like the spray on solar cells. only prototypes in the lab for now but its said they will within a decade or so be ready for mass production at $15-20 a square meter and similar efficiency to todays panels.

go to gizmag or gizmondo or endgadget or wherever and bring back some interesting technology to discuss

four small autonomous aquatic robots have just embarked on a 60,000-kilometer (37,000-mile) journey across the Pacific ocean.

http://www.gizmag.com/pacx-wave-gliders-crossing-pacific/20562/

isn't that neat? what will it mean for the future of navies? piracy? coast guard? shipping?

darpa is working on an ostrich robot that should be capable of 32km/h

it should also be able to cross rough terrain easily

solar bikini

if this was another "show me your desktop thread" or "apple vs linux" thread or "build me a computer gee" thread or a "tablets vs fuck tablets" or "hey lets talk about my android phone" thread there'd be 10x more posts by now.

it's like you people live reliving the same few threads over and over and over again and no one wants to talk about anything new

an inflatable robot. can support several people and is light enough to be carried by one. workd by redirecting the air to inflate and deflate joints

>>21303561
Your asking people to do research and shit.

>>21303501

awesome. proceed.

Mother fucking Mars Rover

>>21303620
no i'm not. i just suggested that in case anyone can think of anything off the top of their heads. takes 3 minutes to dip into gizmag and pull up something neat.

we can discuss any technolgy in this thread.

all i'm asking for is a single fucking thread about something other then pcs and smartphones.

>>21303700
fuck yes. runs on plutonium so it will be a lot more energetic then previous mars rovers (solar)

>>21303608
lol, interdasting.

I want to support this thread so here it goes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mclbVTIYG8E

You probably have seen it already, but its pretty damn sweet to watch again.

man builds miniture replica of the antikythera mechanism, originally built over 2000 years ago

http://www.gizmag.com/hublot-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-watch/20517/

>>21303788

Read a fucking huge article about that recently. They build something so advance for their time and all the applications they think for it are novelty stuff... Kinda like Apple.

>>21303741
yeah, i love the way it moves. and that it wears regular human shoes. there's little doubt in my mind that we will see these on the battlefield in our lifetime

The insect cyborgs would use biological energy harvested from their body heat or movements to potentially power small sensors implanted on their bodies in order to gather vital information from hazardous environments.

To harvest energy from insects, the researchers have designed a spiral piezoelectric generator that converts the kinetic energy from the insect's wing movements into electricity. This power would be used to prolong the battery life of devices implanted on the insect, such as a small camera, a microphone or a gas sensor.
http://www.gizmag.com/insect-cyborgs/20596/

>There's more to technology then smartphones and computers

I don't believe you.

U.S.Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are beginning initial deployment of the Switchblade unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

...It also carries a warhead, so if a target of opportunity presents itself, the Switchblade has imaging sensors capable of identifying, tracking and guiding itself right to that person before exploding - with the aim of causing minimal collateral damage.

>>21303915

That really sounds like it could really go wrong.

true 3D laser plasma display (real 3d not the illusion of 3d like in a 3d monitor) it's a hologram like how r2d2 projected princess leia

http://www.gizmag.com/burton-true-3d-laser-plasma-display/20499/

currently confined to a tank of water. but with more powerful lasers they say they will be able to project into the air. future improvements include increasing framerate, resolution, and mixing different colour lasers to produce colour images.

>>21303915
great, more ways to kill innocent people

classy, murrika

>>21303915
>exploding
>minimal collateral damage

Liquid Glass can sprayed on within seconds, creating an anti-microbial, easy-to-clean barrier that will last from one to several years, depending on the surface. It has already been used at Ataturk’s Mausoleum in Turkey, in certain UK hospitals, on a train, and on furniture. Liquid Glass has also been used in agricultural trials, where it was applied to the leaves and seeds of vines. The leaves were successfully protected from mildew, while the seeds didn’t require anti-fungal chemicals. It could also be used on clothing such as gowns or tuxedos, on kitchen surfaces (it’s food-safe and environmentally-friendly), on car interiors - really, on anything that people want to keep clean. Because you would essentially just be cleaning glass, objects treated with it would supposedly clean up easily with plain water, as opposed to harsh cleansers.

Liquid Glass is already available for domestic use in Germany, and should be coming to the UK early this year. No word on other markets yet.

nope, sorry.
/g/ is consumer level computer parts
op may I suggest a i5 2500k?

>>21304266

So what happens if you drink it

the Shackleton Energy Company (SEC) is looking to establish the first operational base to mine ice on the Moon that will be used to produce liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants for distribution to spacecraft via the first gas stations in space ... and the plan is to be open for business by 2020.
http://www.gizmag.com/gas-stations-in-space/20557/

lol good luck with that. ceo did a TED talk on the lunar base and fuel mining plan, its in the link

>>21304329
you'd drink a glass of water and seconds later it would slide out your butt. great for parties.

nah actually your intestines would fill up with glass and you'd die, lol

>all i'm asking for is a single fucking thread about something other then pcs and smartphones

i'll bump to that

Engineers there have created an electrode for lithium-ion batteries - the rechargeables commonly found in our devices - that allows them to run ten times longer, while only taking only one-tenth of the time to charge.

"We have found a way to extend a new lithium-ion battery's charge life by 10 times," said Harold H. Kung, in a paper published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.

http://www.gizmag.com/lithium-batteries-charge-faster-hold-longer/20550/

World's first transparent video eyewear. Users wearing the Moverio can see images displayed on a background of the real world. The Epson Moverio offers Wi-Fi connectivity, which gives direct access to YouTube and web browsing. A handheld touchpad controls the unit like a laptop.

IT IS ALREADY ON THE SHELVES in japan anyways. Was released 2 days ago, costs $700

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/Landing/Moverio.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes

>>21304758
mother of fuck. do want.

>>21304758
Is that Christian Bale on the left?