Adapt or Die
Posted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: Biology, chemistry, Environment, Science | Tags: darwin, environment, genetic engineering, oxygen Leave a comment »
Johns Hopkins scientists have revealed a new way that cells respond to the challenge of low oxygen.
Read more on Physorg.com.
How Real is Too Real?
Posted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: Augmented Reality, Digital Realtiy, Video Games | Tags: augmented reality, technology, video games, virtual reality Leave a comment »
“The Gadget Show,” which airs on Channel 5 in the UK, has created a video game simulator with a nine meter dome, five HD projectors, an omnidirectional treadmill, 800 LED lights, a Kinect 3D sensor and four paintball gun turrets.
Read more on The Singularity Hub.
No More CSI in the U.K.
Posted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: Government, Science, Technology | Tags: crime, CSI, science Leave a comment »
The British government defends its decision to close the Forensic Science Service, which analyses crime scene evidence in England and Wales.
Read more on BBC News.
An Interview with a Neuroscientist
Posted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: Biology, Government, Ideas, Medicine, Science | Tags: brain, law, neurosciece, public policy, research Leave a comment »
Famous neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga talks with The New York Times about the ethical implications of brain research on society and, potentially, public policy.
Read more from The New York Times.
Growing Blood in Rice
Posted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: Biology, Food, Medicine, Uncategorized | Tags: genetic engineering, medicine, rice, science Leave a comment »
Albumin, at least. Scientists from China, the U.S. and Canada have collaborated on a project to grow human serum albumin in rice.
Read more on the LA Times.
Cellular Automata as Massively Parallel Computers
Posted: October 28, 2011 Filed under: Biology, chemistry, Design, Digital Realtiy, Ideas, Nature | Tags: biomimmickry, cellular automata Leave a comment »Japanese technologists have built a computer based on a ring-like molecules that form novel connections and circuits with its neighbors as it calculates. Read more at Technology Review.
Collective Knowledge = Collective Wealth
Posted: October 28, 2011 Filed under: Augmented Reality, Digital Realtiy, Education, Ideas, Technology, Urban Planning | Tags: ant colony logic, cloud intelligence, wisdom of crowds Leave a comment »Research into the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) of 128 countries found a link between ECI and income per capita. Read more about the ECI at Physorg. Read about the intelligence enhancing dynamics of flocking birds here. Read about battles between AI Ant Colonies here.
Autopilot Everything
Posted: October 28, 2011 Filed under: Augmented Reality, Digital Realtiy, Ideas, Robots, Technology | Tags: autopilot, creative destruction, gps, techno-unemployment Leave a comment »The words “computer” and “calculator” used to be professions before they became names of machines. What are some new jobs headed for extinction?: Machine operator, pilot, and driver.
Read about the latest push to completely automate commercial airliners at BBC News.
Update: DARPA’s Flying Cars
Posted: October 28, 2011 Filed under: architecture, Automotive, Design, Ideas, Space, Technology, Urban Planning | Tags: commute, DARPA, flying car, flying humvee, pocket airports Leave a comment »The US Defense Department is funding research into flying Humvees for the military. If this technology is successful it could enable civilian flying cars – and a complete redesign of human civilization. Read more here.
Autonomous Cars More Energy Efficient.
Posted: October 26, 2011 Filed under: Augmented Reality, Automotive, Software, Technology, Urban Planning Leave a comment »Humans are the limiting factor on safe driving speed. With automated driving software, cars can go faster and need less protection against accidents. Lighter cars are more fuel efficient. (They will also destroy the parking garage and parking lot industries.) More at Technology Review.
