Come explore the future with… FORESIGHT@GOOGLE 25th Anniversary Conference Celebration and Reunion Weekend Google HQ in Mountain View, CA http://www.foresight.org/reunion June 25-26 2011 A rockstar lineup includes ke ynotes: • JIM VON EHR - Founder/President of Zyvex, the world’s first successful molecular nanotech company • BARNEY PELL, PhD – […]
Image via Wikipedia Brian Wang has some additional thoughts on potential technologies for starship propulsion. There’s no shortage of possible approaches, that’s for sure. It turns out that the star drive used in Avatar is a plausible choice — who knew? While some are dismissing interstellar travel as hopelessly unrealistic and/or pointless, Brian begs to […]
In our latest FastForward Radio show I said “Nanotech is one of these things that you have to be up-to-the-minute on. Everyday is something new in this field you have to watch for.” Well, to prove that, here’s one development that was announced the day of our show – cancer-killing “Biofunctionalized magnetic-vortex microdiscs.” These 60 […]
K. Eric Drexler hates nanobots. I know. That’s like saying that Santa hates reindeer, but this comes straight from the man himself. And he lists some pretty good reasons for feeling the way he does. Moreover, he points out an unfortunate general tendency: Some widespread ideas about research objectives * are bad * seem absurd […]
And now, Speculists, it’s time to stand up and sing our nanotechnology national anthem. This very cute and clever song features a soprano with a very happy voice, puppets that look and talk a lot like muppets, and a song with a very bouncy tune with lyrics that explain nanotechnology with surprising clarity. Showing this […]
The age of multi-form, multi-purpose devices is fast approaching: Morphing programmable matter gadgets could soon be a reality MAGINE a bracelet or a watch that morphs into something else when you take it off. Perhaps it becomes a phone, or perhaps a small computer screen and keyboard. Researchers are just a few years away from […]
The age of multi-form, multi-purpose devices is fast approaching: Morphing programmable matter gadgets could soon be a reality MAGINE a bracelet or a watch that morphs into something else when you take it off. Perhaps it becomes a phone, or perhaps a small computer screen and keyboard. Researchers are just a few years away from […]
To J. Storrs Hall for being named the new president of Foresight Nanotech Institute. And to Foresight Nanotech for making an excellent choice for its leadership team. Christine Peterson comments: With Dr. Hall’s expertise, Foresight’s range can broaden to include a wider variety of coming technologies His integrated vision of how nanotech interacts with other […]
Here’s a run-down on nanotechnology aimed at newbies; I like the headline: Tiny science makes socks that don’t smell and windows that clean themselves Of course, it’s not just socks — entire wardrobes will never need laundering or dry cleaning. And it won’t just be windows — we’ll have whole self-cleaning houses. But even that’s […]
This could be the engine of the next economic boom: UPDATE:Paul Rothemund has pioneered the field of DNA origami. He uses special CAD software to come up with a design: He then orders long DNA strands with short “staple” DNA strands. He mixes it together and they self-assemble: The result – 50 Billion smileys floating […]