Menu

Blog

Page 10566

Sep 13, 2016

Chemical probes: A shared toolbox

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

SRF Summer scholar cited in nature article about the high costs of drug development and how we can reduce them.


In a pioneering move, the compound JQ1 was released to the community for free. The impact that this has had on research and development is slowly coming into focus.

Read more

Sep 13, 2016

Google’s Ray Kurzweil: The Business Of Extending Human Life Is Going Into “High Gear”

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, Ray Kurzweil

The futurist says that we’re getting closer and closer to “reprogramming” the human body.

Read more

Sep 13, 2016

The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine

Posted by in categories: futurism, Ray Kurzweil

The accelerating pace of technological progress means that our intelligent creations will soon eclipse us—and that their creations will eventually eclipse them.

Read more

Sep 12, 2016

South China Sea War: Russia Deploys Udaloy-class Destroyers, Ropucha-class Landing Ships

Posted by in category: military

Very concerning.


The China-Russia relationship is a common knowledge among nations, even in the highly contested maritime zone of South China Sea.

Recently, Russia deployed Udaloy-class destroyers and Ropucha-class landing ships to intensify its presence in the contested waters. This is part of the joint military drills between the two major allies dubbed as the Joint Sea 2016.

Continue reading “South China Sea War: Russia Deploys Udaloy-class Destroyers, Ropucha-class Landing Ships” »

Sep 12, 2016

Stand-up wheelchair gives users outdoor mobility

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, robotics/AI, transportation

Self-stabilising wheelchair from Israeli technology start-up lets you cruise through town while standing. Matthew Stock reports.

Nearly 20 years ago Amit Goffer suffered an accident that confined him to a wheelchair. Increasingly dissatisfied with what was on offer, the electrical engineer built this — the UPnRIDE. It’s a robotic exoskeleton that helps people paralysed from the waist down to stand tall in the outside world. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER AND FOUNDER OF UPNRIDE, DOCTOR AMIT GOFFER SAYING: “The UPnRIDE device, the whole idea is that you can use it outdoors as well as indoors and in a safe manner because they, it automatically balances you and stablizes you… The concept is new because you don’t see any disabled person rolling outside in a standing position so this is a breakthrough in the industry of wheelchair manufacturing, I’m sure that others will follow.” It goes from seated to standing at the push of a button. A gyroscope — similar to that in a two-wheeled Segway — along with self-stabilising software helps manoeuvre upright over uneven urban terrain.

Read more

Sep 12, 2016

3D printed motor

Posted by in category: 3D printing

Saw this motor completely made with a 3D printer at i3net’s Wollongong Industry Showcase on Thursday. Story coming soon.

Read more

Sep 12, 2016

3D printer creates magical gravity-defying cocktails

Posted by in category: 3D printing

My only question is how much and how can I get one?


Intricate patterns printed straight into your drink.

Read more ›

Continue reading “3D printer creates magical gravity-defying cocktails” »

Sep 12, 2016

This Device Turns Phones Into Portable 3D Printers

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, mobile phones

Nice.


A digital factory looks to make the printing process more accessible with a mobile-friendly box concept.

Read more

Sep 12, 2016

Is Dubai the World’s Next Big Rainforest Destination?

Posted by in category: futurism

Want to see Dubai’s rainforest?


Most people don’t think of humid temperatures, lush tropical forests, and flora and fauna when they think of Dubai. But the desert destination has big plans for two artificial rainforests, one that opened earlier this month, and another on its way.

Read more

Sep 12, 2016

Scientists Can Now Read Books Without Opening Them

Posted by in categories: government, law enforcement

Interesting — imagine now how this can be used in so many areas (legal/ law enforcement, government, etc.)


Because that’s basically what researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech are able to do with a new imaging system that can read individual pages without opening the cover.

So far the system, designed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been able to distinguish the lines on the first nine pages in a stack of paper.

Continue reading “Scientists Can Now Read Books Without Opening Them” »