2007 Trends in Augmented and Virtual Reality (VR)

The World of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality VR is moving ahead rapidly as the technology advances due to massive money flows from Venture Capital and Corporate Sponsors. Virtual Reality is rapidly merging with Simulator Technologies and Computer Video Games and it is coming to a living room near you or perhaps in your own home real soon.

2007 Trends in Space Colony Technologies, Innovation and Research

The space race is on and United States of America is preparing to put a permanent base camp on the moon. This will initiate the beginning of humankind colonizing space. Other nations have also declared that they intend to send men to the moon. The timetable for the United States project to put a permanent base on the moon is 2020. However, before that time you can expect other nations, which have developed their space programs to visit the moon.

2007 Trends in Comet - Asteroid and Meteor Earth Defense

Science Fiction Authors have long sense written about a Comet, Asteroid or giant Meteorite hitting the Earth. Many Paleontologists believe such an event may have wiped out the Dinosaurs. Indeed, even Hollywood has used these genres in such blockbuster movies as Armageddon and Comet. Carl Sagan, Arthur C. Clarke, Ben Bova, Isaac Asimov along with others have written about the potential eventuality.

Teachers Contribution In Society

Our children become members of adult society having developed and also kept features, values and norms which were originated form their birth and taught during their studies.

2007 Technologies of Programming the Human Mind

When we talk about computer brain interfaces many fundamentalist religious folks just cringe. Yet we all know this is coming soon and it is not just Sci Fi Authors like Stephen Baxster, Arthur C Clarke or Isaac Asmiov discussing this anymore. Many Futurists, neurologists and artificial intelligence programmers are as well.

Hydro-Electric Power Makes Sense; What About the Future?

Recently a very popular Online Think Tank was asked to review a totally new technology, which we generate energy from ocean waves and turn it into electricity. The design concept is totally revolutionary and the company's founder explained to the think tank how it all worked. Fieldstone Energy has several designs, which will capture ocean wave energy onshore or offshore.

School Activities To Involve Parents

School based activities which can involve parents in educational process may include the following: attending meetings, parent-teacher conferences, concerts, helping to raise money for various school projects and volunteering at school during the day.

Religion As A School Subject

Religion is the subject of live discussions of whether it should be taught at schools or not.

UAVs to Plant Cactus Along the Mexican Border; The Thick Pointy Kind!

The amount of money budgeted to put up a border fence between the United States and Mexico is a staggering multi-billion-dollar project. Recently, our Online Think Tank considered some possible alternatives. And in doing so we left nothing off-limits, all ideas were discussed no matter how crazy; complete unlimited thought to solve this grave problem.

Space Camp for Your Children!

Many of us growing up wanted to go to the NASA Space Camp in Alabama and of course that would not be easy, as the competition was severely tough. Recently one of our Online Think Tank members from the UK notified us that he was building a VR or Virtual Reality, 3D, Surround a Sound model, simulator of the Space Shuttle, he is in Europe. Cool stuff.

Pursuing Novel Teaching Methods With Differentiated Education Grant Money

In order to put in place differentiated education programs and have the resources necessary to address all learning styles, schools can request differentiated education grant money. This article tells you how to write the proposal and where to apply.

Shall We Ever Come Up With Intelligent Machines?

Shall we ever make cyborgs that look like super humans, can defeat everyone are ultra intelligent? Will intelligent machines someday take over this world?

Can We Build an Aircraft with an Organic Wing?

Not long ago an interesting email came in to the Online Think Tank by a gentleman serious about building an organic winged aircraft. But could it actually be done with current technologies? Indeed, I have been thinking on this organic aircraft skin idea and well here it goes;

Realising The Operational Benefits Of Virtual Maintenance Training Systems

How virtual maintenance training systems are enhancing the learning experience for the military’s support teams to deliver improved operational performance for front line equipment.

Robotic Pollination Vacuum Filter Blower Unit Invention

Our neighbors and fellow species the American Honey Bees have just been having a terrible time over the last decade. Their larva have been battling a virus and now their civilizations are collapsing and thus they can no longer pollinate the crops to make honey. If the Honey Bees help us in pollination by 60% and we ship our excess to feed Africans, well we may not have enough to send to help starving people. What on Earth are we going to do about this crisis?