Latest From Science, Technology & Medicine [10.07.14]

Prizes, Awards, Honors

• Invention of blue LEDs wins physics Nobel (BBC)
• The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 (nobelprize.org)

"The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources".


Physical Digital Computing

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

• Microsoft creates room-based gaming technology (BBC) 
• RoomAlive: magical experiences enabled by scalable, adaptive projector-camera units (ACM) 

  

Manufacturing / 3D Printing

• Coming soon: The printed car (BBC) 

Interaction Between Technology & Economy

• Special report: The world economy The third great wave. THE first two industrial revolutions inflicted plenty of pain but ultimately benefited everyone. The digital one may prove far more divisive. (Economist) 
• Inspiration for the report:
• Automation & Inequality 
• http://tahsinversion2.blogspot.com/2014/07/personal-notes-on-politics-unofficial.html (Personal Notes On Politics (1))

Intelligence and Data Computing

• IBM’s Watson Attracts Commercial Clients (New York Times)