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Behrokh Khoshnevis – Contour Crafting: Automated Construction #edchat #tech

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Behrokh “Berok” Khoshnevis is a professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering. Construction by Contour Crafting     Here is a thought-provoking talk by Behrokh Khoshnevis, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and is the Director … Continue reading →

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Kiip: The App That May Change Advertising Forever

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

If you’re involved in advertising, you know that it’s difficult to get people to click on ads. Brian Wong came up with the concept of turning ads into rewards.     In a nutshell, he developed a mobile platform called … Continue reading →

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Will We See Robots Replacing Farmers Anytime Soon?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

The answer to that question according to this NPR blog seems to be a definitive Yes! Article: From Science Fiction To Fact, Robots Are Coming To A Farm Near You The video below shows a driver-less tractor working a field … Continue reading →

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All Americans Must Watch Documentary – Hacking Democracy

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

  Hacking Democracy is a 2006 documentary film by producer Robert Carrillo Cohen and producer / directors Russell Michaels and Simon Ardizzone, shown on HBO. Filmed over three years it documents American citizens investigating anomalies and irregularities with ‘e-voting’ (electronic … Continue reading →

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Smart Street Lamps That Can Watch and Listen

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Welcome to the New Brave World!     Intellistreets is the wireless digital infrastructure that controls, monitors & maintains the sensory world. Intellistreets: Big Brother or Big Idea?   Intellistreets Demo A visual demonstration of the many potential capabilities of … Continue reading →

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Norbert Mueller’s Wave disk engine

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Wave disk engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_disk_engine   Norbert Mueller describes his wave disk generator     Michigan State University associate professor of mechanical engineering Norbert Mueller describes his Wave Disk Generator, for which he has received a $2.5 million grant from the … Continue reading →

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JP Rangaswami: Information is food

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

“Information, if viewed from the point of view of food, is never a production issue. … It’s a consumption issue, and we have to start thinking about how we create diets [and] exercise.” (JP Rangaswami)     How do we … Continue reading →

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TeleHuman video chat

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

3D video chat becomes a reality.     Skype and video iChat are great, but traditional video conferencing tools are so two-dimensional. Just imagine if you could talk to a friend or colleague in holographic 3-D. Well, you may soon … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Now Radiating Everyone Unspeakable Reality Will Impact All Of Humanity

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

  Exposing the “unspeakable” realities of the Japanese catastrophe in this 60 Minutes program Sunday night during which leading nuclear scientist Dr. Michio Kaku said radiation from Fukushima will impact of all of humanity. The nuclear energy power industry violation … Continue reading →

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3 Good Reasons for a Presidential Science debate

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Science Debate: Nobel and Crafoord laureates supporting the call   “There are at least three good reasons for a Presidential Science debate. One is to contrast the opinions of the leading candidates. However, most of them are very likely to … Continue reading →

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