The Thrilling Potential of Sixth Sense Technology
Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.
Tidal Power: Swansea Bay, Wales
Ocean Tides to Power 155K Homes
Read moreThe Global Innovation Commons
Dr. David Martin discusses the Global Innovation Commons. The Global Innovation Commons is the composting of the relics of the end of the industrial economy. When you have more fencing and more fences than land to enclose, you can either live in the cell you've created or you can compost the fence.
The Global Innovation Commons (G.I.C.) provides a world-wide repository of all innovations which, while possibly protected in one or more countries, have the ability to be used in the rest of the world due to patent expiration, abandonment, invalidity, or failure to file in-country protection. The G.I.C. enables the immediate “open source” generic production of most technologies – even those considered most cutting edge – in markets where patent holders failed to seek or gain protection.
Billions in Change Official Trailer - Manoj Bhargava
The world is facing some huge problems. There’s a lot of talk about how to solve them. But talk doesn’t reduce pollution, or grow food, or heal the sick. That takes doing. This film is the story about a group of doers, the elegantly simple inventions they have made to change the lives of billions of people, and the unconventional billionaire spearheading the project.
13 Year Old Creates Energy Harvesting Device
Video: ktvn.com and Max Loughen
Does Water have Memory?
Water -- just a liquid or much more? Many researchers are convinced that water is capable of "memory" by storing information and retrieving it. The possible applications are innumerable: limitless retention and storage capacity and the key to discovering the origins of life on our planet. Research into water is just beginning. http://tv.lovenature.com/