self-healing polyurethane
Following on the self-healing rubber from a few months ago, new work (by different people) has made self healing polyurethane…
on artificial eyes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7919645.stm The BBC posted this article describing a 73-year-old man who has been blind for nearly 30 years and is…
neurons on silicon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7867724.stm Edinburgh University has developed a technique, which allows neurons to grow in fine, detailed patterns on the surface of tiny computer chips. Cool stuff. I mean it’s really just…Continue Reading →
bot-mediated reality
http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/19/daniel-suarez-daemon-bot-mediated-reality/ http://fora.tv/media/rss/Long_Now_Podcasts/podcast-2008-08-08-suarez.mp3 I picked this up from a friend because it referred to botnets and I ostensibly do research about…