Space Solar News
Posted: April 15, 2012 Filed under: 3D Printing, architecture, Design, Government, Ideas, Outer Space, physics, Robots, Science, Space, Technology, Urban Planning, Weapons | Tags: disaster, solar, space elevators, transportation, wireless energy transmission Leave a comment »Personally, I like the decentralized model of energy generation. It bypasses choke points and energy markets that can be manipulated. Since energy is an input for all material goods it can act as a private tax.
However, large industrial facilities have large scale energy needs. Space solar can tap into the suns energy 24-7. With complimentary technologies such as wireless energy transmission, transportation technologies can be freed from dragging along an energy source as a payload. This approach will become essential for space elevators and could revolutionize the commercial aircraft industry.
Here is the latest flower based design for space solar.
Defense applications for space solar.
The military use of space solar that they are not talking about…
The case AGAINST space based solar. (Cynical take on space technology forecasting).
Got crabs?
Posted: April 15, 2012 Filed under: Augmented Reality, Biology, Mathematics, Nature, physics, Robots, Science, Software, Technology, Uncategorized, Urban Planning | Tags: logic gates, swarm computing Leave a comment »40 crabs= computer
Japanese and British (collision-based computing) researchers have demonstrated a working computer out of crab swarms. The Professor from Gilligan’s Island and Mcgyver types take note.
AGI Explosion
Posted: April 12, 2012 Filed under: architecture, Digital Realtiy, Entertainment, Government, Mathematics, Robots, Smart Phones, Software, Technology, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, Video Games, Weapons Leave a comment »
Virtual Property: Virtual Property Crime
Posted: April 12, 2012 Filed under: architecture, Augmented Reality, Design, Digital Realtiy, Energy, Government, Ideas, Outer Space, physics, Science, Technology, Urban Planning, Video Games | Tags: cyber crime, real estate Leave a comment »Would you like to buy $2.5 million dollars worth of virutal real estate?
Would you like to buy your own habitable planet? (millions of light years away)
Did an avatar steal your virtual starship? Help is on the way!
Total Biolectric Interface
Posted: April 10, 2012 Filed under: architecture, Augmented Reality, Automotive, Biology, Design, Digital Realtiy, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Fashion, Ideas, Medicine, Nature, Robots, Science, Smart Phones, Software, Space, Technology, Urban Planning, Video Games, Weapons | Tags: cyborg Leave a comment »
Claytronics: Smart Sand
Posted: April 10, 2012 Filed under: 3D Printing, architecture, Augmented Reality, Automotive, Biology, chemistry, Design, Digital Realtiy, Education, Energy, Entertainment, Environment, Fashion, Mobile, Nature, Robots, Science, Smart Phones, Software, Space, Technology, Urban Planning, Video Games, Weapons 1 Comment »Have you heard about programmable sand? aka Claytronics.
Video Wall Paper
Posted: April 5, 2012 Filed under: architecture, Augmented Reality, Design, Digital Realtiy, Energy, Entertainment, Fashion, Gesture, Ideas, Software, Technology, Urban Planning, Video Games, Weapons Leave a comment »Video wallpaper is an important step before we get video paint. Whats the latest video wallpaper news? Read about OLED here. Read about rollable video displays here.
Biotech Building Material: Living Sky Scrapers
Posted: April 5, 2012 Filed under: 3D Printing, architecture, Biology, Design, Environment, Government, Ideas, Nature, Technology, tidal generation, Urban Planning | Tags: synthetic biology Leave a comment »A seed can grow a redwood tree. Can synthetic biology grow other megastructures?
AR Spex
Posted: April 4, 2012 Filed under: architecture, Augmented Reality, Automotive, Design, Digital Realtiy, Education, Entertainment, Fashion, Gesture, Ideas, Mobile, Smart Phones, Sports, Technology, Urban Planning, Video Games, Weapons Leave a comment »What would you like to see from Project Glass aka Google Glasses?
- I would like to see AR LARP game apps.
- I would like apps that guide me through home improvement and auto repair tasks.
- I would like AR cooking apps that can guide me through various recipes.
- I would like an AR shopping app that offers information about products like nutrition, diet, price comparison, and ethical business practices.
- I would like enhanced vision like magnification (microscope & telescope) and night vision.
- I would like an encyclopedia or Wikipedia AR app.
- I would like a flight recorder app that’s stored on the cloud, as a crime deterrence.
- I would like a face recognition app that not only stores information about personal contacts but also has information about criminals or people I want to avoid.
- I would like an app that helps with sports, such as a speedometer for jogging or something that tracks baseballs, golf balls, soccer balls and etc.
New Sense Organs for Robots
Posted: April 4, 2012 Filed under: Biology, chemistry, Design, Digital Realtiy, Ideas, Software, Technology, Urban Planning, Video Games, Weapons | Tags: agriculture, domestic automation, produce Leave a comment »Read about an electronic nose being developed to sense ripeness and flavor in fruits. Or, read about an nonoscillating gel that offers potential for robot skin.
BTW: MIT has launched a personalized domestic robot project.
