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Why I prefer science fiction to general literature

Aug 13
2016

Marvin Minsky talks about his love of science fiction.

‘Connected’ ink: Temporary tech tattoos transform skin into user interfaces (VIDEO)

Aug 13
2016

Temporary tattoos are getting the high tech treatment with a new product that transforms them into multifunctional on-skin user interfaces.

DuoSkin, created at the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Media Lab in partnership with Microsoft Research, allows people to control their mobile devices, display information, and store data all while looking stylish with a metallic like tattoo on their skin.

Criadas primeiras supermoléculas, feitas de superátomos

Posted by Bruno Henrique de Souza in futurism

Aug 12
2016

Os superátomos vêm virando a Tabela Periódica de cabeça para baixo há algum tempo — e prometendo muito mais.

Superátomos são aglomerados de átomos que conseguem imitar as propriedades de outros elementos — há até a ideia de criar uma Tabela Periódica de superátomos.

Forget concrete and cement. DARPA thinks skin and bone make better building blocks

Posted by Karen Hurst in futurism, materials | 2 Comments on Forget concrete and cement. DARPA thinks skin and bone make better building blocks

Aug 11
2016

Have you ever seen the movie called “The Haunting” with Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones? If you have; you will appreciate this article. A living building.

The US’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is attempting to build living, self-healing, programmable buildings.

DARPA’s Engineered Living Materials (ELM) program imagines that materials like bone, skin, bark and coral could form future building blocks as they provide advantages over non-living materials built with today, in that they can be grown where needed, self-repair when damaged and respond to changes in their surroundings.

“The vision of the ELM program is to grow materials on demand where they are needed,” said ELM program manager, Justin Gallivan.

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New Technique Reveals Black Phosphorus’ Properties and How to Control Them

Posted by Karen Hurst in futurism

Aug 11
2016

Researchers can turn ‘on’ or ‘off’ the mechanical anisotropy of black phosphorus.

Nexus: Choosing Sides In The Trans-Human Revolution

Posted by Carse Peel in futurism

Aug 11
2016

Beyond the fights and the chases in Ramez Naam’s Nexus trilogy, it is an opportunity to consider how technology might move some humans beyond humanity, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.