Way back last February, I was all starry-eyed about a new breakthrough in holographic displays. Foolish me; just wait a few months and look what technology offers! Looks like we’ll be seeing Princess Leia any day now.
Researchers at the University of Southern California’s ICT Graphics Lab have created a new type of holographic display that can generate simultaneous 3D views for multiple observers without the need for special glasses. (Read the article)
Kids in college are hit with a double whammy: textbooks that cost hundreds of dollars for each class and a backpack that causes spinal deformities resulting from carrying those expensive books from class to class.
Amazon‘s Kindle to the rescue! (Read the article)
In my quest for new and different uses for paper and paper products, the BBC report that a cardboard bicycle was available added a bit of variety.
I’ve seen many applications of complex origami-like folding to produce all kinds of objects, none of which have been particularly useful. This time though, the end result is a bicycle that is indeed something you can ride! (Read the article)
