A lot of exciting fun stuff in technology right now. Starting from Google's big April fool's prank to The top-notch tablets and gadgets. A close up of the Japan nuclear disaster and a special extra from PopSci.
To start, we wanted to feature PopSci's image of the future-- a true close up of what's right now...
Do not adjust your computer monitor, tablet, or smartphone. Do not bother rubbing
your eyes.
Then enter our contest for the chance to win a t-shirt emblazoned with said chicks,
said air conditioner, and a host of other science and tech breakthroughs from the
week that was March 28th through April 1st. A truly awesome occurrence.
By Jennie WaltersPosted 04.01.2011 at 3:23 pm
The da Vinci robot, renowned for its prostate surgery skill, can also
fly planes. Well, paper ones anyway. With Dr. James Porter of
Seattle's Swedish Medical Center guiding its tiny robotic arms
through the process,
da Vinci successfully folds and flies a miniature paper airplane in this video.
Enjoy a vintage gem of the How It Works genre
In honor of
How It Works Month here at PopSci, please enjoy with us this elegantly done film explaining how a differential gear works. It dates from the 1930s, but BoingBoing
reminded us how truly excellent it is.
It’s almost as if Heritage Provider Network set out to create the perfect PopSci story by mashing up all of our favorite things: clever algorithms, a multi-million dollar intellectual competition, and the future. The California-based health care provider has put up a
purse of $3 million for the person or group who can come up with a predictive algorithm that accurately identifies people at risk for hospitalization in the next year, thus encouraging predictive medical measures and reducing unnecessary hospital stays.
How a series of thin near-vertical lines placed in front of a display can create a stereoscopic image
Most people who go to watch a 3-D movie or own a 3-D TV at home probably have to wear big bulgy 3-D glasses that can slip of your nose, can be uncomfortable or can be REALLY if that person wears their own glasses. Messy, ugly weird, creepy. We think the NEW [3-D] TVs will be like the Nintendo 3DS. (In fact, the next iPhone might even have 3-D game play, photography, visuals and more. But what is the art behind all this insane technology? How does it work? And is it even possible. Let's take a closer look at the 3DS; When Nintendo released its 3DS. Instead of a lens, the 3DS uses a barrier to produce the stereoscopic effect. This year Toshiba demonstrated a similar kind of glasses-free 3-D display. We wonder what technology will bring us by 2045? Brain replacements?
By PopSci &Rainbow PostsPosted 04.01.2011 at 11:10 am
It would be awesome to access e-mail by giving a "Thumbs up"-- but could this be
too complicated too? This April Fools prank is unsettlingly close to our heart.
Google has unleashed a very funny video showing off their new initiative, Gmail
Motion. Essentially a Kinect-like motion sensor for Gmail, Gmail Motion is
basically an excuse for Google to have people act out awkward full-body gestures
for "Mark All As Read."
Enjoy the motorized hanging cradle, the baby gas mask,
the UV-ray baby branding prod, and more "infant-
friendly" gadgets from our archives
By PopSciPosted 04.01.2011 at 10:22 am
There are certain areas of expertise that came naturally to us over the years: cars,
space, aviation, and computers, to name a few. During the first half of the past century,
we even provided practical features for scientifically-minded housewives. But children
and babies? Not so much. Hence this compilation of PopSci's most dubious child-rearing
technologies.
Click to launch the photo gallery.
If you're wondering what the future of Japan's nuclear disaster will be [and in one
word:] Algae. Algae can
secrete biofuels and pump out
biologic drugs,
and now researchers think it could help clean up radioactive accidents like
the one unfolding at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear facility. However, there may
be a few consequences (That could effect Japan and us) But most likely to be
successful. But can this really be true?! A Northwestern University researcher'
has identified a certain kind of common algae, known as
Closterium moniliferum,
that has a unique penchant for sequestering strontium into crystals, a trick that
could help
remove the dangerous radioactive isotope strontium-90 from the environment.
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A couple of engineer buddies have
designed the latest must-have
accessory forthe coffee drinker.
Joulies are metallic beans you
drop into your hot cup of coffee
to makeit exactly 140 degrees.
They haven't even been
manufactured yet, but already
the project has accumulated
some $35,000 in
Kickstarter cash. I guess a lot of people are tired of blistered tongues.
Since 2009 the European Space Agency’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (
GOCE) has been
mapping the Earth’s gravitational field, and today the agency released its
most detailed model of the geoid to date.
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