magnets
Computers
Microsoft’s Bag-Based Computer Interface, For Poking
1:53AM John Herrman | Bag-based? Sack-based? Balloon-based? Balloon-boy-based? There’s no shortage of ways to describe Microsoft Research’s new tactile interface concept, which lets people interact with prods, pokes, massages and squeezes instead of clicks or taps. More »
Gadgets
Why Buy A Water Purifier When A Crazy Man Can Make One For You?
10:20AM Adam Frucci | I don’t speak Russian, so I don’t really get what’s going on here, but I think this guy is just filtering water through magnets and millet. I’ll stick to my Brita Water, thanks. [Webpark.ru via Boing Boing]
Science
Tales Of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
6:20AM Adam Frucci | So, why would you ever want to make your fingertip magnetic? Well, how about being able to feel your laptop spinning up? Or sensing if a cable had a current going through it? Think of it as a sixth sense. More »
Gadgets
You Haven’t Tasted Spice Until You’ve Tasted It In Zero G
6:40AM Mark Wilson | The following is an unpaid, untrue advertisement for the Zero G spice rack, which, incidentally, is a real $US44 product at Yanko Design selling under a slightly different name. More »
Vehicles
2:00PM Chris Oaten | Reducing our reliance on cars. With magnets. At up to 240km/h. All still hypothetical, of course, but worth checking in on at Phsyorg (via Digg). We think El Jobso might have something to say about the name, though. I mean, hey, it rhymes with iPod. There’s a battle for brand identity right there.
Skypods. The Future Of Urban Transport?
2:00PM Chris Oaten | Reducing our reliance on cars. With magnets. At up to 240km/h. All still hypothetical, of course, but worth checking in on at Phsyorg (via Digg). We think El Jobso might have something to say about the name, though. I mean, hey, it rhymes with iPod. There’s a battle for brand identity right there.
Science
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Ferrofluid is a beautiful mess of iron particles suspended in oil, but the beauty comes at a price of $US165 a litre. Let’s take the DIY route to this, shall we? More »
DIY Ferrofluid Is The Prettiest Mess You Could Make Today
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Ferrofluid is a beautiful mess of iron particles suspended in oil, but the beauty comes at a price of $US165 a litre. Let’s take the DIY route to this, shall we? More »
Science
NASA Creates Anti-Gravity Field, Makes Lab Rats Levitate
2:00AM Jesus Diaz | NASA scientists have created an anti-gravity field that works at room temperature, which is a big Where’s My Back to the Future Skateboard breakthrough. The only problem is that it only works on mice. Mice high as kites, in fact. More »
Robots
Robot Crawls Through Veins To
12:30AM Mark Wilson | A new robot, just one millimeter in diameter, can crawl through your veins to treat arterial blockage or deliver targeted medication. More »
Robot Crawls Through Veins To Kill Heal You
12:30AM Mark Wilson | A new robot, just one millimeter in diameter, can crawl through your veins to treat arterial blockage or deliver targeted medication. More »
Science
Wireless Resonating Power From Intel Research
4:07PM Brian Lam | Intel researchers are working on wireless power that doesn’t use a conductive pad. Instead, it uses magnets and a tuned directional transfer coil to send music from an iPod a couple of feet to a speaker. It works! More »
Weapons
