Archive for July, 2002

Hyper-Sonic Sound System (HSS), a Device That Can Put Words Inside Your Head from 100 Yards Away
Hearing is Believing
Woody Norris wants to tell you something—and he can put the words inside your head from 100 yards away. Is his invention sound, or just a pipe dream?
By Jamie Reno and N’gai Croal
NEWSWEEK
Aug.5 issue — In this [...]

Nanotechnology could one day lead to tiny sensors that can be embedded within an astronaut’s blood cells to help monitor for signs of hidden radiation damage that can occur during extended stays in outer space. (NASA TV/AP Photo)
Building Built-In Bio-Sensors
Tiny Device in Blood Could Warn of Radiation or Illness
By Paul Eng
July 12 — One day, [...]

“SkyNet” was the fictional artificial intelligence defense grid in James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR. The SkyNet AI strives to kill or enslave all humans in a MATRIX like reality.
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Commanders Envision Armies of Robots, Swarms of Fighting Drones in the Sky
An association of nearly 300 scientists and engineers spread across 45 project teams and coordinated by the [...]

Thursday, 20 June, 2002, 11:44 GMT 12:44 UK
Put your mobile where your mouth is
That ringing in your ear could be your phone
Soon you could be swapping your mobile phone for a molar phone.
Royal College of Art students in London have developed a phone that fits inside a tooth.
The concept device picks up signals with a [...]