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Treeship
A single, enormous tree grown as a spacecraft. (Read the full article)
| "http://www.newscientist.com/channel/mech-tech/dn7849
Scientists have developed a semi-conducting skin for robots that allows them to sense temperature and pressure , and in the future, may be able to determine things such as future e-skin could include "sensors not only for pressure and temperature, but also for light, humidity, strain and ultrasonic” sound
sounds like Data's artificial skin" (Tim Morrison 8/16/2005 3:42:42 PM ) |
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