DORA offers a realistic telepresence experience through Oculus Rift

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/29/dora-oculus-rift-telepresence/

DARPA's steerable bullet proves it can hit moving targets

This could be a game-changer for soldiers and police (yikes!), but if terrorists got hold of it...

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/27/darpas-steerable-bullet-proves-it-can-hit-moving-targets/

Still, very cool!

The advantages of solar over other energy sources

http://www.vox.com/2015/4/28/8506953/solar-photovoltaic-future

Audi Just Invented Fuel Made From CO₂ and Water

I'd much prefer to go with the smoothness and quietness and instant torque of electric engines, but this could be a viable source for existing ICE cars. I wonder how cost-effective this is? Could the high heat part of the production be cost prohibitive?

http://time.com/3837814/audi-environmental-protection-green-energy-climate-change-cars/?xid=newsletter-brief

Solar power is shaking up global energy

http://news.yahoo.com/shale-oil-solar-power-shaking-global-energy-010214565.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

Tiny robots pull objects up to 2,000 times their own weight

http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/27/8502421/robots-pull-100-times-their-own-weight

A way to (potentially) massively increase data speeds

This could be a huge game-changer:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/novel-polarization-forms-designed-to-radically-increase-data-speeds?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ce4f2faa4a-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-ce4f2faa4a-281903081

NASA's Bold New NExSS Initiative Will Search For Signs Of Life On Other Planets

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/23/nasa-nexss-search-for-life_n_7123788.html?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Liquid Batteries for Solar and Wind Power

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/business/energy-environment/liquid-batteries-for-solar-and-wind-power.html?_r=1#story-continues-1

New WiFi system uses LED lights to boost bandwidth tenfold

http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-wi-fi-system-uses-led-lights-to-boost-bandwidth-tenfold?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b1c812c6ee-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-b1c812c6ee-281903081

A Diet Might Cut the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-diet-might-cut-the-risk-of-developing-alzheimers-1429569168?mod=trending_now_1&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003
One odd thing, though:

"The study compared the so-called MIND diet with the popular, heart-healthy Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet, which is intended to help control high blood pressure. The MIND diet borrows significantly from the other two, and all are largely plant-based and low in high-fat foods. But the MIND diet places particular emphasis on eating “brain-healthy” foods such as green leafy vegetables and berries, among other recommendations.

The study, conducted by researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, found strict adherence to any of the three diets lessened the chances of getting Alzheimer’s. But only the MIND diet seemed to help counter the disease even when people followed only some of the diet’s recommendations."

If the MIND diet is largely based on the other two diets, and only following some of the MIND diet's recommendations is still effective...doesn't it follow that the other diets would show the same effect?

New electric aircraft motor is five times more powerful than comparable powerplants

http://www.gizmag.com/siemens-world-record-electric-motor-aircraft/37048/

I wonder if this could be applied equally to ground vehicles?

Boosting creativity with electrical brain stimulation

The effects appear rather significant. I wonder what it would do to someone already highly creative?

http://www.kurzweilai.net/alpha-rhythm-brain-stimulation-shown-to-boost-creativity?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ac3411d781-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-ac3411d781-281903081

Scientists may have found potential cause of the Alzheimer's

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/alzheimers-breakthrough-scientists-may-have-found-potential-cause-of-the-disease-in-the-behaviour-of-immune-cells--giving-new-hope-to-millions-10176652.html

Fossil Fuels Just Lost the Race Against Renewables

Nice to see this turning point!

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fossil-fuels-just-lost-race-202723383.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

The $5 Billion Race to Build a Better Battery

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-14/gates-pritzkers-take-on-musk-in-5-billion-race-for-new-battery

More industry leaders wary of artificial intelligence

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244236

The Cubic robot personal assistant

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242431

Sounds great, but it took all of ten seconds before I started referring to it as "pubic."

Germany Proves Life With Less Fossil Fuel Is Getting Easier

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-proves-life-less-fossil-103537156.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

Giving robots and prostheses the human touch

http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/robotictouch.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51

Artificial hand able to respond sensitively thanks to muscles made from smart metal wires

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/su-aha032415.php

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $200 Million for Next-Generation Supercomputer

http://energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-awards-200-million-next-generation-supercomputer-argonne-national

Future Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

https://publishing.aip.org/publishing/journal-highlights/future-electronics-based-carbon-nanotubes

With geomagnetic compass hooked to the brain, blind rats act like they can see

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/cp-wgc032615.php

Ratchet boots make walking 7% easier

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32152602

A hyperspectral smartphone-based Star Trek ‘tricorder’

Way cool. See the video (2nd half of it):

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-hyperspectral-smartphone-based-star-trek-tricorder?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=08edb89f6f-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-08edb89f6f-281903081

Delphi completes first coast-to-coast automated drive

http://www.kurzweilai.net/delphi-completes-first-coast-to-coast-automated-drive?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6c982b3d5b-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-6c982b3d5b-281903081

Why the graphene light bulb could switch on a new era of innovation

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/04/02/why-the-graphene-light-bulb-could-switch-on-a-new-era-of-innovation/

Canadian Solar is one of the largest solar manufacturers in the world

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/04/01/5-things-you-should-know-about-canadian-solar.aspx