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As our knowledge of the human body increases, so does our ability to heal it. But this doesn’t always mean using the body’s own regenerative mechanisms-sometimes it means replacing systems outright, as discussed in our article on neurocontrol. A great …
Spintronics is the usage of an electron’s spin instead of or in addition to the charge for devices-commonly computing purposes. A subset of this would be quantum computing, discussed previously this month. Spintronics is an exciting technology due to the …
Among the applications of 3d printing, we at Prokalkeo have a favorite that is rarely discussed- 3d printing food! In many cases, the applications of 3d printing tend to be over-sold…while it does open a ton of new applications, there …
Today’s top tech is a mix of different technologies bound by a common thought- medical extrusion and printing technologies applied to medical purposes. In some cases the extrusion/printing is the point of the advance, and in some cases it’s only …
Transcranial stimulation is a technology that has been getting a lot of attention, but only in very scattered areas. At its most fundamental level, transcranial stimulation involves stimulating the brain in a targeted location for a desired affect. Very simple …
A head mounted display, or HMD, is a device that a user wears on the head that displays information directly in front of the user’s eye. HMDs have been around in one form or another since the late 80s or …
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Invisibility has been a fantastical dream for millenia, appearing in cultural myths and legends the world over. A supernatural power, invisibility is prized, conceptually, due to it being ‘perfect stealth’. However, it has never been in the realm of the …
Today’s post was written by Jason Ganz, formerly of the Millenium Project. Jason Ganz is a highly capable emerging technology analyst and Prokalkeo is grateful for his perspective on Top Tech 2013. His twitter can be found @jasnonaz. This August, …
Reusable rockets are launch vehicles that are are able to perform multiple launches with minimal refurbishment. This can be contrasted with current expendable launch vehicles which are used for only one mission.This technology has the potential to greatly reduce the …
Programmable matter is just what it sounds like-matter that can be programmed or instructed to reconfigure itself into a variety of shapes and tools, depending on the needs of the user. The term was coined in the early 1990s to …