Technoblog Archive

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SPOOKY ACTIONS AT WORK

"Spooky actions" are either frightening, or awe-inspiring, depending on your point of view.  But they're something real and verifiable by science.  Prepare to singe the hair on your head (if you have any) as you consider the implications of this crazy phenomenon!

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POWER FLOORS

Kinetic flooring is transforming high-traffic areas—train stations, public squares, schools—into decentralized power generators. These innovative floor tiles convert the small vertical movement of each step into rotational energy

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SELF-HEALING CONCRETE

Imagine a world where the multi-trillion-dollar annual cost of infrastructure repair is drastically reduced. Bridges could last hundreds of years longer.  All thanks to concrete that can actually heal itself. And believe it or not, it's already here.

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POTTY TRAINING

Today, I talk about a technology that's "flush with possibilities."  In the years to come, every time you use the facilities, you could be helping AI learn how to solve some of life's most perplexing problems. Find out how…

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AUTOMATED FORESTRY

In the future, the harvesting of lumber may not only be done more automatically, but with greater caution, to avoid mis-harvesting or over-harvesting.  See what might lie in store.