Apple 1987: Siri already existed, but she had a bow tie
In a 1987 Apple video some ideas already structured decades in advance show a Siri in embryonic state and in rather formal clothes
Global warming: forget 1.5 ° C, we will go further
In 2010, scientists observed that the pollution would have caused global warming of 1,3 ° C. Today's data are only a consequence.
Synthetic leather fabric helps heal wounds
The fabric incorporates a newly discovered material, polyglycerol sebacate, compatible with human tissues. This material can help the body produce new skin and repair itself from wounds or cuts.
Mini dialysis is reality: developed in Japan
During a disaster, the first things to be cut off are electricity and water: elements that mini dialysis can consume little and for two weeks.
Germany and Holland form a military axis
Germany and Holland have created a common military network, TEN: an acronym for Tactical Edge Networking, which helps soldiers of the two nations to coordinate operations. The agreement would also provide for the sharing of military devices and patents.
Would you ever say this is a plastic house?
JD Composites has entirely built a plastic house using more than 600.000 recycled PET bottles transformed into building materials.
An artificial coral reef in Sidney harbor
The artificial reef has taken place in the waterfront area of the famous Opera House, Sidney's world-famous theater. Not far from there is the Great Barrier Reef, increasingly at risk.
Oppo MeshTalk: calls and SMS without connection
Oppo MeshTalk (the "mesh" in the name says it) makes the devices knots of a mesh that bounces the signals towards the destination, even without a connection.
Asteroid exploded over Puerto Rico, details
According to a press release from the University of Hawaai, home of the telescopes, the asteroid exploded over Puerto Rico proves that the warning system is working.
Dragonfly is official, NASA will make a mission on Titan
Dragonfly will land near the Equator of Titan, among dunes apparently composed of layers of solid hydrocarbons. It will be powered by plutonium like the Martian rovers, and with its eight rotors it will cover much more distance than any space predecessor.
The Pentagon laser also identifies people with covered faces
According to an article in the MIT magazine, the US Ministry of Defense has a laser device that can identify a 200m "univocal cardiac imprint". Even through clothes.
A test involves waking up coma patients
A team from Columbia used machine learning to develop a test and predict the awakening of coma patients by analyzing their EEGs
Plastic free, Japanese McDonald's will have bamboo straws
Take Straws, this is their name, biodegrade in a few months and can even be ingested (I would not try). Towards Japanese plastic free.
3 Scary technologies that we shouldn't be making
Smile! There are not only technologies that can have a negative impact. There are also scary ones that can have a lethal relapse.
Metro energy: the Lausanne team system
A Lausanne team estimated the heat that passes through the underground tunnels and designed a geothermal system to extract energy from the metro
San Francisco has canceled electronic cigarettes since 2020
San Francisco bans electronic cigarettes: it is the first US city to implement this measure. Here's how this decision came about.
Lightyear One, the electric car with 750km of autonomy
Solar panels on the roof and front hood for record autonomy: Lightyear One amazes for performance. But what prices!
Unobstructed, the fashion for disabled people that has no barriers
The collection demonstrates how a fashion line for the disabled can be created that helps them on a daily basis but can also be worn by the "able-bodied"
And AI also opens a blog on technology
A blog about the future written directly by an artificial intelligence? There is. Go take a look: when the AI become influencers you can say "I was there"
There are oceans of fresh water under the salty ones
Real freshwater oceans lie less than 200 meters from the bottom of the sea. An important quantity for a resource that creates concerns.
Ascension, a vertical forest in Croatia
A Turkish architecture team wins the competition for a vertical forest in Croatia by designing this futuristic "canoe" for the city of Zagreb
