linkedin post 2013-12-19 07:39:05

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"CLAYTONICS is an emerging field of engineering concerning reconfigurable nanoscale robots ('claytronic atoms', or catoms) designed to form much larger scale machines or mechanisms. The catoms will be sub-millimeter computers that will eventually have the ability to move around, communicate with other computers, change color, and electrostatically connect to other catoms to form different shapes."" " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_matter View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-19 07:35:57

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"CLAYTONICS is an abstract future concept that combines nanoscale robotics and computer science to create individual nanometer-scale computers called claytronic atoms, or catoms, which can interact with each other to form tangible 3-D objects that a user can interact with. This idea is more broadly referred to as programmable matter."" " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytronics View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-21 08:01:53

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PHYSICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL WORLD MERGES."In the future you won’t use computers to design a car, the car will form from billions of tiny computers that arrange themselves into anything you want. The physical and computational world will merge. Hope you’re ready."" " http://lnkd.in/dHbJvdK View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-18 07:12:26

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PRINTING NEW EYE CELLS. "Our study has shown, for the first time, that cells derived from the mature central nervous system, the eye, can be printed using a piezoelectric inkjet printer. Although our results are preliminary and much more work is still required, the aim is to develop this technology for use in retinal repair in the future."" " http://lnkd.in/deD4xBj View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-21 08:00:07

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SHAPESHIFTING PROGRAMMABLE MATTER that can change color, shape and conductivity; tiny computer particles called CATOMS can use swarm behavior on demand to create a 3D image or structure. Intel Corp is already working on it. See the video. This stuff truly rocks. " " http://lnkd.in/dnMNfme View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-18 06:54:14

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THESE EXEMPLARS ARE TEASERS demanding that you read the full article, because the concepts are difficult and the resulting toys are more than a little strange in every way. And unfortunately, it only gets worse with tomorrow's blogs. Hang onto your dentures. Prepare for the unknown. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-21 07:58:31

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PROGRAMABLE MATTER, some highlights. Watch two videos of Catoms at work. While these researchers need the polish of Scientific American, one cannot help feel that you are on a sand dune at the Outer Banks NC, watching the Wright brothers practice man's first flight. Suspend your disbelief and immerse in the possibility. " " http://prokalkeo.com/top-tech-2013-day-programmable-matter/ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-18 06:49:35

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SELF-CONFIGURING MODULAR ROBOTICS, some examples: "1. Most important is the incredible flexibility that comes from the ability to change the physical structure and behavior of a solution by changing the software that controls modules. 2. The ability to self-repair by automatically replacing a broken module will make SRCMR solution incredibly resilient. 3. Reducing the environmental foot print by reusing the same modules in many different solutions."" " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_matter View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-21 07:29:24

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HACKING MATTER. "Imagine you had a bag of tiny, programmable robotic modules that could sense their neighbors and move as directed. After running the appropriate program, you could reach into the bag and pull out a wrench, a coffee cup, or whatever else you wanted. Then, when you were done, you could put the modules back in the bag and command them to re-form into the next thing you needed."" " http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/article/66/6/10.1063/PT.3.2020 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-12-18 06:47:33

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ELECTROPERMANENT MAGNETS: "imagine you were to replace a large motor with 1000 smaller motors, each scaled down by a factor of 10 in length and therefore by a factor of 1000 in volume...you might connect all 1001 motors to the same long shaft and then drive the 1 large motor forward and all 1000 small motors backward for a game of rotary tug of war. With all the small motors stalled against the large one, the small motors together would dissipate 100 times more heat."" " http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/article/66/6/10.1063/PT.3.2020 View in LinkedIn
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