New Technology of the Week | The Future of Transportation

No need for explanation today. Just a photo. 

 

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Cool Technology of the Week | Project Glass

Anything we try to write or summarize about this technology won't do it justice. So we'll just direct you straight to the source.

Click here to watch the video about Project Glass that will quite literally change your view of the future

Cool Technology of the Week | JBKnowledge | Self-Assembling Structures

Not only does MIT researcher Skylar Tibbits have an awesome name, he also has an awesome vision, shared this past September at TED. He points out that while skyscrapers take an average of 2.5 years to complete, DNA can replicate rougly 3 billion base pairs in about an hour. Skylar believes the future is in our learning to manufacture such replication and self-guidance, so instead of building things, like DNA, we let them build themselves.

"There’s new possibilities for self-assembly, replication, repair in our physical structures, our buildings, machines. … Imagine if our buildings, our bridges, machines, all of our bricks could actually compute."

He explains that by decoding the complexity of our assembly processes, learning to program those sequences into materials, linking this system to an energy source for continuous operation, and having  a feedback system for error detection - we can create materials that construct themselves. In the video at the link below, he even shows some of the reconfigurable, programmable robots they've already managed to have do just that.

His explanation of gates and sequencing may make your brain hurt, but the implications of "self-assembly" are staggering to think about...

Click here to learn more about this self-assembling technology 

Tech of the Week | JBKnowledge | Organic Computers

This is pretty nerdtastic. Researches at the Israel Institute of Technology have developed an organic computer that can encrypt and decipher images and is made of...wait for it... biomolecules and runs off of...DNA molecules. The four key components to any computer, they stated, hardware, software, input, and output are entirely constructed of molecules. 

"For example, all biological systems and even entire living organisms are such computers. Every one of us is a biomolecular computer, a machine in which all four components are molecules that 'talk' to one another logically."

"The input is a molecule that undergoes specific, predetermined changes, following a specific set of rules -software - and the output is another molecule."

Even if we can't completely understand the details of how it functions, the implications are huge. Being organic, such devices can interact with living organisms and biological system much more easily than electronic computers that require an interface. Though its commercial use is a long way off, it's pretty incredible to think about how this could be put to use medically, environmentally, and for all those Californians whose MacBooks are preventing them from going completely organic...

Click here to learn more about biological computers 

Tech of the Week | JBKnowledge | Smartphone + Car Stereo = Dash

"Since the advent of portable electronics, man has been trying to jury-rig portable electronics into automobiles to replace the lowly car stereo. Those days may soon be coming to an end."

Dash, currently a project raising funds on Kickstarter, is essentially a device/system that turns your smartphone into your car's stereo system. The body (double din standard, 4inx7in) of the device is installed in the car, replacing the current stereo, and the interchangeable face plate on the front can be adjusted to fit whichever smartphone you insert to operate your stereo. Once placed into the body, your smartphone controls your entire entertainment system, from an interface you're already used to. Via your phone, Dash can access: your entire music library, streaming radio, bluetooth, video, car computer, phone calls, and more.

"The whole getup is scheduled to launch in July for $300, provided Dash meets its $45,000 fundraising goal. If it gets off the ground and works as advertised, we’ll have come a long way from the early days of in-vehicle entertainment. More importantly, we’ll be closer to a future where your phone is your main computer and you simply go around docking it into things."

Click here to learn more about Dash 

Tech of the Week | JBKnowledge | HzO's Waterblock Technology

By 'nanocoating' the most sensitive parts of an electronic device, like a smartphone, HzO's latest technology might be able to decrease the amount of "Need your number, phone fell in the toilet" Facebook groups. The process involves turning chemical into a gas which is then put in a vacuum chamber along with the innards of a smartphone. Once the molecules attach to the device's parts, not only are these parts indestructable by water, but are actually able to operate when submerged. While most companies are trying to figure out the best recipe for an outer waterproof case, this may be a popular new alternative. 

Click here to read more about HzO's Waterblock Technology 

The Jobsite of the Future | Construction Executive

from SmartBidNet.com - a product of JBKnowledge

Construction Executive Magazine | January 17, 2012 

The Jobsite of the Future  
By James M. Benham  

Thirty years ago, construction projects involved a great deal of snail mail, phone calls to landlines, stacks of blueprints and a few Rolodexes. Today, microwave-sized desktop computers are a fading memory, and customized project management software comes to the rescue at least once a day. There’s also a 40 percent chance readers will view this article on their smartphones.  

The construction industry wasn’t always so progressive. During the last 10 years, industry professionals started to see the benefit of paperless plan rooms and automated systems. Now imagine what technology will be used in the next 50 years. From holograms to self-sufficient robots, developing technology suggests what a construction site of the future might look like...

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October Speaking Events - JB Knowledge President James Benham

Our President travels North America speaking about technology and its role in today's construction industry. Find out where he'll be speaking this month.

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September Speaking Events - JBKnowledge President James Benham

Our President travels North America speaking about technology and its role in various industries and medias. Find out where he'll be speaking this month.

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