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| The SpaceX Dragon heads back to the realm of mortals. (Image courtesy phys.org.) |
Space Station Sunday: National Treasures
Good afternoon space fans! It's been another wonderful week for our friends whipping around above the world. Here's what was up!
Sounds Like Victory: New Ultrasonic Brain Surgery Heals Tremors Sans Cracking Skulls
It sounds like something out of the future, but it's actually in operational trials for human beings right now: a new type of surgery that uses ultrasonic sound waves to target specific neurons for eradication, thus healing certain brain malfunctions non-invasively...
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| This is a "song" that can heal certain brain anomalies, if it gets stuck in your head properly. (Image courtesy itnonline.com.) |
3-D Print-ception: Scientists Create New, Working Ovaries Via 3-D Printing
It seems that the only technology progressing as rapidly as
the robots who are going to take your jobs is that of 3-D printing. Capable of creating clothes, huts, offices, art, prosthetic limbs, space station parts, and more, the science has now expanded to being able to
reproduce the organs that are used to reproduce.
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| Even though they actually work, can we please call them "faux-varies"? (Image courtesy chicagotribune.com.) |
Spice Up Your Dinner Conversation With ACTUAL Conversation, Courtesy "Pepper Hacker"
Sometimes, it doesn’t take Wikileaks or the Russians to make
a hack that changes everything. Even a
small-scale rerouting of the information superhighway can have an impact on
everyday humans, and possibly even work in everyone’s best interests. That was the thought behind this one
unassuming new invention…
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| The Internet of Things? How about the NON-Internet of Things? (Image courtesy news.co.au.) |
Space Station Sunday: Dock Stars
Good afternoon, space fans! It's been another week of outstanding operations in orbit! Here's what was up...
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| Astronaut Rubins makes space for more spacecrafts by installing the new International Docking Adapter. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
And We All Float On, Alright: Flying Taxis To Be Tested In 2017
Alright nerds. It’s
Friday, and while you’re dreaming about the impending weekend, why not also
dream about the phenomenal parts of our future?
Especially that old (new?) chestnut, flying cars. Why aren’t they already floating around in
this glorious 21st-century utopia we’ve created for ourselves? Well, glorious 21st-century utopia
or no, the flying cars could be swooping in for testing as early as next year.
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| It is time. (Image courtesy darkroastedblend.com.) |
Here Comes The Sun King: Elon Musk's New "Solar Shingles" To Cut Power Bills, Ties To Grid
Having safely ensconced himself as a pioneer in modern spacefaring, electric vehicle technology, sustainable-electric storage, and
even a completely unheard-of new type of transportation, Elon Musk has now
focused his sights on improving home energy for the average human. The plan is simple, but he’s the man for the
job: solar roofing tiles.
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| Easily the best way to get your home looking and operating at peak futuristic capacity. (Image courtesy electrek.com.) |
NSA = Not So Adept: Hackers Loot Brash Stash Of NSA Exploits & Data
Who watches the watchers?
Apparently, now it’s…well, everybody with a computer. A massive hack against the NSA has revealed a
treasure trove of previously-private exploits and other data, and it doesn’t
make our “security agency” look very secure at all…
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| If the future won't let us have space-war, we'll have cyberspace-war. (Image courtesy techworm.com.) |
Space Station Sunday: Small Satellites, Science And Spacewalks
Good afternoon, space fans! It’s been another week of excellence in orbit. Here’s what was up!
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| The sun rises on another 16 mornings (per day!) in space. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
Robot Lawyer To The Rescue! Chatbot Helps Homeless Get Re-Situated
A while ago we wrote about “the world’s first robot lawyer”,
an AI software program that interacts like a chatbot and has already helped hundreds of
thousands of people defeat parking tickets.
Now, its creator has raised the bar for the 'bot to take on another societal issue: homelessness.
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| When human society turns heartless, only the heartless can help human society? (Image courtesy southernmarylandlaw.com.) |
Flights Of Fancy: New Drone Programmed To Paint Pointillist Portraits
Despite their reputation for being death-dealing,
bomb-bearing little robo-bats, drones have been taking flight for many moregood reasons these days. Now, with
robotic art competitions actually becoming a thing, a new technique for
creating masterpieces has emerged thanks to drone technology: pointillist portraits created in flight.
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| Make art, not war. (Image courtesy dailymail.co.uk.) |
Space Station Sunday: Every Breath You Take, Every Micro-Satellite You Make
Good afternoon, space fans!
We hope you have had a stellar week…we know a few people who always seem
to! Here’s what was happening on our
favorite orbital outpost…
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| Don't knock the noctilucent clouds. It was another stunning spin through space this week... (Image courtesy Jeff Williams / NASA.gov.) |
"Doctor" Watson? IBM's Supercomputer Diagnosed A Deadly Disease (Better Than Humans Did)
Many people wouldn't consider trivia smarts and higher intelligence - on par with, say, medical knowledge - to necessarily be similar. However, now that advanced artificially-intelligent robots are in the mix, their wisdom might surprise even seasoned scholars...
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| But does it know the meaning of love? Who cares. It saved a human life. (Image courtesy kurzweilai.net.) |
Booze Tattoos: This New Wearable Device Calls The Cops If You Get Too Sauced
Woohoo! It’s the weekend,
and you want to hit the bars / clubs / speakeasies / after-hours / diners that serve
booze / brunch / bars again, etc. Go
crazy! But be careful not to get written
up for driving under the influence, because now, robots will be able to rat you
out if you grab another round...
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| If you're going to have enough money to do this, also have enough money for a cab. (Image courtesy usnews.com.) |
The Bright Side Of The Moon: Speculative Moon-Mining Mission Is Go
As Led Zeppelin extols, it’s been a long time since we
walked in the moonlight. Well, at the
source, at least. Now, although humans
aren’t slated to return to our shiny little satellite-rock anytime soon, a
private company has been granted access to robotically rock the regolith…
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| Sky pioneers = sky-oneers? (Image courtesy techcrunch.com.) |
Meds Overhead: New Drone System Delivers Blood & Medical Supplies To Remote Areas
Recently
we discussed what might happen if drones begin making commercial deliveries inthe United States. The attendant
surveillance and sky-traffic might make things a little weird, particularly in
urban areas. However, it’s important to
note that non-commercial drones could make some very important deliveries out
beyond where traditional services usually roam…
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| But will it get chased by vampire bats? (Image courtesy fiercebiotech.com.) |
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