Instead of fumbling for your keys when you get home, imagine just tapping your phone against the lock.
Innovation
How an 83-Year-Old Inventor Beat the High Cost of 3D Printing
A contest to design a machine to produce low-cost filament for 3D printing has been won — by a Washington State retiree.
Finally, a Robotic Dog That Can Toss Cinder Blocks Like They’re Beanbags
And here we have the latest BigDog video, wherein Boston Dynamics has outfitted man’s best friend with the ability to whip cinder blocks around.
Audrey Hepburn’s New Commercial Is Set in the Uncanny Valley
CGI can make a character look and move like Audrey Hepburn, but it can’t make her Audrey Hepburn.
Wharton and Cisco Show Off the Telepresence Classroom of Tomorrow
The business school and networking company turn facilities in Philadelphia and San Francisco into one virtual classroom.
CAVE2: Not a Star Trek Holodeck Yet, but Getting Closer
How much closer are we, really, to Star Trek holodeck tech with the University of Illinois, Chicago’s new CAVE2 project?
Finally, Tattoos That Let You Control Objects with Your Mind
Science hasn’t been easy on the paranormal, routinely deflating fantastic claims by hucksters purporting psychic abilities. So wouldn’t it be ironic if scientists were on the verge of making paranormal-like abilities a reality?
Google Glasses Seem Cool, but Voice Control Could Get Out of Hand
Imagine a bunch of people murmuring to themselves in public, each phrase beginning with “OK Glass.” That’ll be the future if Google has its way.
Finally, a Trash Can on Wheels That Automatically Catches Your Trash
Every once in a while, a technological innovation so advanced comes along that we, as a society, might as well just take a break from trying to invent anything else for a few years.
Finally, a Refrigerator with a Sparkling Water Dispenser — Make Your Own Soda, Too
Samsung and bubbly-water-making company SodaStream have partnered to build a 36-inch refrigerator with “the industry’s first-ever automatic sparkling water dispenser.”
Move Over, BabelFish: Computer Program Reconstructs Lost Tongues
What if a computer could produce never-before-seen lost languages from their modern descendants in a fraction of the time it takes linguistic experts?
Damaged Delivery? DropTag Tattles When Your Package Tumbles
DropTag is a tiny, low-power Bluetooth sensor that can be stuffed inside a package before it leaves the warehouse and relay damage data to you in real time.