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October 2, 2012
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Reporting In from the 2012 Open Hardware Summit and World Maker Faire

I just got back from the 3rd annual Open Hardware Summit and World Maker Faire. It’s been a whirlwind week of robots, 3D Printers, inspiring talks, education, networking and more. I’m excited to share all the details! Continue reading →

Founding Members of the PopShop Co-Working Space

August 8, 2012
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e14 Blog Post: How Start-ups are Changing Everything

As I’ve mentioned before, entrepreneurship is something I’m rather passionate about. With the recent founding of the PopShop co-working space, my time spent at NYC start-ups BlueStamp Engineering and MakerBot Industries, and my involvement with Cornell’s new NYC Tech Campus, … Continue reading →

August 6, 2012
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Back from the Dead: I report in on the ZombieTech Podcast

After my first guest spot on the ZombieTech podcast back Spetember 2011, I’m back for more! In this episode I discussed 3D printing, the Cornell NYC Tech Campus, the PopShop, Blum Idea Labs, the every1Campaign, and much more! I also describe my tactics regarding the usage of bamboo to survive a Zombie Apocalypse. Continue reading →

September 30, 2011
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Guest on the ZombieTech Podcast

Ever wanted to know how I would survive in a zombie apocalypse? What tools would I bring? How would I prepare food? Would I be able to survive without arduinos in a post-apocalyptic zombie-infested world? These are questions that I had never … Continue reading →

September 22, 2011
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Open Hardware Summit and Maker Faire Wrapup

Yes, that’s me with the Arduino Team at Makerfaire! If you follow me on twitter, then you’ll certainly know that I spent last weekend in New York City for the 2nd Annual Open Hardware Summit and the 2011 World Maker Faire. … Continue reading →

August 14, 2011
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e14 Blog Post: Those Who Can Do, Should Teach

Stephen Hawking – Teacher and “Doer” If you know me, then you know that I’m passionate about teaching. Knowledge is meant to be shared, and nobody does that better than teachers and professors. In this element14 blog post, I … Continue reading →

July 14, 2011
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e14 Blog Post: Securing our World and Electronics

I’m fairly new to the security sector, so I’ve been brushing up on my security factoids. In this post, I talk about some of the most interesting chip-level security systems that I’ve found. I’d love to hear about any neat … Continue reading →

This is the question that constantly irks technophiles. What is the next major technology going to be? Can we even conceive what it will be like? Or, is it so far out that no words in our dictionary can even describe what it will do? What will the implications be? How will we get to that point? And most importantly: How soon can I get one? The following is a “wish list” of upcoming technologies that I think we are actually on track to create in the next few decades. Despite the fact that I’d love to own a TARDIS, there are no interstellar time machines or similarly complex technologies here. These are only things that we really have the potential to develop. Truly Holographic Displays and Interactions Touchable Holography Holographic displays have been around for some time now, but they have yet to reach ubiquity. More importantly, complex 3D interactions with holographic displays (like in the movies) are still a way off. However, new research and consumer products like the Microsoft Kinect and Wiimotes are bringing us closer and closer to virtual 3D interactions. The key to making holographic interaction marketable will be to develop an intuitive user interface; this will require that tactile feedback is present and realistic. To date, I’ve only found one example of a tactile feedback hologram system: The “Touchable Holography” system uses ultra sound waves at their focal points to generate simulated contact forces from the image displayed in the hologram. Personal Fabrication Machines MakerBot Thing-O-Matic Again, I’m a bit biased in this field since I work in a 3D Printing Lab at my University, and I’m currently employed at Makerbot Industries. But would I be doing those things if I didn’t think personal-level manufacturing was going to be big!? For those who aren’t familiar with 3D printing, devices like the Makerbot Thing-O-Matic allow you to print almost anything you can imagine out of plastic by depositing layers one by one until an object is built up. Devices like this have major implications for the way we lead our lives – could there be a new DIY generation on the horizon? I hope so! Vacations to Space Virgin "SpaceShipTwo" Technically, you can book one of these right now. But, it’s probably safe to assume that you don’t have a spare $200,000 laying around to book a spot on Virgin Galactic’s maiden flight. But just think how quickly we’ve reached this point. It was less than a decade ago that civilian space flight even entered consideration, and now we’re already seeing successful test flights! It’s only a matter of time before price comes down, and you get the chance to try to spot your house from space. Computers and Machines that Understand Natural Language HAL from "2001: A Space Odyssey" Natural language processing is one of the holy grails of Artificial intelligence and will likely be impossible to accomplish with even complex algorithms. In order to make machines fully capable of understanding human language (any language), an extremely sophisticated artificial intelligence program will need to first be crafted – one that rivals the human brain. To my knowledge, nobody has a good estimate of when we will reach “technological singularity”, but an average estimate seems to be around the year 2040. Now we just need to make sure that robots don’t take over the world before they get the chance to listen to us . Programmable Matter + Self Reconfiguring and Aware Robots "Stochastic Modular Assembly" This is yet another topic where I do research, so it’s close to my heart, and goes hand in hand with personal manufacturing. The first time I heard about this was during a presentation from Intel about “Claytronics” - a collaborative technology being developed with Carnegie Mellon University. Programmable matter would permit for the instantaneous modeling and reconfiguration of 3D objects in the physical world – Think play-doh on steroids.

June 15, 2011
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e14 Blog Post: What’s Next?

This latest element14 blog is basically me predicting the future. So, if you want something to tease me about in a few decades when none of these things have come to fruition, you should read this latest post. Here’s an … Continue reading →

May 16, 2011
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Audacious Arduino Arguments on the Amp Hour

I’m a long-time fan of the Amp Hour Podcast, hosted by Chris Gammell and Dave Jones. This week, Jeff Keyzer and I were invited to guest host with them! This was an Arduino-centric episode (I’m not sure if that was … Continue reading →

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