A new smartphone attachment could save you a trip to the eye doctor
• http://www.sciencealert.com, DAVID NIELDYour phone can now conduct eye exams.
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World's thinnest lightbulb: Graphene gets bright
• http://www.sciencedaily.comScientists have demonstrated -- for the first time -- an on-chip visible light source using graphene, an atomically thin and perfectly crystalline form of carbon, as a filament.
Here are the 3 high-tech vehicles vying to replace the Humvee
• http://www.businessinsider.com, MAXWELL TANIThe US Army is finally set to phase out one of the most consistent images of modern American military power: the Humvee.
The US Navy just tested a giant electromagnetic catapult
• http://www.businessinsider.comThe US Navy has just tested their new electromagnetic aircraft launching system.
The US Navy just tested a giant electromagnetic catapult
• http://www.businessinsider.comThe US Navy has just tested their new electromagnetic aircraft launching system.
Sci-Fi Helped Inspire Elon Musk to Save the World
• http://www.wired.comTech journalist Ashlee Vance once thought of South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk as a guy who talked big but failed to deliver.
TURNING IDLE MACHINES INTO A GLOBAL SUPERCOMPUTER
• http://www.popsci.comA COMPANY HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF UNUSED PROCESSORS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The Paralysed Man Who Can Control a Robotic Arm With His Thoughts
• http://motherboard.vice.comWhen Erik Sorto was 21, a gunshot wound left him paralysed from the neck down. Over ten years later, he was preparing smoothies for a room full of kids with brain injuries. For the past two years, Sorto's been trialling a neural implant that lets h
What Happens When We Upload Our Minds?
• http://motherboard.vice.comSince the dawn of computer science, humans have dreamt of building machines that can carry our memories and preserve our minds after our fleshy bodies decay.
3D-printed materials that change texture on demand
• http://www.gizmag.comWhen it comes to creating surfaces, it's a simple task to either make ones that are smooth or ones that are bumpy. But now researchers at MIT have created one that can be both.
Samsung targets retailers with Mirror and Transparent OLED panels
• http://www.gizmag.comTransparent and reflective displays might look cool, but in terms of the home, their applications are limited. However, bricks and mortar shops looking for some technological wizardry to get shoppers through the door are a different proposition.
New algorithm paves the way for light-based computers
• http://www.gizmag.com, By John AndersonAn inverse design algorithm developed by Stanford engineers enables the design of silicon interconnects capable of transmitting data between computer chips via light.
CPR Mobile App System Sends Trained Adults to Rescue
• http://www.livescience.comWhen a person's heart suddenly stops beating, CPR can sometimes save that person's life.
Google's Newest 'Moonshot': Improve Life In Cities
• http://www.forbes.comCEO Larry Page on Wednesday quietly announced the company's latest moonshot: a startup designed to improve life in cities to be led by the former chief executive of L.P.
Retrofittable electric engine adds power and safety to light aircraft
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Colin JeffreySmall, single-engine aircraft are the mainstay of recreational flying, and provide many hours of generally safe enjoyment for hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts worldwide.
Quebec students aim to develop a more authentic snow bike
• http://www.gizmag.com, By C.C. WeissOver the years, various manufacturers and inventors have tried different ways of putting "two wheels" to the snow.
Why a supermarket might be building the world's most exciting robot
• http://www.wired.co.ukAn ambitious robotics project that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced sensors to understand and assist humans in real time could be truly "revolutionary", according to the team working on it.
When You're Done Reading This Book, It Grows Into A Tree
• http://www.trueactivist.comThis publishing company has come up with a fantastic project that is connecting literacy with sustainability in a particularly tangible way.
Up Close and Personal With the Fearsome New F-35 Jet
• http://www.wired.comGiven just 15 minutes to photograph the F-35A Lightning II, most professional photographers would choose a digital camera with a massive memory card and shoot nonstop.
All Electric Flying Bike Has Successful First Flight
• http://www.trueactivist.comFlying cars may not be a reality yet, but the flying bike has made its first successful manned flight.
DARPA Robotics Challenge (Photos)
• http://www.livescience.comThe finalists in the DARPA Robotics Challenge faced off this weekend in a series of eight tasks meant to tease out which machines had the right stuff to help humans respond to natural and man-made disasters.
Extend Batteries 8X
• http://popularliberty.comBob Roohparvar tells a killer story of industrial espionage. He says the robbery occurred last October at his Batteroo office space in a sprawling Silicon Valley office park. The target was intellectual property surrounding Batteriser, a simple metal
Dutch scientists have successfully tested a smog-eating concrete that can
• http://www.trueactivist.comcut certain kinds of air pollution by as much as 45%. Could the answer to pollution be right underneath our feet? While it may not be that simple, a recently designed technology that 'eats' up smog definitely looks promising!
Today, an Astronaut in Space Will 'Shake Hands' With Someone on Earth
• http://motherboard.vice.comThe first ever space-to-Earth "handshake" in human history is scheduled to happen Wednesday evening--though for the moment it's just between two joysticks.
"Designer carbon" bodes well for enhanced energy-storage
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Darren QuickActivated carbon is a form of carbon that is shot through with nanosized holes that increase the material's surface area and allow it to catalyze more chemical reactions and store more electrical charge.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THE SUCCESSOR TO THE B-2 STEALTH BOMBER
• http://www.popsci.com, By David HamblingINVISIBLE WARRIORS: THE ENGINEERING BREAKTHROUGHS THAT WILL MAKE EVERYTHING FROM PLANES TO SUBS TO SOLDIERS...DISAPPEAR
Squishy battery created using wood
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthNow, researchers from Sweden and the US have used the material to build soft-bodied batteries that are more shock- and stress-resistant than their traditional hard counterparts.
This Little Robot Wants to Be Your Best Friend
• http://www.wired.com, TIM MOYNIHANWE'VE LONG KNOWN there's a market out there for robotic buddies. One compelling piece of evidence: The original Furby sold more than 40 million units, and it didn't really do anything.
Microsoft will release Windows 10 on July 29th
• http://www.theverge.comMicrosoft promised to launch Windows 10 in the summer, and now the company is revealing an exact date: July 29th.
How long until you lose the world's smallest 128GB USB drive?
• http://www.theverge.comSanDisk unveils new hard drives including Type-C portable SSDs
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