A Byron Bay man reveals how his innovative beehive design scooped around $16.8 million in advance orders to more than 130 countries when he launched a crowd funding campaign.
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Nov 3, 2015
Sneak Peek: Altering Genes to Extend Human Lifespan
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: innovation, life extension
I did not see this special, but the usual negative comments follow the vid.
Aging itself IS modifiable. The question now is, is it modifiable in us?
Find out on Breakthrough, premiering Sunday 9/8c.
Nov 3, 2015
The Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up.
h/t: Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Nov 3, 2015
Google’s ‘Project Wing’ commercial drone service to launch in 2017
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, transportation
We’ve seen Project Wing, the air-delivery service from Google, tap NASA to help sidestep reams of bureaucratic red tape and get off the ground before, and it looks like the service could soon launch in earnest. The outfit’s laying the groundwork right now and says that its goal is having the commercial flights up and running in 2017, according to Reuters. The company is one of several working with the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a registry for drones and eventually dedicated air traffic control system. The former would ideally be in place by this December 20th, making sure operators are aware of rules on where, when and how to fly their aircraft.
Google’s David Vos told the audience at an air traffic control covention that his company would want low-altitude space (14,500 feet and below), coincidentally dubbed “Class G,” reserved for UAVs to fly over cities. Rather than continuously doing the hokey pokey to get past the FAA, this is a crucial step to getting more commercial drones in the air. Whether or not that’s a good thing is entirely up to you.
Nov 3, 2015
Scotland to build world’s largest floating wind farm
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: sustainability
The Scottish government has announced that it’s approved the construction of the UK’s first – and world’s largest – floating offshore wind development.
The world’s largest floating wind farm is set to be installed 25 kilometres off the coast of Peterhead at the easternmost point of mainland Scotland. The development, called Hywind, will be developed by Norwegian energy company Statoil and is expected to generate enough electricity to power nearly 20,000 homes.
“Hywind is a hugely exciting project, in terms of electricity generation and technology innovation, and it’s a real testament to our energy sector expertise and skilled workforce that Statoil chose Scotland for the world’s largest floating wind farm,” said John Swinney, deputy first minister.
Nov 3, 2015
Do we love robots because we hate ourselves?
Posted by Julius Garcia in category: robotics/AI
Nov 3, 2015
Bitcoin to become sixth largest global reserve currency
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: bitcoin
Bank are estimated to spend over $1bn on blockchain projects in next two years, according to Magister Advisors.
Nov 3, 2015
Ultrasensitive sensors made from boron-doped graphene
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: electronics, materials, particle physics
Ultrasensitive gas sensors based on the infusion of boron atoms into graphene—a tightly bound matrix of carbon atoms—may soon be possible, according to an international team of researchers from six countries.
Nov 3, 2015
Nanotweezer is new tool to create advanced plasmonic technologies
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, nanotechnology, quantum physics
A new type of ‘nanotweezer’ capable of positioning tiny objects quickly and accurately and freezing them in place could enable improved nanoscale sensing methods and aid research to manufacture advanced technologies such as quantum computers and ultra-high-resolution displays.
Nov 3, 2015
Unbreakable glass that’s as strong as steel created
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: materials
University of Tokyo develops unbreakable glass that could revolutionise construction, manufacturing and dinner parties.
