Latest From Science, Technology & Medicine [11.01.14]

Aerospace

• Sir Richard Branson has vowed to continue his space tourism venture (BBC)

Robotics (Physical Digital Computing)

• Rise of the robots Prepare for a robot invasion. It will change the way people think about technology (Economist) 
• Economist Special Report : Rise of the Robots (Economist) 

Wearables (Physical Digital Computing)

Microsoft Band

• Microsoft unveils $199 wearable fitness device (BBC) 

• Geak Android smartwatches 'last a week or more' between charges (BBC) 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - UAV (Physical Digital Computing)

• EDF France: Inquiry after drones buzz nuclear sites (BBC) 

Autonomous Cars (Physical Digital Computing)

• Google shows off self-driving car (Washington Post) 

Digital Manufacturing (Physical Digital Computing)

• Technology Review Business Report : Breakthrough Factories (Technology Review) 
• HP looks to 3D printing market to boost performance (BBC) 

"We estimate that the global 3D printing market is set to grow from $1.15bn (£930m) in 2013 to $4.8bn in 2018," said Arnaud Gagneux, vice-president, technology transformation, at CCS Insight."

Physical Digital Interaction / Experience

• If Da Vinci Had A Desktop, It Would Be HP's $1,899 Sprout (Forbes) 

HP Sprout

Internet of Things (Physical Digital Computing)

• Technology Review Business Report : Internet of Things (Technology Review)

Smart City (Physical Digital Computing)

• Tomorrow's cities - future of shopping (BBC) 

Smart Home (Physical Digital Computing)

• The smart home (Time) 

Smart Retail (Physical Digital Computing)

• Retail 2020: Reinventing retailing— once again A joint project between IBM & New York University (pdf) 

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality (Physical Digital Computing)

• Beyond gaming, the VR boom is everywhere—from classrooms to therapy couches  (Arstechnica)
• From trauma treatment to space exploration, VR is more than just fun and games.
• Zuckerberg sees “50 to 100 million” Oculus units sold in next decade. (Arstechnica)
• Facebook head envisions long-term path to VR becoming "a new major computing platform." 
• Google Glass With a Built-In Projector Gets Patented by Google (Technobuffalo) 

 

 

Healthcare IT (BioEngineering & Translational Medicine)

 

• Data-Driven Health Care (TR)