Posts Tagged ‘Scientists’
Technology: Scientists Are Able To Move Metal Discs Using Nothing But Light (Video)
December 31, 2012
Japanese scientists at Aoyama Gakuin University are working to make traveling via hoverboard a less-distant ‘Back to the Future’ future reality. In a breakthrough, the researchers have developed a way to move magnetically levitated graphite discs with nothing but laser light. Watch the clip above, and be amazed, McFly!
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Technology: Scientists Extract Personal Secrets With The Use Of Commercial Hardware
September 3, 2012
(Read the full TechCrunch article here.)
Brain Hacking… is it just something they did in “The Matrix,” or is it really possible? READ THIS ARTICLE! It is more than possible. Commercially available technology has already been shown to increase the odds of guessing folks’ secrets (like PIN numbers and home addresses). Mind-reading tech has already been put into practical daily use, says Gregory Ferenstein of TechCrunch:
Brainwave-reading devices, which control computers hands-free, have become increasingly popular for entertainment, control of prosthetics for paralyzed individuals, and military application. The latest commercial versions of brain-reading devices, often used by researchers and software developers, can cost as little as $300 (the product pictured above is the “Emotiv“).
Just imagine a system that is designed to be at least as sophisticated as a cop or poker player using “tells” (non-verbal cues that allow one to guess what another is thinking or thinking of doing) to get information… to crack the case or win the game. That’s the “benefit.” But consider the darker side of this science…
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