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Science-Fiction im Realitäts-Check

By Guest PostApril 18, 2016Science, Science Fictionludmilla bartscht, oliver mueller, realitaets check, roboter, science fiction, wolfram burgard

Freiburger Forscher besprechen in einer Filmreihe den Wahrheitsgehalt von Zukunftsfantasien

Ein Roboter mit Bewusstsein, manipulierte Erinnerungen oder mit dem Gehirn ferngesteuerte Avatare: Diese Ideen aus Science-Fiction-Filmen erscheinen mit dem heutigen technologischen Fortschritt in Reichweite. Wie aber sehen das Forscherinnen und Forscher, die an Robotern, Neurotechnologien und Künstlicher Intelligenz arbeiten? Welche Entwicklungen stehen bevor, welche sind unwahrscheinlich und welche erwünscht? Über diese Fragen diskutieren Wissenschaftler aus dem Exzellenzcluster BrainLinks-BrainTools der Universität Freiburg gemeinsam mit dem Publikum anhand von vier Filmen und Ausschnitten aus Serien. (more…)

‘Future Visions’ anthology brings together science fiction – and science fact

By Guest PostNovember 20, 2015Technologyelizabeth bear, future vision, joey camacho, microsoft research, science fact, science fiction, steve clayton

To the casual observer, the kind of technological breakthroughs Microsoft researchers make may seem to be out of this world.

Their research is a blueprint for the future of technology, in areas such as – but not limited to – computer vision, artificial intelligence, real-time speech translation, machine learning and quantum computing. So it’s only natural that their work can inspire others – especially those who write about other worlds. (more…)

Die Utopie ist tot – lang lebe die Utopie!

By Guest PostFebruary 23, 2014Politicsbig data, cyberpunks, die utopie, eu in gefahr, Facebook, faz, florian schmitt, Google, guenter hack, internet der dinge, katharina grosse, leena simon, martin schulz, matthias zimmer, netzneutralitaet, philosophin, politik digital, science fiction, tot, universitaet oxford, viktor mayer schoenberger, zerbrochene kultur

Was in älterern filmischen und literarischen Darstellungen als Dystopie erschien, ist zum Teil heute Realität. Günter Hack diagnostiziert in der FAZ das Ende der Utopien. Doch vielleicht hat gerade das Internet das Potential, sich selbst neu zu erschaffen und neue Utopien zu entwickeln. Das Neue – es ist heute dringend erforderlich! Und das nicht nur in utopischer Form, sondern auch in Form neuerer rechtlicher Rahmenbedingungen für den Datenschutz, aber auch in Form einer Änderung unserer Gewohnheiten. Da hilft es auch nichts, dass die Perspektive außerhalb der westlichen Hemisphäre ganz anders aussieht, wie uns Leena Simon von ihrer Reise aus Indien berichtet. Manchmal muss mit Traditionen auch gebrochen werden, um ein neues Leben zu ermöglichen.

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IBM Social Sentiment Index Predicts New Retail Trend in the Making

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2013Technology19th century, advanced analytics, analysis, birth, blogs, convention, cultural domains, cultural meme, Facebook, fantasy, fashion, fiction, gothic machinery, hg wells, ibm, ibm predict, industrialized civilization, jules verne, message boards, national, news sources, nikola tesla, project, retail federation, retail industry, retro futuristic style, science fiction, sentiment analysis, social media sites, social sentiment index, steampunk, sub genre, trend, trevor davis, Twitter, us department stores, victorian society, visual arts

Analytics points to the “Birth of a Trend,” steampunk aesthetic to pervade pop culture in 2013

ARMONK, N.Y. – 14 Jan 2013: National Retail Federation Convention – Based on an analysis of more than a half million public posts on message boards, blogs, social media sites and news sources, IBM predicts that ‘steampunk,’ a sub-genre inspired by the clothing, technology and social mores of Victorian society, will be a major trend to bubble up, and take hold, of the retail industry. Major fashion labels, accessories providers and jewelry makers are expected to integrate a steampunk aesthetic into their designs in the coming year.

Measuring public sentiment can help retail chief marketing officers customize incentives and services to be more in tune with what customers are asking for, using data to tailor their offerings to address fast-moving trends and real-time customer needs. (more…)

Experiment Would Test Cloud Geoengineering as Way to Slow Warming

By Guest PostAugust 20, 2012Environment, Scienceairplane, burning fuel, climate science, climatological impact, cloud geoengineering, Environment, global warming, john latham, long lived clouds, marine cloud brightening, particle, phenomenon, pollutant, rob wood, salt water, satellite, science fiction, sea salt, sensor, ship trails, sky, sunlight, warming

Even though it sounds like science fiction, researchers are taking a second look at a controversial idea that uses futuristic ships to shoot salt water high into the sky over the oceans, creating clouds that reflect sunlight and thus counter global warming.

University of Washington atmospheric physicist Rob Wood describes a possible way to run an experiment to test the concept on a small scale in a comprehensive paper published this month in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

The point of the paper — which includes updates on the latest study into what kind of ship would be best to spray the salt water into the sky, how large the water droplets should be and the potential climatological impacts — is to encourage more scientists to consider the idea of marine cloud brightening and even poke holes in it. In the paper, he and a colleague detail an experiment to test the concept. (more…)

Replacing Body Parts Now More Than ‘Science Fiction’

By Guest PostFebruary 19, 2011Sciencecells, clinical trials, clotting, engineered lungs, genetically different cells, human body, human veins, infection, laura niklason, lunatic fringe, natural lungs, obstruction, regenerative medicine, science fiction, time of my life, tissue engineered lungs, tissue engineered replacement, vascular surgeons, vascular system

If Dr. Laura Niklason has her way, vascular surgeons will someday be able to pull human veins off a shelf, whenever they want, to save lives.

Niklason is a pioneer in the science — and art — of tissue-engineered replacement of human body components. Last year, she led a research team that successfully implanted tissue-engineered lungs, cultured in vitro, in adult rats. For short intervals of time, the engineered lungs exchanged oxygen and carbon dioxide similarly to natural lungs. (more…)

Earth-Size Planet Candidates Found in Habitable Zone

By Guest PostFebruary 3, 2011Scienceames research center, charles bolden, constellations, cygnus, earth size planet, extraterrestrial planets, Galaxy, habitable zone, jack lissauer, kepler, kepler 11, kepler 11b, kepler mission, liquid water, lyra, moffett field, NASA, science fiction, space telescope, star, william borucki

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered its first Earth-size planet candidates and its first candidates in the habitable zone, a region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. Five of the potential planets are near Earth-size and orbit in the habitable zone of smaller, cooler stars than our sun.

Candidates require follow-up observations to verify they are actual planets. Kepler also found six confirmed planets orbiting a sun-like star, Kepler-11. This is the largest group of transiting planets orbiting a single star yet discovered outside our solar system. (more…)

Attention Shoppers: Make Your Holidays Bright with Great Gifts & Deals from Microsoft

By Guest PostNovember 29, 2010Technologycovenant, gift, halo reach, holiday, kinect, kinect for xbox 360, Microsoft, science fiction, windows, windows phone, year 2552

*From Kinect to Halo: Reach, from Windows Phone to Windows Live and Binging everything in between — a tour of some of Microsoft’s most popular gifts and holiday shopping tools.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 29, 2010 – With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, it’s time to take stock. Gift list? Check. Special deals? Check. Fun, futuristic gifts for the whole family? Check. Microsoft has you covered. Get a closer look at some of Microsoft’s most recent products and services to help make your holidays shine brightly this year. (more…)

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