Susan Montoya Bryan smh.com.au February 2, 2012 Figuring out how to pack a processor and other sophisticated equipment into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge, but engineers at Sandia National Laboratories in the US say the miniature guidance system they’ve developed is a breakthrough. A bullet that directs itself like a tiny guided [...]
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Special effects master creates terrifying skinless robot baby
Posted: January 24, 2012 in Science and TechnologyStephen C. Webster The Raw Story January 24, 2012 It’s like the worst Terminator-inspired nightmare come to life: A robot baby with no skin, that moves and sounds just like a real child. Created by special effects master Chris Clarke, who’s worked on films such as Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil and even the recent [...]
The Times of India January 22, 2012 MOSCOW: Several objects resembling living beings were detected on photographs taken by a Russian landing probe in 1982 during a Venus mission, says an article published in the Solar System Research magazine. Leonid Ksanfomaliti of the Space Research Institute of Russia’s Academy of Sciences published a research that [...]
Is this an alien skull? Mystery of giant-headed mummy found in Peru
Posted: November 24, 2011 in Science and TechnologyPaul Milligan Daily Mail November 24, 2011 Skull has soft spot, found in infants, yet also two large molars, found in older humans Three anthropologists agree: ‘It is not a human being’ A mummified elongated skull found in Peru could finally prove the existence of aliens. The strangely shaped head – almost as big as [...]
Computerised contact lens will keep you up to date with news and texts
Posted: November 22, 2011 in Science and TechnologyFiona Macrae Daily Mail November 22, 2011 Imagine catching up with your texts, social networking and perhaps the news without having to log on to a computer or even glance at a smartphone. Messages and images would simply appear in front of your eyes, generated by a computerised contact lens. Of course, you may not [...]
Jim Giles Technology Review November 16, 2011 Bitly’s shortened links can forecast the next trend online—a partnership with VeriSign is about to boost that predictive power. Thousands of people every day use the link-shortening service Bitly to tame unwieldy Web links to share on Twitter and other social media sites. Few realize that they’re simultaneously [...]
Project Blue Beam – Amazing light show, just think what they could do with lasers
Posted: November 3, 2011 in Science and TechnologyYoutube November 3, 2011
Doctor claims he can turn brown eyes blue (but he can’t change them back again)
Posted: November 3, 2011 in Science and TechnologyClaire Bates Daily Mail November 3, 2011 Ever wished you were the blue-eyed boy? You soon could be, after a doctor revealed he can permanently change a person’s eye colour in just 20 seconds. Dr Gregg Homer, from Stroma Medical in California said his Lumineyes technology uses a laser tuned to a specific frequency to [...]
‘Super skin’ for robot limbs can feel – and survive the pressure of two elephants standing on it
Posted: October 26, 2011 in Science and TechnologyRob Waugh Daily Mail October 26, 2011 The ‘skin-like’ sensor unveiled by Stanford University scientists can ‘feel’ pressure just like human skin – but is far, far tougher. It could be used for advanced prosthetic limbs – or to create robots that can ‘feel’ a touch. The ‘super skin’ can be stretched out to twice [...]
Facebook rolls out big changes to ‘lock in’ users
Posted: September 30, 2011 in Science and TechnologyAgence France-Presse The Raw Story September 30, 2011 Facebook on Friday begins rolling out its biggest ever shake-up, in a move observers say will not only profoundly alter how its 800 million users interact with the site, but will keep them coming back for decades to come. The new “Timeline,” revealed last week by chief [...]
