Laboratories: looks like the high-tech of the future - III

Kilobots

Researchers at Harvard University have developed a technology that facilitates the testing of algorithms group on hundreds or thousands of tiny robots. Kilobots called, these robots the size of an insect moving on three legs, interacting and coordinating their actions as a team. A report from Harvard in June 2011 introduced a set of 25 robots performing different actions in a group, such as drilling, development training, and synchronization.

Laboratories: looks like the high-tech of the future - II

Chips that act like the real brain

Here is a subject present in many works of science fiction: an intelligent computer system capable of learning new tasks, like men. Currently, the MIT researchers have gone a step by making a computer chip that mimics the way neurons react to new information. With about 400 transistors, the silicon chip can simulate the activity of a brain synapse. The researchers say that more chips can be combined to create devices with artificial intelligence.

Laboratories: looks like the high-tech of the future - I

The ESC has just ended and some manufacturers have capitalized on their product concepts to shine in Las Vegas. But the real future technologies are conceived in laboratories ultra-advanced the cause of true miracles.

Fuel-based sheets, shoes that can recharge mobile, artificial skin, or a program that guesses the emotions, this is what will bring the high-tech future.

Cocoon Pillow, a pillow that eliminates noise and pollution

Cocoon Pillow is a high-tech pillow designed to protect the baby from environmental elements that can harm, namely noise and pollution. The accessory has a noise reduction technology which allows to party all night without fear of waking the sleeping baby in the other room.

In terms of pollution, Cocoon is equipped with an air ionizer and a HEPA filter to remove as much dirt and germs that can reach the child.

VMUltra: a hard-drive, DVD player and card reader all-in-one

What is the biggest failure of a ultrabook? The lack of CD / DVD. Of course, the use of such a drive has greatly decreased in recent years but remains essential even if only to encode a CD or play a DVD on the go. Velocity Micro has designed a unit specifically dedicated to ultra-thin computer that combines a DVD player, a hard drive (500 GB), a card reader and even a hub with three USB 2.0 ports.