The gravity model of the North Atlantic ocean basin reveals tectonic history in sharp detail.
It’s like someone pulled a plug in the oceans and drained them away as a sea-floor map has exposed thousands of never-before-seen underwater mountains and ridges. The map was generated by the highest-resolution gravity model ever made for the oceans and will guide deep-sea research for years to come. (Video)
Continue reading… “Gravity map exposes mysteries of the deep oceans”
Prosthetic Wolverine claws
Prosthetic hands are great. But when you’re designing and building them for children, as Arron Brown does, prosthetic Wolverine claws are even better. Brown, a 3D printing enthusiast in Grand Rapids, Michigan, volunteers for a global organization called Enabling the Future, which designs and prints prosthetic fingers and hands for people in need. (Video)
Continue reading… “3D printed hands turn kids into superheroes”
Underground parking is extremely expensive to build.
Many factors contribute to drive up the price of rents, but parking is among the most significant, according to University of California Los Angeles professor and renowned parking guru Donald Shoup. During the CityLab 2014 conference in Los Angeles last week BuzzFeed News sat down with Shoup to talk about how parking makes housing more expensive. His point: “It’s unfair to have cities where parking is free for cars and housing is expensive for people.”
Continue reading… “Why rent is so expensive in cities: Parking spaces”
Syd Mead was illustrating “wearable” technology before it even had a name.
If anyone can call himself a “visual futurist” with a straight face, it’s Syd Mead is the legendary concept artist behind Blade Runner, Tron, and Aliens. If anyone can call himself a “visual futurist” with a straight face, it’s Mead. No one better qualified to critique the present and future of wearable technologies.
The Smart Switch
Smart Switch Technology reacts to the warning sound made by a smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector by actually turning off the device (toaster, curling iron, space heater, etc) that is at risk of igniting a fire.
The Smart Switch is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase. The Inventor Showcase will take place November 14-15, 2014 at the Denver Mart. You will have a chance to take a look at the Smart Switch and many other amazing inventions.
The multidirectional “perfect paraxial” cloak bends light around the hand to show the grid on the wall.
Two University of Rochester scientists have taken invisibility cloaking back to basics. Their novel arrangement of four standard, off-the-shelf lenses keeps an object hidden (and the background undisturbed) as the viewer moves up to several degrees away from the optimal viewing angle. (Video)
Continue reading… “Scientists develop 3D, continuously multidirectional cloaking device”
Drugs to slow aging already exist in the form of relatively cheap medicines that have been used for other purposes for years.
There is evidence that some widely used drugs can prolong lifespan for well people – and insiders have started taking them off-label. Millions of people are taking anti-aging drugs every day – they just don’t know it. Drugs to slow aging sound futuristic but they already exist in the form of relatively cheap medicines that have been used for other purposes for decades.
Continue reading… “New treatments show promise in prolonging human life”
Nine out of ten patients with memory problems showed improvements with this novel multi-systems approach.
A small exploratory study has found that memory loss in patients with Alzheimer’s disease may be reversed — and the improvement sustained — using a novel treatment approach.
Continue reading… “Novel treatment may reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Doctors today are constantly selling.
No, it didn’t start out that way, but a system has evolved that richly rewards members of the physician’s food chain if sales continue.
Continue reading… “Disrupting Healthcare – When Devices Replace Medicine”
InfantCarry
InfantCarry is an ergonomically designed attachment to a baby carrier handle to redistribute the weight of the baby and carrier.
One of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase is InfantCarry. The Inventor Showcase will take place November 14-15, 2014 at the Denver Mart. You will have a chance to take a look at InfantCarry and many other amazing inventions.
Continue reading… “Carry your baby comfortably with InfantCarry”
Aral Sea August 25, 2000
A massive environmental disaster dubbed “the quiet Chernobyl,” is shown in series of NASA satellite images that reveal the shocking decline of water levels in the Aral Sea. (Photos)
Continue reading… “NASA satellite images reveal extent of Aral Sea disaster”
SurfAir
SurfAir is a new airline hoping to deliver some overdue disruption to the not-so-friendly skies.The fast growing year old company is a subscription-based model for private planes, but it’s at a price point that could actually be accessible for frequent fliers.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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