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"The MIT-built robots will each connect with a Nexus S smartphone - the first commercial smartphone certified by NASA for use on the space shuttle and space station."

First smartphones control our lives, now they control robots behaviour. Watch out! After all, there must be a good reason for calling it smartphone...

Two apps - the Distributed Electronic Cosmic-ray Observatory (DECO) and Cosmic Rays Found in Smartphones (CRAYFIS) - transform smartphones into miniature cosmic-ray detectors. They use the CMOS chips inside phones' onboard cameras to detect the secondary particles produced when cosmic rays - energetic, charged subatomic particles arriving from beyond the solar system - collide with air molecules in the Earth's atmosphere

I want one for my smartphone...

Combining this with the robobee?

Wow, you made it to the Zeit - Germany´s most intellectual newspaper!

Thats who we are!!! Intellectuals :)

The next advance in weather forecasting may not come from a new satellite or supercomputer, but from a device in your pocket. University of Washington atmospheric scientists are using pressure sensors included in the newest smartphones to develop better weather forecasting techniques.

finally a consumer fuel cell which looks promising to actually see the markets ...

Around since last July, the TacoCopter website suddenly grabbed the web's attention days ago with its claim that they will take your order via a smartphone and deliver tacos straight to your location with GPS-guided, unmanned quadcopters....

According to the picture of the quadrocopter, you end up being chased by four flying, GPS-guided rotating blades...

really interesting new project over at Kickstarter. Fully funded within 2 days of being announced. This one will probably get into the millions.

Could we use this for swarm robotics research?

Physicists have exploited the laws of quantum mechanics to generate random numbers on a Nokia N9 smartphone, a breakthrough that could have major implications for information security

Software that roughly mimics the way the brain works could give smartphones new smarts-leading to more accurate and sophisticated apps for tracking everything from workouts to emotions. The software exploits an artificial-intelligence technique known as deep learning, which uses simulated neurons and synapses to process data.

First post. Was at the MIT museum last month and saw a holographic video of a rabbit. One step closer to a 'Princess Leia'-style option for your smartphone

Self-destruct options from the Mission: Impossible movies could become a reality for even the most common smartphones and laptops used by government officials or corporate employees. A new self-destruct mechanism can destroy electronics within 10 seconds through wireless commands or the triggering of certain sensors. Just don't leave your computer sitting in the sun for long...

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intriguing but of little interest for space it seems to me

"In the future, if you need a new smartphone case, you might not have to drive to the store and purchase one that comes wrapped in even more plastic." Actually I was thinking more of printing whatever LEGO blocks you might need for a certain home project

We thought about a modular SAT concept in tahe past (looking to the second issue of Acta Futura its already there) .... but never made concrete steps ....