10 Sci-Fi Predictions That Became Science Fact [Video]
Presenting 10 pieces of science fiction literature that turned out to be true. [AllTime10s]
Category Archives: Technology
300GB Blu-Ray Successor in the Works
Sony and Panasonic have announced they’ll work together on a successor to the Blu-Ray format. At the moment it appears they’ll be concentrating on data storage rather than video playback. The two firms have set a target of 2015 to produce an optical disc which can store up to 300GB, around six times the capacity […]
Remote-Controlled Car Runs on Water! [Video]
The i-H2GO is a remote-controlled car developed by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies and Corgi International that runs on water…and a smartphone app. It works because SCIENCE: “You pour water into the refueling station and it is electrolyzed (split into hydrogen and oxygen) by power from a solar panel. The high energy hydrogen is directed into […]
Meet RHex: The Parkour Robot
We’ve already written about RHex in the past, but if you watch the video, you’ll notice that the robot has a few new tricks up its sleeves now! RHex is an all-terrain walking robot that could one day climb over rubble in a rescue mission or cross the desert with environmental sensors strapped to its […]
Androids to fight AIDS
You might describe your smartphone as a lifesaver, but now you can let it help in the fight against AIDS. Alternatively, you can turn it into a tool to help study global warming or discover pulsars. It’s thanks to the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC), which already offered a similar tool for computers. […]
FAKING IT: The Evolution of the Greenscreen [Video]
As part of their education series, the folks over at FilmmakerIQ.com deliver this history lesson in Hollywood’s evolution of using the greenscreen. Running at 17:30, this is a little long, but I promise you that gaining knowledge has never been more fun! [FilmmakerIQ.com / Source: Vimeo]
Giant Robot Befriends Little Girl at SDCC 2013 [Video]
The same Wired/Stan Winston/Legacy Effects robot we told you about at SDCC may we really be The Iron Giant… Editor’s note: OMG THIS IS THE CUTEST THING EVER. [Stan Winston School / Source: YouTube]
Urine Can Power Cellphones
Researchers at two British universities have successfully powered a cellphone using urine. The project involves microbial fuel cells, which are ceramic cylinders filled with bacteria. As the bacteria eats fuel supplies, it creates a small electrical charge as a by-product. The technique works with micro-organisms that would normally, where oxygen is present, produce water as […]