10 new technologies invading the personal space

Technology now povsyuduSovremennye technology is increasingly interfering in our private space, and more than that, we are very attached to them. If modern man is at a distance from his beloved "smart devices", he is already beginning to experience some discomfort. But for better or worse, and the developers are looking at our relationship, and say, "Hmm, and yet we can strengthen it»!

1. Smart goggles that transform foreign tekst

NTT Docomo (Japan) presented the glasses, allowing the owner to read and translate foreign texts for five seconds. This device is somewhat reminiscent of the classic "universal translator" of science fiction movies, but only for the eyes. According to the manufacturer, points used for OCR special technology, and are designed primarily for users who frequently travel abroad. After the user has reviewed the text in a foreign language, glasses represent the primary workpiece transfer, which will help to understand the text. Further, these glasses can be used to transform any flat surface into a touch screen and manipulate this screen different virtual images which are visible only to the user. But these points there is a slightly scary side: they can show the contact details of those to whom the user is looking. So with this device to persecute people will be much more convenient (provided that such exercises are your favorite hobbies).

2. Eye tracking the level of sugar in krovi

After Google Glass glasses were released, they immediately did not like the traffic police and federal agents. However, Google still does not abandon its attempts to dominate in this area. But now she is trying to do it on a more altruistic basis, via the issuance of new contact lenses. These lenses are designed for patients with diabetes, and are intended to relieve these people from the inconvenience of measuring the level of blood sugar. Diabetics no longer need to stick a needle into the body, and to be afraid of doing things, it is harmless to non-diabetics, but deadly for patients. For example, there are donuts. Lenses from Google eliminates all these disadvantages by means of measuring the level of blood sugar through the tears, and change color depending on the recorded level of sugar. In general, check the sugar will now be as easy to get as a mirror and look at the color of his eyes. One can only hope that the process will not be televised advertisements from Google.

3. bracelet on his wrist, heating or cooling cheloveka

Remember those times when you want to on your wrist you had installed any device that can warm up, or vice versa, you cool? If so, for it is better to apply to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). It was there that three students have created a device that controls the temperature of the outside air and the temperature of the human body, and responds to the temperature accordingly. According to one of the creators of the device, it is constantly deceiving the human body, for example, causes the body to think that now the cold. As a result of the body to acclimate to the environment and changes its temperature.

4. Bra posting tvity

But a significant simplification of the process for women microblogging: a specially designed bra that send tweets at a time when it is removed. One of the fitness business units teamed up with Nestle's microblogging service Twitter to create a special bra, breast cancer warning.

Mary wore a bra Bakodimu, "Greek Oprah," and he passed on messages from her mobile device to a remote server, which, in turn, publish new tweets in the social network. A tweet was a reminder to all women often check themselves for breast cancer, as independent verification of a lot cheaper than the regular passage of mammography, and better than blissful ignorance. But in fact it was, of course, is just a publicity stunt altruistic.

5. Tattoo, measures the temperature tela

The most common tattoos are a sort of symbol of rebellion and reckless youth. However, this tattoo is not anything like that. A team of researchers from the US, China and Singapore has developed an extremely thin electronic record capable of adhering to the skin as well as a temporary tattoo. Record can accurately measure the temperature of who wears it, as well as expansion or fixes on the contrary, constriction of blood vessels. Furthermore, it can show the condition of the heart, brain and other vital organs. The main drawback of this "tattoo" is that it requires external power source, such as batteries. Although researchers are currently working hard to make the "tattoo" to work on bioenergy.

6. Merge human razumov

Yes, you read that right, reading the headline. It really meant a successful example of how one person controlled the brain of another person only with the help of thought. Well, using more electrodes. During the experiment, conducted in the state of Washington, one professor was able to control the actions of his colleague, who is at the other end of the campus. Professor Rajesh Rao, and his colleague Andrea Stocco put special elekroentsefalograficheskie hats and sat at the opposite and most distant one from the other side of campus. Rao imagined that he was playing a computer game, he represented that moves his right hand, firing a cannon. His helmet took the signal and send it to the helmet Stocco, the right hand which immediately began to reflexively move, and tried to press the "space" on the computer keyboard, which was in front of him. Undoubtedly, in the near future, these studies will be expanded, and in the future they can be used to program the most complex devices.

7. False memories implanted mysham

Sometimes our memories are about as reliable as a sieve, which is used for water storage. Using special optical fibers, the research team was able to manipulate the mice, causing them to believe that a safe space in front of them is actually dangerous, instilling mice bad memories of this place. The researchers put the mice in a safe area and then use a bright flash of light in order to start the process of memory formation. Then they moved the mouse to a different zone, and again turn on the flash, but this time all of the mice with the flash received mild electric shock. When the animals have moved back into the safe zone, they began to show signs of fear, simply because their brain is directly linked safe zone with the pain of electric shock.

So why can it be important? Human biology has something in common with the biology of mice. Our brains, like mouse brain creates memories to form chains of cells that capture important moments for us, and which are interconnected by means of neurons. If scientists were able to figure out how to manage these neurons in people, it would already have appeared surgery to remove the traumatic memories, and memories of pleasant implantation. Furthermore, through such operations could treat amnesia and schizophrenia.

8. Implants for introducing lekarstv

It is well known that there are people with a variety of diseases that require daily intake of various drugs. And yet we know that the daily intake of drugs is not always pleasant, and often accompanied by pain in the "rear facade". In order to somehow alleviate the plight of the sick, the cause took the team from the University of Toronto, working together with experts from Harvard. They were able to create multiple implants made on the basis of a special polymer hydrogel and tissues are not rejected by the human body. These hydrogel implants contain special cells that respond to light. Acting on implants blue light, scientists were able to simulate the introduction of insulin in the body. This test was carried out on mice, so that the implants still need improvement in order to be further used in the human body.

9. The ads run emotsiyami

Have you ever felt that the advertisements have become intrusive too? Just like that ads paid clinic which ran out in front of you when you had just pushed his watery eyes from lack of sleep? Or the announcement of a new grocery store, which appeared just at the moment when you were explaining to his friend on the network, you need to eat better?

There is a new technology, working in sync with your computer's webcam, and scanning a person's face, looking at the screen at the moment. It involved face detection and recognition of human emotions. Using a webcam, and information obtained from the above two systems, the program can determine your current mood. And advertisements will be broadcast in view of your mood. Representatives of big business and international trade networks have already purchased the software in order to manipulate the potential buyers, forcing them to decide to buy a particular product or service. Most of the time people keep emotions under control, so that access to the emotions is the key to sales. So it is possible that soon we will have to get used to read news feeds, wearing a mask.

10. bra with sensors controlling your food

The fight against obesity is a lucrative market, and it sometimes leads to very strange technology. At Microsoft Research have recently created a special bra, which in combination with one application for smartphones can protect you from overeating. It works by using a whole bunch of sensors built into the fabric and measuring the level of cardiac activity by women. As you know, people are more likely to eat during times of stress. Sensors, measuring heart rate, respiration rate, body temperature and speed, determine the level of stress a person. Through several such measurements on a daily basis, your bra will eventually be able to determine exactly when you start to get nervous too, and this, in turn, helps regulate food intake.

via factroom.ru