According to the Telegraph, Ghent University’s center of microsystems technology has developed a spherical curved LCD display which can be embedded in contact lenses and handle projected images using wireless technology. The technology allows the entire surface of the contact lens to be used for the display giving the wearer a true heads-up display (HUD).
Year: 2012
Bitcoin-Central licensed to operate just like a bank
Bitcoin-Central has reached an agreement with French payment processor Acoba and France’s Credit Mutuel bank to become a payment service provider. This will allow Bitcoin-Central to function much like a bank. it’s the first exchange of the digital currency to be licensed to operate as a bank and function within the framework of European regulations.…
“Decay” – watch free full-length zombie movie made by physicists and filmed at Large Hadron Collider
Decay, a newly released movie filmed by Luke Thompson, a University of Manchester physics Ph.D. student and first-time filmmaker, was shot on location at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. It’s a low-budget “B-horror” film but the dark corridors at LHC give it a pretty eerie vibe and make it a pretty interesting watch. Set at the…
Oblivion movie [2013] – status watch – latest news
Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and Andrea Riseborough, is an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of Tron: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey…
White House to start pinning on Pinterest in 10 days – Snapchat account to follow?
The White House has announced that they have started a Pinterest account (WhiteHouse44 – Obama is the 44th President, get it?) and will begin pinning on December 17, 2012. No word on whether or not a Snapchat account will follow. According to the White House, pins will range from “inspiring images and quotes to infographics…
Alcohol burning cat food can stove – easy to make, easy to carry- How to make a cat food can stove.
New fiber-optical thread doubles as solar power generator
An international team of scientists have created the first fiber-optic solar cell that is thinner than a strand of human hair, flexible, and produces electricity using the same principles as a a flat-panel solar cell. They are hoping to provide the capability to weave the new fiber-optic thread into into fabrics of clothing to produce…
Rechargeable AA battery with USB port for charging or powering mobile devices on the go
Hyper realistic (and disturbing) life-sized edible chocolate baby heads will give you the creeps
These baby heads, made by the baker of an assortment of other disturbing foods, Conjurer’s Kitchen, are made from solid white chocolate with dark chocolate highlights to give them an eerie, ultra-realistic look. They are life-size (the size of a newborn baby’s head) and completely edible (including the eyeballs if you are so inclined). They…
NASA announces new evidence for water ice at Mercury’s poles
Scientist have long speculated that ice existed on the planet Mercury. Radio waves bounced off the planet decades ago indicated many bright spots on the planet’s surface. Scientist were reluctant to conclude that the white areas were ice though. The white reflection could have been silicate, sulfur, or other highly-reflective substances. Today, a new analysis…









