1. @ DEFCON RFID World record attempt…

    @ DEFCON RFID World record attempt…

    Rfid-2The fellows from Flexilis went for a world record attempt on reading RFID tags from a distance. The end result was a bit over 69 feet on top of the roof of DEFCON. Project details will be in our audio show, for now, a photo gallery of the gear….


  2. @ DEFCON – Joe Grand

    @ DEFCON – Joe Grand


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    I spotted MAKE author Joe Grand at DEFCON and he had a really interesting project around his neck. He makes these little devices in the classes he teaches- the skills build on many electronics concepts (LEDs, resistors, etc…) then he has the students hack it and reverse engineer it. Link.


  3. The NoCat Night Light

    The NoCat Night Light

    wifi + light


  4. BBC NEWS | Health | Blink and you really do miss it

    BBC NEWS | Health | Blink and you really do miss it

    From the page: “Parts of the brain are temporarily “switched off” when we blink, scientists have found.”


  5. mtt_344 television 2.0

    mtt_344 television 2.0

    Andamos trabajando en torno al concepto de televisión y sobre todo de sus posibilidades de reapropiación. El asunto es complicado y mezcla ambiciones político-sociales tiempo ha (que aún hoy día son vigentes) y por supuesto reclamaciones presentes que no son ajenas al devenir electoral de uno y otro bando. El asunto se termina complejizando cuando en tu primera comunión has recibido una cámara de vídeo. O cómo conseguir que tanta gente haciendo vídeos no las haga públicas. Seguiremos aportando ideas bajo este tag de television 2.0 pero para empezar un recien descubrimiento:

    On pourrait dire que la télévision n’a pas beaucoup évolué ces dernières décennies ou, plus exactement, que ce sont les moyens d’y accéder (satellite, câble, multidiffusion…), plus que la télévision elle-même, ou plus que les programmes télévisés, qui ont évolué.

    http://www.internetactu.net/index.php?p=5933


  6. more bouncy balls on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

    more bouncy balls on Flickr – Photo Sharing!


  7. projects – molecular machines research group – mit media lab

    projects – molecular machines research group – mit media lab


  8. platoon & etoy interview on rocketboom

    platoon & etoy interview on rocketboom

    N.Y. based video blog rocketboom included a short interview of Christoph from platoon and agent.HAEFLIGER from etoy in their current broadcast. The interview was conducted by the swiss corrspondent of rebell.tv who in turn provides an extended interview with agent.HAEFLIGER via their channel.

    (screenshot courtesy of rebell.tv)

    Footage from rocketboom
    Footage from rebell.tv


  9. LS4076-35

    LS4076-35


  10. Anti-cancer smart bomb

    Anti-cancer smart bomb

    MIT researchers have designed a nanoparticle that can burrow into a tumor, seal the exits and detonate a lethal dose of anti-cancer toxins, all while leaving healthy cells unscathed.

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    Using ready-made drugs and materials, “we created a balloon within a balloon, resembling an actual cell,” explains Shiladitya Sengupta, a postdoctoral associate.

    The team loaded the outer membrane of the nanocell with an anti-angiogenic drug (that cuts off the blood supply to starve tumors to death) and the inner balloon with chemotherapy agents. The nanocells are small enough to pass through tumor vessels, but too large for the pores of normal vessels.

    Once the nanocell is inside the tumor, its outer membrane disintegrates, rapidly deploying the drug. The blood vessels feeding the tumor then collapse, trapping the loaded nanoparticle in the tumor, where it slowly releases the chemotherapy.

    When tested in mice, the nanocell shrank the tumor, stopped angiogenesis and avoided systemic toxicity much better than other treatment and delivery variations. However, the nanocell worked better against melanoma than lung cancer, indicating the need to tweak the design for different cancers.

    Via MIT news.

    Australians are also working on “smart bombs” that blast cancer tumours.