Archive for the ‘futurism’ category: Page 1125
May 6, 2016
Danish researchers looking to crowdfund ‘Theory of Everything’
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
May 6, 2016
Original Patent details on DNA Origami Molecular buckets which enables nanomedicine
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: biotech/medical, futurism
Their DNA origami device comprises a scaffold strand and a plurality of staple strands, wherein:
Want to be IronMan, Captain America, Super Woman, X-Men Mutant, etc. Well, you maybe able to.
If watching “Captain America: Civil War” this weekend revives your childhood dreams of becoming a superhero, technology may be on your side to make it happen — but science is a little more discouraging.
May 5, 2016
Identification of a gene signature associated with dilated cardiomyopathy
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
May 5, 2016
‘Super males’ emerge from male-dominated populations, study finds
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
Science proving that Alpha males still capture their mates — glad to see how science has gone backwards.
Males who evolve in male-dominated populations become far better at securing females than those who grow up in monogamous populations, according to new research into the behaviour of fruit flies at the University of Sheffield.
The study, led by Dr Allan Debelle and Dr Rhonda Snook in the University’s Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, looked at the mating patterns of fruit flies after they evolved for 100 generations in either polyandrous populations (where several males have to compete for a single female) and monogamous populations (where each male has access to only one female).
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May 5, 2016
Navigate your smartwatch
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, mobile phones
New tech from Carnegie Mellon makes it much easier to play ‘Angry Birds’ on your wrist.
Smartwatches walk a fine line between functionality and fashion, but new SkinTrack technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s Future Interfaces Group makes the size of the screen a moot point. The SkinTrack system consists of a ring that emits a continuous high-frequency AC signal and a sensing wristband that goes under the watch. The wristband tracks the finger wearing the ring and senses whether the digit is hovering or actually making contact with your arm or hand, turning your skin into an extension of the touchscreen.
May 5, 2016
Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano spews ash 20K feet into air
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
May 5, 2016
“Liberation technologies” and the ones who will gain
Posted by Harry J. Bentham in categories: 3D printing, biological, biotech/medical, disruptive technology, economics, futurism, governance, human trajectories, internet, scientific freedom
How could global economic inequality survive the onslaught of synthetic organisms, micromanufacturing devices, additive manufacturing machines, nano-factories?
(http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lordre/2016/04/obsessed-…L36KMDo.99)
Narrated by Harry J. Bentham, author of Catalyst: A Techno-Liberation Thesis (2013), using the introduction from that book as a taster of the audio version of the book in production. (http://www.clubof.info/2016/04/liberation-technologies-to-come.html)
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