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http://mashable.com/2013/05/06/billboard-message-children-lenticular/

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:17:39 -0400

http://mashable.com/2013/05/06/billboard-message-children-lenticular/

How to boost self-esteem!

Sat, 04 May 2013 01:44:35 -0400

How to boost self-esteem!:

8 simple habits to change the way you feel about yourself.

Very good reading!

emergentfutures: Australian 3D printers on track to print body...

Sat, 04 May 2013 01:30:57 -0400

emergentfutures:

Australian 3D printers on track to print body parts

The University of Wollongong’s Centre for Electromaterials Science is opening a research unit at Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Hospital where 3D printing will be used to reproduce tissue material.

The bio-fabrication unit scientists have already begun animal trials to reproduce skin, cartilage, arteries and heart valves.

Full Story: ABC

wired: This tiny, new compound camera is built LIKE A BUG’S...

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:06:31 -0400

wired:

This tiny, new compound camera is built LIKE A BUG’S EYE.

…so you may want to be careful the next time you pull out that flyswatter.

Woaw! This video is one of the most amazing things I’ve...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:52:25 -0400

Woaw! This video is one of the most amazing things I’ve seen. A proven solution to resorb deserts around the world!

I love to live in 2013!

"An estimated 5 million Americans are already using wearable devices to sync their lives to the..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:34:32 -0400

“An estimated 5 million Americans are already using wearable devices to sync their lives to the cloud, and their ranks are growing rapidly. Like Paulus, they are sending vast amounts of information—collectively referred to as Big Data—to the servers of salivating Silicon Valley executives. In just the first half of last year, venture-capital firms invested $700 million in businesses developing new wearable and embedded devices. According to a study by the consulting giant McKinsey, Big Data could be worth $300 billion annually to the health-care industry alone. But its value to sports-apparel companies, health-food purveyors, and even mattress-makers is also apparent. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, 283 vendors showed up to promote digital health products—over 100 more than the number of companies hawking games. One British mobile-research firm estimates that by 2017, 70 million people will be buying wearable devices annually and slapping them on their wrists (and chests, ankles, and necks). And while there is no valuation yet for, say, what Paulus’ heart rate is worth per beat, there’s reason to think that users of tracking apps and sensor-laden devices are giving the milk away free.”

- Who Really Owns Your Personal Data?: Critical Eye : Details (via infoneer-pulse)

wired: “I think we’re only 15 years away from a tipping point...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:53:11 -0400

wired:

“I think we’re only 15 years away from a tipping point in longevity.” - Ray Kurzweil

[More: How Ray Kurzweil Will Help Google Make the Ultimate AI Brain]

MIT Expert: New Tech Means Bomb Amputees Could Run 2014 Marathon

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:43:04 -0400

MIT Expert: New Tech Means Bomb Amputees Could Run 2014 Marathon:

engineeringisawesome:

“I’ll make the following claim: If a person has lost a leg in this Boston attack — if they’re motivated and generally healthy and reasonably athletic — they could, given current technology, they could walk or run across the finish line at the Boston Marathon this time next year.”

Making that bold statement is Hugh Herr, the renowned prosthetics and assistive technology expert who heads the Biomechatronics research group at MIT’s Media Lab (and is himself a double amputee). That’s what he said in response to my question about the future of the many victims who lost legs in Monday’s Marathon bombing. The current count, according to area hospitals, is 13 amputations.

Crossing engineering with current events. Engineering with a strong purpose.

saveplanetearth: The renewables revolution is truly underway!...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:42:55 -0400

saveplanetearth:

The renewables revolution is truly underway! The stats are in and ONE MILLION Aussie homes are now powered by solar! @ Clean Energy Council

springwise: From India, app checks urine to detect presence of...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:19:03 -0400

springwise:

From India, app checks urine to detect presence of diseases

Startups in the health industry are quickly realizing how useful smartphones can be for getting a quick diagnosis of conditions like anaemia and malaria. A new app called uChek is now making it possible for anyone to check their urine for signs of a number of different diseases. READ MORE…

buzzfeed: Yeah, this checks out.

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:26:57 -0400

buzzfeed:

Yeah, this checks out.

A good article about tech companies

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:24:30 -0400

A good article about tech companies

wired: Meet the Man Who Sold His Fate to Investors at $1 a...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:19:05 -0400

wired:

Meet the Man Who Sold His Fate to Investors at $1 a Share

springwise: Outpatient recovery plans managed through app It is...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:17:12 -0400

springwise:

Outpatient recovery plans managed through app

It is a given that improvements in medical technology benefit both doctors and patients, but can the use of consumer electronics in a therapeutic setting have a similar effect? JiffPad has already harnessed the iPad to help patients better understand their doctor’s terminology, and now Wellframe is an app that enables healthcare professionals to give those with chronic conditions a program to follow once they leave hospital. READ MORE…

engineeringisawesome: 19-Year-Old Student Develops Ocean...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:35:22 -0400

engineeringisawesome:

19-Year-Old Student Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World’s Oceans

19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored network of floating booms and processing platforms that could be dispatched to garbage patches around the world. Instead of moving through the ocean, the array would span the radius of a garbage patch, acting as a giant funnel. The angle of the booms would force plastic in the direction of the platforms, where it would be separated from plankton, filtered and stored for recycling.

Inhabitat

thisistheverge: CityScan: the dystopian technology that could...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:58:27 -0400

thisistheverge:

CityScan: the dystopian technology that could make breaking the law impossible

High-tech, fully-automated code enforcement could be a boon for city coffers

futuristgerd: (via Rented smartphones for tourists offer free...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:55:27 -0400

futuristgerd:

(via Rented smartphones for tourists offer free international calls and unlimited internet access | Springwise)

Now THERE is a good idea for telcos! Customer delight?

IT made the world greener

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:36:44 -0400

IT made the world greener:

So good with IT!

smarterplanet: MakerBot unveils ‘Digitizer’ 3D scanner (Wired...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:58:21 -0400

smarterplanet:

MakerBot unveils ‘Digitizer’ 3D scanner (Wired UK)

At the SxSW conference in Austin, Texas, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot has announced a 3D scanner called the “Digitizer”.

The desktop-sized device uses cameras and lasers to scan objects and create digital files that can then be used to replicate the object exactly using one of MakerBot’s digital printers.

MakerBot founder Bre Pettis said: “The MakerBot Digitizer is an innovative new way to take a physical object, scan it, and create a digital file — without any design, CAD software or 3D modelling experience at all — and then print the item again and again on a MakerBot Replicator 2 or 2X Desktop 3D Printer.”

So cool! Now we have a 3d copy machine!

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/02/moonshots-matter-heres-how-to-make-them-happen/

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:19:10 -0500

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/02/moonshots-matter-heres-how-to-make-them-happen/