D-Link First Draft 2.0 802.11n Certified Products

D-Link has the first with draft 2.0 802.11n certified products. Enough said. We just got the DIR-655 802.11n router a few days ago and it rocks!

Thermoacoustic engines and the future

Some grad students at the University of Utah have built prototypes that turn heat into thermoacoustic engines that generate electricity. See this Engadget article. They call these 'screaming gadgets'. Looks like another promising technology we might see.

Breakthrough Flexible Color Display OLED Technology

Sony just announced a major breakthrough in flexible color OLED displays. See the CNN article. What is more impressive is this short YouTube video. The possibilities are intriguing and I can't wait to see the wearable gadgets they come up with in the near future.

Tiny, Power Efficient, Super Cheap Computers

While online looking at Gizmodo (article), I stumbled upon these Norhtec computers. They have a family of efficient and small computers. One of them is the MicroClientJr that costs about $100. Really cool.

Japan to Create Wireless Island

This is actually ambitious. "Wireless Island". Target island is Hokkaido or Okinawa. The Japanese want to create a wifi zone that covers the entire island and links everything. This is definitely a 21st century vision.

Antibody That Detects Only Known Cause of ALS Developed

Progress in the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) research. I saw this article, "First Antibody That Only Known Cause of Lou Gehrig's Disease Developed", at the ScienceDaily site. My aunt has ALS so this is good news.

Radical New Engine Design, No Pistons

This is pretty cool.. would save about 15-20% over current internal combustion engines based on pistons. Check this out! Wonder if we will ever see this on the market?

Stem Cells and ALS Research

Stem cell research is making it some inroads in the fight against ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's disease). Saw this posted in this article at ScienceDaily.

Water Found in Exoplanet's Atmosphere

This was only a matter of time. I saw this at Slashdot. Next is a 'class M' Earth like rocky planet with an atmosphere.

Biobutanol, An Efficient BioFuel

As a biofuel, ethanol has it's negatives. Biobutanol is another alternative biofuel that is closer to gasoline in efficiency. "Better Than Ethanol" is a good introductory read on this biofuel. This stuff is still years off but at least progress is being made.

25.6TB per second Data Transfers

Over at Gizmodo, this article says it all. A new speed record!

Water In Mars' South Pole

Recent discoveries by scientist indicate that there is enough frozen water in the form of ice in the Martian South Pole to cover the entire planet. "Huqe Ice Deposits Cover South Pole of Mars"

PS3 Folding@home Screen Saver

Stanford University reseachers and scientists have created a screen saver for the PS3 that will aid in medical research. It is called Folding@home. "Use Your PS3 To Aid Medical Research With Folding@home". This project is similar to the SETI@home project.

M-Hull Ship

The Navy is testing a new type of hull design, the M-Hull, which is designed by MShipCo. This new design concept allows greater speeds with less wake. The Stiletto ship is silent but deadly. "SEAL Ship: Silent But Deadly".

Scientists Say Our Nerves Use Sound Not Electricity

This is a pretty radical paradigm shift for neurophysics and the medical field. Check out this article based on Copenhagen University researchers' work. It is a common held view that our nerves transmit impulses using electricity.

Multitouch Interaction Interface Research

You just have to see this video which explains it all. This is like the Minority Report user-interface.

67-kilowatt Solid State Laser

Just saw this at Slashdot in this article. Scientists as Lawrence Livermore Lab have developed a solid state laser which can sustain a 67-kilowatt beam. In less than a year the laser is anticipated to be in the 100-kilowatt range which will put it in battlefield range. This research is funded by the DoD. "Record power for military laser". At this rate of progress, by 2008 there will probably be battle ready prototypes.

Five-Gear Rocket Engine

This is a pretty cool innovation. Georgia Tech researchers have produced a rocket engine that implements a transmission system similar to a car that can potentially save 40% of fuel. "A five-gear rocket engine". This is DoD funded research so details are a bit sketchy but it does open up the potential for more innovation.

iRobot Next Generation Explosive Ordinance Robot

iRobot has been hard at work and have adapted their technology to explosive ordinance disposal. Here is the iRobot press release, iRobot Introduces Next-Generation Explosive Ordinance Disposal Robot. I originally saw this at i4U, Packbot 510. Good to see our tax dollars at work and pushing forward with new technology.

Buffalo MicroSD Reader

I really like the MicroSD form factor. These flash memory cards are about 1/4 the size of a stamp. Buffalo has made a USB reader that does not require any adapters and is just tiny. Cool for mobile stuff. "Buffalo's Incredibly Shrinking MicroSD Reader". "Buffalo's Micro MicroSD Reader". Too bad is only available in Japan right now. Can't wait till these are available in US.