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GundamFan0083 · 2011-10-15, 23:28

Here are a few interesting pieces of "Hobby" technology.

A laser pistol:

and a Rail/GAUSS rifle:

LoweGear · 2011-10-16, 00:39

Science Daily: Carbon Nanotube Muscles Generate Giant Twist for Novel Motors
Science Daily: Researchers Invent Tiny Artificial Muscles With the Strength, Flexibility of Elephant Trunk

One step closer to creating viable artificial muscles... one step closer to creating NANOSUITS

AnimeFan188 · 2011-10-17, 11:35

"A Singapore researcher claims that disk drives could hold six times more data by
adding table salt to a bit-patterned media (BPM) process."

See:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/17/salty_bpm/

MrTerrorist · 2011-10-17, 21:59

Biofuel cells turn the human body into a battery

Ithekro · 2011-10-17, 22:03

I guess that means no Soyent Green. Just more batteries. Can't waste a good human on food products when we got a planetary power grid to run.

ArrowSmith · 2011-10-17, 23:21

Microsoft Research working on "any surface" touch screen

Just goes to show you can't believe the media stereotype of Microsoft as a "has-been" and non-innovator. Of course Apple will productize this technology 2 years before MSFT does and claim all the credit.

MSFT of 2011 = Bell Labs of yesteryear.

Ithekro · 2011-10-17, 23:45

Star Trek here we come...I guess.

ArrowSmith · 2011-10-17, 23:48

Sure it's rear-projected and low-definition, but it's an amazing concept. If this is tech for 2011, imagine what it will be in 2015, 2020.

BTW - it's too bad the Nexus Prime is running Android. That's the kind of beastly hardware I'm lusting after. If only it had Windows Phone 7.5 on it.

Ithekro · 2011-10-18, 01:17

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...makes-a-splash

Virgin Galactic is Go.

LoweGear · 2011-10-18, 01:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

Biofuel cells turn the human body into a battery

Copypasting from another forum:

Also, anyone here know how much a kidney sells for these days? Or maybe I should rob a bank instead to get a ticket for a Virgin Galactic flight

Ithekro · 2011-10-18, 01:51

I expect the flgihts cost to go down as time goes on and more spacecraft are built.

Also I'd rather wait until they have someplace to actually go. Like a Hotel in orbit.

LoweGear · 2011-10-18, 01:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ithekro

I expect the flgihts cost to go down as time goes on and more spacecraft are built.

Also I'd rather wait until they have someplace to actually go. Like a Hotel in orbit.

Well, they're already working on that too

Ithekro · 2011-10-18, 03:42

Hmmmm. Now if they are A) compatible, and B) can make sure the place is safe from all the debris we have out there...than we got something that can make a profit beyond those that have put money in already for flight tickets and room reservations. Galactic Suits seems to be attempting to make their own spacecraft, but Virgin Galactic's craft already exists. With the remaining test flights and the proceeds on the first several tourist flights I can easily imagine an either larger, or just longer ranged/durable craft that can reach the Galactic Suits orbit and return (safety of course).

The slightly more expensive (maybe) route would be the Dragon spacecraft to reach the Galactic Suits (the Dragon I think is suppose to be able to cary seven people, so the six the Suits can take is just fine, more room for luggage). Dragon is suppose to be operational by the beginning of next year (for cargo runs to the ISS). It's passager version should be a year or two after that, depending on conditions I guess.

Tourism. Followed by other enterprises I hope. Maybe that can pull the world out of this bum econemy.

SaintessHeart · 2011-10-18, 08:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

Biofuel cells turn the human body into a battery

Great! Now we need a sentient AI to subdue us and turn us into THEIR batteries......

Xellos-_^ · 2011-10-18, 11:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

Biofuel cells turn the human body into a battery

Do Angst ridden Teenage girls produce more power?

Vexx · 2011-10-18, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

Do Angst ridden Teenage girls produce more power?

The Magical Girl theory... you know.. stand back, continent-liquifying powers engaged.

Ithekro · 2011-10-18, 13:31

Start at the Sailor Moon level rather than the Nanoha level.

Xellos-_^ · 2011-10-18, 13:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vexx

The Magical Girl theory... you know.. stand back, continent-liquifying powers engaged.

i was thinking more of staving off entropy.

SaintessHeart · 2011-10-18, 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

i was thinking more of staving off entropy.

That would be a toll on trees, to come up with contracts.

We could use the longer-lasting lambskin though.....

EDIT :

World's first malaria vaccine works in major trial

Ithekro · 2011-10-18, 20:27

Back to the Future's mechanical star is getting a modern upgrade so it doesn't look out of place when Doc Brown arrives in Hill Valley again in 2015.

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs...cid=autos_0983

88 miles per hour? Pffff, try 125 miles per hour.....or flying speed (please?)
Still requires a flux capacity or a Mr Fusion upgrade.

Taking it to DMC.

2011-10-15, 23:28	Link #201
GundamFan0083 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: classified	Here are a few interesting pieces of "Hobby" technology. A laser pistol: <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/RUXXGbNS8oY">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> and a Rail/GAUSS rifle: <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/7LjnhhtHojM">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________

2011-10-16, 00:39	Link #202
LoweGear Secret Society BLANKET Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 3 times the passion of normal flamenco	Science Daily: Carbon Nanotube Muscles Generate Giant Twist for Novel Motors Science Daily: Researchers Invent Tiny Artificial Muscles With the Strength, Flexibility of Elephant Trunk One step closer to creating viable artificial muscles... one step closer to creating NANOSUITS __________________ Against all the evil that hell can conjure, all wickedness that mankind can produce... We will send unto them, only you.

2011-10-17, 11:35	Link #203
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	MIT boffin: Salted disks hold SIX TIMES more data "A Singapore researcher claims that disk drives could hold six times more data by adding table salt to a bit-patterned media (BPM) process." See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/17/salty_bpm/

2011-10-17, 21:59	Link #204
MrTerrorist Takao Tsundere Cruiser Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Classified	Biofuel cells turn the human body into a battery __________________

2011-10-17, 22:03	Link #205
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	I guess that means no Soyent Green. Just more batteries. Can't waste a good human on food products when we got a planetary power grid to run. __________________

2011-10-17, 23:21	Link #206
ArrowSmith Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Microsoft Research working on "any surface" touch screen Just goes to show you can't believe the media stereotype of Microsoft as a "has-been" and non-innovator. Of course Apple will productize this technology 2 years before MSFT does and claim all the credit. MSFT of 2011 = Bell Labs of yesteryear.

2011-10-17, 23:45	Link #207
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	Star Trek here we come...I guess. __________________

2011-10-17, 23:48	Link #208
ArrowSmith Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Sure it's rear-projected and low-definition, but it's an amazing concept. If this is tech for 2011, imagine what it will be in 2015, 2020. BTW - it's too bad the Nexus Prime is running Android. That's the kind of beastly hardware I'm lusting after. If only it had Windows Phone 7.5 on it.

2011-10-18, 01:17	Link #209
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...makes-a-splash Virgin Galactic is Go. __________________

2011-10-18, 01:51	Link #211
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	I expect the flgihts cost to go down as time goes on and more spacecraft are built. Also I'd rather wait until they have someplace to actually go. Like a Hotel in orbit. __________________

2011-10-18, 03:42	Link #213
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	Hmmmm. Now if they are A) compatible, and B) can make sure the place is safe from all the debris we have out there...than we got something that can make a profit beyond those that have put money in already for flight tickets and room reservations. Galactic Suits seems to be attempting to make their own spacecraft, but Virgin Galactic's craft already exists. With the remaining test flights and the proceeds on the first several tourist flights I can easily imagine an either larger, or just longer ranged/durable craft that can reach the Galactic Suits orbit and return (safety of course). The slightly more expensive (maybe) route would be the Dragon spacecraft to reach the Galactic Suits (the Dragon I think is suppose to be able to cary seven people, so the six the Suits can take is just fine, more room for luggage). Dragon is suppose to be operational by the beginning of next year (for cargo runs to the ISS). It's passager version should be a year or two after that, depending on conditions I guess. Tourism. Followed by other enterprises I hope. Maybe that can pull the world out of this bum econemy. __________________

2011-10-18, 13:31	Link #217
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	Start at the Sailor Moon level rather than the Nanoha level. __________________

2011-10-18, 20:27	Link #220
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	Back to the Future's mechanical star is getting a modern upgrade so it doesn't look out of place when Doc Brown arrives in Hill Valley again in 2015. http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs...cid=autos_0983 88 miles per hour? Pffff, try 125 miles per hour.....or flying speed (please?) Still requires a flux capacity or a Mr Fusion upgrade. Taking it to DMC. __________________