3D printing is amazing. Have the file for a toy, a piece of jewelry, even a car, or a gun, and you can probably create it in your garage. Printers are under $500 now. This could change the world. (From TechCrunch) Eventually, 3D printing will enable individuals to print just about anything from the comfort [...]
Archive for Month August, 2012
Rat Brain Controls an F-22?
Well humans, our time here on earth was pretty good. We had a good run. Now that scientists can grow mini brains to control fighter aircraft the writing is on the wall. This is pretty darn amazing. (From Discovery.com) “We grow approximately 25,000 cells on a 60-channel multi-electrode array, which permits us to measure the [...]
The World’s First Website Lives and is 21 Years Old Today!
The Huffington Post reports that the world’s first website is still doing it’s thing today. It can be seen in its near original form HERE. (From Huffpo) Berners-Lee’s site went live in 1991, and was accessed by a decidedly small audience of fellow CERN researchers. It wasn’t until 1993, when web browser Mosaic was released, [...]
Open Source Solar
This guy may fundamentally change the energy game and he’s giving the technology away. (From Zenman Energy) We hope to create a low cost, expandable solution that can create power plants of any size, from a few kilowatts up to many megawatts. Once we have a working prototype our entire focus will be directed at [...]
New Urban Farming Development, Boon or Bane for Detroit?
It looks like the city of Detroit might have found a way to generate some tax revenue via a new urban farming project. Some smaller urban farmers in Detroit however are not keen to see the development as the city as the company involved in the deal has not committed to organic production and because [...]
