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Dreamers and Doers

butterscotch — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:36:31 +0000

Today’s students have grown up hearing more about Bill Gates than F.D.R., and they live in a world where startling innovations are commonplace. Now, the concept of entrepreneurship is blossoming in engineering programs and medical schools, and ...
Category: Education
Year: 2009
Tags: entrepreneurship, education, kauffmanfoundation

More Predictions for 2009

Garry Golden — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:03:50 +0000

Another list for 2009
Category: Communication
Year: 2009
Tags: prediction, forecast, death, dystopia, government, food

Some Forecasters See a Fast Economic Recovery

il pinolo — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:00:51 +0000

In the midst of the deepest recession in the experience of most Americans, many professional forecasters are optimistically heading into the new year declaring that the worst may soon be over.
Category: Economics
Year: 2009
Tags: recession, forecast, stimulus

Cell phones: the future of music broadcasting

Adam Cutsinger — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:17:17 +0000

Many believe that cellphones will soon eliminate the need for separate music players, citing the ease of synching phones and computers and transferring tracks back and forth, along with phones' general functionality, ever-increasing storage capaci...
Category: Communication
Year: 2009
Tags: future, of, music, my, space, best, buy, napster, mtvviacom, zune, pass, marketplace, itunes, walmart, microsoft, cellphones, verizon, mobile, phones, inside, digital, media, pandora, lastfm, rhapsody, bluetooth, mtv, players, iphone, apple, att, blackberry, storm, tmobile, google, g1, downloading, lalacom, pc

Scientists succeed through stem cell therapy in reversing brain birth defects

Bora — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:03:40 +0000

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in reversing brain birth defects in animal models, using stem cells to replace defective brain cells.
Category: Biotechnology
Year: 2008
Tags: embryonicneuralstemcell, parkinsons, alzheimers

SKorea's LG unveils watch-shaped mobile for video calls

butterscotch — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:06:54 +0000

South Korea's LG Electronics Monday unveiled what it described as the world's first watch-shaped mobile video phone.
Category: Technology
Year: 2008
Tags: mobilevideophone, lg

New Technology May Heal Bones in Minutes

Adam Cutsinger — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:23:31 +0000

A company has developed a product called “Injectable Bone” that may repair the broken bone in minutes. The U.K. company, called RegenTec, has created a white powder that is designed to be injected into a person in order to speed up the healing ...
Category: Biotechnology
Year: 2009
Tags: broken, bone, uk, company, regentec, leg, university, of, nottingham, ceramic, polylactic, acid, injectable, metal, pins, fda, approval

DNA nanotubes developed for electronic and biomedical applications

Garry Golden — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:00:55 +0000

ASU's Biodesign Institute have developed for the first time the three-dimensional character of DNA nanotubules, rings and spirals, each a few hundred thousandths the diameter of a human hair.
Category: Biotechnology
Year: Beyond
Tags: biotechnology, medicine, health, nanotechnology

Nanotechnology's biggest stories of 2008

Garry Golden — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:26:29 +0000

Nanotechnology's biggest stories of 2008 by New Scientist
Category: Science
Year: 2018
Tags: nanoscale, chemistry, energy, biofuels

Technology Review: The Year in Robotics

Garry Golden — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:07:21 +0000

Advances in robotics for personal assistance, medicine, and the military in 2008.
Category: Technology
Year: 2009
Tags: robots, robotics, technology, list

2009: Predictions Across the Web

Jeff Hilford — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:03:16 +0000

A round-up of some posts around the web that focus on blogs, online profiles and Google.
Category: The Web
Year: 2009
Tags: google, blogs, uberblogs, openid, internet, interactive

Bionic Humans: Top 10 Technologies

Jeff Hilford — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:26:53 +0000

Ten of the many technologies paving the way for human enhancement and restoration.
Category: Biotechnology
Year: 2008
Tags: organs, stemcells, replacements, restoration, enhancement, bionics

New 'Nanowelding' Technique for Building Electronic Nanostructures

Garry Golden — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:02:05 +0000

Sheffield University scientists have discovered a way to link nanowires and nanoscale objects into complex nanostructures and circuits by fusing them together with tiny amounts of solder.
Category: Technology
Year: Beyond
Tags: nanoscale, computing, electronics

The Mandate of Kevin

Alvis Brigis — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:16:01 +0000

The quick rise of the prosumer is exerting great force on the social networks and platforms that depend on these users. As prosumers are empowered and generate more value their options broaden, allowing them to control more of their web and ...
Category: Social Media
Year: General
Tags: prosumer, prosumerism, mandateofkevin, usermandate, socialnetwork, socialnetworking

Wired's Top Technology Breakthroughs of 2008

Garry Golden — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:56:52 +0000

List of Top Technologies from 2008
Category: Gadgets
Year: 2008

The Times Starts Selling Display Ads on Page 1

Jeff Hilford — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:19:51 +0000

In its latest concession to the worst revenue slide since the Depression, The New York Times has begun selling display advertising on its front page, a step that has become increasingly common across the newspaper industry.
Category: Business & Work
Year: 2009
Tags: nytimes, advertising, ads, displayads, traditionalmedia, media, newspapers

5 Predictions for the Wii in 2009

Andriod — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:31:07 +0000

5 unnanounced games predicted for the Wii including Resident Evil, NHL All Play, and Nintendo vs Capcom. Along with the why we can expect them.
Category: Entertainment
Year: 2009
Tags: nintendo, wii

Geo-fencing and GPS Dog Collars

Adam Cutsinger — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:44:17 +0000

GPS dog collars like these will soon become more widespread as the technology reaches the market and consumer awareness is built. Owners of expensive field dogs or law enforcement canines will likely see this technology employed first as a measure...
Category: Gadgets
Year: 2010
Tags: pets, animal, and, technology, geo, fencing, gsm, pet, tracking, devices, microchipped, global, finder, dog, device, petsmobility, ™, cellular, phone, for, sms, messaging, petscell™, batteries, rechargeable, dogs, cats, gps, collars, field, law, enforcement, canines

Ford's Active Park Assist, first step to mainstreaming autonomous vehicles

Garry Golden — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:58:02 +0000

Ford is introducing Active Park Assist technology on its 2010 Lincoln MKS flagship sedan and new Lincoln MKT seven-passenger luxury crossover. Active Park Assist uses an ultrasonic-based sensing system and Electric Power Assisted Steering EPAS t...
Category: Transportation
Year: 2012
Tags: transportation, autonomous, cars, vehicles

10 Wild Cards for the next decade

smarteconomy — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:15:46 +0000

10 Wild Cards for the next decade Wild cards are highly improbable events but if they do happen, their effects will have severe consequences. Human history has always een punctuated by wild card events, Here's a list of some of the ones I've ...
Category: Other
Year: 2018