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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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Form Fitting Electronic Devices?

December 15th, 2005 at 6:31 pm » Comments (0)

The next wave in electronics could be wavy electronics.



Cousteau’s Shark Submarine

December 15th, 2005 at 6:26 pm » Comments (0)

"I was 7 when I first saw the cartoon book, first read it," Cousteau,
now 38, said. "It stuck in my mind as a great idea. We went one step
further; I didn’t want something rigid that didn’t move."



Scientists Pressure EU for Nanomedicine

December 15th, 2005 at 6:22 pm » Comments (0)

Scientists called on European governments on Thursday to back the
promise of nanomedicine or risk trailing the United States in the race
to develop better ways to treat and diagnose diseases such as cancer.



Striped Fish Help Scientists Find Human Skin Color Gene

December 15th, 2005 at 6:18 pm » Comments (0)

A little striped fish has helped scientists begin to solve one of
the biggest mysteries in biology — which genes are responsible for
differences in human skin, eye and hair color.



More Bad News for Prestigious Korean Stem-Cell Scientist

December 15th, 2005 at 6:15 pm » Comments (0)

Key parts of a landmark paper from South Korea’s most renowned
stem-cell scientist were fabricated and the researcher is seeking to
have the work withdrawn, a close collaborator said on Thursday.



We Don’t Need No Stinking Quantum Cryptography!

December 15th, 2005 at 5:45 pm » Comments (0)

How would you feel if you invested millions of dollars in quantum
cryptography, and then learned that you could do the same thing with a
few 25-cent Radio Shack components?



Skype: Hollywood’s Worst Nightmare

December 15th, 2005 at 5:41 pm » Comments (0)

Two
weeks or so ago I posed a question to the newly minted SKYPE USA GM,
Henry Gomez, about the issues of adult content and licensed content
going over the Skype pipe when Video was announced.



E-Paper on a Product Near You!

December 15th, 2005 at 5:35 pm » Comments (0)

The cereal aisle at your local supermarket may soon resemble the Las
Vegas strip. Electronics maker Siemens is readying a paper-thin
electronic-display technology so cheap it could replace conventional
labels on disposable packaging, from milk cartons to boxes of Cheerios.