Fantastic, I love Christmas Lights and Shows like this.

Fullscreen is the best here

5 years

OMG is this old stuff

I knew about 20 years ago that someone was going to make a computer that worked with fiber optics or light. Looks like IBM did it. And it should have been my first guess now that I think about it.

IBM Researchers Create Device Which Uses Light for Communication Between Computer Chips

IBM scientists unveiled a significant step towards replacing electrical signals that communicate via copper wires between computer chips with tiny silicon circuits that communicate using pulses of light. As reported in the recent issue of the scientific journal Nature, this is an important advancement in changing the way computer chips talk to each other.

The device, called a nanophotonic avalanche photodetector, is the fastest of its kind and could enable breakthroughs in energy-efficient computing that can have significant implications for the future of electronics.

The IBM device explores the avalanche effect in Germanium, a material currently used in production of microprocessor chips. Analogous to a snow avalanche on a steep mountain slope, an incoming light pulse initially frees just a few charge carriers which in turn free others until the original signal is amplified many times. Conventional avalanche photodetectors are not able to detect fast optical signals because the avalanche builds slowly.

The avalanche photodetector demonstrated by IBM is the worlds fastest device of its kind. It can receive optical information signals at 40Gbps (billion bits per second) and simultaneously multiply them tenfold. Moreover, the device operates with just a 1.5V voltage supply, 20 times smaller than previous demonstrations. Thus many of these tiny communication devices could potentially be powered by just a small AA-size battery, while traditional avalanche photodetectors require 20-30V power supplies.

http://marvel.com/movies/iron_man.iron_man_2

Watch it now! “Iron Man 2″ hits theaters May 7, 2010.

Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, aka the super hero Iron Man in this sequel to the 2008 blockbuster. RDJ, Paltrow, Cheadle and Rockwell are joined by Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Mickey Rourke as Whiplash. Jon Favreau once again takes up the directorial reins for Marvel’s armored avenger.

You know I WILL BE THERE for this one.

If you aren’t watching now, start! The information is cutting edge, and smart, some BS, but most is hard science and top tech. Better than reading Gizmodo and Engadget all the time. Very smart, and solid.

Standing on the shoulders of GIANTs this guy is on to what we should have been doing for years.

Eric Giler wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. Here, he covers what this sci-fi tech offers, and demos MIT’s breakthrough version, WiTricity — a near-to-market invention that may soon recharge your cell phone, car, pacemaker.

About Eric Giler
As the CEO of MIT-inspired WiTricity, Eric Giler has a plan to beam electric power through the air to wirelessly power your laptop or recharge your car. You may never plug in again.

As we advance in technology, we have robots fight for us. The ultimate home hobby robot fights are here. I can’t take my eyes off of these battles and games. These creations are awesome. Watch with new eyes and see how people are creating the future.

The guys over at http://www.botjunkie.com/ are running a pretty cool site of videos and info on man’s creation of robotic stuff. Here is a good example of the things you can find on their site. I am impressed with what people are building in the shed, garage, basement, and spare bedroom. This Robot Snake is wild. And there are tons of these out there, and people are getting really creative. The snake mimic idea is very interesting. I like the insect ones too.