This is definitely from the future: a guy, using the power of his mind, literally, to control a bionic leg and climb a skyscraper in Chicago — all 103 floors.
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Giant Inflatable Plugs: Could New Technology Stop Future Subway Flooding?
The Department of Homeland Security is working to develop a giant plug for a giant subway tunnel.
Eye Am a Camera: Surveillance and Sousveillance in the Glassage
Digital eye glasses like Google’s Project Glass, and my earlier Digital Eye Glass, will transform society because they introduce a two-sided surveillance and sousveillance. Here is some history and my future predictions.
Yet Another Promise of a Smartphone Battery Breakthrough
Researchers tied to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they’ve figured out how to double smartphone battery life, and the breakthrough has nothing to do with the battery itself.
20 Petaflops Titan: Nvidia Aims for ‘World’s Fastest Supercomputer’ Record
Who’s the fastest supercomputer of all? It might be Titan, a 20 petaflops computing monster that draws most of its oomph from thousands of Nvidia GPUs.
Watch: How to Save the Earth from Killer Asteroids by Using a Paintball Gun
What’s the best way to knock a killer asteroid off a collision course with Earth? Ding-ding if you said “paintball gun.”
Watch: Humanlike DARPA Robot Climbs and Leaps from Obstacles with Mad Skills
Picture an eerily human-like tangle of metal, wiring and lights, cables dangling from somewhere above like puppet strings. Imagine it springing to life, lifting a long, lanky leg that bends 180 degrees at the hips.
Microsoft Surface Review: The PC of the Future Needs More Apps
Surface offers slick industrial design, an inventive interface, full-blown Office apps and two very clever keyboard options. If you’re optimistic about the Windows Store, this tablet is worth a look.
The New TIME.com: A Responsive Global News Site
On Monday, October 22 TIME.com becomes the first global news site to roll out a fully responsive redesign optimized for mobile and tablet browsing.
Cloud Graphics: Could Your Next Smartphone or PC Use a Virtual GPU?
You’ve probably heard of OnLive, the cloud gaming service that was all the rage a few years ago, but which never really took off and suddenly came apart this August, when the company experienced a near-collapse that culminated in …
The World’s Most Powerful Climate Change Supercomputer Powers Up
For all the political discord over climate change, one thing everyone can probably agree on is that when you’re throwing computational resources at modeling weather, the more the merrier.
Think of the new computer that just …
U.S. Google Antitrust Probe Spurs Internet Regulation Debate
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust investigation into Google could have unintended consequences for U.S. innovation.
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