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Colour-Changing Threads Might One Day Turn Your T-Shirt Into A Screen
Look around and count the number of screens surrounding you. You’ll probably run out of fingers before you’re done, but why stop there? Researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with a way to weave colour-changing threads into fabrics, turning even garments into yet another display.
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Guy Gavriel Kay Shares His Secrets For Turning Real-Life History Into Fantasy
Guy Gavriel Kay has carved out a unique niche, writing fantasy novels that take real-life historical settings and transforming them into something new and different. His latest novel, Children of Earth and Sky, takes place in a version of 16th century Europe that’s under threat from a version of the Ottoman Empire, and includes a…
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One Day Your Smartphone’s Case Will Do Far More Than Just Protect It
Even if you’re adamantly against putting a case on your phone, you might make an exception for the FlexCase being developed by the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria and Microsoft. When opened, it doubles as an extended touchscreen for your device that can also be flexed for unique ways to interact with your phone.
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DARPA Wants To Give Radio Waves AI To Stretch Bandwidth
The radio spectrum is a mess: It’s congested, expensive and there’s no room for expansion. But DARPA has a plan to change that, by building a system where radio waves can work together using artificial intelligence, rather than fighting for space.