January 7, 2013 • 535 notes • BuzzFeed
openscience: 27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012 We covered some of these topics last year on the Future of Science tumblr. Here’s the quick list, but be sure to read the full article for further details on the awesomeness: 1. Quadriplegic Uses Her Mind to Control Her Robotic Arm 2. DARPA Robot Can Traverse an Obstacle Course 3. Genetically Modified Silk Is Stronger Than Steel 4. DNA Was Photographed for the First Time 5. Invisibility Cloak Technology Took a Huge Leap Forward 6. Spray-On Skin 7. James Cameron Reached the Deepest Known Point in the Ocean 8. Stem Cells Could Extend Human Life by Over 100 Years 9. 3-D Printer Creates Full-Size Houses in One Session 10. Self-Driving Cars Are Legal in Nevada, Florida, and California 11. Voyager I Leaves the Solar System 12. Custom Jaw Transplant Created With 3-D Printer 13. Rogue Planet Floating Through Space 14. Chimera Monkeys Created from Multiple Embryos 15. Artificial Leaves Generate Electricity 16. Google Goggles Bring the Internet Everywhere 17. The Higgs-Boson Particle Was Discovered 18. Flexible, Inexpensive Solar Panels Challenge Fossil Fuel 19. Diamond Planet Discovered 20. Eye Implants Give Sight to the Blind 21. Wales Barcodes DNA of Every Flowering Plant Species in the Country 22. First Unmanned Commercial Space Flight Docks with the ISS 23. Ultra-Flexible “Willow” Glass Will Allow for Curved Electronic Devices 24. NASA Begins Using Robotic Exoskeletons 25. Human Brain Is Hacked 26. First Planet with FOUR Suns Discovered 27. Microsoft Patented the “Holodeck”

openscience:

27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012

We covered some of these topics last year on the Future of Science tumblr. Here’s the quick list, but be sure to read the full article for further details on the awesomeness:

1. Quadriplegic Uses Her Mind to Control Her Robotic Arm

2. DARPA Robot Can Traverse an Obstacle Course

3. Genetically Modified Silk Is Stronger Than Steel

4. DNA Was Photographed for the First Time

5. Invisibility Cloak Technology Took a Huge Leap Forward

6. Spray-On Skin

7. James Cameron Reached the Deepest Known Point in the Ocean

8. Stem Cells Could Extend Human Life by Over 100 Years

9. 3-D Printer Creates Full-Size Houses in One Session

10. Self-Driving Cars Are Legal in Nevada, Florida, and California

11. Voyager I Leaves the Solar System

12. Custom Jaw Transplant Created With 3-D Printer

13. Rogue Planet Floating Through Space

14. Chimera Monkeys Created from Multiple Embryos

15. Artificial Leaves Generate Electricity

16. Google Goggles Bring the Internet Everywhere

17. The Higgs-Boson Particle Was Discovered

18. Flexible, Inexpensive Solar Panels Challenge Fossil Fuel

19. Diamond Planet Discovered

20. Eye Implants Give Sight to the Blind

21. Wales Barcodes DNA of Every Flowering Plant Species in the Country

22. First Unmanned Commercial Space Flight Docks with the ISS

23. Ultra-Flexible “Willow” Glass Will Allow for Curved Electronic Devices

24. NASA Begins Using Robotic Exoskeletons

25. Human Brain Is Hacked

26. First Planet with FOUR Suns Discovered

27. Microsoft Patented the “Holodeck”

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December 26, 2012

13 year old mimics Nature to increase solar intake.

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Tree branches have a mathematical spiral pattern that can be expressed in the form of a fraction. The same numbers as the Fibonacci sequence. Aidan concluded that trees are shaped that way in order to optimize the intake of sunlight.

“On the oak tree, the Fibonacci fraction is 2/5, which means that the spiral takes five branches to spiral two times around the trunk to complete one pattern. Other trees with the Fibonacci leaf arrangement are the elm tree (1/2); the beech (1/3); the willow (3/8) and the almond tree (5/13).”* says the 13 year old named Aidan. 

The branched array took in 50% more electricity per unit of time than the normal array.


October 20, 2012 • 13 notes • bloodredorion

bloodredorion:

How will nanotechnology change our lives?

October 8, 2012 • 1 note
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Hi Neo, great site! Just thought I'd say hello and introduce my own little page, in which I will probably end up most likely reblogging some of your posts at some point...
dancelikeits2999
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Thanks!

 I’ll publish this so that your blog gets attention as well. 

May 23, 2012 • 61 notes • open-designism.com
futurescope: 3D print an entire room A collaborative project to build the world first movable pavilion that can 3D-print entire rooms of plastics. The KamerMaker should be able print small interiors, measuring up to 2.4 meters x 3m x 3m. (via)

futurescope:

3D print an entire room

A collaborative project to build the world first movable pavilion that can 3D-print entire rooms of plastics. The KamerMaker should be able print small interiors, measuring up to 2.4 meters x 3m x 3m.

(via)

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May 20, 2012 • 2 notes
May 14, 2012 • 125 notes • jtotheizzoe

Big Dreams About the Next 100 Years

jtotheizzoe:

“One hundred years from now, the role of science and technology will be about becoming part of nature rather than trying to control it.

So much of science and technology has been about pursuing efficiency, scale and “exponential growth” at the expense of our environment and our resources. We have rewarded those who invent technologies that control our triumph over nature in some way. This is clearly not sustainable.

We must understand that we live in a complex system where everything is interrelated and interdependent and that everything we design impacts a larger system.

My dream is that 100 years from now, we will be learning from nature, integrating with nature and using science and technology to bring nature into our lives to make human beings and our artifacts not only zero impact but a positive impact to the natural system that we live in.”

-Joi Ito, Director of MIT’s Media Lab

Read this and the visions of other great minds as part of Steelcase’s 100-year anniversary look at the century ahead.

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May 8, 2012
Q
Who are you?
arcanavitae
A

I’m bloodredorion.

But I also co-own this blog with Daniellawhon, geeksaurusrex, and sheepzez.

May 7, 2012 • 6 notes • kurzweilai.net
bloodredorion: joshbyard: Using Radio Waves to Remotely Trigger Genes in Living Animals: Rockefeller University researchers have remotely activated genes inside living animals, a proof of concept that could one day lead to medical procedures in which patients’ genes are triggered on demand. The researchers used radio waves to switch on engineered insulin-producing genes in mice. Jeffrey Friedman, a molecular geneticist at the Rockefeller University in New York and lead author of the study, says that in the short term, the results will lead to better tools to allow scientists to manipulate cells non-invasively. But with refinement, he thinks, clinical applications could also be possible. Friedman and his colleagues coated iron oxide nanoparticles with antibodies that bind to a modified version of the temperature-sensitive ion channel TRPV1, which sits on the surface of cells. They injected these particles into tumors grown under the skins of mice, then used low-frequency radio waves to heat the nanoparticles. In turn, the nanoparticles heated the ion channel to its activation temperature of 42 °C. Opening the channel allowed calcium to flow into cells, triggering secondary signals that switched on an engineered calcium-sensitive gene that produces insulin. After 30 minutes of radio-wave exposure, the mice’s insulin levels had increased and their blood sugar levels had dropped. (via Radio waves switch on genes for non-invasive treatments | KurzweilAI) I can’t be the only one who realizes that this has good and VERY BAD implications.

bloodredorion:

joshbyard:

Using Radio Waves to Remotely Trigger Genes in Living Animals:

Rockefeller University researchers have remotely activated genes inside living animals, a proof of concept that could one day lead to medical procedures in which patients’ genes are triggered on demand.

The researchers used radio waves to switch on engineered insulin-producing genes in mice.

Jeffrey Friedman, a molecular geneticist at the Rockefeller University in New York and lead author of the study, says that in the short term, the results will lead to better tools to allow scientists to manipulate cells non-invasively. But with refinement, he thinks, clinical applications could also be possible.

Friedman and his colleagues coated iron oxide nanoparticles with antibodies that bind to a modified version of the temperature-sensitive ion channel TRPV1, which sits on the surface of cells. They injected these particles into tumors grown under the skins of mice, then used low-frequency radio waves to heat the nanoparticles. In turn, the nanoparticles heated the ion channel to its activation temperature of 42 °C. Opening the channel allowed calcium to flow into cells, triggering secondary signals that switched on an engineered calcium-sensitive gene that produces insulin. After 30 minutes of radio-wave exposure, the mice’s insulin levels had increased and their blood sugar levels had dropped.

(via Radio waves switch on genes for non-invasive treatments | KurzweilAI)

I can’t be the only one who realizes that this has good and VERY BAD implications.

May 7, 2012 • 18 notes • scanningthefuture.wordpress.com
futurescope: The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 offers a useful glimpse of what topics will be important for the future. Check out the items listed on their video page (although some don’t have videos, yet): Health, demographic change and wellbeing Exercise: the way to a healthier European society?Technology for people living with dementiaAnimal to human: hidden diseasesIndependent Living – multiple hopes for multiple sclerosisHi-tech future for ageing EuropeMalaria: tracking a serial-killerBilharzia and the ‘fluke’ discoveryDigital fight against breast cancerFlu vaccine: A race against timeEuropean initiative spearheads medical advancesNew frontiers of imaging the human bodyFood allergiesMobility for allSolar-powered disinfectionThe fight against fatUnveiling the mysteries of sleepNumber of Alzheimer’s patients set to increase Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy A photovoltaic oasisMapping out the future of Alpine glacierA world without bees?Tagging the eelRescuing European forestsCrusts, Crumbs and ChromatographyFood allergiesThe quest for better rice Secure, clean and efficient energy Energy SavingA photovoltaic oasisBuilding energy efficient citiesHome green homeA tale of underground alchemyHome green homeSpotlight on OLEDsCO2 capture in great carbon roundupHarvesting energy from the sea Smart, green and integrated transport A safer road ahead“Smart” cars to help reduce road fatalitiesEasier, cleaner and safer urban transportHydrogen: vector for clean energyFurther than the Orient Express Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials The CloudbustersBuilding energy efficient citiesHome green homeOcean acidificationCO2 capture in great carbon roundupDustchasers seek answer to the AralMercury fallingHarvesting energy from the seaEasier, cleaner and safer urban transportShaping the future of shippingHydrogen: vector for clean energyWeather DetectivesGetting to the bottom of Africa’s carbon figures Inclusive, innovative and secure societies High-tech textilesRobots: man’s new best friend?Technology for people living with dementiaRescuing European forestsRobots designed to roam city streetsDeveloping intelligent fabricsRobots learn to express emotionsA safer road aheadMobility for allThe robot childRehabilitation RobotsIndependent LivingEuropean Digital Library [via] [Presentation on Horizon 2020] [Horizon 2020] [video page]

futurescope:

The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

Horizon 2020 offers a useful glimpse of what topics will be important for the future. Check out the items listed on their video page (although some don’t have videos, yet):

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Exercise: the way to a healthier European society?
Technology for people living with dementia
Animal to human: hidden diseases
Independent Living – multiple hopes for multiple sclerosis
Hi-tech future for ageing Europe
Malaria: tracking a serial-killer
Bilharzia and the ‘fluke’ discovery
Digital fight against breast cancer
Flu vaccine: A race against time
European initiative spearheads medical advances
New frontiers of imaging the human body
Food allergies
Mobility for all
Solar-powered disinfection
The fight against fat
Unveiling the mysteries of sleep
Number of Alzheimer’s patients set to increase

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy

A photovoltaic oasis
Mapping out the future of Alpine glacier
A world without bees?
Tagging the eel
Rescuing European forests
Crusts, Crumbs and Chromatography
Food allergies
The quest for better rice

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Energy Saving
A photovoltaic oasis
Building energy efficient cities
Home green home
A tale of underground alchemy
Home green home
Spotlight on OLEDs
CO2 capture in great carbon roundup
Harvesting energy from the sea

Smart, green and integrated transport

A safer road ahead
“Smart” cars to help reduce road fatalities
Easier, cleaner and safer urban transport
Hydrogen: vector for clean energy
Further than the Orient Express

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

The Cloudbusters
Building energy efficient cities
Home green home
Ocean acidification
CO2 capture in great carbon roundup
Dustchasers seek answer to the Aral
Mercury falling
Harvesting energy from the sea
Easier, cleaner and safer urban transport
Shaping the future of shipping
Hydrogen: vector for clean energy
Weather Detectives
Getting to the bottom of Africa’s carbon figures

Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

High-tech textiles
Robots: man’s new best friend?
Technology for people living with dementia
Rescuing European forests
Robots designed to roam city streets
Developing intelligent fabrics
Robots learn to express emotions
A safer road ahead
Mobility for all
The robot child
Rehabilitation Robots
Independent Living
European Digital Library

[via] [Presentation on Horizon 2020] [Horizon 2020] [video page]

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