Ivan Poupyrev

New Technology: Paper Generators Harvest Static Electricity

New Technology: Paper Generators Harvest Static Electricity

Scientists at Disney Research have figured out how to harness one of the most readily available, yet hard-to-capture sources of electricity. And they’ve created a dead simple, open source device based on that technology that anyone can build with low-cost materials.

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Seven Visions of Biohacking, Biosensing, and Biomimicry

Seven Visions of Biohacking, Biosensing, and Biomimicry

Are we entering an age where those technologies, formerly found only in the imaginations of science fiction authors, now become possible for anyone to attempt? What can we do? How far should we go? These are questions we’re only beginning to explore.
World Maker Faire in New York will be offering a robust assortment of DIY Bio presentations an exhibits, with everything from circuits created from slime-molds to hacking a brain’s EEG signals.

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