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Women In Technology — Remembering Women who Innovated and Changed History.
An author, an actress and more than one whose work was ripped off by men. On the first United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science, take a look at six female scientists who helped shape history.
Hedy Lamarr (Hedwig Keisler)
Feb 12, 2016
This Magical Door Lets You Explore The Virtual World Without Putting On A Headset
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
There’s a chasm between our physical and virtual worlds. This captivating installation offers one way to bridge them.
Feb 12, 2016
NASA Just Released Posters for Space Tourism
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, space travel
In the future, we hope to “tour” around the solar system. Indeed, some companies are already working on private space tours. Here, NASA’s JPL gives us a peek at what this space tourism might look like.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently released awesome posters of our solar system, specifically designed at getting people to journey to the stars (or at least some nearby alien planets). “The Vision of the Future” series comprise of seven original posters. In addition to these, there are seven more posters for “Exoplanet Travel Bureau” that were published last year.
Notably, these posters are more than just fantastical imaginings. The designers who created these magnificent posters have been consulting with JPL scientists and engineers to make these tourism scenarios as realistic as they can possibly be. In short, it lets you see what the travel of tomorrow may look like.
Very nice.
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Feb 11, 2016
Mannequins of the Future Are Headless Robots
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
Here is a thought; could we see a future where runway models are robots? What about the Victoria Secret fashion show? Or, could all models (men and women) be replaced for the perfect robot? Maxim has already been known for using artificial models in print.
Shape-shifting dummies, the mannequins of the future, could change garment fitting in a big way.
Feb 11, 2016
Bumpy liquid films could simplify fabrication of microlenses
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
Keeping the microfabrication process smooth.
Have you ever noticed that when heated a film of oil in a pan doesn’t remain completely flat? Instead, it forms a wavy pattern that resembles the exterior of an orange. These sorts of deformations inspired a group of researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt, in Germany, to explore whether they could be used to improve and streamline microfabrication processes.
The film of oil is a classic example of a hydrodynamic systems with a liquid-gas or liquid-liquid interface while, for instance,. Other examples include bubbles and the tiny droplets of fat in milk have a liquid-liquid interface. Planar liquid films, like the oil film, are particularly mechanically unstable and may undergo changes in morphology if not kept at a uniform temperature.
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