by The Curious Technologist | Aug 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
smartercities: Arizona Utility To Pay Consumers For Rooftop Space For Solar Michael Kanellos, forbes.com Will consumers let utilities use their roof for $30 a month? Arizona Public Service, the dominant utility in the state, has filed for permission to...
by The Curious Technologist | Aug 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
civilengineeringworld: World’s largest earthquake damperA tuned mass damper, also known as a harmonic absorber, is a device mounted in structures to reduce the amplitude of mechanical vibrations. Their application can prevent discomfort, damage, or outright structural...
by The Curious Technologist | Aug 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
wildcat2030: Human brain cut into 7,400 slices, then reconstructed digitally in 3-D – Scientists have finely sliced a human brain into 7,400 wafer-thin sheets and then digitally reconstructed it to create the world’s most detailed map of the brain in three...
by The Curious Technologist | Aug 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
prostheticknowledge: Polyscape Prototype projection mapping installation by Shunsaku Ishinabe displays geographic landscape maps onto a stretch screen which alters its shape for height / depth relief – video embedded below: This is an prototype for the...
by The Curious Technologist | Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
the-jamjam: Inside the new A350 XWB Cockpit (public mock up)