A computer chip that can heal its own injuries.
Our technologies are becoming more biological with each passing year. And here’s the latest breakthrough: Caltech engineers have developed an integrated computer chip that can learn to heal its own injuries.
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It might not be enough to to just work out at the gym of you spend much of the rest of the day sitting down. A government survey shows that Americans are more sedentary than ever. That is a problem even among people who exercise regularly.
Continue reading… “How little do Americans actually move?”
Epidermal electronics
Researchers have devised a way to “print” devices directly onto the skin so people can wear them for an extended period of time while performing normal daily activities. Such systems could be used to track health and monitor healing near the skin’s surface, as in the case of surgical wounds.
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The 3-D printing technology is ideal for implants custom-shaped to each patient’s anatomy.
For the first time ever a patient has received an implant made specifically for him using 3D printing technology. the patient, an unidentified man, had 75% of his skull replaced with a 3-D printed implant made by Oxford Performance Materials, a Connecticut company.
Continue reading… “3D printed implant replaces 75% of a man’s skull”
“Internet of Things”
We will soon be able to build apps for our cars, thermostats, refrigerators, and more thanks to the “Internet of Things.” But what happens when attackers get into your company’s system through an ice maker instead of the phishing email we’re all so used to?
Continue reading… “Hacking the ‘Internet of Things’”
Technology will make education even more accessible and more reliable than it has today.
Kevin Kelly told the audience at the 2007 EG Conference for youth and young adults that 10 years ago no one would have believed the Internet was coming, least of all him.
Humans have been interfacing with machines for thousands of years.
You have probably heard a lot about wearables, living services, the Internet of Things, and smart materials by now. Designers are beginning to think about even weirder and wilder things, envisioning a future where evolved technology is embedded inside our digestive tracts, sense organs, blood vessels, and even our cells.
Continue reading… “The human body will be the next computer interface”
70 billion apps will be downloaded worldwide in 2013.
Ten apps will be downloaded for every single woman, man, and child on the planet in 2013. According to ABI Research, half of those apps will be Android apps, which will have 58 percent smartphone app share and 41 percent of those will be iOS apps. Thirty-three percent of smartphone app downloads will be for the Apple iPhone while the iPadwill take 75 percent of tablet app downloads. Windows Phone and tablet devices will account for the majority of the rest, with BlackBerry taking about a 2 percent share.
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Watson
IBM achieved a quantum leap in artificial intelligence technology in 2011 when its Watson computer program trounced human champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a three-day Jeopardy! tournament, taking home the million-dollar prize by outscoring the second place competitor by a three-to-one margin.
Continue reading… “IBM’s Watson goes to college”
Just because you worked hard and your perseverance led you to create something that changed the world, it doesn’t mean that you’ll get fame, fortune, or the slightest bit of recognition out of it. Some inventors get so little credit that we completely forget about them. Here are six of them.
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Wall hopping, the latest extreme swimming sport!
Quote of the Day: “Those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.” – Kurt Vonnegut
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TED2013
We are connected with people all over the world by the internet. But could the internet also connect us with dolphins, apes, elephants and other highly intelligent species?
Continue reading… “The interspecies internet: TED2013”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
Learn More about this exciting program.