A Computer Interface that Takes a Load Off Your Mind
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Kate GreeneA wearable brain scanner could give computers insight into how hard you're thinking.
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Ultrasensitive biosensor promising for medical diagnostics
• http://phys.org, by Emil VenereResearchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and "personalized medicine" tailored to the specific biochemistry of individual patients.
Mock Mars Rover Takes Desert Test Drive
• http://www.space.com, StaffNASA's newest Mars rover won't touch down on the Red Planet until August, but scientists are already testing out the vehicle's desert driving skills.
Canon seeks full automation in camera production
• APCanon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs — a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics. If successful, counting on machines can help preserve this nation's technolo
Several antennas in one: A major innovation for mobile communications
• http://phys.org, By Laure-Anne PessinaScientists at EPFL have developed a single antenna that is capable of transmitting the same data as a two-antenna system. This achievement will be more than useful for future communication systems.
Are Smart Phones Spreading Faster than Any Technology in Human History?
• http://www.technologyreview.com,By Michael DeGustaMobile computers are on track to saturate markets in the U.S. and the developing world in record time.
A Camera App that Gets to Know Your Friends
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Rachel MetzKlik uses facial-recognition technology to identify who you're shooting.
Startup Sends More than Music through Speakers
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Rachel MetzSonic Notify uses sound waves to let your smart phone pull up everything from coupons to music videos.
Mars Rover Opportunity Survives Harsh Martian Winter to Rove Again
• http://www.space.com, by Leonard DavidNASA’s resilient Opportunity Mars rover is rolling again after waiting out the harsh Red Planet winter for more than four months.
Wristband Sensors Can Detect, and Possibly Predict, Life-Threatening Seizures
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowSome seizures briefly incapacitate, while other seizures can be deadly. Knowing the difference is obviously of grave importance, but figuring out which is which is difficult.
Tattoo-like devices for wireless pregnancy monitoring
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, Catherine Hockmuth"Epidermal Electronics for Continuous Pregnancy Monitoring."
Why Does Everyone Like The Unwieldy Samsung Note So Much?
• http://www.popsci.com, By Dan NosowitzNobody expected the enormous, 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note to be anything more than a joke. Many gadget reviewers hate big-screened phones.
3-D Video Pod Delivers 360-Degree, Holograph-Like Projections
• http://www.wired.com, By Alexandra ChangImagine walking up to a tall, cylindrical pod, and talking to a life-size, 3-D projection of a faraway friend, family member, or colleague.
Could Technology Tame the Internet Meme?
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Mike OrcuttJonathan Zittrain calls for a technological solution to the ethical questions raised by Internet culture.
New Apps for the Bottom Billion
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By David TalbotLow-tech phone technology allows images to be sent as bitmaps in text messages, opening up applications for the world's poorest.
Gesture Control System Uses Sound Alone
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Rachel MetzSoundWave lets an ordinary laptop function like a Kinect sensor.
US Military Seeks Rapid Satellite ID in Crowded Space
• space.com, InnovationNewsDaily StaffU.S. military observers can have trouble identifying satellites whizzing overheard in Earth's crowded space lanes.
Beamed-up lemon shark shows research promise
• http://phys.org, by Nancy OwanoNot everyone is game enough to fit a laser beam on to a shark’s head and live to tell the tale intact, but not everyone is a marine biologist, either.
Smartphones Will Become the Only Device Hardcore Gamers Need
• http://www.popsci.com, By Scott AlexanderWhen Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo introduces a new videogame console, its obsolescence within six years is more or less assumed.
Horse Racing Gets Futuristic
• http://www.technologyreview.com, David ZaxWith giant multi-touch gaming tables at a Hong Kong racecourse.
High-Speed Data Link Made from Laser Pointers Works Where Wi-Fi Won't
• http://www.wired.com, By Clay DillowWi-Fi isn’t always practical--in places like hospitals or labs, for instance, where radio transmitters are prohibited--and physical USB cables can be slow and cumbersome as well.
Liquidmetal Inventor: Apple Will Use It In A 'Breakthrough Product'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve KovachWe've been hearing a lot about Liquidmetal lately, mostly because of rumors that Apple could be using the alloy in its next iPhone.
Turn your iPhone into a networked night vision scope
• www.gizmag.comImagine if you could turn your iPhone into an advanced night vision recording device, tuned to your every espionage whim. No, there's not an app for that ... but there is the USNV Night Vision iPhone Adapter.
Turn your iPhone into a networked night vision scope
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Chris WeissThe Night Vision iPhone Adapter connects night vision scopes and iPhone 4 models
Head-Mounted 3-D Mapping Device, Developed for Robots, Can Help Blind People Navigate
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rebecca BoyleA system first made for robot navigation could give blind people the equivalent of a Braille head-up display, according to French researchers.
Aversion to smart meters
• http://www.technologyreview.es, Antonio RegaladoSome people equate with smart meters as the surveillance of Big Brother and oppose their installation.
What an End to the Apple-Samsung Patent War Might Mean for Consumers
• http://www.wired.com, By Christina BonningtonApple and Samsung have been engaged in heated patent litigation since April 2011, but it looks like resolution could finally be imminent.
Sonic Screwdriver?
• arcleint creates angular momentum in a vortex beam using a number of intertwined helices similar in shape to DNA. The team showed how they could generate vortex beams with many intertwined helices, using a 1000-element ultrasound transducer array as an acou
Microsoft eyes tablet lift via Barnes & Noble deal
• reuters.com, By Phil Wahba and Bill RigbyMicrosoft Corp is jumping into the fast-growing e-books market by investing $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook e-reader and college business, as it looks to unlock Amazon.com and Apple Inc's grip on the exploding tablet computer market.
Google Staff Said They Were Unaware of Data Gathering, FCC Says
• http://www.bloomberg.com, By Brian WomackGoogle Inc. (GOOG) employees who worked on a mapping-service project told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission they didn’t initially know about software that would gather personal data, even though an engineer disclosed the program’s details
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