Ever Wish You Could Be Invisible

Of all of the super powers to have, many people wish that they could be invisible.  The government has quietly been accepting bids from companies that create metamaterial.  Metamaterial is material that hides object from infrared lighting and terahertz waves.  In other words, it is a "cloak of invisibility" to gadgets that are designed to detect objects and humans.  The only down side is that the object or human's outline can be seen.  Along with Metamaterial, the government is also looking for face paint that will hide their special operations soldiers.  The paint must be waterproof and should work in all conditions.  Imagine have a cloak and face paint that made you invisible to your enemy or imagine being able to sneak into that meeting you always wanted to and being able to blend in to the wall.  I know we are a ways away from complete invisibility, but wouldn't it be cool if the public was able to use these things during paint ball games?  Better yet, lets throw our hat into the ring and try to create what the government is looking for.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/11/invisibile-material-can-now-fool-your-eyes/
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/invisible-soldiers/

Now everyone can be part of the blue eyed soul crew

Over the last few weeks there has been a story that has been traveling under the radar.  There is a doctor in California who is using laser surgery to change people's eye color.  The surgery takes 5 minutes and will permanently change the patient's eye color.  So what makes this technology innovative, it expands on laser eye surgery by removing the brown pigment from the eyes and gradually changes the eye color to blue.  On the positive side, we can be Darryl Hall or Justin Timberlake, with blue eyes.  On the negative side, the surgery is not reversible.  So no it won't replace color contacts, but it will help some people's self esteem.  Dr. Gregg Homer, creator of Lumineye, is seeking partners.  Let's all chip in and help him become an disruptive innovator.

http://truthdive.com/2011/11/06/new-laser-treatment-can-permanently-change-brown-eyes-to-blue.html

Can I Have This for Christmas

As the Christmas season approaches, new technologies will be introduced for the masses to drool over.  Today, I came across a story about Omnitouch, which was developed by a Carnegie - Mellon graduate student.  The premise is we will no long need screens or keyboards to interact with our computers and smartphones.  It works by using a projector and technology similar to the xBox Kinect to project the screen and allow the user to type, dial or move documents on any surface.  This technology moves us closer to the Keanu Reeves cult film Johnny Mnemonic.  Imagine business travel without the laptop and having to struggle through security, because your jacket has been retrofitted with Omnitouch.  Or having your presentation and supporting data available with the snap of a finger.  This is an exciting technological advancement and all I can say is, "Can I have one for Christmas!!"

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/death-keyboards-monitors-omnitouch-202115388.html