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News: Forest Bathing
Going for a walk in a forest or 'forest bathing', as Japanese call it, improves immune response. Scientists suspect this is due to the benefits of breathing in phytoncides - airbourne chemicals produced by trees to protect themselves from fungi and insects.
I keep telling people "Plant more TREES!' Now I can mention the additional health benefits (along with the extra oxygen, rainfall and place for a tree house).
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Posted by harry on Thursday, July 08 @ 09:23:06 NZST (28 reads)
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News: Finally the 21st Century gets closer
When I think of the 21st Century AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE - I think of flying cars, space ships and robots. So far all we've managed to get is a jet-pack and it took a Kiwi to do it I might add! (Excuse me for feeling patriotic at this point).
click here to see the Martin Jetpack- made in NZ
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Posted by harry on Wednesday, March 10 @ 09:52:07 NZDT (67 reads)
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News: Writing from the brain
I remember reading Frank Herbert's Dune series where a machine could convert your thoughts into written text. Well, it looks like that technology (in its infant form) is finally here.
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Posted by harry on Thursday, March 04 @ 09:35:40 NZDT (71 reads)
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News: Just stick it on and you've got touchscreen
Some excellent boffins in Portugal have come up with an amazing film, which when placed over an existing screen (or other surface) turns it into a touch screen. I want one!
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Posted by harry on Thursday, February 04 @ 08:54:18 NZDT (94 reads)
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News: Make your own Bot
It's getting easier and easier to build your own Bot/Droid. Let's hope we can have a complete R2-D2 really soon.
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Posted by harry on Friday, May 15 @ 00:56:27 NZST (174 reads)
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News: Robo exoskeleton for the disabled
Saffron send in this story: The system, which requires crutches to help with balance, consists of motorized leg supports, body sensors and a back pack containing a computerized control box and rechargeable batteries.
The user picks a setting with a remote control wrist band - stand, sit, walk, descend or climb - and then leans forward, activating the body sensors and setting the robotic legs in motion.
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Posted by harry on Thursday, August 28 @ 13:52:59 NZST (269 reads)
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News: Nanotech making solar power affordable
Rustyballs sent in this article: A Californian company has patented a new nanotech paint-like substance that harnesses solar power. This low cost technology can be sprayed on durable plastics, roof tiles or potentially incorporated into windows.
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Posted by harry on Monday, July 14 @ 10:21:06 NZST (277 reads)
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News: Bio degrading plastic
The Hobbit sent in this article about a teenager that discovered a method of bio-degrading plastic. Interesting stuff.
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Posted by harry on Saturday, June 21 @ 13:33:23 NZST (271 reads)
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News: Buy an exoskeleton
Saffron sent in this story: "For the low price of $1000 a month, you could overcome your physical limitations with a HAL exoskeleton from Cyberdyne. While HAL prototypes have been around for a few years now, Cyberdyne has just begun building a lab that will mass produce 400-500 of the suits per year starting this October.
Using sensors attached to the skin, the suit supposedly moves effortlessly with your muscles and it has the capability of increasing your strength up to 10 times the norm. It also has a continuous operating time of about 2 hours and 40 minutes. As mentioned, the monthly rental fee has been set at $1000 which includes $300 for maintenance and upgrades. No word on whether or not they plan on selling these things outright, but I would be perfectly happy renting one and going all Hulk on my enemies for a month or so."
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Posted by harry on Friday, April 18 @ 09:50:49 NZST (293 reads)
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Old Articles
| Wednesday, February 27 | | · | Morphing cellphone |
| Thursday, January 24 | | · | Bionic eyeball |
| Thursday, November 01 | | · | Invisible Tanks |
| Monday, October 15 | | · | Micro Wind Turbine |
| Thursday, September 20 | | · | Kiwi designed electric car |
| Thursday, June 21 | | · | Skyscraper Farms |
| Wednesday, February 21 | | · | Nano-heat exchanger |
| Wednesday, January 24 | | · | Killer robot wasps |
| Tuesday, January 16 | | · | Canadian Exoskeletal Armour |
| Saturday, December 30 | | · | The DREAD gun |
| Tuesday, December 26 | | · | Gauss Pistols are here! |
| Sunday, November 26 | | · | Tzigre Wire is here: backstabbing made easy |
| Monday, November 13 | | · | Flat Lightbulbs |
| Thursday, November 09 | | · | Handheld fusion generators are here |
| Tuesday, November 07 | | · | Light sensitive nano-bots |
| Wednesday, October 18 | | · | Solar Powered Reactor |
| Monday, October 09 | | · | Chaos Chips |
| Thursday, October 05 | | · | MicroEngines |
| Tuesday, September 26 | | · | Balloons to the edge of space |
| Monday, September 11 | | · | Nano-tube capacitors |
| Thursday, August 17 | | · | ChemTube gets closer |
| Thursday, July 20 | | · | Dark Star Energy Car |
| Tuesday, July 18 | | · | First Inflatable Space Station |
| Friday, May 26 | | · | Brain controlled robots |
| Friday, May 05 | | · | Invisibility Cloak |
| Friday, April 21 | | · | Meddling with DNA |
| Monday, April 03 | | · | Neutrino's DO have mass |
| Friday, December 16 | | · | Drive or fly to work? |
| Monday, December 05 | | · | Tornado Turbine |
| Monday, November 07 | | · | Alternative Fusion |
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