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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or sign up for free Email Updates. Thanks for visiting!Today I learned of an innovative solution to high insurance prices and the environmental impact of vehicle emissions. It’s MileMeter.com and it just may revolutionize the insurance industry.
From their website:
MileMeter is [...]
Dragonfly or Insect Spy?
Monday, November 5th, 2007Some time ago I watched a program about insect robots and how eventually these machines would become the new spies for the 21st century. While watching this program I remember saying to a friend
Vanessa Alarcon saw them while working at an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square last month.
“I heard someone say, ‘Oh my god, look [...]
Warning of data ticking time bomb
Monday, August 20th, 2007Microsoft UK Managing Director Gordon Frazer running Windows 3.1 on a Vista PC
The growing problem of accessing old digital file formats is a “ticking time bomb”, the chief executive of the UK National Archives has warned.
Natalie Ceeney said society faced the possibility of “losing years of critical knowledge” because modern PCs could not always open [...]
Paper Thin Batteries Are Here!
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007I came across this article today and found it exciting to think of the possibilities of batteries this thin and malleable.
CHICAGO (AFP) - US researchers said Monday they have invented a lightweight paper battery that could serve as an enhanced power storage device for the next generation of consumer electronic devices.
The battery produces electricity [...]
Robot Code of Ethics - Not Science Fiction Folks
Friday, August 10th, 2007
Maybe it’s time to re-watch the Terminator or Matrix trilogys and take some tips on how best to proceed. This article just in by by Lim Chang-Won on the Associated Press wire…
South Korea at the forefront of the drive to develop robots which can do anything from guarding the border to caring for the [...]