Nanotech Consumer Products

Big Questions on Tiny, Tiny Technology from August 9, 2008, brings up issues on consumer based nanotechnology and the regulations that need to be implemented for the good of public. These nanotech items inclued smellresistant socks, costmetics, and sporting goods. It explains the unstable nature of nanomaterials and the need for these regulations that include inventorying the materials and public awareness of health information on these nanotech products.

The Future of a Tiny Technology

Looking Ahead to a Tiny Technology
This article from August 15, 2008 explains what a shrinking technology has in store for the future. It talks about storage space, football playing nanobots, and nanobots in the commercial world.

Webcast - Synthetic Biology: The Next Biotech Revolution Is Brewin

In reference to nanotechnology, a webcast will air tomorrow explaining how advances in biotechnology will create challenges for the U.S. government. You can read about the webcast here. The site also has general information on synthetic biology, government issues, and ethics.

If you want to view the webcast, go here tomorrow at 12:30.

Nanotech Advancement

The article Big Step in Tiny Technology from August 27, 2008, explains Scottish researcher's from the University of St. Andrews new advancement in nanotechnology. Basically, they have found a better way to arrange molecules that has great benefits when working on such a small scale (about 1/10,000 the diameter of a human hair with this technology). This new area of technology is still in the beginning stages, but Dr. Manfred Buck, of the University's School of Chemistry explains that this technology may be useful in the development of "nanomachines", which are "molecular devices used to transport and manipulate molecules and nanometer sized objects."

Nanotechproject.org

Nanotechnology is the ultimate of a tiny tech world. Nanotechproject.org give an Introduction to Nanotechnology, reviews news, publications, and events, documents many other aspects of the nano-world.

Arguably the most interesting aspect of their site is their inventory of all things nanotech. Broken down into categories, like consumer products and medicine, one can browse a large array of products that use nanotechnology. They also explain the criteria for an item to be included in their list, track changes, and display a statistical analysis that allows one to see the changes in nanotech use in certain categorizes over the past few years.

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Computer Hacking

video games and new tech

Digital Video

Digital cameras has greatly benefited video. It has allowed the average person to easily tape anything with out worrying about film. Thanks to our shrinking technology, we can easily fit a significant about of time of high quality video on a small memory card in the camera.

first wrist calculator

Litronix, primarily an LED supplier to the other vintage digital watchbrands including the first Hamilton-Pulsar digital watches. Featured here are these two experimental prototype calculator concept watches Litronix was considering for development.
But what makes this strange watch special is the unusual feature of sliders instead of buttons. Likely an attempt to improve the data entry from Multiple miniture buttons to a more tactile sliding mechanism. The sliders move over a commutator which is a pc board segment. I assume you move them to the desired number and press down for selection but it sure seems like a waste of time. I guess that's why it never went into production, huh? Maybe someone can let me know if this slider function has ever been developed into another product from that time.