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Apr 14, 2016
Light-Speed Computers? Discovery of a New Platinum-Tin Metal Could Make Them So
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, innovation
Apr 14, 2016
Flexible Sheet Camera Captures Images (Selfies) No Matter How You Bend It
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: electronics
Apr 14, 2016
James Cameron confirms he is making four Avatar sequels
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: entertainment
We’d already heard rumors that James Cameron had found three sequels a little limiting for his Avatar follow-ups, and on stage at CinemaCon today he made it official. The filmmaker announced that no less than four new sequels to his 3D epic are in the works, with the first hitting theaters in 2018.
The filmmaker discussed the many ways in which he is expanding the world — a theme park with Disney in in the works, and his company has signed a deal with Dark Horse Comics for graphic novel spin-offs — but the movies themselves are obviously the biggest component. The Avatar sequels have been a moving target since he first announced he was working on them, and Cameron has since assembled what amounts to a screenwriting superteam to break the story for the various films. As it stands, the second film in the series will be coming out in the holiday season of 2018, with the subsequent films arriving in 2020, 2022, and 2023.
“It’s going to be a true epic saga that’s told in this rich and complex world,” Cameron assured the theater owners, while also taking the moment on stage to voice his support for exclusive theatrical windows for movie releases — a hot topic at this year’s show thanks to the recent emergence of Sean Parker’s The Screening Room initiative, which would allow audiences to rent first-run movies from their living room. As Cameron framed it, technology threatening movie theaters was nothing new. “There’s always been some kind of threat to the theater-going experience,” he said, “but we’ve always answered that threat in the same way. By being great, and showmanship.”
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Apr 14, 2016
Someone’s made an actual, working hoverboard
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Apr 14, 2016
Carbyne: Scientists create ‘holy grail’ strongest material in the world that’s tougher than graphene
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: materials
First ever leaked footage of Apple’s secret electric car project.
Apple Car prototype testing at ‘Project Titan’ secret indoor facility. Recorded by unknown employee. This is the first ever leaked footage of Apple’s secret electric car.
Apr 14, 2016
Stem Cell Technique Could Regenerate Any Human Tissue Damaged
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Taking their cue from salamander regeneration, a team led by the University of New South Wales says that a stem cell therapy capable of regenerating any human tissue damaged by injury, disease, or aging could be available within a few years, thanks to an innovative new technique.
While stem cells have worked wonders in medicinal research, showing signs of curing everything from spinal cord injuries to blindness, they’ve always had their shortcomings. But one study is promising a new “game changing” technique for stem cells.
Taking their cue from salamander regeneration, new research led by the University of New South Wales says that a stem cell therapy capable of regenerating any human tissue damaged by injury, disease, or aging could be available within a few years, through an innovative new technique.
Apr 14, 2016
Clothes that Transmit Digital Data Are Coming
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, electronics, health, mobile phones, neuroscience, wearables
Imagine shirts that act as antennas for smartphones or tablets, workout clothes that monitor fitness level or even a flexible fabric cap that senses activity in the brain!
All this will soon be possible as the researchers working on wearable electronics have been able to embroider circuits into fabric with super precision — a key step toward the design of clothes that gather, store or transmit digital information.
“A revolution is happening in the textile industry. We believe that functional textiles are an enabling technology for communications and sensing and one day, even for medical applications like imaging and health monitoring,” said lead researcher John Volakis from Ohio State University.
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Apr 14, 2016
Ghost In The Shell Begins Production
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: entertainment
While she’s still in the thick of her publicity tour for Captain America: Winter Soldier, Scarlett Johansson’s next big genre project is getting underway.
Today, Paramount Pictures announced that The Ghost in the Shell has started filming, providing fans with their first look at the anticipated adaptation.
The film is based onShirowMasamune’s cyberpunkmanga of the same name.