“Mi-am numarat viata in lingurite de cafea” spunea bine Eliot acum foarte multi ani;
In curand vom avea praf inteligent, ne vom iubi prin teleprezenta, vom citi reclame stradale prin simplii pasi, vom ajunge la serviciu prin combustie, vom manca silicon cu forme de alimente, ne vom concepe si creste copii in incubatoare, vom avea holo-animale de casa si vom uita definitiv ce inseamna personalitatea si individualitatea.
Legenda: praf inteligent: Smart dust" devices are tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) that can detect everything from light to vibrations. Thanks to recent breakthroughs in silicon and fabrication techniques, these "motes" could eventually be the size of a grain of sand, though each would contain sensors, computing circuits, bidirectional wireless communications technology and a power supply. Motes would gather scads of data, run computations and communicate that information using two-way band radio between motes at distances approaching 1,000 feet.
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Teleprezenta: Cisco TelePresence™ creates a live, face-to-face communication experience over the network that empowers you to collaborate like never before. Cisco TelePresence helps people meet, share content, create high-quality video recordings and events, consult with experts and deliver powerful personalized services, all using the power of the network for an immersive in-person experience.
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Energie captata din pasi: Pavela care preia energia paşilor şi o transformă în electricitate. De fiecare dată când un trecător păşeşte pe "dala inteligentă", aceasta se comprimă cu cinci milimetri, absorbind astfel energia cinetică ce s-ar pierde în mod normal la impactul tălpilor cu solul. Energia e fie stocată în acumulatori cu Li-ion, fie e transmisă instant consumatorilor de electricitate din imediata apropiere: casete luminoase, semafoare, lămpi de iluminat stradal, uşi culisante, automate de bilete.
Pavela minune generează 2.1 waţi de energie electrică la fiecare apăsare, inventatorii ei calculând că pe străzile intens circulate din marile oraşe, o asemenea pavelă poate capta energie de la 50.000 de paşi pe zi. De exemplu cu energia generată de numai cinci pavele într-o zi se poate asigura electricitatea necesară iluminării unui refugiu din cele amplasate în staţiile de autobuz, timp o noapte întreagă. În mijlocul fiecărei pavele inteligente e montat un bec care se aprinde în momentul în care pavela e comprimată, pentru ca trecătorii văzând luminiţa să devină conştienţi că fiecare pas al lor înseamnă "energie verde". "Pavegen Systems Ltd." a comunicat că becurile pâlpâitoare nu reprezintă o risipă de energie, neconsumând decât 5% din electricitatea generată din pavelă. Ca să reziste la traficul intens, aceasta e construită din oţel rezistent la coroziune de tipul celui folosit la platformele petroliere, peste care este aplicat un strat colorat din cauciuc reciclabil, iar mecanismul din interior e din aluminiu.
Durata de viaţă a unei "dale electronice" e de cinci ani de zile, aceasta suportând forţa de compresiune a 20 milioane de paşi.
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A flying device adapted to be thrown manually in a spinning fashion includes a hub, an intermediate ring and an outer ring. Between the inner and intermediate rings there are a plurality of variable pitch radially extending vanes adapted to be adjusted as desired. The intermediate and outer rings are coupled by support members to allow the user to grasp the device by holding the outer ring.
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Jetpack International is working on a turbine-powered personal jetpack, which sounds pretty promising as its release date is December 11 this year.
This personal jetpack’s got some limitations such as an estimated flight time of 19 minutes, with a range of 27 miles at a maximum altitude of 250 feet. The good side is it runs on cheap and easily available jet fuel.
(exista deja in proiect un jetpack cu durata de folosinta de 3 ore, care ar putea fi alimentat la orice benzinarie)
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Artificial food = synthesizer (eg. Cornucopia from MIT could be the next form of artificial food ) a 3D food printer.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/the-cornucopia-mits-3d-food-printer-patiently-awaits-the-futu/
Essentially, what you see in those strangely-shaped capsules are flavors. By mixing them together, you get “the creation of flavors and textures that would be completely unimaginable through other cooking techniques”.
So, if you want to eat some lasagna, just mix two parts green, with three parts orange, and four parts red. I honestly don’t know if you can bring these combinations together as a liquid or a solid.
Maybe the end result is that goop stuff that you see Neo and the others eating in The Matrix. As I recall, it tasted like “runny eggs” or “a bowl of snot”. I can’t imagine that the Cornucopia would be a cornucopia of good tastes. But this is MIT developing this, so who knows how it might taste.
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Fake blood-clotting product to heal wounded soldiers
Scientists say they have made a synthetic blood-clotting agent that could help wounded troops and patients.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8413336.stm
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Spider silk's unique ability to contract when wet is applied to produce artificial muscles.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33794565
http://www.descopera.ro/dnews/2553503-muschii-artificiali-primesc-o-updatare
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Holographic projector:
http://www.laser-magic.com/HoloMirror_360.htm
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Sa aruncam un ochi sip e “Future Weapons’? Arme proiectate in anii ‘50/ ’60 (de rusi in special) care sunt updatate??? Sau sa ne interesam un pic si de Generatorul de Particule despre care se spune ca nu functioneaza si vai draga, da erori???
=))))) MAIMUTELORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
