Entry #57: Unmanned Convenience Store

In Sweden a man named Robert Ilijason created a new type of convenience store that has no staff and is completely automated. You simply download an app that lets you enter the store and then you scan your items and the price will get automatically deducted from your bank account. It sounds really convenient and makes things much faster.

For more info: Unmanned Convenience Store

Entry #56: LiFi

A new type of WiFi has been developed using LED light bulbs, LiFi. Internet signals are transmitted to the light bulbs and then are converted into usable data. This new LiFi will be able to support up to 224 Gbps, which is way faster than internet we currently have in the United States. I look forward to internet companies trying to catch up to this new model that has been developed.

For more info: LiFi

Entry #55: Photonic Propulsion

NASA has recently revealed their new prototype photonic propulsion system for space travel. They say once it is completed it will be able to travel to Mars in 3 days. It uses lasers and sails to travel through space. This is a pretty exciting development as it could lead to interstellar life for humans.

For more info: Photonic Propulsion

Entry #54: Sword Art Online

IBM has just announced that they will be recreating the popular anime series "Sword Art Online" for virtual reality. They want to create an immersive environment that is similar to the anime. They say the system will be able to scan each person and be able to render their profile in the game. They are currently only approaching the alpha stage of their testing and will have 208 participants from Japan to test it. If they can perfect it and make it as immersive as they are suggesting it will be then I think it'll be a huge step in virtual reality and gaming.

For more info: Sword Art Online

Entry #53: Augmented Reality

Microsoft inventor Alex Kipman and his team have created the HoloLens, a type of augmented-reality headset. He demonstrated what you could do with the HoloLens by summoning magic and even talking to an astronaut. It would give you the power to change what you see around your world, very similar to virtual reality.

For more info: Augmented Reality

Entry #52: Bionic Spine

Scientists in Australia have begun research on their new "Bionic Spine." They say it will let paralyzed patients to use bionic limbs that will give them their mobility back. This could mean the end to wheelchair bound people. The procedure involves inserting the bionic spine into a blood vessel leading to the brain and attaching it to the motor cortex.

For more info: Bionic Spine

Entry #51: 5D Discs

Researchers at the University of Southampton's Optical Research Center have just created a new method of storing data. They call the new format 5D Discs and these can store up  to 360 TB per disc. The discs can withstand 1000 degrees C and are supposed to be able to survive up to 13.8 billion years at room temperature. This seems like a pretty cool advance and that much of history will not be lost to time with this kind of technology.

For more info: 5D Discs