Assorted human interest posts.
November 10, 2012
Technical 3d printer, bbc, bbc news, business, Future, Future Warfare, gadgets, news technology, replicate parts quickly, research, Science, Science News, spacecraft, spare parts, spare parts for spacecraft, technology, travel, Uk News, US Army, US army builds its own 3D printer, US military, www bbc co uk Leave a comment
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The US military is developing its own 3D printer that it can use to produce spare parts for spacecraft. By putting 3D printers behind the front line it hopes to be able to produce spares more cheaply and quickly than it can get them from manufacturers.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20269645
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May 28, 2012
Technical Air Force, Augmented reality, bbc, cars, compact head, Darpa, Dual-focus contact lens, gadgets, head-up display (HUD), HUDs, Innovega, iOptik system's developer, Motion sickness, Multifocal, Ophthalmology., Pentagon, Project Glass demo, pupil's rim, retina, technology, transportation, two different filters, US Army, www bbc co uk Leave a comment
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The Pentagon has put in an order for prototype contact lenses that give users a much wider field of vision.
The lenses are designed to be paired with compact head-up display (HUD) units – glasses that allow images to be projected onto their lenses.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17692256
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