Japanese Glasses, Underwater Cities, and Gene Therapy

The latest articles discuss new technology in augmented reality glasses, underwater cities, and an update on gene therapy .

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 -Japanese glasses that can translate the menu.
 Augmented reality glasses that can translate a menu in real time were unveiled at a Japanese gadget fair Monday, with promises they could be ready for visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Some of the features include facial recognition and touch screen capabilities.

-Under Water Cities - will they ever be possible?

Will Under Water Cities ever be possible? The technology already exists to create underwater colonies supporting up to 100 people – the few bunker-like habitats in operation today providing a blueprint. “There are no technological hurdles,” Koblick said. “If you had the money and the need, you could do it today.” Beyond that number, technological advances would be needed to deal with emergency systems, and environmental issues of air supply and humidity. Possibility, down the road we could see this type of technology being used - it least for scientific purposes.

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-When will gene therapy come to the United States?

Though many gene therapies have been tested in patients around the world in hopes of curing hereditary diseases, few governments have approved their sale, and none has been approved in the United States. In Europe, some countries are beginning to approve such treatments to be tested to see its effectiveness. The chart above shows which research companies and institutions are working on such technology. Widespread gene therapy could be coming within the next decade.

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NASA's Ion Thruster Sets World Record and New iMac Desktop

The latest articles discuss NASA's record-breaking Ion thruster which could one day aid astronauts and Apple's new desktop for the iMac.

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-NASA's ion space thruster sets endurance world record.

After a five year test on NASA's latest ion drive of the future set a world record for the longest single space mission. The Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project completed a continuous test for more than 5 and half years - longer than any other space propulsion system that has ever tested. This type of technology could lead to even deeper missions into space. These thrusters have 10 to 15 times efficiency than the today's chemical thrusters. One day we could these being used by private and government space agencies.

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-Apple announces new iMac desktops.

Apple announces upgrades to its iMac line of desktop of computers. The updates include better processors, new graphics, and next generation WiFi, and faster flash storage. The 21.5-inch iMac now starts with a 2.7GHz, quad-core Intel Core i5 processor and new Iris Pro graphics. Also, this desktop has a 21.5-inch is also available with an i5 processor with up to 3.4GHz and Nvidia GeForce 700 series graphics. They are available now.

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Microsoft Surface Tablet 2 Annouced and Apple's First Weekend iPhone Sales

The latest articles discuss the expected announcement of the "Surface 2" and the how the new iPhone did for it's first weekend on the market.

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-New Surface Tablet announcement expected from Microsoft at New York City event.

Microsoft is expected to announce a new Surface Tablet computer, including a version with a smaller screen that can rival Google and Apple's similar products. The surface will be lighter and thinner than ever before. It also uses less energy and doesn't require a fan to run the machine. It also features a Haswell Processor and even improved battery life. Microsoft hopes that the Surface 2 can do better than the original Surface, as the Surface sales were disappointing to say the least. The Surface 2 will cost $499 and the Surface Pro 2  (seen above) will cost $899.  You can start per-ordering the Surface 2 on Tuesday.

-Apple sells record 9 million iPhones in opening weekend.
Apple's new iPhone sold a record 9 million iPhones in its debut and doubled the number of iPhones sold when the orignal iPhone 5 was released. One of the main reason why it had so much success is because Apple opened up a market in China - a place where Apple has never released the iPhone before. The company expects to be on the higher range of estimates for their quarterly earnings.

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Starship Conference and Capturing Solar Energy

The latest articles discuss the StarShip Conference that is currently going on in Houston, Texas and the possibility of capturing of solar energy.

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-Starship Conference in Houston, Texas this upcoming Weekend.

Engineers and scientists are going to Houston, Texas this week to discuss future space travel. They have descended on this meeting to discuss the possibility of this project to ever happen. The conference which runs through Sunday is hosted by the 100 year spaceship initiative that was funded by the United States Space Department. They seek a development of a vehicle or spacecraft within the next 100 years that could travel to a neighboring star in a reasonable amount of time.

-Capturing Solar Energy that could be used on Earth?
This is an idea of pulling energy out of space and using on Earth is an idea to solve the world's future energy needs. A former NASA scientist, has created a project called " SPS-ALPHA" (Solar Power Satellite via Arbitrarily Large Phased Array). This idea would need to have thousands of intelligent computers working together in high orbit to capture and transmit the sun rays into energy and microwave beam that energy to Earth. This project could be ready by about 2030 if funding is there and everything else falls in place.

 

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Google's New Company, Orbital Sciences Cargo Launch, Elon Musk's New Project

Today's articles discuss the company that Google has announced that could help the health of humanity and Elon Musk's new plan to have his own automated cars on the road by 2020.

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-New Space Cargo Ship makes first flight.

  

 A space company known has Orbital Sciences launched its first ever cargo ship into space on Wednesday. The craft is expected to reach the International Space Station by Sunday and deliver supplies to the space craft. NASA and Orbital Sciences have a deal to continue for NASA to use their ships in order to deliver supplies to the ISS.

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-Elon Musk's next project: driver-less cars?
Elon Musk has been known for the creation of SpaceX and even the proposed plan of the next generation transportation system, but now he's looking into driver-less car technology. He wants Telsa Motors to begin making a driver-less car from complete scratch. Musk says that 90% of the cars controls would be left to the computer system itself. Has reported a few months ago, experts believe that drive-less cars (to an extent) will be out on the market by 2020.

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-Google announces Calico, a new company that wants to help humanity live longer.
It's goal has a company is to solve some of the world's "biggest problems" such has illness, aging, disease, and ultimately death. Calico ultimate goal is to help everyone, at one time or another, are hurt because of a death of a family member, "“Illness and aging affect all our families. With some longer term, moonshot thinking around healthcare and biotechnology, I believe we can improve millions of lives.”

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Snake Robot to Mars and 'Body on a Chip'

The latest articles discuss an idea of a snake robot on Mars and a how a 'body on a chip' could lead for better drug tests.

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-Snake Robot wants to be sent to Mars by the European Space Agency.
A new type of robot, being developed by the SINTEF Research Institute in Norway are looking into launching a robotic snake type machine up to Mars to help study the red planet. They started the project back in June and plan to have the project done by December. A snake shaped robot could fit into places that have never been seen before because of its shape and could help the world learn even more about Mars. There are still many obstacles for this project to ever become a reality, but the European Space Agency is already planning to launch a project known as ExoMars between 2016-2018, so this project could happen sometime in the next five to tens years.

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-Tiny organs printed in 3-D aim for 'body in a chip' for better drug tests.

Miniature human organs made from 3-D printing could "create a body on a chip" that enables for better drug testing in the future. This idea is being back by the United States Department of Defense. The 2 inch 'body on a chip' would represent a realistic testing ground for how the human body would react to bad sicknesses. This could speed of the drug testing process as instead of testing it on animals such as mice, scientists could test it out on human cells. They have the ability to print solid miniature organs such as livers, hearts, lungs, and blood vessels. In the end, this type of testing could help scientists quickly develop a drug or vaccine for fast moving pandemics or bio-terrorism attacks. 

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Weather Satellite and Smart Phone Health Innovations

The latest articles discuss a long delayed weather satellite is on track for a 2015 launch and how smartphones are contributing to the medical industry.

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-Long delayed space weather satellite on track for 2015 launch.

The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) for short, passed a key review that determines its cost and schedule requirements. The satellite is designed to protect potentially Earth-threatening space weather that could cripple Earth's electrical grids, hobble satellites, and space flight. Originally called Triana, this satellite was first approved in 1998 before being tangled in political battles due to cost. It is finally set to be launched into space in the year 2015.

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-When Smart Phones become a handheld doctor.
Currently, there are apps out on the smart phone market that can actually take care of some medical needs. There are some apps that give you possible sicknesses a person may have. There is now a company called EyeNetra, which will soon can give a person the ability to tell a person what type of glasses they may need. There are also other start up companies that are taking up the same idea by using the smartphone for health matters. Another company called Scanadu, are developing ways to measure a person heart rate, temperature, and blood oxygen levels. A company called Quanttus, are developing ways to measure a person's heart rate and blood pressure. In the future, phones and even your household will hold the tools to help diagnose a problem or advise a person. These are the beginnings stages of this, as start up companies are leading the way toward smart technology medicine.

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