Pong Game is Put on a Dress By Bill Christensen published 25 August 06 We don't know why, but there it is.
Talking Robot is Surprisingly Anthropomorphic By Bill Christensen published 24 August 06 WT-6 uses a tongue, lips and vocal cords.
Rising Cyberviolence Mirrors Sci-Fi By Bill Christensen published 18 August 06 Cyberviolence, a form of vigilante "justice" in which a large group of Internet users post attacks against an individual, are increasing in South Korea.
The Almost-Magical Floating Bed By Bill Christensen published 14 August 06 A young Dutch architect has created furniture that sci-fi writers have had for years.
Battle Bot: Machine Designed to Extract Wounded Troops By Bill Christensen published 7 August 06 A new robot is engineered to rescue wounded soldiers without further risk to human life.
Vision Gear Bypasses the Eye By Bill Christensen published 4 August 06 A headband selectively stimulates receptors in forehead skin to provide visually impaired people a new view.
Bear Hug: New Robot to be Therapeutic Companion By Bill Christensen published 2 August 06 Teddy bear with onboard PC is designed to interact with patients who need some tender loving care.
Modern M.A.S.H.: Soldiers Could Pack Their Own Freeze-Dried Blood By Bill Christensen published 31 July 06 Soldiers in the field may carry an emergency blood supply based on their own blood, revolutionizing trauma care on the battlefield.
A New Wave: Scientists Write on Water By Bill Christensen published 26 July 06 A new technology generates standing waves to form letters in a tank of water.
Totally Fake Recall: Buy Proof of Trips Not Taken By Bill Christensen published 24 July 06 Persey Tours will sell you all the stuff you would expect to have after your exotic vacation: faked ticket stubs, hotel receipts and even photos to prove you were there.
Yesterday's News Now on DVD By Bill Christensen published 20 July 06 CustomFlix, a division of Amazon, allows customers to choose from thousands of news clips and news shows dating back more than ten years.
Man Arrested for Doing 56 mph on In-line Skates By Bill Christensen published 14 July 06 If he had wanted a safer ride at those speeds, he should have used a trusty MagnaPoon.
Live Insects Challenge Humans in Bizarre Computer Game By Bill Christensen published 7 July 06 In Wim van Eck's project, humans square off against real crickets in a modified version of Pac-Man.
Design Competition Brings Sci-Fi Material to Life By Bill Christensen published 6 July 06 A new trasformable material has been made into a beanie that turns into a helmet and a suit fit for a superhero. Now it's your turn.
Phone or iPod Run New Pocket-size Projector By Bill Christensen published 3 July 06 Science fiction Grandmaster Jack Vance would be pleased.
Portable Device Reads Any Text Aloud By Bill Christensen published 30 June 06 K-NFB is a portable device that scans any available text and reads it back to visually impaired people.
Brain Chip Made With Rat Neurons By Bill Christensen published 26 June 06 A uniform neural net of brain cells—a brain chip—has been created by a team of scientists lead by Yael Hanein of Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Future Cell Phones Might Literally Reach Out and Touch By Bill Christensen published 23 June 06 Designer envisions a phone that can detect and emit odors, as well as radiate colors, light and temperature from the caller's environment
It Has Come to This: Computer Orders Restaurant Workers Around By Bill Christensen published 19 June 06 New computer program takes orders, analyzes the parking lot and the rest of the operation, then tells employees what to do.
Proposal to Implant Tracking Chips in Immigrants By Bill Christensen published 31 May 06 Scott Silverman, Chairman of the Board of VeriChip Corporation, has proposed implanting the company's RFID tracking tags in immigrant and guest workers.
Asimov's First Law: Japan Sets Rules for Robots By Bill Christensen published 26 May 06 Soft material and emergency shut-offs will be required so future robots don't hurt people. Isaac Asimov suggested as much in 1940.
New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of Nose By Bill Christensen published 22 May 06 Extreme solution? Perhaps no more so that getting your eyes lasered. And your glasses won't be slipping down your nose.
Real Doc Ock: New Robot Has Robotic Tentacles By Bill Christensen published 15 May 06 The military has developed Octarms to explore the interior of pipes and pick up irregularly shaped objects
New Flexible Material Conducts Electricity By Bill Christensen published 13 May 06 The polyaniline they made can conduct electricity at ultra-cold temperatures, and duplicates traits heretofore found only in pure metallic materials.
Android Has Human-Like Skin and Expressions By Bill Christensen published 8 May 06 EveR-1 is a Korean android with human-like skin, a modest vocabulary and realistic facial expressions.
