Fighting the good fight
As reported by the BBC, IBM is looking for a solution. One idea is to cool computers the way the human body cools its brain — by using a fluid, i.e. blood. IBM’s Patrick Ruch and Bruno built a proof-of-concept computer chips that contains tiny channels that would circulate a fluid past electronic components, cooling them […]
MoreA group of Chinese scientists at Shanghai’s Fudan University have a bright idea: A lightbulb that produces its own Wi-Fi signal. According to Xinhua, the technology is called Li-Fi, and the prototype actually works better than the average connection in China. As many as four computers placed near a Li-Fi bulb can connect to the […]
MoreWe knew it was only a matter of time. The research into the human brain has been advancing so rapidly in recent months that eventually the military woul have to look into the subject. After all, if gamers are being given the opportunity to overclock their brains, then chances are that the Department of Defense […]
MoreMeet Atlas, a humanoid robot capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its balance on one leg even when hit from the side. And WildCat, the four-legged robot that can gallop untethered at up to 16mph (26km/h). These are the latest creations of Boston Dynamics, a US robotics company part-funded by the Defense Advanced Research […]
More(NaturalNews) As much as seventy percent of the human race will become obsolete within just three generations. Why? Because robotics technology is advancing at such a rapid pace that highly-capable humanoid robots with advanced vision recognition and motor coordination systems are going to take over most menial labor jobs. Supporting this conclusion, a new study […]
MoreFrom the moment I became involved in the creation of new technologies, their ethical dimensions have concerned me, but it was only in the autumn of 1998 that I became anxiously aware of how great are the dangers facing us in the 21st century. I can date the onset of my unease to the day […]
MoreIn “The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation?,” Frey and Osborne estimate that 47 percent of U.S. jobs are “at risk” of being automated in the next 20 years. via Researchers claim many jobs at risk for automation. Here’s what they missed..
MoreThe future of war is going to look really, really weird. The “super soldier” research that DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is working on right now is unlike anything we have ever seen before. If DARPA is successful, and if the American people don’t object, the soldiers of the future will be genetically […]
MoreThe Bloom Box Walmart, Google, eBay, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, FedEx, Safeway, Verizon, AT&T, Adobe, Honda, and Kaiser Permanente are among the corporate giants that have invested in the Bloom Box energy cell technology. A Bloom Box is literally a power plant in a box that uses next generation fuel cell technology to generate electricity. […]
MoreWhile the current incarnation of Google Glass continues to prompt worry and debate as far as privacy concerns go, the company is working behind the scenes on potentially much more disturbing technology, as revealed by a recently underreported patent application. The patent filing describes a “head mounted device”, for example hi-tech glasses, that would have […]
MoreSCIENTISTS have patented a “death test” that can tell people how long they have left to live. The simple, non-invasive test is the first of its kind in the world. A painless laser pulse is applied to the surface of the skin through a wristwatch-style device. This measures how a person’s body will decline with […]
MoreEMPIRES rise and fall swiftly on the internet. Google’s Chrome browser, which celebrates its fifth birthday next month, has captured much of the territory of older browsers and is now responsible for about 43% of all the web traffic generated by the world’s desktop computers. When Chrome was launched the dominant browser was Microsoft’s Internet […]
MoreIt is called “The Hyperloop” and, according to the designer, it will be a revolutionary “fifth mode” of transport, eclipsing trains, planes, boats and automobiles. via Inside the Hyperloop: the pneumatic travel system faster than the speed of sound – Telegraph.
MoreAnother feat scientists are getting closer to achieving is the ability to “upload” information into our brains. Learning another language, degree, or musical instrument could be as easy as falling asleep. Boston University scientists teamed up with a neuroscience lab in Japan and wrote a paper on “Decoded Neurofeedback.” It’s the ability to alter brain […]
MoreThe thing to realize is that recreating human intelligence is impossible. We can’t even grasp how the brain works. “Clearly, we can’t build a brain,” says Dharmendra Modha. “We don’t have the organic technology, nor do we have the knowledge.” But Modha is trying to build one nonetheless, together with a vast team of researchers […]
More“We are unable to control radioactive water seeping out of Fukushima plant.” – Tepco By Godfrey The environmental impacts of fukushima are still being felt today and will continue to be for many tomorrows. We are literally destroying our planet with toxic nuclear waste in the name of energy, and being charged for it. Fukushima alone is […]
MoreCambridge University geneticist Aubrey de Grey has famously stated, “The first person to live to be 1,000 years old is certainly alive today …whether they realize it or not, barring accidents and suicide, most people now 40 years or younger can expect to live for centuries.” via Can the Human Lifespan Reach 1,000 Years -Some […]
MoreThe humanoid robot, named Kirobo, is scheduled to blast into space around sunrise from an island off southern Japan on board a supply ship bound for the International Space Station. The robot was created as the world’s first talking companion for astronauts, in particular for Koichi Wakata, who will become the first Japanese commander of […]
MoreToday’s high-end televisions are almost all equipped with “smart” PC-like features, including Internet connectivity, apps, microphones and cameras. But a recently discovered security hole in some Samsung Smart TVs shows that many of those bells and whistles aren’t ready for prime time. The flaws in Samsung Smart TVs, which have now been patched, enabled hackers […]
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