Friday, January 17, 2014

Article: Hershey and 3D Systems team up to make 3D-printed chocolate candy | The Verge

The chocolate in the candy aisle could soon begin to look a lot weirder. 3D Systems announced today that it will partner with the Hershey Company to develop "innovative opportunities" in 3D-printed food. The multi-year agreement will have 3D Systems working with Hershey to come up with new ways o...

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/1/16/5315248/hershey-3d-systems-3d-printed-chocolate-candy-partnership

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Article: Skype update for iOS brings two-way HD video chat to newer Apple devices

Did you get a new iPad or iPhone this holiday? If so, Skype has a treat in store for you -- it just updated its iPad and iPhone apps to support two-way HD video chat on all A7-equipped devices. Not that Skype is leaving older hardware without an upgrade, mind you. The same update lets the softwar...

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/16/skype-update-for-ios-brings-two-way-hd-video-chat/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Article: Google is developing smart contact lenses that monitor blood sugar

Google's latest moonshot is a smart contact lens that diabetics can use to monitor their blood sugar levels. Led by Google's Brian Otis and Babak Parviz, the project envisions a painless, non-invasive, and accurate way for people suffering from diabetes to keep their blood sugar level under contr...

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-smart-contact-lenses-336438/

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Scientists create winged-jellyfish drone…and it's beautiful

Source: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/scientists-create-winged-jellyfish-drone-and-its-beaut-1501888852/@caseychan

Scientists create winged-jellyfish droneā€¦and it's beautiful

Researchers from New York University recently unveiled a drone that "mimics the movements of swimming jellyfish." Designed by Leif Ristroph, an applied mathematician at NYU, the drone was presented at a fluid dynamics conference in Pittsburgh. It's tiny and adorable and I want one.

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Robots Vs. Humans In One Chart

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/robots-vs-humans-in-one-chart-2014-1

Here's a fun chart from BofA/ML (via @Fgoria)

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The chart is a bit unfair, since it's comparing global robots to US manufacturing jobs. Just looking at the number of robots in the US would be better.

But even stripping out the comparison, the rise of the installed base of global robots is worth watching, especially as the next few years are expected to see major growth.

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