Radical Technology!: July 2010

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/future-of-soda-fountains.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rH31Y8e3y0endofvid [starttext]Previewed from "Coca Cola-The Real Story" aired on CNBC on July 15, 2010. This machine allows you to choose your favorite drink and offers a wide variety of flavors for the drink and uses touch-screen technology.[endtext]

The Future of Soda Fountains!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/super-low-sound-fan-technology.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpy5IMG01Qendofvid [starttext] Those who loathe noise pollution will be grateful for the use of more EVAPCO PMC-EQ Super Low Sound Technology Condensers. This new option expands EVAPCO''s capability to offer Low Sound Solutions for all sound sensitive applications. The PMC-EQ can achieve the sound levels of a similar size forced draft centrifugal condenser while operating at lower power levels. This video demostrates the actual noise reduction with a side-by-side demonstration. [endtext]

Super Low Sound Fan Technology!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/airport-scanner-compared-to-child-porn.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3CXYw0qqHEendofvid [starttext] Tampa International Airport: Advanced imaging technology, or body scan, is the latest tool in the war on terror. They are designed to detect a wide range of threats, but some parents think they're a threat to kids since it is a clear, naked image. Officers view images in a locked and are not allowed to carry a cell phone.[endtext]

Airport scanner compared to child porn?

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/performing-surgery-robotically.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kABzK-gPXXcendofvid [starttext] A robot in every operating room? Tom Low leads a team of researchers and engineers working on the next generation of medical robots to be used in laparoscopic surgery. Pioneered in the 1980s by SRI, the procedures involve doctors making very small incisions and then using long, skinny, robotically controlled tools to maneuver inside the patient. Low says robots will continue to advance and help automate many of the mundane tasks associated with surgical procedures.[endtext]

Performing surgery robotically!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/automotive-technology-variable-cam.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry2nP7I315Mendofvid [starttext]Variable CAM timing is a concept that entails changing the camshaft timing, as needed, depending on engine LOAD demands. This technology was impossible just a few years ago, due to the state of the art electronics needed. The latest Variable CAM Timing (VCT) systems are infinitely variable, meaning they have no specified settings. CAM timing can be changed or varied instantaneously across the whole range (ie. Plus or Minus 30 degrees from normal). By varying the CAM timing, the ECM can regulate the power curve to meet its own needs. On any gasoline engine, each RPM setting has an optimum CAM timing setting, depending on load. Up until a few years ago engines were set whatever the CAM lobes were machined at. With modern VCT, this relationship can be varied, also varying the engine's power curve. Most modern VCT systems do not control valve lift, but do great by simply changing open and close timing points during engine operation. See how it works here, with this superbly animated training video on automotive technology and variable cam timing (VCT).[endtext]

Automotive Technology | Variable CAM Timing!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/will-unconventional-gas-become.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwP7nB8e5v4endofvid [starttext]Recent developments in the gas sector in the US have the potential to change radically the energy situation in Europe. New technology has made unconventional gas resources available at competitive cost.
In North America, this sudden expansion of available gas has contributed to keeping gas prices low, despite ever rising demand. It has also helped the US to pursue its strategic objective of reducing its dependence on gas imports. Furthermore, the boom in unconventional gas in the US has changed the dynamics of markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG), with some supplies originally intended for the US being diverted to other markets including some in Europe[endtext]

Will unconventional gas become conventional?

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-scientist-tv-killer-worms-and.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAu3XY3ezhEendofvid [starttext]In this month's round-up of the web's best science and technology videos: the secrets of the toucan's extraordinary bill; the sun's inaudible songs; the fiery end of an deep space explorer; robot insects, electric racers -- and worms that turn cannibal when the going gets tough.
More information at http://www.newscientist.com/[endtext]

New Scientist TV: Killer worms and the musical sun!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/nist-puts-smart-phone-translation.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOIbdB7s0o4endofvid [starttext] The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) is helping the Defense Department evaluate the in-the-field performance of two-way, real-time voice translation systems for use in Afghanistan. It may not be as sophisticated as the "universal translator" of Star Trek fame but it is helping bridge the language gap between U.S. soldiers and the people of Afghanistan.[endtext]

NIST Puts Smart Phone Translation Technology to the Test!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/nanotechnology-nanomachines-nanobots.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNwJhZYvrUAendofvid [starttext] A brief discussion on Nanotechnology, Nanomachines, Nanobots and non-biomolecule Nanobiotech! [endtext]

Nanotechnology, Nanomachines, Nanobots and non-biomolecule Nanobiotech!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/multi-viewpoint-3d-display-for-mobile.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvqRtlQpMnEendofvid [starttext] At Wireless Japan 2010, NTT DoCoMo exhibited, for reference, a "mobile, multi-viewpoint, naked-eye 3D display".

This display uses a reticular lens to create a 3D effect when the left and right eyes see pictures from eight viewpoints. A feature of this system is that no 3D glasses are needed, and it enables viewing of natural 3D images over a wide range.

This multi-viewpoint 3D display gives a very realistic impression, as if objects are actually there. Source: http://www.diginfo.tv/ [endtext]

Multi-viewpoint 3D display for mobile phones!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/tape-cutter-that-leaves-straight-edges.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjHOZsUlxcendofvid [starttext] At the International Stationery and Office Products Fair, Nichiban exhibited the Chokusenbi tape cutter, which leaves straight edges on cut tape.

The newly designed blade in this cutter, leaves a straight edge on the tape. The absence of zigzags also means that its harder for the dust to stick to the cut edge, so it stays clean. [endtext]

Tape cutter that leaves straight edges on cut tape : DigInfo!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/nanotechnology-windshield-sealant-lotus.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AInsrYIB_ucendofvid [starttext]See the effect on a Mercedes SL windshield, after it was sealed by the Windshield Sealant of Percenta AG. [endtext]

Nanotechnology Windshield Sealant (The Lotus-Effect)!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/future-of-medicine-is-nano.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCih-JHILsIendofvid [starttext]The design concepts behind this video were based on possible advances in molecular technology and carbon-based organics. With super-powered computers becoming super-small, there may be enough processing powers to manipulate microscopic tendrils or use a snapping tail (which might require lightning fast calculations) as a means of propulsion. [endtext]

The Future of Medicine: A "Nanobot" Sentry!

[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/07/japan-births-robot-child.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM_Ug9pHf7oendofvid [starttext]Researchers have created a baby bot in the hope that it'll lead to an intelligent robots that can live with humans. The tiny androids are also being tested to help scientists understand more about the early stages of child development. [endtext]

Radical Technology!