Links for 19-08-2007
The risks of autonomous military robots, spacetime warp drive, body heat as power source …
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“The deployment of the first armed battlefield robots in Iraq is the latest step on a dangerous path – we are sleepwalking into a brave new world where robots decide who, where and when to kill.” Ethical minefield, folks.
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2 – Propulsion Clues from a Dark Universe
“If you had a device that could manipulate the expansion of spacetime, would you have the makings of a stardrive?”
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3 – Electricity from body heat
“Making calls from a cell phone with no battery, using just the warmth of your hand? Perhaps that’s no more than a pipe dream right now. But new circuits are already making it possible to harness body heat for generating electricity.”
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