Hugh Herr and MIT Media Labs are developing new exoskeleton boots that could make walking over challenging terrain easier for soldiers on the battlefield. The boots could even be used for physical therapy patients who are learning how to walk again or for people who just want to take a very long walk.
Mother Nature is the ultimate attention seeker and tonight, April 28th, at 11 p.m PT/2 a.m ET she will be showing us the “Ring Of Fire” annular solar eclipse. The only place on earth this event will be visible is the Antarctic and since we’re not jumping on a bus there anytime soon, you can catch it by watching the Live stream, video after the break.
Some brilliant minds in Australia have a new 3D modeling system that can model insects as small as 3 mm and bring their characteristics into a scale that scientists can study them better. These large colored 3D models are kind of creepy but really cool at the same time. I’ve often wondered what we would do if some of these bugs were the size of large dogs, we’d probably be in some trouble. Check out the Abstract from the PLOS One website and hit the links after the break for more info.
The Google Tango project is about to blast off…no, seriously, it’s going to space. The Project Tango team is working with NASA to integrate their new 3D technology into the International Space Station.
On April 18, 2014, PayPal founder Elon Musk’s private spacecraft company, SpaceX, claimed its first successful launch of its reusable rocket, the Falcon 9, achieved through the launch of SpaceX-3.
Discovery News is billing the TRANSFORM table as a possible first step into Holodeck technology. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, let’s clarify what a Holodeck is and where it comes from. The Holodeck is an immersive virtual reality simulation program used on Star Trek. The Holodeck was used for training purposes but it could be used for recreational purposes as well. Unlike the VR we know today, the Holodeck was not only imagery, it had a physical sense to it as well, meaning you could interact with your surroundings physically. For example, if you were in a boat you could actually touch the water the boat was floating on. The Holodeck is one of Star Trek fans favorite pieces of technology, well certainly one of mine anyway.
Night vision devices have played a part in any number of movies, tv shows, and video games as well as their prominent use in real life – mainly by the military and law enforcement. One thing has always been true of these devices: they’ve always been fairly big and bulky. The University of Michigan is looking to change all of that with a recent breakthrough in light detection.
We’ve all seen the headlines – Violent Video games Cause Aggression! But what if they didn’t? Video games and gaming in general have grown significantly in a relatively short amount of time. It’s easy to see how games, and the people that play them can be misunderstood. The University of Rochester has conducted a study and found that the cause of most aggression in gamers stems from their failure and frustration during gameplay, not the violent content of the games they play.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Morpheus Lander performed its ninth successful free flight test yesterday, March 11, 2014. The short flight took place at Kennedy Space Center located in Merritt Island, FL. This was the final test flight before the integration of Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) on NASA’s Bravo vehicle.
Twenty five years ago today, while working as an independent contractor at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Sir Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal … Read more…
According to the Mac Observer, at Apple’s yearly shareholder meeting, CEO Tim Cook resoundingly rejected a suggestion by the conservative think tank National Center for Public Policy Research that Apple not invest in renewable energy if it wasn’t profitable. In what is described as an emotional response Cook said of the suggestion:
University of Liverpool scientists have discovered they can produce a Wi-Fi virus that can move through dense wireless (unprotected) networks and infect multiple systems. The team designed a virus called Chameleon and found that it was able to spread rapidly from one network to another. The virus was also able to identify weak networks, those without encryption or passwords. The scientists found that Chameleon had human airborne virus qualities in its ability to infect one wireless network after another, much like the flu bug in humans. The closer the networks are to each the other the more likely the virus will spread through them.
3D printing is still a relatively new technology. While it’s possible to buy a Makerbot or even a 3D pen, this is still a technique to which few people have immediate access. 3D printing may be about to hit a lot closer to home…as in, your actual home.
Ford, SunPower Corp. and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to bring a concept solar car to CES 2014. Solar powered cars aren’t … Read more…
CERN is home to the largest particle accelerator on the planet and home to an army of nerds, geeks and intellectuals (in other words, a … Read more…
NASA launched its Valkyrie humanoid robot recently, standing 6 foot 2 inches tall this thing looks awesome. “Designed for the DARPA Robotics Challenge, Valkyrie — … Read more…
Astronaut Chris Hadfield is arguable one of the coolest astronauts since Neil Armstrong. A regular on Google+ he showed the whole world a bevy of … Read more…
A Dutch company is making plans to send a team of amateur astronauts on a one way mission to mars to establish the first human … Read more…
Science News Massive, long-lasting plasma flows 15 times the diameter of Earth transport heat from the sun’s depths to its surface, according to a study in the … Read more…
New video camera will catch the universe in living color, the report from IEEE Spectrum explains and illustrates the technology. Written by: Douglas McCormick Your camera … Read more…
Graphene, a one-atom-thick carbon layer with extraordinary conductivity and strength, holds promise for a range of applications, but to realize its potential scientists must perfect … Read more…
Leave it to those silly scientists to go around coming up with ideas and experiments. A couple of these out of the box thinkers have … Read more…
Watch the launch of Apollo 11 July 16,1969. Some of you may have seen this before but for those who haven’t, this video is simply … Read more…
Hawkes and Katkoare are working on perfecting the technology to make the metamaterials operable inside of a cell phone.
A recent study by Brigham Young University researchers Lori Schade and Jonathan Sandberg has found that being constantly connected can cause disconnect in some committed relationships. … Read more…
I don’t think anyone wants to be around when a hand grenade goes off. I’m certainly not curious enough to stick around to find out … Read more…
File this under simple awesome. Watch a golf ball hit a steel plate at 150mph. http://youtu.be/AkB81u5IM3I From Mark Haycock
Get a view of CERN you’ll likely never see IRL through the eyes of Google Street View. Google Street View CERN Symmetry Visitors all over … Read more…