Why The New Google-NASA Partnership Marks A New Era In The History Of Computing
_Featured_, Sci-Tech, Technology Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Google-NASA quantum computing partnership marks the beginning of a new digital paradigm.
Cities: How Crowded Life is Changing us
_Featured_, Sci-Tech, Technology Monday, May 20th, 2013
More than half the world’s population are concentrated in urban areas, and this is having an effect not just culturally, but biologically too. And advances in technology are adding an entirely new dimension to people’s lives.
Disruptions: Helper Robots Are Steered, Tentatively, to Care for the Aging
_Featured_, Sci-Tech, Technology Monday, May 20th, 2013
As the baby boomer generation grows old and if the number of elderly care workers fails to grow with it, many people might end up being cared for by robots.
Teen’s Invention Could Charge Your Phone in 20 Seconds
Technology Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student’s invention…
Australian Scientists Print Flexible Solar Panels
_Featured_, Alternative Energy, Technology Sunday, May 19th, 2013
World-leading scientists at the CSIRO said the A3-sized panels, which are created by laying a liquid photovoltaic ink onto thin, flexible plastic could soon mean everyone has the ability to print their own solar panels at home…
Google Quantum Computer Lab to Study Artificial Intelligence
_Featured_, Technology Friday, May 17th, 2013
Google is opening a new research lab to see if a quantum computer can solve problems too taxing for traditional computers.
New App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart
_Featured_, Technology Friday, May 17th, 2013
You can join user-created campaigns to boycott business practices that violate your principles rather than single companies. One of these campaigns, Demand GMO Labeling, will scan your box of cereal and tell you if it was made by one of the 36 corporations that donated more than $150,000 to oppose the mandatory labeling of genetically modified food.
Nasa to Install a ‘Quantum’ Computer
_Featured_, Technology Friday, May 17th, 2013
A $15m computer that uses “quantum physics” effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility. It will be shared by Google, Nasa, and other scientists, providing access to a machine said to be up to 3,600 times faster than conventional computers…
Masks Give You Superhuman Powers
_Featured_, Technology Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
A group of students at the Royal College of Art in London have created two masks that can give you superhuman sight and hearing. The first prototype covers the wearer’s ears, mouth and nose and uses a directional microphone to give him the ability to hear an isolated sound in a noisy environment.
What, Exactly, Is a 3-D Printer?
Technology Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Invented in the mid-1980s, a 3D printer is one that uses plastic, wax, resin, paper, gold, titanium—a whole host of materials—instead of ink to create a solid, three-dimensional object.
Working Gun Made with 3D Printer
_Featured_, Technology Monday, May 6th, 2013
The world’s first gun made with 3D printer technology has been successfully fired in the US. The controversial group which created the firearm, Defense Distributed, plans to make the blueprints available online.
Government Lab Reveals It Has Operated Quantum Internet For Over Two Years
_Featured_, Quantum Physics, Technology Monday, May 6th, 2013
A quantum internet capable of sending perfectly secure messages has been running at Los Alamos National Labs for the last two and a half years, say researchers.
Medical Tricorder Becoming a Reality: Physicals by Smartphone Coming Soon
_Featured_, Technology Friday, May 3rd, 2013
It’s not a “Star Trek” tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you could almost get a complete physical – without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor’s office.
Breakthrough Material Could Tackle Environmental Challenges
Technology Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
A new wonder material that can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even create energy.
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
_Featured_, Alternative Energy, Technology Sunday, April 28th, 2013
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid.
