Garry Golden

(Older post from Jan 30, 2007)
Time to make this blog an open book on my thinking– rather than wait and gather my thoughts into stories– I am going to include some of my scanning results each day so you can see the ingredients that go into my forecasts…

Materials science:

• Nanoscale elements for textiles / clothing – get ready for a functional textile industry…
  Via: Nanowerk & www.technicianonline.com/

• Origami inspired optics – next generation high resolution cameras? (For phones, cars, UAVs…)
  Via: UCSD News
  

OLEDs: - OLEDs are coming of age - and I am eager to see products hitting the market in the next five years. Displays are the likely first wave - followed by OLED for indoor lighting. There are dozens of companies (start ups and incumbents) involved in this space— I’ll be sure to feature them in the coming months.

• Infrared emitting OLEDs – imagine the product possibilities…
  Via: Azom.com

• Sony’s OLED display- finally some respect for the battered electronics giant — get ready for the video screen explosion around cheap flat displays
  Via PCWorld:

• Osram and Philips sign OLED/LED agreement- big players making an interesting gesture
  Via: LEDs Magazine Online

Energy news: The big story for energy is decentralization - not ‘clean energy’. Electricity is what powers the future- and I am most interested in electron based energy innovations.

• New Zealand researchers aim to lower energy needed for H2 – nanoparticles might help drop costs and boost conversion efficiencies
  Via: Scoop (NZ)

• H2 powered lawnmowers – the power source disruption starts small – fuel cell lawnmowers to scooters to golf carts to cars…
  Via: Science Daily
  

• More stealth hydrogen energy projects
  Hydra Fuel Cell Corporation – expects $2kg (Link Fuel Cell Today)

Bio News - I am in the awe stage of bio– still trying to get my head around things.

• Understanding virus (polyomavirus) control mechanisms
  Via: Terradaily.com

• Purdue bio imaging system for RNA molecules…?
  Via: PhysOrg (one of my favorite sites)

• Nudging ’RNA’ to activate genes
  Via: Biology News Net

• A BioBricks competition –
  iGEM is an international arena where student teams compete to design and assemble engineered machines using advanced genetic components and technologies.
  Thanks: iGEM – thanks to Jonathan Eisen’s blog – The Tree of Life

Physics

• A test for String Theory? – Just waiting for the Large Hadron Collider to go operational!
  Via: UC San Diego News