Tag: Innovation
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Is that a Holograph in Your Pocket?
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Advancements in optoelectronics may soon allow smartphones to project holographic displays without requiring special glasses. By combining Holographic Metasurfaces (HMs) with Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), physicists have developed technology that can produce 3D images, enhancing applications such as video calls, online shopping, and military operations.
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You Gotta Close Your Eyes to See This!
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Scientists have developed infrared contact lenses that let you see in the dark and when you close your eyes, through your own eyelids!
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Blood, Sweat, and…Potato Starch?
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Hey Crew! Welcome to the mission brief! We are headed back to Mars and we are carrying some very special cargo…potatoes! There is a settlement on the far side of Mars in need of potato starch for their StarCrete. Did you say Potatoes? Yes, potatoes. You may not know this,…
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Running the Moon Wall
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Horizontal Running on Moon Walls May Prevent Bone Density Loss in Space I know, I know! We just got finished with our first mission back and we are already on another layover. But I promise this will be worth it! With my plan to take on longer, deep space missions,…
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Artificial Muscle
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Ever wish you were stronger? Add artificial muscle on top of your own, an emerging technology with many interesting sci-fi implications.
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Clothing Interface
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Hey crew! Does everyone have their clothing interface? That would be the new uniforms. I know we are a small outfit, but we are finally making enough money to move into the 23nd Century and these new uniforms are our celebration of that! These uniforms use a touch responsive fabric…
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Laser Fiber Optics
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Are laser fiber optics science fiction or science fact? How about both? Check out this post to find out how.
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Gravity Batteries
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Gravity batteries can bridge the gap for renewable resources like solar and wind power while repurposing traditional mines.
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Space Elevators
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Improvements in materials and power production may mean space elevators are within thirty years of becoming a reality.
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Cosmic Sling Shot
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Can we sling shot ourselves into space? SpinLaunch thinks it is possible and may just pave the way to other cool cosmic technologies.