Sunday, June 25, 2006

Supersonic shape-shifting assassin

The Pentagon is continuing research and development into advanced unmanned attack flying machines. Check out this concept, "Pentagon developing supersonic shape-shifting assassin". Thisis aa plane that could loiter just outside enemy territory for more than a dozen hours and, on command, hurtle toward a target faster than the speed of sound. And then level it.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Rhino Linings Uses By U.S. Military

Rhino Linings and Line-X are being used by the U.S. Military to protect everything from Humvees, tanker trucks, buildings to body armor against explosions. "Bedliner companies start getting defensive". Here is another article mentioning the use of Rhino Linings, "U.S. Military Goes to War With the #1 Sprayed-on Liner, Rhino Linings(R)".

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Steven Hawking says Humans Must Go To Space

In order to survive the next 50-100 years, humans must go to space and seek out new homes. "Hawking says humans must go into space to survive". This makes sense since we will either polute the Earth so that is becomes a dangerous place or we will find a way to destroy ourselves by nuclear, genetic, or some other man-made form of technology.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Finger Implant Provides EMF Sensory Perception

The merging of man and the machine is getting closer. For body-modification for new capabilities check out what this graduate student has done, "A Sixth Sense for a Wired World". Adding the device to your fingertip was a result of an accident however, it provided the student with a new perception, detection of electromagnetic fields in his fingertips! Pretty cool... just a few more years of research and who know what is possible.

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Contact Lenses for Sports

Nike and Bausch & Lomb have designed contact lenses for athletes that improve your vision and contrast for tennis, football, soccer, golf. Read about it here. This is a positive innovation for athletes that do not require use of drugs.

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Lightweight Personal Mono-Wing

For the Special Forces, check out this personal mono-wing which will allow elite special forces to fly up to 120-miles when dropped from high-altitude. "New Personal Mono-Wing". This is too cool and I am sure is quite a rush to use. Here's the article with a picture of it.

Monday, June 05, 2006

Wireless Camera Hunter

This is one cool device for hunting for hidden wireless cameras or snooping on someone's wireless camera emissions. The wireless camera hunter has a built-in 2.5" TFT display which is nice.

Universal Software Radio Peripheral

Imagine a radio device that could receive AM, FM, GPS, HDTV, Satellite and uses software to decode channels! Check out "GNU Radio Opens an Unseen World" which this exact device that you can buy for about $550 today at Ettus Research, LLC! Pretty cool stuff for the near future. Here's another article with a good circuit board graphic.