pulling CO2 out of the air

addressing CO2 head on, at the point where we can no longer prevent it from getting in the air, a brute force tactic to pull it out of the air directly by Carbon Engineering, a firm in Canada.

Hyperloop by Elon Musk

faster than an airplane, runs on its own energy, impossible to crash. sounds good to me! Hyperloop by Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla. Innovation, Invention, Entrepreneurship...I love it. More via PopSci

3d printing, How and When will it affect the shoe industry?

3d printing, it's just beginning to hit mainstream, so beyond what it is, how will it affect it? Good question. One way is the development time gets cut to really really short times, from 4-6 weeks to make a prototype by hand, couple hours,...this is crazy, annnnnnd cue the future. More here.

Microgrippers, untethered microscopic biopsy surgical tool

send in the grippers, they attach to tissue samples, use magnet to draw them back out. amazing. more here

Electronic Tatoo

as a possible means to track effects of daily life, among other things. more here.

3d printing picking up some steam, check out Sandboxr, design your own figures

Oh boy, oh boy, the future and 3d printing are coming together, a glimpse of more of the goodness to come our way in the very near future...Sandboxr

Invisibility Cloak from Hyperstealth

completely amazing..."The material removes not only your visual, infrared (night vision) and thermal signatures but also the target’s shadow."

Leap, 3D motion control coming in 2013!!

remember this? engadget reports that ASUS teams up with Leap Motion and that pc's will have 3d motion control, this year! earlier it was reported that the unit would retail at $70.00 usd. So, awesome.

Designing Nostalgia via Core77

image by the excellent Kyle Bean, nesting phones. article here

MCOR iris 3d full color printer

Teaming with Staples for 3d printing. Unfortunately not everywhere, beginning early 2013 it only be in a few places.

3d printer + CAD in action

when old parts become obsolete, just cad it it up and print it.

Gravity as fuel source...awesome

Q & A with Bre Petis of Makerbot...the makers will rise

...the interview via Mashable

MAKERS: the new industrial revolution by chris anderson

from the author of The Long Tail

Star Trek; 2012, update 2

Faster than light! Warp drive, creeping closer to reality!

Star Trek gets real/closer

from Yahoo, 100 year Starship Proposal!!! Finally!!! Government looks to the future, with inspiring goals!

US Launches 3D Printing Institute!

A national 3d printing institute to be located in Ohio. Awesome. Great for designers, because no design, no print out/object. Nice Barack! More/original article @Yahoo.

Cooling Glove "better than steroids"

Water from the Wind

via Newser
more here

Solar Road