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SpaceX Grasshopper 12 story test flight

December 25, 2012

Grasshopper

SpaceX’s Grasshopper — a 10-story vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) vehicle — took a 12-story leap towards full and rapid rocket reusability in a test flight conducted December 17, 2012 at SpaceX’s rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas.

Grasshopper rose 131 feet (40 meters), hovered, and landed safely on the pad, using closed-loop thrust vector and throttle control. The total test duration was 29 seconds.

Grasshopper consists of… read more

Video Source: SpaceX

Topics: Space

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Space Oddity

May 13, 2013

space oddity

A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.

With thanks to Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran, Andrew Tidby and Evan Hadfield for all their hard work.

Find out more:

Twitter: twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AstronautChrisHadfield
Google+: plus.google.com/113978637743265603454/po­­sts/p/pub

— Chris Hadfield

Video Source: Evan Hadfield

Topics: Entertainment/New Media | Space

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Space Experience Economy seminar trailer

June 8, 2012

see_space_seminars

Second trailer introduction to the Space Tourism Society’s new seminars — the Space Experience Economy seminar series.

Video by Virgin Galactic, ESA-Hubble.org, and NASA video
Music by Elegyscores
http://www.youtube.com/user/Elegyscores
http://soundcloud.com/elegy-music

Video Source: Space Tourism Society

Related:
Space Experience Economy (SEE) Overview Seminar

Topics: Space

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Space bursts provide insight to Theory of Everything

December 11, 2012

space_bursts_video

Light from some of the universe’s most energetic explosions is allowing scientists to probe the nature of space-time, according to new observations of gamma-ray bursts from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Ikaros spacecraft. Photons released by these bursts help place limits on a unified model of all of the forces of nature — what scientists call a “theory of everything.”

 

Video Source: Space.com

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Space Bursts Provide Insight to Theory of Everything

Topics: Physics/Cosmology | Space

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Sony | Projection-mapping entire room in real time using Playstation Move and EyeToy

November 30, 2011

Projection-mapping entire room in real time using Playstation Move and EyeToy

Sony | To promote the immersiveness of movies available on the Playstation Store, Sony commissioned a team to do “projection-mapping” of an entire room in real-time (no post-production), Gizmag reports.

Projection mapping has become more common in advertising recently, but has always been limited by the effect only being visible from a single, static point. The production team found a way around this using Sony’s… read more

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

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Sony Rolly demo 2007

January 1, 2008

WIKIPEDIA | Rolly was an egg-shaped digital robotic music player made by Sony, combining music functions with robotic dancing. It had several motors that allowed it to rotate and spin, as well as two bands of LED lights running around its edge and cup-like “wings” (or “arms” according to the Sony sonystyle USA website) which can open and close on either end, all of which could be synchronized to the… read more

Video Source: Diginfo News

Related:
Sony's Rolly webpage

Topics: AI/Robotics | Entertainment/New Media

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Some GM 2013 cars to support Siri for voice control

November 28, 2012

chevrolet_siri

General Motors says a number of its 2013 models will be compatible with Apple’s Siri. You’ll be able to use Siri’s Eyes Free mode without ever glancing away from the road. Triggered by a steering wheel button, Siri will find directions, look up information online, send text or e-mails,

 

Video Source: Chevrolet

Related:
Buckle Up, Siri --- Meet Your Sassy New Backseat Driver

Topics: AI/Robotics | Computers/Infotech/UI | Internet/Telecom

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Soft autonomous earthworm robot at MIT

August 10, 2012

earthwormbot

Earthworms creep along the ground by alternately squeezing and stretching muscles along the length of their bodies, inching forward with each wave of contractions. Snails and sea cucumbers also use this mechanism, called peristalsis, to get around, and our own gastrointestinal tracts operate by a similar action, squeezing muscles along the esophagus to push food to the stomach.

Now researchers at MIT, Harvard University and Seoul National University have… read more

Video Source: MIT

Related:
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm

Topics: AI/Robotics

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Smart fabrics

December 31, 2010

Video Source: Cetemmsa

Topics: Electronics | Nanotech/Materials Science

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Smart clothing, embedded electronics

December 31, 2010

Video Source: EuroNews, Futuris

Topics: Electronics

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SkyCube: the first satellite launched by you!

September 12, 2012

skycube_video

A nano-satellite that lets you take Earth images and “tweet” from space, then inflates a visible balloon, and de-orbits cleanly. Fully funded after a successful Kickstarter campaign.

Who Are We? And What is SkyCube?

We’re the makers of the SkySafari astronomy apps for iOS, Android, and Mac OS X, and the SkyFi wireless telescope controller.  With our mobile apps, we’ve revolutionized the way people… read more

Video Source: SkyCube

Related:
SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You!

Topics: Innovation/Entrepreneurship | Social Networking/Web/Education | Space

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Skinput: Turning the Human Body into an Input Surface

March 19, 2010

SKINPUT R&D TEAM | We present Skinput, a technology that appropriates the human body for acoustic transmission, allowing the skin to be used as a finger input surface. In particular, we resolve the location of finger taps on the arm and hand by analyzing mechanical vibrations that propagate through the body. We collect these signals using a novel array of sensors worn as an armband. This approach provides an always-available,… read more

Video Source: Carnegie Mellon: Human-Computer Interaction Institute & Microsoft

Related:
Chris Harrison's website & Skinput project details
Carnegie Mellon: Human-Computer Interaction Institute

Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Electronics | Human Enhancement | VR/Augmented Reality/Computer Graphics

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Singularity Summit 2012 — Create the Future

August 20, 2012

SSummit2012

The Singularity Summit, open to the public, is the premier event on cutting-edge technologies including robotics, regenerative medicine, artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfacing, and more. The event this October 13-14 will draw over 800 thought leaders to San Francisco for discussions on the most revolutionary technological advancements on the horizon.

The annual conference was founded in 2006 by Ray Kurzweil, Peter Thiel, and the Singularity Institute as the first academic… read more

Video Source: Singularity Institute

Related:
Singularity Summit 2012

Topics: Singularity/Futures

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Singularity Summit 2012 — Create the Future

September 26, 2012

Singularity Summit promo video

The Singularity Summit is the world’s leading dialog on the Singularity, bringing together scientists, technologists, skeptics, and enthusiasts alike. It was created to provide a much needed forum to discuss the risks and opportunities presented by our expanding relationship with technology.

Visit their registration page for the 2012 Summit, where you can buy tickets before prices increase on September 30. We hope to see you all there for this momentous occasion.

Video Source: Singularity Institute

Related:
Singularity Institute

Topics: Singularity/Futures

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Sight — the future of Project Glass?

July 30, 2012

future_project_glass

A short film by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo about a blind date in an augmented-reality future.

Video Source: Sight Systems

Related:
Is this the future of Project Glass?

Topics: VR/Augmented Reality/Computer Graphics

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