Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Tuesday Two: Anti-gravity Battery paper


Tuesday Two


Ink on paper
There's something crazy about Professor Yi Cui and his research team at Stanford University. No, it's not their lab coats. They are using a nanotechnology to develop an ink to make paper batteries that you may fold into an origami crane, crumple into a ball or simply lie flat on a toilet seat.

G-Trainer
The Alter-G G-Trainer is called the anti-gravity treadmill. To me, it's g-rated ("g" as in "great") for giving patients a new lighter than air physical therapy tool that uses goal-directed action to get them back on their feet sooner. It's been successfully employed at military hospitals for orthopedic and neurological uses.

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Epoch-Fail


Again another Epoch-Fail award goes to Toyota for continued unresolved problems with their accelators. This is a PR nightmare that they just don't seem to know how to handle. So far, in my opinion, they have taken the approach of burying their head in the sand and pretending nothing is going on. That is already costing them dearly. I would use the metaphor of a "train wreck", except that is somewhat literal in this case. The disaster isn't over. More recalls might be likely as Toyota is forced to deal with issues beyond the current scope. Here's one example of problems not being addressed on CBS 5 San Francisco.

1 comment:

Lenovo Laptop Battery said...

The paper battery, and the altered gravity treadmill definitely fit the view of the future. I have heard about printable circuits on Xerox Paper, using "Silver Bullet" Ink, and I think the paper thin battery with algae will prove to be just as amazing. I really wish there was more information on the treadmill.