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An exciting triumph in nanotechnology has brought us one step closer to a quantum computing reality: scientists at the University of New South Wales in Sydney have successfully constructed a working transistor out of a single atom of Phosphorous deposited on a silicon substrate. While single atom transistors aren’t an outright new creation, previous iterations [...]
Who says gamers can’t use their hobby to contribute to the greater good? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has published a solicitation for a game-based program that will help DARPA scientists debug complicated, large scale software programs. While automated debugger tools like garbage collectors and hypervisors are nothing new, they’ve thus far been [...]
At first glance, you might mistake this silvery puddle for the T-1000 of the Terminator series. But don’t speed dial the Governator just yet: this miracle moving liquid is called a ferrofluid. The word “ferrofluid” is in part derived from the term “ferromagnetic,” which describes materials that are strongly attracted to magnets. A good example [...]
One of my favorite things about my iPhone is that I’ve used it to replace every other electronic device I could potentially need. Gone are the days of carrying around a phone, PDA, camera, calculator, and newspaper. I mentioned this in my last post about an iPhone DSLR lens adapter. As long as you’re using [...]
After spending a couple of hours shopping for new lenses and a bag for my Canon DSLR, I couldn’t help but wish that my beloved camera came in a smaller package. These days, I take all of my pictures either with the Canon or with my iPhone, saving the latter for occasions where I really [...]
Ever wished you were able to wear your favorite superhero costume to school when you were a kid? Chinese office employee Wang Xiao Kang decided to make what seems like a childhood fantasy a reality by building an Iron Man Mark I suit and wearing it into work. Construction of the Iron Man labor of [...]
Omer Sagiv of design company Yanko developed a concept computer that looks interesting, but might be a little too weird to be functional. Dubbed the Roll Me, the portable PC would feature a flexible display that rolls around a central keyboard core like a newspaper. The keyboard tube is hollow, which serves the double purpose [...]
Amongst the offerings at this year’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), Ubisoft released a sequel to Your Shape: Yourself Fitness called Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012. They also announced their goal of a loss of 1,000,000,000 calories across all users. What I love about fitness video games is that they take the concept that an afternoon [...]
If you had happened to walk into the Union Square Barnes and Noble in NYC yesterday, you might have played audience to the company’s unveiling of their new touchscreen Nook eReader. And in the totally redesigned version, Barnes and Noble seems to have improved on some of the features that kept us from falling head-over-heels [...]
Although it was made several years ago, Pawel Hynek’s 2006 CG image, dubbed “Obsolete,” is a funny portrayal of where we’re heading. It shows a homeless, purposeless robot, promising data processing in exchange for spare energy. In a way, I feel like he represents the collection of nonfunctional computers, cassette tapes and Nintendo consoles growing [...]
In a conversation I was having the other day, I came to the conclusion that of all of my senses, the one I would be most devastated to lose would be my sense of sight. We use our vision for countless purposes, as significant as walking or driving and as subtle as reading facial expressions [...]
If you’ve spent any time around devices running iOS, you’ve probably seen some pretty astonishing examples of iPad or iPhone art. But if you’re one of those who find it difficult to make beautiful artwork with your fingertips (like me), then you’ll probably appreciate using this iPad paintbrush instead. Dubbed the Nomad Brush, this designer [...]
