure
• The RawStory.comResearchers in the United States on Sunday said they had bio-engineered a kidney and transplanted it into rats, marking a step forward in a quest to help patients suffering from kidney failure.
Iranian ‘time machine’ can ‘predict’ oil prices and wars
• http://rt.comAn Iranian inventor claims to have created a ‘time machine’ that can predict a person’s future. He boasts that the device is relatively cheap, but says he has not built one yet because he fears that the Chinese will steal his idea.
Electronic Sensors Printed Directly on the Skin
• Mike Orcutt via TechnologyReview.comNew electronic tattoos could help monitor health during normal daily activities.
Bionic Muscles Toughen Up
• Katherine Bourzac via TechnologyReview.comHybrid materials made of cardiac cells and carbon nanotubes might patch damaged hearts and provide muscle for robots made of living tissues.
Microbes Can Mass-Produce Malaria Drug
• Emily Singer via TechnologyReview.comThanks to extensive genetic engineering, drugmakers can now brew large vats of the malaria drug artemisinin, stabilizing the world supply.
A Flexible Keyboard with Buttons That Feel Clickable
• Katherine Bourzac via TechnologyReview.comTransparent, shape-changing plastics could make touch screens and keyboards that stimulate users’ sense of touch.
Scientists pinpoint what pain looks like in the brain
• The RawStory.comScientists said Wednesday they have figured out how to recognize pain in brain scans, possibly paving the way for future tests that could accurately gauge its severity.
Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies aged 87
• The RawStory.comBritish scientist Robert Edwards, who was awarded a Nobel prize for his pioneering work in developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), died on Wednesday aged 87, his university announced.
U.S. Navy To Guard Old Ship With A Freaking Laser
• Kelsey D. Atherton via PopSci.comThe best defense is a good offense, unless you have lasers, in which case the best defense is lasers.
From DARPA, A Navigational Device That Fits On A Penny And Works When GPS Doesn't
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comDARPA's new on-the-go navigation chip can measure orientation, acceleration, and time.
Auto-Kitchen Records Everything You Do, For Easy Replication
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comOne entry to an international design competition imagines a way to turn impromptu meals into standard recipes.
Laser Camera Makes 3-D Photos Of Objects A Kilometer Away
• Shaunacy Ferro via PopSci.comIt can't quite handle bare flesh, though: not reflective enough.
Building A Better Bed Bug Trap
• Brooke Borel via PopSci.comNew research shows that tiny hairs on bean leaves impale the pests through the feet. A synthetic version may eventually add to the anti-bed bug arsenal.
As Aereo threatens to alter TV landscape, major networks promise a fight
• Washington PostFor consumers who want to cut their cable cord and get all of their television from the Internet, there’s been a major obstacle: It’s hard to get live sports and local news. Now a Web start-up, called Aereo, is offering to remove that last barrier wi
HP launches ‘Moonshot’ energy- and space-efficient servers
• The RawStory.comHewlett-Packard on Monday launched a Moonshot system that uses smartphone-style chips to power compact, efficient data center servers.
Fusion Rocket Would Shoot People To Mars In 30 Days
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comOne team will be testing fusion propulsion this summer in Redmond.
Tech Time Warp of the Week: Rad Ads for Ginormous ’80s Cellphones
• http://www.wired.com, By Robert McMillanThe cellphone turned 40 this week. And it's a remarkable achievement. Really. It is.
A Muscle-Controlled Virtual Reality System
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comResearchers create a virtual environment system in which you can pick up fake objects with real effort.
Fund A House That Shapeshifts With The Seasons
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comNow on Kickstarter: a house that opens up when it's light out, and folds back in when it turns cold.
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