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May 9, 2016
DARPA wants god-mode attribution platform to pin and predict crime
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
May 7, 2016
New ‘smart threads’ can change the colour of your clothes instantly
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Ever left the house and immediately regretted your choice of pastel shirt? Well, a new colour-changing thread developed by researchers in the US could soon make that feeling a thing of the past — and could also open up the possibility of using our garments as tactile displays we wear on our bodies.
Not only could you switch from a black t-shirt to a green one, you could also change the logo on your top. We’re still a long way from that, but this new technology, called Ebb, is showing plenty of promise, and could eventually lead to brand new types of smart clothing.
The colour-shifting threads change their hues in response to electrical charges. It’s being developed as part of Google’s Project Jacquard — one of the company’s spin-off endeavours that’s looking into the potential of making our clothing touch-sensitive and interactive.
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May 6, 2016
Danish researchers looking to crowdfund ‘Theory of Everything’
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
May 6, 2016
Original Patent details on DNA Origami Molecular buckets which enables nanomedicine
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: biotech/medical, futurism
Their DNA origami device comprises a scaffold strand and a plurality of staple strands, wherein:
Want to be IronMan, Captain America, Super Woman, X-Men Mutant, etc. Well, you maybe able to.
If watching “Captain America: Civil War” this weekend revives your childhood dreams of becoming a superhero, technology may be on your side to make it happen — but science is a little more discouraging.
May 5, 2016
Identification of a gene signature associated with dilated cardiomyopathy
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
May 5, 2016
‘Super males’ emerge from male-dominated populations, study finds
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
Science proving that Alpha males still capture their mates — glad to see how science has gone backwards.
Males who evolve in male-dominated populations become far better at securing females than those who grow up in monogamous populations, according to new research into the behaviour of fruit flies at the University of Sheffield.
The study, led by Dr Allan Debelle and Dr Rhonda Snook in the University’s Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, looked at the mating patterns of fruit flies after they evolved for 100 generations in either polyandrous populations (where several males have to compete for a single female) and monogamous populations (where each male has access to only one female).
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