{"id":6690,"date":"2014-03-06T08:28:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T13:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theweekinimaging.com\/?p=6690"},"modified":"2014-03-06T08:28:40","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T13:28:40","slug":"between-the-lines-science-facts-not-fictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2014\/03\/between-the-lines-science-facts-not-fictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Lines: Science Facts, Not Fictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"things-to-come\"<\/a>Occasionally a friend\u2019s Facebook post is good for something other than being annoying. Earlier this week, a Facebook friend posted a link to an article, \u201c27 Science Fictions that Became Facts in 2012\u201d from the myscienceacademy.org <\/a>Website.<\/p>\n

I realize that the post, which was originally posted on 1\/3\/2013, is more than a year old, but if you haven\u2019t seen it like I haven\u2019t then it\u2019s new and news to me. It\u2019s an intriguing article, especially people like us who are working in an industry so driven by and so influenced by technology.<\/p>\n

A couple of the science fictions that became facts in the article jumped out at me because I see a relevance to the imaging technology industry. Those include:<\/p>\n

3-D Printer Creates Full-Size Houses in One Session –<\/strong> The D-Shape printer, created by Enrico Dini, is capable of printing a two-story building, complete with rooms, stairs, pipes, and partitions. Using nothing but sand and an inorganic binding compound, the resulting material has the same durability as reinforced concrete with the look of marble. The building process takes approximately a fourth of the time as traditional buildings, as long as it sticks to rounded structures, and can be built without specialist knowledge or skill sets. Source: gizmag.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Custom Jaw Transplant Created with 3-D Printer –<\/strong> A custom working jawbone was created for an 83-year-old patient using titanium powder and bioceramic coating. The first of its kind, the successful surgery opens the door for individualized bone replacement and, perhaps one day, the ability to print out new muscles and organs. Source: telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/p>\n

Ultra-Flexible \u201cWillow\u201d Glass Will Allow for Curved Electronic Devices –<\/strong> Created by New York\u2013based developer Corning, the flexible glass prototype was shown off at an industry trade show in Boston. At only 0.05mm thick, it\u2019s as thin as a sheet of paper. Perhaps Sony\u2019s wearable PC concept will actually be possible before 2020. Source: bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/p>\n

Google Goggles Bring the Internet Everywhere –<\/strong> Almost everyone has seen the video of Google\u2019s vision of the future. With their Goggles, everyday life is overlaid with a HUD (Head\u2019s Up Display). Controlled by a combination of voice control and where the user is looking, the Goggles show pertinent information, surf the web, or call a loved one. Source: heraldsun.com.au<\/em><\/p>\n

And because I\u2019ve been on a 3-D printer kick of late, here\u2019s a video on the site that\u2019s worth checking out, \u201c3-D Houses Printed on Mars?\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n

If you sit back and think about it, there\u2019s a good bet some of these developments are going to have an impact on our industry in some shape or form in the not too distant future.\u00a0 And that\u2019s a fact.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Occasionally a friend\u2019s Facebook post is good for something other than being annoying. Earlier this week, a Facebook friend posted a link to an article, \u201c27 Science Fictions that Became Facts in 2012\u201d from the myscienceacademy.org Website. I realize that the post, which was originally posted on 1\/3\/2013, is more than a year old, but if you haven\u2019t seen it like I haven\u2019t then it\u2019s new and news to me. It\u2019s an intriguing article, especially people like us who are working in an industry so driven by and so influenced by technology. A couple of the science fictions that became facts in the article jumped out at me because I see a relevance to the imaging technology industry. Those include: 3-D Printer Creates Full-Size Houses in One Session – The D-Shape printer, created by Enrico Dini, is capable of printing a two-story building, complete with rooms, stairs, pipes, and partitions. Using nothing but sand and an inorganic binding compound, the resulting material has the same durability as reinforced concrete with the look of marble. The building process takes approximately a fourth of the time as traditional buildings, as long as it sticks to rounded structures, and can be built without specialist knowledge or skill sets. Source: gizmag.com Custom Jaw Transplant Created with 3-D Printer – A custom working jawbone was created for an 83-year-old patient using titanium powder and bioceramic coating. The first of its kind, the successful surgery opens the door for individualized bone replacement and, perhaps one day, the ability to print out new muscles and organs. Source: telegraph.co.uk Ultra-Flexible \u201cWillow\u201d Glass Will Allow for Curved Electronic Devices – Created by New York\u2013based developer Corning, the flexible glass prototype was shown off at an industry trade show in Boston. At only 0.05mm thick, it\u2019s as thin as a sheet of paper. Perhaps Sony\u2019s wearable PC concept will actually be possible before 2020. Source: bbc.co.uk Google Goggles Bring the Internet Everywhere – Almost everyone has seen the video of Google\u2019s vision of the future. With their Goggles, everyday life is overlaid with a HUD (Head\u2019s Up Display). Controlled by a combination of voice control and where the user is looking, the Goggles show pertinent information, surf the web, or call a loved one. Source: heraldsun.com.au And because I\u2019ve been on a 3-D printer kick of late, here\u2019s a video on the site that\u2019s worth checking out, \u201c3-D Houses Printed on Mars?\u201d If you sit back and think about it, there\u2019s a good bet some of these developments are going to have an impact on our industry in some shape or form in the not too distant future.\u00a0 And that\u2019s a fact. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80],"tags":[1054,1245,328,343,1246],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6690"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6692,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6690\/revisions\/6692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}