Programmable 'smart sand' can assume any shape
MIT researchers are developing small magnetic cubes that can communicate with each other to auto-duplicate objects in a "sand box" using a subtractive production algorithm.
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Emerging trends in technology and new developments in science will affect the way we live. Chris Jablonski selects and analyzes news about our future that you'll almost never find anywhere else.
Chris Jablonski
Christopher Jablonski is a freelance technology writer.
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Cost of Li-ion batteries in 2020 not low enough for mass adoption of EVs: report
Despite technology improvements and growing industry scale, Li-ion electric vehicle batteries will cost $397/kWh in 2020, falling short of the $150/kWh target needed to reach the mass market, say experts.
Breast implant with nano 'bed-of-nails' deters cancer cells
Brown University biomedical scientists have created an implant that appears to deter breast cancer cell regrowth. Made from a common polymer, the implant is the first to be modified at the nanoscale.
Getting up close and personal with the 'King of Wow'
In this fun "Esquire-esque" interview, Vinnie Mirchandani, Deal Architect CEO, blogger, and author of two books (one just released) shares his wisdom about the state of IT, innovation, and his life's work.
3-D printer with nano-precision sets world record
Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have developed a method for fabricating intricately structured sculptures as tiny as a grain of sand in record speed.
Breakthrough could make smartphones and laptops 1,000 times faster
Researchers at University of Pittsburgh have generated a frequency comb (a slice of spectrum) with more than 100 terahertz bandwidth, eclipsing today's devices that operate in the gigahertz frequency region.
'Cheetah' sets land speed record for legged robots
Created by Boston Dynamics and funded by DARPA, Cheetah is allegedly now the fastest legged robot on the planet.
Five signs the mobile phone form factor is maxed out
Smartphones are ubiquitous and capable, but the innovation ceiling has been reached.
TI's contact-less temperature sensor opens up possibilities
First-ever single-chip passive infrared temperature sensor could be used in tablets, handsets, watches, and cameras for applications yet to be imagined.
Art installation blurs boundary between physical and digital (video)
Nervous Structure is a series of installations that create hypnotic displays using elastic or spandex and a projector to illuminate it with computer-generated graphics.