‘Technology - Future Trends’ Archives
Mind control could be future of warfare
New Scientist | Feb 7, 2012 By Andy Coghlan Wars of the future might be decided through manipulation of people’s minds, concludes a report this week from the UK’s Royal Society. It warns that the potential military applications of neuroscience breakthroughs need [Read More]
Scientists to Add Spider Genes to Human Genome to Create ‘Bulletproof Skin’
Natural Society | Feb 1, 2012 Scientists are now discussing the possibility of adding silk-producing spider genes into the human genome to produce ‘bulletproof’ skin. The news comes after testing was done on bioengineered human skin that was grown in a laboratory and [Read More]
Virtual Reality Contact Lenses Could Be Available by 2014
Livescience | Feb 2, 2012 By Charles Q. Choi Contact lenses that help enhance normal vision with megapixel 3D panoramic images are being designed by scientists using military funding. For those who do not want to rely on contact lenses, future versions could involve lenses [Read More]
Biometrics: European Association Wants to Drive Technology
Marketwatch | Jan 31, 2012 DARMSTADT, GERMANY, Jan 31, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Biometrics is generally about machines identifying people. For this purpose, certain features of a person are used in order to identify him or her. The most well-known procedures are [Read More]
Visa Wants to Make Money off Your DNA
Biopolitical Times | Nov 3, 2011 By Pete Shanks Have you noticed that websites increasingly include advertisements targeted to someone who lives in your area and shares some of your interests? In the past three years, according to the Wall Street Journal , “the [Read More]
Davos wowed by device that reads ‘code of life’ in hours
Medicalxpress | Jan 29, 2012 By Dave Clark Soon, researchers in the developing world will take portable DNA sequencers into the field to identify new viruses and verify water quality. And police investigators will be able to develop a suspect’s DNA profile as quickly [Read More]
Hawaii may keep track of all Web sites visited
CNET | Jan 26, 2012 By Declan McCullagh Hawaii’s legislature is weighing an unprecedented proposal to curb the privacy of Aloha State residents: requiring Internet providers to keep track of every Web site their customers visit. Its House of Representatives has [Read More]
DNA Hackers: Synthetic biology weaponized virus, zero-day exploit to infect your brain?
Computerworld | Dec 13, 2012 By Darlene Storm From the let’s get futuristically freaky department, future hacking crimes could take a decidedly sinister twist; not hacking to breach systems but brains, bodies and behaviors. This DNA hacking goes way beyond potentially [Read More]
Made in the USA: Intel to build world’s smallest chips in Arizona desert
Fox News | Jan 24, 2012 Intel is building the world’s most advanced, high volume chip fabrication plant in the Arizona desert — even as most of our electronics are produced overseas. At a whopping cost of about $5 billion, “Fab 42″ is scheduled to be [Read More]
Obama Signs Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA
Infowars | Jan 26, 2012 By Paul Joseph Watson Months before the debate about Internet censorship raged as SOPA and PIPA dominated the concerns of web users, President Obama signed an international treaty that would allow companies in China or any other country in the world [Read More]
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