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Farmer Loves Robot More Than Son
Just to prove to yourself that robot research comes from more places than fancy universities and spotless corporate research labs, take a look at what one Chinese farmer has accomplished. (re: Various)

Transparent Thin Film Transistors Fabbed With Nanotubes
If you could implant some sort of flexible display right in (or on) your skin, what would you display on it? (re: Schachner and Zagat)

RealView 3D Scanner - For Your Desk
This handy little desktop wonder can bring at least the external details of any object (that fits) right in to the digital world. (re: Jack Vance)

Robotic Suit For Farmers In Japan
No more (non-powered) squatting and pulling; now, robotics are on your side too, farmers. But what about droids who do the work for you? (re: Robert Heinlein)

Tetris Reduces Emotional Scars
No wonder people in advanced technological societies have been playing so much Tetris - and no wonder it was invented in the former Soviet Union. (re: Philip K. Dick)

Swarm-Bots Take Small Children Away
It's really up to you whether you are pleased with the idea of a couple dozen swarming robots autonomously finding a small child and pulling her away. (re: Stanislaw Lem)

Flexible OLED Wrist Display Like Pip-Boy
Flexible OLED display now available in a wrist-worthy format. (re: Roger Zelazny)

That's Mr. Gasification, Not Mr. Fusion
Take a look at a cool video showing a real-life version of a car that runs on miscellaneous bits of trash. Just like in the movies. Almost. (re: Various)

Space Toilet Diaper From Japan
There's always something on the drawing board at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; this time, it's a very personal space toilet. (re: David H. Keller)

Meatricity - Meatrical Energy From Meatric Sources
Are we heading toward a human-powered future? Probably not, but the power goes out in our neighborhood often enough to check it out. (re: Various)

Cymascope CymaGlyphs - Dolphin Picture Words
How can we translate the language of another species? The CymaScope may give the answer. (re: Various)

Hotel Room Of The Future Is German, Retrotastic
This 'hotel room of the future' video provides a review of a retrotastic future too kitschy to believe; with memories of future rooms from the past century of science fiction. (re: E.M. Forster)

3G Watch Phone From LG Electronics
Remarkable technology from LG electronics promises to bring video to a wrist near you. (re: H.G. Wells)

EarthNow! Landsat Images Now Available
Gaze down upon the Earth from orbit like the astronauts do with this handy online viewer. (re: Various)

Therapeutic Ultrasound Now Pocket-Sized
Fans of Star Trek's Dr. McCoy may be thinking that they are seeing miniaturized medical instruments in the near future. (re: Gene Roddenberry)

NEC Thermal Scans For Flu
NEC is taking no chances at their corporate headquarters - the flu patrol is looking for you! (re: Michael Crichton)

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