SPECIAL REPORT: Welcome to the future.
Science: ROBOT SUIT
A Japanase comapny has been working on a robotic suit that could help the old and disabled move like an able-bodied person. When the wearer tries to move, tiny nerve signals in the skin are detected by HAL and converted into movements. A rival design, the XOS Exoskeleton, is being developed by tus US military.
Design: ELECTRIC CARS
2009 was the year the world embraced the electric car. The boldest experiment is taking place in Israel. Planned to start in 2011, the system will use Renault-Nissan's new range of battery-powered vehicles. the innovative aspect of this system is that cars in need of charging can drive into a station where a robotic arm removes the battery.
Techonology: PHONE APPLICATIONS
The iPhone has popularized the culture of apps in a way that nobody could have predicted. More than two billion applications have been downloaded from Apple's online store in just over a year. IT'S INCREDIBLE!
Cinema: 3-D
3-D technology made objects leap forward from the screen, the new techonolgy creates a depth-of-field similar to the way we see reh real world. 3-D offers the public a good reason to see films in the cinema.
Music: SPOTIFY
This Swedish web service offers the best of both worlds: free music that is legal. You just take a free subscription to the service, listen to (almost) any music you want. Despite having more than
2.5 million registered users.
http://www.spotify.com/en/
Environment: THE IV PLAN
Our planet is safe. IV stands for Intellectual Ventures, and it has a plan to control global warming using... a garden hose. It requires a relatively small quantity of sulphur: only 0.05%. This sulphur will be sprayed into the stratosphere. An initial plan to save the polar ice caps would need only two such pipes, cost just $20 million.
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