Oculus Rift virtual-reality headsets may be ready to ship to the general public in early 2016, and could be the beginning of VR technology taking off. Adding to that, a Utah man is building a series of seven 60×60-foot rooms in which players will wear VR headsets and wander around immersive worlds, wielding powers that would even impress Neo from “The Matrix” films. Continue reading… “Awesome new virtual reality theme park”
Is there something special about coworking spaces? Researchers who have, for years, studied how employees thrive were surprised to discover that people who belong to them report levels of thriving that approach an average of 6 on a 7-point scale. Continue reading… “Why people are thriving in coworking spaces”
It might sound like science fiction, but someday, thanks to creative scientists and engineers, our world may contain autonomous or semi-autonomous robots working with people, helping us do tasks that are better suited for machines. Continue reading… “What technologies will be required for the robots of the future?”
NASA is starting a competition to intended to encourage creative thinkers to design and build a 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration, with a $2.25 million prize. Continue reading… “$2.25M prize offered by NASA for 3D printed deep space habitats”
One of the barriers to using graphene on a commercial scale – fabrication size limits – could be overcome using a new method developed by researchers at theDepartment of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory(ORNL). Continue reading… “New large-scale graphene fabrication”
A team of Canadian scientists has found a way to inject the drugs directly into the brain, breaking the barrier of the human body that keeps the nervous and circulatory systems apart by using “carrier” antibodies. Continue reading… “Delivering drugs straight into the brain”
With someone able to fly a drone onto the White House lawn, it is apparently time to discuss where you can (and cannot) fly drones—and, more importantly, how to track and enforce those boundaries. Bringing together government authorities, industry professionals, and amateur enthusiasts to chat about drones, NASA and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International are hosting a conference at the end of July in Moffett Field, California. Continue reading… “NASA needs your ideas on managing skies filled with drones”
Most people, including experts, think that with the large hurdles that exist for widespread adoption, the transition to driverless vehicles will come slowly over the coming few decades. This could be a significant underestimation. Continue reading… “By 2025 autonomous cars could eliminate millions of jobs and reshape our economy”
Last Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission derided legislative attempts to prevent consumers from buying cars directly from manufacturers in a strongly worded blog post. Continue reading… “FTC paving the way for direct-to-consumer cars”
In the six months it’s been in use an experimental bike path that also functions as a giant solar cell has far exceeded expectations – and that has scientists eyeing roadways as possible sources of solar energy to power street lights, traffic systems, and electric cars. Continue reading… “Solar road is generating more power than expected”
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a high-performance 3D microbattery that could be integrated into microchips at production volumes. Continue reading… “High-performance microbattery that can be integrated into microchips”
At least we know they’re not distracted by their cellphones, but the viability of self-driving cars will likely be debated and scoffed at for a long time. Continue reading… “Google’s self-driving cars have already been in 11 accidents”
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