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I recently checked out an excellent TED talk from Alex Steffen of Worldchanging.com. In the clip below, Alex addresses the subject of a sustainable future (and what it will take to achieve one). This wide-reaching presentation touches on numerous issues, from the emergence of megacities to patterns of technology adoption and brilliant inventions built to empower […]
Imagine that you are a student with an invention fair coming up. What are you going to invent? According to this article… Never miss another call with your Bra Pocket …inspiration came as a boy watched a girl: “I saw her (Kayla) pull her phone out of her bra and I thought it would be […]
Invention – a full-size erector set lets you build real things
by Marshall Brain | April 14, 2011
This product is not yet a product you can buy, and it has not been fully fleshed out, but you can definitely see where they are going as soon as you look at the photos: Construction Toy The kit gives you full-size parts to build real things. It: a) really makes you wonder why no […]
Imagine a bus. The image you have in your mind probably involves a huge, slow box on wheels spewing clouds of diesel exhaust. Now throw out that image and try this one on for size – this is the Superbus: It is electric, so no fumes. It has a top speed of 250 kph/ 155 […]
This fascinating video of a seagull ornithopter appeared on the web this week: If you watch closely, even the head moves to control flight. What is the goal? It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s … a New Seagull-Like Robot Spy Drone! The photo in the article shows you the size of the bird robot. […]
Invention – Digital cash for the Internet – How Bitcoins Work
by Marshall Brain | March 23, 2011
Think about the cash that we use today. If I want to, I can give you a one dollar bill. I don’t need to tell anyone I am doing it. It does not need to be recorded anywhere. You don’t have to tell anyone or record it either. You simply slip my one dollar bill […]
In the following article, a really interesting question is explored. The question is: Is there a better, more efficient way to launch airplanes? Electric Aviation is the Future of Transport If you think about how airplanes take off now, you can see the potential problem. The pilot positions the plane at the end of the […]
Imagine that you run a shipping company that owns large container ships or supertankers. Your ships are burning lots of fuel – tens of thousands of gallons per day. The Emma Mærsk shown here burns something like 40,000 gallons per day at full speed: What if you could save 10,000 gallons per day? That is […]
Oil is currently at $100 or so per barrel. The current reason for the high price is instability in Middle Eastern countries like Libya. In addition, demand for oil is increasing at a time when new oil discoveries are declining. In the United States (and many other parts of the world), coal is abundant. What […]
Invention – a moving base from Satarii that allows your camera to follow you
by Marshall Brain | February 11, 2011
This is a great idea, nicely implemented to make it simple. It is a base that allows your camera to automatically track you as you move around: This is not so conceptually unusual. For example, people have been making people-followers for awhile in the form of paintball sentries: Satarii has radically simplified the problem with […]
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