Blog Topic: 4/7/15

Pixar releases their Oscar-winning rendering software, RenderMan
http://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/pixars-renderman-studio-18/

1. What is RenderMan?

2. What are some of the new controls?

3. What operating systems are compatible with RenderMan?

-Webb Montgomert

blog post 3-26-15

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/ComBots-Cup-robots-fight-to-finish-in-San-Mateo-3248549.php

1. How big is the arena for the battles?

2. How does each match work?

3. What does the winner win?

4. How much did Gary Gin's machine cost?

5. What are the most common weapons used for the robots?

6. Who created the ComBots Cup?

3/25/15 Automatic Speed Limit

Automatic Speed Limit Tracker

What is being done in the article? By who? How are they doing this? Would you want this? Why or Why not?

3/25 3D Printed Eyes

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/3d-printed-bionic-eyeball/


What does the second version of the eye do? What does the third version do? Would you want an eye with built in wifi? What are they printing the eyes with? Is this taking science too far?

3/24 Hadron Collider and Parallel Universes

https://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/scientists-at-large-hadron-collider-hope-to-make-contact-with-parallel-universe-in-days/

Where is the "atom smasher" located?
What are they hoping create?
What could possibly come from this?
What is thought to make up the majority of the universe?
How many electron volts is one TeV?

3/23 Pancake Printer Prints Pretty Pancakes

http://www.popsci.com/pancakebot-prints-any-shape-pancake-you-can-design

What does the PancakeBot do?

What kind of drawings can it make?

What are the shortcomings of this product?

How much is this product?

Would you buy this? why?

3/21 Tesla Step Toward Self-driving

3/21 Tesla Step Toward Self-driving

What will Tesla have in the next few months?

What is the network of Tesla battery chargers called?

What will Tesla’s new system do?

Which other automakers have developed similar technology?

3/20 WDID

Today I got to pick peoples jobs as well as learned about new awesome contact lenses that  are like telescopes.

3/20/15 Chris Borland Health Retirement

Injury Concern Retirements 3/20/15

Why did Chris retire?
At what age did he retire?
How many years did he play in the NFL?
What teammate retired days before Chris did for health reasons?
What was Chris' main concern about football?

Blog 3/20

Contact Lens With Built in Telescope

Article Link:http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/17/tech/contact-lens-telescope-blindness/index.html

Questions:

What is it?

How do these lenses work?

What is AMD?

Would you buy these?

3/18 Scientists discover how to change human leukemia cells into harmless immune cells.

http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/03/scientists-discover-how-to-change-human-leukemia-cells.html

What did they find? How did they find this? What do they hope this can lead to? Is there any instance of something like this working in the past? What can this lead to in the future?

Blog post 3-18 Are Humans Better Than Humans?

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/robotsbetter-than-humans/

1. Who thought that machinery would render people redundant after the industrial revolution?

2. What percent of jobs are at risk of being taken over by robots?

3. Give an example of a digital breakthrough.

4. How much did Twitch sell out for to Amazon?

5. What did Nouriel Roubini say about this era?

6. About how many robots are in Amazon warehouses?

7. What happened with Buick's assembly line in 1980