Turning Robots Into Adaptive, Learning Beings

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/06/neurala-robot-intelligence-software.html?page=all

See their explanation video here:

http://neurala.com/

Faster Than Light Travel Possible?

http://news.yahoo.com/why-warp-drives-arent-just-science-fiction-150255793.html

So many "ifs" involved here, but it's nice to know there's at least a possibility.

New Design for Efficient Concentrating Solar Power

http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3866

Nano Hummingbird in Action

It looks and flies just like a hummingbird...but with a camera. Add a little C4 and you have a perfect assassination weapon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=96WePgcg37I

Robot that runs like a cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UWlzMIl7E48

Dark Lightning Produces Gamma Rays and Antimatter

Move over dark matter and dark energy. Say hello to dark lightning!

http://youtu.be/hN0wGga5e0I

Graphene electronics with very low energy consumption

Graphene can be made magnetic and its magnetism switched on and off at the press of a button, opening a new avenue towards electronics with very low energy consumption:

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=10201

New All-Solid Sulfur-Based Battery Outperforms Lithium-Ion Technology

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603965/

The Omni Takes Virtual Reality to the Next Level

For many years now I've been saying virtual reality won't really arrive until we have an omnidirectional treadmill to allow natural movement in any direction. Now a new Kickstarter project aims to bring exactly that to the market, in an elegantly simple package:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944625487/omni-move-naturally-in-your-favorite-game

Be sure to play the video.

Another benefit I predicted was that such a system would turn gamers from couch potatoes into fit athletes. I'd LOVE to get my workout in an immersive game.... 

Graphene is the Strongest Material in the World Even With Defects

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/02/graphene-is-the-strongest-material-in-the-world-even-when-it-has-defects-research-finds/

Graphene Camera Sensors 1,000 Times More Sensitive to Light

http://theweek.com/article/index/245052/1000-times-more-sensitive-to-light-how-graphene-camera-sensors-could-revolutionize-photography