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Kickbee Fetal Twitter Posting
I was thinking of calling this article 'Tweets from Web 3.0' but it's just a prototype anyway. Nothing ever came of prototypes... (re: Various)

Extract Images Directly From The Human Brain
Remarkable results appear to duplicate work done in cats almost ten years ago. But still, this is human brain reading. (re: Cordwainer Smith)

Energy Cannon Now On Order
These lightweight laser-based energy weapons should be able to shoot down tactical targets like surface-to-air missiles and rockets. (re: Jack Vance)

Spy Moth Cyborg On/Off Switch Perfected
Another piece of the fully-controllable insect cyborg spy is now in place. (re: Thomas A. Easton)

Smart Fabrics For Biomonitoring
New development could make the development of a heartshirt cheap, and not merely possible. (re: Rudy Rucker)

Nanohmics Flash Grenade And Blade
It turns out that a working prototype very similar to the UV grenades in Blade has been created. (re: Various)

Laser Aircraft Refueling: Power Transfer Beams?
Patent application provides hope that there will be air travel after the age of oil. (re: Gene Roddenberry)

Virtual Faces With Personality And Emotion
Computer personalities get a leg up on reality using this new model developed by Diana Arellano, a PhD student. (re: William Gibson)

MKV-L Multiple Kill Vehicle Video
Defensive weapon video shows successful test; video also shows the basic concept for the MKV-L. (re: George Lucas)

Marauder's Map From RFID Plus Social Networking
Thanks to the Open Attendee Meta-Data (OpenAMD) system and SocioPatterns.org, a version of the HP Marauder's Map will come to life. (re: Cory Doctorow)

Living Floor Like Heinlein's Grass Carpet
Jeri has found the secret to true relaxation - a living green carpet. Walk on living things? It is a goodness. (re: Robert Heinlein)

RoboClam Smart Anchor
Another fascinating biomimetic robot; researchers want to know how Nature can do ten times better than human ingenuity. (re: Murray Leinster)

Reactogon Synthesizer - Chain Reactive Performance Arpeggiator
Fascinating musical interface is a cross between a board game and an instrument. (re: Jack Vance)

Jollbot Robot Ball Jumps, Bounces And Rolls
Unique robot solves two problems at once; it may remind fans of past sf television shows of a favorite villain 'bot. (re: Arthur Porges)

Portable MRI Scans For Psychopathy Like Voight-Kampff
As scientists try to understand psychopathy, their use of machines and images seems almost phildickian. (re: Philip K. Dick)

Nearly Immortal Hydrozoan Colonizes Oceans
No one noticed that these creatures have spread around the world. Oh, and they can live practically forever. (re: Various)

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