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(http://www.nytimes.com)
- scanned by: il pinolo
over 3 years ago
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ProDigits can replace any or all fingers on a hand; each replacement digit has a tiny motor and gear box mounted at the base. Movement is controlled by a computer chip in the prosthesis. The individual, motorized fingers are a new and promising de...
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(http://www.popsci.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Using 144 terabytes of RAM, scientists simulate a cat's cerebral cortex based on 1 billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses
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ibm, catbrain, simulation, ai, bluegene, supercomputer, bluebrain, modeling, neuroscience
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(http://www.popsci.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Nylon beads sit in the outer of two nested drums. When both drums rotate, the absorbent beads fall through the mesh of the inner drum to tumble with your laundry, where they dislodge and trap dirt.
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(http://www.wired.com)
- scanned by: Muffaletta
over 3 years ago
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A California company has combined a Corvette with a luxury speedboat and thrown in some jet ski to create a holy trinity of awesomeness it calls the WaterCar Python.
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(http://www.wired.com)
- scanned by: Muffaletta
over 3 years ago
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The new system is like an extra set of eyes — a very complex processing unit is constantly monitoring video of the road ahead
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(http://mashable.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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should allow large and small developers (as well as businesses and educational institutions) to harness the power of the computational knowledge engine to enhance their own applications or products.
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(http://www.engadget.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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Details are about as light as can be on this one, but it looks like Japan's Ito Electronics has developed some sort of special "packaging technology" that can make OLED displays fully waterproof, which could be particularly used for watc...
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(http://www.montrealgazette.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Soon your computer and electronic gadgets could be much smaller, faster, cheaper, more reliable and even greener thanks to a new form of computer memory technology called racetrack.
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(http://laughingsquid.com)
- scanned by: Adam Cutsinger
over 4 years ago
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A pair of giant mechanical spiders created by the French art collective La Machine are in Yokohama right now as part of the Expo Y150 celebration.
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: Garry Golden
over 4 years ago
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GM & Segway are hoping to commercialize a new category of smart micro-vehicles for urban environments by 2012 (See previous post). I love the application of Segway software, but am skeptical of a 'plug in' battery version.
I'm not...
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