WEAV -- a Plasma-Powered Flying Saucer

clipped from www.popularmechanics.com NASA Jumps at Patent for Plasma-Powered UFO Technology Subrata Roy, an aerospace engineer from the University of Florida, recently submitted a patent application for an aircraft that just happens to come in the shape of a flying saucer. Dubbed a “winged electromagnetic air vehicle,” or WEAV, the battery-powered prototype is designed at less than 6 in. across. Even so, Roy insists that the mini sci-fi mobile could be built full-scale for missions like atmospheric surveillance—and that’s got NASA and the Air Force interested. clipped from www.sciam.com The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth A University of Florida researcher has plans on the drawing board for a saucer-shaped aircraft that turns the surrounding air into fuel clipped from cpdlt.mae.ufl.edu Cut-away schematic of the Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle shows inner hollow chamber for payload cargo. This is an artist’s illustration of what a Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle might look like as it flies in the atmosphere above Mars. clipped from www.engadget.com clipped from www.mae.ufl.edu Subrata Roy

Xcel Energy -- Wind Power Battery

clipped from www.xcelenergy.com News Releases Xcel Energy launches groundbreaking wind-to-battery project MINNEAPOLIS - Xcel Energy soon will begin testing a cutting-edge technology to store wind energy in batteries. It will be the first use of the technology in the United States for direct wind energy storage. clipped from news.medill.northwestern.edu clipped from www.sciam.com WIND BATTERY: This series of sodium-sulfur batteries will store wind power in an attempt to both make it more reliable and cheaper. Courtesy of Xcel Energy The energy storage in question—a series of sodium–sulfur batteries from Japan's NGK Insulators, Ltd.—can store roughly seven megawatt-hours of power, meaning the 20 batteries are capable of delivering roughly one megawatt of electricity almost instantaneously, enough to power 500 average American homes for seven hours. clipped from www.ngk.co.jp Principle of NAS Battery Safety Design of Single Cell Compact Design of Module Battery

The WAM-V™ -Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel

clipped from wam-v.com clipped from www.mailonsunday.co.uk Wave of the future: The dancing spider-like cruiser that can take 12 people on a 5,000-mile journey It might look like something out of a James Bond film but this is could be the ocean cruiser of the future. The WAM-V blasts along on two giant inflatable tubes, which, according to its designers let it 'dance' with the waves clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from wam-v.com what is a wam-v™? The WAM-V™ -Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel- is a new class of watercraft based on a patented technology that delivers a radically new seagoing experience. These ultralight flexible catamarans are modularly designed to allow for a variety of applications and to fit the requirements of specific users, missions or projects. Wave Adaptive Unlike conventional boats, the hulls of a WAM-V™ conform to the surface of the water. A WAM-V does not push, slap or pierce the waves. She utilizes flexibility to adapt her structure and shape to the water surface. Instead of forcing the water to conform to the hull, she gives and adjusts; she “dances” with the waves.

Self Assembling DNA Computers

clipped from www.futurenerd.net Self Assembling Circuits A new study that comes to us from physicists in the EU has shown that they can create a self assembling computer circuit. This breakthrough, while currently in its lab stages could eventually be brought to the marketplace, and revolutionize how computer parts, and even whole systems are made. clipped from www.nsf.gov Locomotion of two-legged DNA walker holds promise for molecular machines Researchers at the California Institute of Technology report they are able to program the pathways by which DNA molecules self-assemble, and hence to engineer diverse dynamic functions at the molecular level. "This capability is essential for something like the memory of a DNA computer, which would need large groups of molecules that can toggle from the on/off position in a fast and reliable fashion," said National Science Foundation (NSF) Program Manager Kathy Covert. clipped from mr.caltech.edu Caltech Scientists Create DNA Tubes with Programmable Sizes for Nanoscale Manufacturing clipped from www.ist.caltech.edu Programming DNA Tube Circumferences

GE's OLED Christmas Tree

clipped from www.youtube.com First Ever OLED Christmas Tree www.grcblog.com The OLED team at GE Global Research has gone over the top with their traditional OLED holiday greeting-- this year displaying the first ever OLED Christmas tree. See photos and more at the GE Global Research technology blog "From Edison's Desk" at www.grcblog.com. clipped from www.businesswire.com clipped from www.businesswire.com GE OLED team members under the glow of the first-ever OLED Christmas tree. (Photo: Business Wire) clipped from www.businesswire.com Pictured is a 15 ft. by six inch roll of GE's OLED lighting devices. (Photo: Business Wire) clipped from www.businesswire.com Earlier this year, GE scientists achieved a major research milestone by demonstrating the world’s first roll-to-roll manufactured OLED lighting devices. This process for producing OLEDs has been likened to a newspaper printing process. Roll-to-roll manufacturing is seen as a key factor to making OLED lighting commercially viable in the general lighting industry.

Crashless Cars

clipped from www.sciam.com scientific american Crashless Cars: Making Driving Safer Virtual safety bubble erected around future cars by smart sensor systems will fend off accidents. Kenn Brown Mondolithic Studios Smart safety systems on today’s high-end autos are taking ever greater control from drivers to avoid collisions or, at least, reduce injuries and fatalities. Within a few years, cars will steer clear of accidents without any driver input at all. Trends toward Safety clipped from www.sciam.com Staying Alive Networked Safety clipped from www.sciam.com Collision Warning Automatic Braking clipped from www.sciam.com Keeping in the Lane Avoiding Being Blindsided clipped from www.sciam.com Car Talk Driving on Auto clipped from www.conti-online.com clipped from www.conti-online.com Electronic Brake and Safety Systems Business Unit clipped from www.conti-online.com Toward the Accident and Injury-preventing Car with ContiGuard Many significant advantages of ContiGuard are already usable: Significantly reduced stopping distance Extensive protection from injury of vehicle occupants and pedestrians involved Extended, optimized functionality through system integration Efficient accident prevention or reduction of accident severity

Sony’s Click USB drives

clipped from www.slashgear.com Sony releasing movies and music on USB flash drives clipped from news.sel.sony.com SONY PRE-LOADING TOP-SELLING MUSIC AND MOVIE TITLES ON MICROVAULT USB FLASH DRIVES PARK RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 15, 2008 – Sony is bringing some of the top music and movie titles in entertainment history to consumers in an easy-to-use, portable electronic format. The company is introducing a new series of its MicroVault® Click USB flash drives pre-loaded with a choice of either “Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition” – the best-selling album of all time – or the blockbuster movies “The Da Vinci Code” and “Men in Black.” Sony’s Click USB drives use a clicking action like a retractable pen to extend the USB connector, and range in capacity from 1GB to 16GB. The Micro Vault device offers fast transfer of pictures, video, data and music, and is compatible with Windows® operating systems.

Mobion Fuel Cell Charger

clipped from blogs.computerworld.com Pocket-size fuel cell charger for gadgets announced SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. -- A company called MTI MicroFuel Cells announced a new fuel cell charger called Mobion, that will give you up to 25 hours of power for recharging cell phones, iPods, digital cameras or whatever gadgets need charging. The company claims it's the world's first with a removable cartridge. clipped from www.mtimicrofuelcells.com MTI MICRO DEBUTS WORLD´S FIRST UNIVERSAL CHARGER WITH REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE Each additional cartridge gives consumers another 25 Watt-hours of power. With the Mobion® charger, for the first time, consumers can envision a world where power is instantly available where ever they are, when ever they need it. Mobion® charger with removable cartridge delivers 25 hours of power to multiple devices on-the-go. clipped from www.unwiredview.com Unwired View Mobion fuel cell charger will charge your gadgets on the go clipped from www.tgdaily.com Methanol-based fuel cell recharger for portable devices coming in 2009 clipped from www.pcmag.com MTI Micro's Recharging Station Makes It Easier

Philips Handheld Biosensor

clipped from www.nanotechbuzz.com Philips Intros Magnotech Biosensor Technology clipped from www.research.philips.com Philips Research Press Release Philips breakthrough Magnotech technology set to transform global point-of-care testing Results from small sample volumes The Philips’ Magnotech handheld technology has the potential to deliver: Small sample volume (fingerpick drop of blood or saliva) Ease of use (potentially applicable for home testing) Multi-analyte (several analytes can be measured simultaneously, depending on the application) Lab-quality sensitivity Speed (measurement in 1-5 minutes depending on the application First partner – saliva testing for drugs of abuse The first collaboration agreement for the new technology was also announced - with one of the leading European companies in drugs of abuse testing, Concateno plc, based in Abingdon, near Oxford, UK. Concateno and Philips will deliver the new handheld solution for drugs of abuse testing to selected customers in 2009.

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Philips and Concateno announce revolutionary drugs-of-abuse testing system

Concateno-Philips pioneering system will make testing for drugs such as cocaine and heroin quicker, simpler and easier enabling immediate point-of-care drug test results, similar to current alcohol tests. Concateno and Philips will deliver the new solution to selected customers in the second half of 2009.

Neurosky's Mind Controlled Applications

clipped from www.youtube.com Neurosky clipped from www.neurosky.com NeuroSky Inc. has developed a non-invasive, dry, bio-sensor family of products that capture the electrical waves generated by neurological activity and eye movements and translate mental state information into digital signals for simple Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). Our wearable technology unlocks worlds of new applications in consumer electronics, health, wellness, safety, education, training, market research and a host of many more. Technology operation clipped from www.engadget.com Brains-on with NeuroSky and Square Enix's Judecca mind-control game clipped from www.youtube.com BBC Video on NeuroSky clipped from www.youtube.com Source engine game demo using NeuroSky's technology clipped from techon.nikkeibp.co.jp NeuroSky Demos Brain-controlled Mobile Phone Applications NeuroSky Inc, a venture company based in San Jose, Calif, prototyped a system that reads brain waves with a sensor and uses them for mobile phone applications. Brain waves are read by a headset, and the data is displayed on the screen of a mobile phone. clipped from www.youtube.com

Sync, Share and Access Your Digital Life

clipped from www.masternewmedia.org The goal of Live Mesh and MobileMe is to have all your personal data privately stored in a virtual environment, the "cloud", which takes care of syncing all your content across your mobile phone, your laptop, or your PDA. Say you have a calendar appointment planned in your home computer, but not on your mobile phone. These virtual platforms "see" that appointment is missing, and add it to your mobile calendar, so that you don't have to worry about synchronizing all of these different devices together. clipped from www.mesh.com Live Mesh clipped from www.mesh.com All your devices acting together clipped from www.mesh.com Simple to share clipped from www.mesh.com Anywhere access clipped from www.apple.com Email, contacts, and calendars. In sync everywhere you go. Works with the applications you already use. Me.com. Your desktop everywhere. clipped from www.masternewmedia.org Learning, education and media technologies scholar George Siemens analyzes such technology-driven trends to understand what issues we may have to confront with in the near future and how to best prepare yourself for them.

Hawaii Goes Electric

clipped from www.nytimes.com Hawaii Endorses Plan for Electric Cars SAN FRANCISCO — The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an “intelligent” battery recharging network. clipped from gas2.org Hawaii Endorses Better Place for Electric Cars clipped from gas2.org The island state’s small size makes for short drives, which are perfect for electric vehicles, and now an innovative network of recharging stations will make the cars even more convenient. clipped from gas2.org The Better Place plan solves the current problem with electric cars, which is slow battery recharging as well as availability. The solution is to use existing electric car technologies together with an internet-connected web of recharging stations (set up in the thousands). Drivers of the recharging network subscribe to the service, paying for access and mileage: clipped from www.betterplace.com View the video of the December 02, 2008 Press Conference. Better Place Hawaii Deployment Map

Lehmann Aviation aircraft

Lehmann Aviation, manufacturer of the world’s first very light UAV for civil applications, announced the availability of two new models.

The new line of products are very light UAV ready to fly, taking high resolution images or video recording.

Operable by one unique person on ground, the high-tech aircraft make possible the capture of incredible images.

clipped from www.lehmannaviation.com clipped from www.lehmannaviation.com A Lehmann Aviation aircraft combines three important elements: safety, endurance and easy operations. Lehmann aircraft are truly special - they are and always will be. clipped from www.lehmannaviation.com

Nokia Home Control Center

clipped from freshome.com Nokia’s ‘Smart Home’ Solution Nokia is putting themselves on the “smart home” scene with their latest solution. Their Linux-based platform dubbed Home Control Center plans on managing the power needs of your home appliances, electronics, entertainment, security, the climate control system. clipped from smarthomepartnering.com The whole Nokia solution consists of four main components: The heart of the solution is the Nokia Home Control Center which is built on top of standard gateway architecture. Two most important control nodes are the mobile phone and web browser. The back-end server architecture ensures a seamless and secure link between a mobile device and the home gateway and also makes possible updating and upgrading software easily. The partner devices. In addition to the components that Nokia is providing, the value for the end customer comes from the integration of different third party devices and systems under the control of one user interface.

DARPA's Submersible Aircraft

clipped from www.aviationweek.com DARPA is seeking concepts for an aircraft that can clandestinely insert and extract an eight-person special-forces team. The mission is to take off from a runway, fly 1,000nm as a conventional aircraft, fly another 100nm close to the surface, then travel the final 12nm to the coast underwater. Transit should take less than 8 hours, including any time required to land on water and reconfigure from aircraft to submarine - and the vehicle should be able to loiter near the coastline - on or under the surface - for three days in sea state 5. Then return the same way... clipped from futureofgadgets.com DARPA Not Satisfied With Regular Submarine, Wants a Flying One clipped from www.youtube.com Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Flying Sub for FS 2004Pt II clipped from www.youtube.com Russian concept flying sub.