Archive for the 'Technology' Category
New Machine Could One Day Replace Anesthesiologists
May 12th, 2015Via: Washington Post: The new machine that could one day replace anesthesiologists sat quietly next to a hospital gurney occupied by Nancy Youssef-Ringle. She was nervous. In a few minutes, a machine — not a doctor — would sedate the 59-year-old for a colon cancer screening called a colonoscopy. But she had done her research. […]
Your Cyberpunk Games Are Dangerous
May 10th, 2015Via: BoingBoing: How roleplaying games and fantasy fiction confounded the FBI, confronted the law, and led to a more open web.
Wrightspeed Unveils New Turbine Range Extender for Medium and Heavy-Duty Electric Powertrains
May 10th, 2015Via: Green Car Congress: Wrightspeed Inc., a developer of range-extended electric vehicle powertrains for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (earlier post), has unveiled the Fulcrum, a new proprietary turbine generator for use in its Route family of electric powertrains (Route for Class 3-6, Route HD for Class 7-8). The new 80 kW Fulcrum is a radial […]
Brainwave-Reading Patents Spike on Increase in Commercial Mind-Reading Apps
May 9th, 2015Via: Network World: More developers are creating commercial applications that use brainwave-reading technology that was previously found only in the medical field.
U.S. NSA Domestic Phone Spying Program Illegal: Appeals Court
May 7th, 2015Via: Reuters: A U.S. spying program that collects data about millions of Americans’ phone calls is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, adding pressure on lawmakers to decide quickly whether to end or replace the program, which was intended to help fight terrorism. While stopping short of declaring the program unconstitutional, the 2nd […]
Spiders Ingest Carbon Nanotubes, Then Weave Strongest Fibers Ever Measured
May 7th, 2015😯 Via: MIT Technology Review: So it goes without saying that the ability to make spider silk even stronger and tougher would be a significant scientific coup. Which is why the work of Emiliano Lepore at the University of Trento in Italy and a few pals is something of a jaw-dropper. These guys have found […]
IBM’s Watson Will Make Decisions About Cancer Care in 14 Hospitals in the U.S. and Canada
May 7th, 2015Via: BBC: IBM’s supercomputer Watson will be used to make decisions about cancer care in 14 hospitals in the US and Canada, it has been announced. Using computers to trawl through vast amounts of medical data speeds up the diagnosis process. The system will help assess individual tumours and suggest which drug should be used […]
Thoughts on Tesla’s Powerwall
May 6th, 2015Update: 11 May 2015: Tesla Q1 2015 Earnings Call More info was released on the recent Tesla earnings call. The Powerwall will be charged directly from the DC from the solar panels and the battery will output into an existing string inverter. At one point they say that the Powerwall looks like the solar array […]
Robots to Build New Google HQ
May 6th, 2015Via: Architects Journal: An army of robot-crane hybrids will be assembled to build Google’s new headquarters in California, according to the latest design papers posted by the IT giant Mock-ups of the so-called ‘crabots’ are featured in lengthy planning documents submitted to the City of Mountain View Council in Silicon Valley and seen by AJ […]
Surveillance Planes Spotted in Sky for Days After West Baltimore Rioting
May 6th, 2015Via: Washington Post: What Shayne’s online rumination helped unveil was a previously secret, multi-day campaign of overhead surveillance by city and federal authorities during a period of historic political protest and unrest. … A government official familiar with the operations, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not approved for public release, said […]
