Aug 18 2015
By Bob Larson Created by a European firm, this sleek, egg-shaped capsule resembles a spaceship, complete with a retractable wind turbine and futuristic solar cells that doesn’t require any external power. The ‘Ecocapsule’ is a mini apartment with all the conventional luxuries, but generates its own clean energy and can be located virtually anywhere on …
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Jul 10 2015
How many times have you needed a personal air conditioner (AC) in hot weather at an event or even at home? A new a wrist-worn personal cooler may be the solution, being more effective than air conditioning at making you feel comfortably cool, and save the U.S. (and the rest of the world) millions of …
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Jun 18 2015
Google, the popular web browser giant, announced it will begin testing prototypes of their auto self-driving cars on public roads this summer. The prototypes are based on the familiar bubble style designs as shown here. Roughly 94% of automobile accidents are caused by human error per a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study. While humans …
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May 15 2015
Last month, 60 Minutes Sunday TV program reported that Duke University may have found a miracle cure for brain cancer using a genetically modified polio virus. The Duke research team injected a genetically engineered polio virus into deadly brain tumors involving primates and human patients. The result of the virus homed in on cancer cells and …
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Apr 14 2015
Diseases from cataracts, glaucoma, age related macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetes, affect millions of Americans each year. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness and affect 24 million Americans. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness, which affects over 4.5 million Americans age 40 and over. Diabetic Retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among adults aged 20 …
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Mar 09 2015
American drivers log nearly twice as many miles (1.33 trillion per year) as they did 25 years ago on roads that have increased in capacity by only five percent. The annual costs of traffic congestion keep rising: 3.7 billion hours of driver delays and 2.3 billion gallons of wasted fuel. Both our highway and electrical systems …
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Jan 22 2015
by Bob Larson Something new will be arriving at several grocery store chains this year, and eventually at local retail stores. A new smart shopping cart can talk or text you, even let you know when you last bought an item, give you prices, provide appealing recipes and digital coupons for the purchased items, and some …
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Dec 09 2014
by Bob Larson More people are turning to online reviews for local businesses and products. They are actually trusting online reviews more than ever despite all the media coverage questioning their legitimacy per a recent survey. BrightLocal recently published the results of its 4th annual local consumer review survey, finding that for better or worse, online …
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Nov 07 2014
by Bob Larson Cable news channel CNN recently reported about a new weapon against the Ebola virus. Gigi is a robot, looking like a cousin of R2-D2, but the machine is a cold-blooded killer against the Ebola or other viruses. After being wheeled into patient rooms at hospitals, humans clear out, and Gigi begins beaming ultraviolet …
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Oct 07 2014
by Bob Larson In 2013, I discussed how 3D printing has changed the medical industry. I recently noticed another application of 3D printing after reading this WebMD article. Sydney Kendall from Chesterfield, Missouri lost her right arm below the elbow in a boating accident when she was six years old. Now at 13, Sydney has used several prosthetic arms, but none …
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Sep 10 2014
by Bob Larson Many of you have heard about the much talked about Google Glass, the eyewear technology with Internet connected computer capabilities. Glass can access your email account, search the web, listen to music, and even text by voice. Google Glass is the latest technology which looks like a pair of eyeglasses with many stylish and colorful frames, …
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Aug 11 2014
A recent report indicated over one third of the world’s computers are infected with malware! Malware (aka malicious software) is un unauthorized software program to disrupt or sabotage your computer or steal information from your computer. It’s usually embedded inside an email as an attachment or inside another program you may have downloaded. Malware programs …
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