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University of Arizona | 3-D moving images possible with new hologram technology

February 8, 2011

University of Arizona News | Traditional holograms are printed much in the same way a poster or a painting are, in that once the image is printed on a surface, it is permanent. But a technological breakthrough at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences has brought the possibility of full color, rewritable, holographic displays and televisions one step closer to reality.

Video Source: The University of Arizona

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Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Entertainment/New Media | VR/Augmented Reality/Computer Graphics

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University of Arizona solar energy demo

February 20, 2009

University of Arizona News | U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords initiated a series of public forums on the economy at the UA and in Phoenix. During one visit to the UA, Giffords attended a Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory solar energy demonstration where UA scientists burned a hole through a piece of steel within a 15-second period.

Video Source: University of Arizona News

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Topics: Energy

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Under Armour | Smart garments include embedded sensors and on-board computer for biofeedback

February 26, 2011

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Yahoo Sports | At the 2011 scouting combine, about 30 players will be wearing clothing technology that allows coaches and scouts watching the various drills to receive specific technical data about the players. The E-39 compression shirt is fitted with electronic touchpoints that send biofeedback via Bluetooth or to a computer or handheld device, and expands the specific awareness of what the body is doing during the drills.

The… read more

Video Source: Under Armour

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Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Electronics | Nanotech/Materials Science | Social Networking/Web

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Twentieth Century Fox | Prometheus official full HD trailer

March 28, 2012

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Twentieth Century Fox | In the distant future, two superpowers control Earth and fight each other for all the solar system’s natural resources. When one side dispatches a team to a distant planet to terraform it for human colonization, the team discovers an indigenous race of bio-mechanoid killers.

Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology,… read more

Video Source: Twentieth Century Fox

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Topics: Entertainment/New Media | Singularity/Futures | Space

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TrapWire: spying On YOU?

August 16, 2012

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“Emails obtained via a hack of intelligence agency Stratfor have shed light on a secret, comprehensive U.S. surveillance effort led by Virginia-based TrapWire. The details were released by whistleblower site Wikileaks, but an ongoing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Wikileaks.org has made it difficult to access the TrapWire docs…”. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

Video Source: The Young Turks Network

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Topics: Social/Ethical/Legal | Survival/Defense

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Trailer for new film by Doug Wolens The Singularity

January 24, 2013

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Doug Wolens | The Singularity is defined as the point in time when computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence. This notion of superhuman machines has long served as fodder for tales of science fiction. Yet most scientific leaders argue that these changes are inevitable, based on the accelerating rate of technological progress.

Clearly, some emerging technologies could have unknown consequences that could lead to catastrophic events or be abused for… read more

Video Source: Doug Wolens

Topics: Entertainment/New Media | Singularity/Futures

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Toward Intelligent Humanoids | iCub 2012

April 15, 2013

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This video, released by the IDSIA Robotics Lab as part of the ongoing work in the EU-funded project IM-CLeVeR, shows recent skills learned by the iCub humanoid.

The IM-CleVeR project, launched in 2009, aims at “developing a new methodology for designing robots that can cumulatively learn new skills through autonomous development based on intrinsic motivations, and reuse such skills for accomplishing multiple, complex, and externally-assigned… read more

Video Source: IDSIA Robotics Lab

Topics: AI/Robotics

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Tour of The Daily, the world’s first iPad-only news app in the U.S.

February 4, 2011

The Daily Holdings, Inc. | The Daily is the world’s first iPad-only news app in the U.S., owned by News Corporation, with original daily content created exclusively for the iPad and covering: breaking news, sports, pop culture, entertainment, apps, games, technology, opinion, celebrity gossip and more. The Daily has the depth and quality of a magazine but is delivered daily like a newspaper and updated in real-time… read more

Video Source: The Daily Holdings, Inc.

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Topics: Entertainment/New Media | Internet/Telecom

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Titan the Robot performing at the Dubai Gitex 2009

September 28, 2010

Titant the Robot entertains spectators at the Dubia Gitex 2009 conference.

Video Source: Cyberstein Robots Ltd.

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Topics: AI/Robotics

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Tissue engineering – building body parts

June 26, 2008

Video Source: VCU Life Sciences

Topics: Biomed/Longevity | Biotech

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Thought-controlled quadcopter takes to the skies

September 5, 2012

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Researchers at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, have developed a quadcopter that they claim can be controlled by thought alone. The idea is to give people with impaired motor abilities a new avenue for interaction, says New Scientist.

Their system relies on the commercially available Emotiv EEG headset to interpret brain activity as commands for the quadcopter. Commands are relayed first… read more

Video Source: Zhejiang University

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Topics: Biomed/Longevity | Cognitive Science/Neuroscience

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This remote-controlled machine might one day weave a building

April 29, 2012

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Inspired by nature, a three-week old remote-controlled machine at the MIT Media Lab is weaving a cocoon-like structure. Eventually it will be autonomous.

Video Source: IDG News

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Topics: AI/Robotics | Nanotech/Materials Science

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Thiel Foundation | 20 Under 20 fellowship program is now accepting applications: $100,000 grant to skip college

November 29, 2011

20 Under 20 fellowship program is now accepting applications: $100,000 grant to skip college

The Thiel Fellowship | The Thiel Foundation’s 20 Under 20 fellowship program is now accepting applications for their second round of fellows for 2012. The deadline is December 31, 2011. To get a sense of what life is like as a fellow, they’ve created a short documentary series.

“A radical re-thinking of what it takes to succeed, the Thiel Fellowship encourages lifelong learning and independent… read more

Video Source: The Thiel Fellowship

Topics: Innovation/Entrepreneurship | Singularity/Futures | Social Networking/Web

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The Ubi — the always-on voice-activated computer

August 20, 2012

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The Ubi is an always-on voice-activated computer ready to help. Just plug it in, talk to it and it’ll help you connect with your world.

Ubi uses voice recognition technology to listen for plain language commands, responding to requests in a synthesized voice or offering simple status updates using the multi-colored LED indicator lights. It’s been designed to synchronize with other Ubis in the home or office, and users… read more

Video Source: Team Ubi

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Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Internet/Telecom

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The Solar Pocket Factory by Alex Hornstein and Shawn Frayne

October 5, 2012

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What if you could have electricity anywhere there was sunlight? What if the charge on your phone could last for weeks, the poorest, most remote homes in the world could have electric home lighting, and adding a USB charge outlet was as simple as slapping a sticker onto a sunlit wall? All of these are becoming possible thanks to microsolar: small solar panels that are small and cheap enough to… read more

Video Source: Digibox/Rhine Bernardino/Alex Hornstein and Shawn Frayne

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The Solar Pocket Factory: an Invention Adventure

Topics: Energy | Nanotech/Materials Science

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