Dermal Nanotech Display

Dermal Nanotech Display

I’m first in line and no cuts! Won’t be out for the Christmas rush but when it is you can bet that people will be lining up for them. Just as a way to tell time it would be super handy. And lets not even mention the possibility of moving tatoos.

a “programmable dermal display” in which a population of about 3 billion display pixel robots would be permanently implanted a fraction of a mm under the surface of the skin, covering a rectangle 6 cm x 5 cm on the back of the hand. Photons emitted by these pixel bots would produce an image on the surface of the skin. This pixelbot array could be programmed to form any of many thousands of displays.

Visualizing the Future: Dermal Nanotech Display

Everyone Hold On Tight

I’m going to be doing a little work on the site for a while, things might look pretty weird for a bit. If all goes well the back end should be all new and shiny with the same main interface. I’ll upgrade that later.
-Admin
UPDATE
At 03:41 today I officially declare that I rock. It works and I’m going to bed.

Look, Up In the Sky!

Rocket launch by Uncle Jerry

I just witnessed an amazing sight! I looked to the west and and saw the unburned exhaust of a Minotaur rocket launching from Vandenberg AFB. Now, I’ve seen these before and I still get stunned when I see them, but this time was even better. I got to see the actual vehicle during it’s burn! The photo snapped by Uncle Jerry shows a bright object in the right hand side of the frame, that’s the exhaust plume. At first I thought it was a helicopter flying through a cloud but that didn’t make any sense as it was clear out. Then I realized that it must be the rocket making its ascent. How darn cool is that! Well anyway, I have thrown together a few links about the event.
This is some info on the Minotaur Space Launch System, some info on the Vandenberg Dusk Launch today, and here is some info on how you can keep up with them from Space Archive. If your in the southwest you should have a look here, its the how to on viewing Vandenberg AFB Launches.

And another taken from Kingman Az.

Rocket launch by Uncle Jerry

Rocket launch by Uncle Jerry

By Nogwater

The Manchester Bobber

The ocean is a potential source of low cost renewable energy that needs to be explored in the near future. The University of Manchester has a machine called the Bobber, that it hopes will tap into the limitless potential of what covers 3/4 of out planet. Nothing like tapping the energy of the waves to solve the energy crunch.

On a hacking note, I think these work about the same way that those magnetic coil flashlights do. The waves cause a float with a magnet in it to move in and out of a coil (solenoid) and you get electrical power. That’s a pretty simple explanation but it should give you a good idea on how it works. The only big difference, and what makes it an improvement, is that there is a clutch system that converts the wave motion into a single direction and then goes into the generator.

“…The Bobber’s output of 5MW is the mean power output, with the potential for much more depending on sea conditions.”

Pretty good for just chilling in the North Sea…

The Manchester Bobber

Chainsaw bike

chainsaw powered bike

You have to read the tech specs on this monster! Here’s a sample:

What makes the Dolmette unique in engineering terms is its 24-cylinder 2-stroke power plant. Nothing quite like it has been seen before. The combined power of 24 DOLMAR chainsaw engines is fed into to a 5-speed Harley-Davidson transmission by a series of twelve toothed belts.

Dolmar ‘Dolmette’ Chainsaw Bike