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[Eagleon]

While interesting, the voltage requirements (0 to 1000v? really?) and the maximum deflection force (50uN! Micro Newtons! The EmDrive has more push!) are very unworkable as a robot muscle.  You would get much better thrust to power consumption response using thermal memory metal based artificial muscle, which gets MUCH more contraction, MUCH more force, for that same applied voltage.

Early days, son. TVs used to have tiny screens and were massive.

...did I just use the term 'son'?

To be fair it was also just a single layer of cells, and not exactly purpose-made for this purpose. The cells had to be stripped of hemicellulose and pectin (the paper is free to look at, for goddamn once - thank you, AIP) This is interesting because cellulose is a fairly simple thing to make, chemically, using a low-temperature reaction, and extremely cheap - if you could get a consistant way to make large sheets with a structure that takes advantage of the bending, provided they could be layered to amplify their strength, and without that pesky gold sputter it needs to work now, it might get some use in consumer robotics. Then again I'm still banking on the fishing line ones finding wider use.

[redwallzyl]

lets resurrect this thread with super spiders! now we just need to figure out how to shoot it oft of guns and swing around like spiderman.

http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.06751

[wierd]

sadly, the results were mixed, with some spiders exhibiting weaker silks, and many test spiders perishing from exposure to the solutions.

While an interesting and provocative finding, the experiment needs considerable revision and control assessment before being repeated seriously.

[Arx]

Paywalled, but the picture and opening paragraphs say a lot.

Cybernetics are now.

[forsaken1111]

Paywalled, but the picture and opening paragraphs say a lot.

Cybernetics are now.

What an unfortunate angle. It looks like he's employing a robotic prostitute.

[redwallzyl]

help NASA go to mars! win money!

https://www.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9933746

[wierd]

help NASA go to mars! win money!

https://www.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9933746

Isnt that a braingate BCI?  those have been in experimental trials for.... shit, more than 6 years now?

IIRC, they have problems with the micro electrode array producing neural scar tissue at the implantation site, resulting in reduced efficiency of the array over time. 

There's better tech on the horizon made using bioluminescent protiens and surface mounted optical sensors that should eliminate the scartissue issues however.

[redwallzyl]

help NASA go to mars! win money!

https://www.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9933746

Isnt that a braingate BCI?  those have been in experimental trials for.... shit, more than 6 years now?

IIRC, they have problems with the micro electrode array producing neural scar tissue at the implantation site, resulting in reduced efficiency of the array over time. 

There's better tech on the horizon made using bioluminescent protiens and surface mounted optical sensors that should eliminate the scartissue issues however.

no idea what any of that has to do with the link.

[forsaken1111]

Isn't epigenetics mostly reset during fecundation?

wrong quoting never happens

[Dutchling]

Besides, do we really want to reduce the game down to repeating beard memes? DF is plenty capable of generating its own memes without having to rehash every Flanderization of the race that's already pretty Flanderized.

Hey now, we won't be "reducing the game down" in any way, just adding a few beard memes in. That's a bit of hyperbole.

I think if it was actually a part of Dwarven society to respect one's beard then this would make sense. I support the introduction of that to Dwarven culture but we have to get the groundwork in first.

wrong quoting never happens

true that

[wierd]

Sure it does-- I quoted the wrong thread, as I was posting in a hurry on my break at work, from my phone.

The correct thread was about "Cyborgs are now" previously, with the people who have been testing BCIs for remote prosthesis. The setup looks like a BrainGate BCI, judging from the skullcap connector, and placement of incision.

[hops]

Paywalled, but the picture and opening paragraphs say a lot.

Cybernetics are now.

What an unfortunate angle. It looks like he's employing a robotic prostitute.

His expression doesn't help.

[ajar]

This, made me question whether my choice of profession was really, really wrong.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kevinsmith/real-men-grill-steaks-with-molten-lava?bffb&utm_term=4ldqphx#.te0EMYjek

[tryrar]

holy FUCK that is dwarfy as hell

[Putnam]

oh look stolen content on buzzfeed is it 11:00 already