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author | Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu> |
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date | Sat, 13 Jul 2013 03:22:14 -0400 |
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75 - wearable towel :: towel with clasp, velcro, whatever, that allows | 75 - wearable towel :: towel with clasp, velcro, whatever, that allows |
76 one to wear the towel more securely than just | 76 one to wear the towel more securely than just |
77 wrapping it tightly and hoping for the best. | 77 wrapping it tightly and hoping for the best. |
78 | 78 |
79 - Easiest way to disguise onself as a woman is to wear a burka. | 79 - crossdressing :: Easiest way to disguise onself as a woman is to |
80 wear a burka. | |
80 | 81 |
81 - book-mode :: intelligent color highlighting for books and | 82 - book-mode :: intelligent color highlighting for books and |
82 articles. It would disambiguate pronouns and involved | 83 articles. It would disambiguate pronouns and involved |
83 references. For example, if "Rachael" as red, and "the | 84 references. For example, if "Rachael" as red, and "the |
84 blonde haired girl" refers to "Rachael", then "the | 85 blonde haired girl" refers to "Rachael", then "the |
169 | 170 |
170 - http://betsofbitco.in/ :: what a great place for an AI/person to | 171 - http://betsofbitco.in/ :: what a great place for an AI/person to |
171 prove themselves as a good predictor. I wish this could be | 172 prove themselves as a good predictor. I wish this could be |
172 automated. | 173 automated. |
173 | 174 |
174 - don't forget about that mirror in the student center!, it's two | 175 - true reflection :: don't forget about that mirror in the student |
175 mirrors at right angles, like staring at a corner of a room. The | 176 center!, it's two mirrors at right angles, like staring at a |
176 light reflects so that it shows you what you actually look like, | 177 corner of a room. The light reflects so that it shows you what |
177 instead of your mirror image. | 178 you actually look like, instead of your mirror image. |
178 | 179 |
179 - remote control wasp :: use computer to drive wings with remote | 180 - remote control wasp :: use computer to drive wings with remote |
180 power/logic. | 181 power/logic. |
181 | 182 |
182 - public (distributed?) database of email->private-key pairs, to | 183 - encrypted email phonebook :: public (distributed?) database of |
183 enable automatic encryption. | 184 email->private-key pairs, to enable automatic encryption. |
184 | 185 |
185 - every equivalent creature will see each others' eyes as black -- | 186 - universal eye color :: every equivalent creature will see each |
186 it's universal. Even if the creatures see in radio waves, and their | 187 others' eyes as black -- it's universal. Even if the creatures |
187 eyes are 2m long pieces of jagged metal, when those creatures look | 188 see in radio waves, and their eyes are 2m long pieces of jagged |
188 at each other, they will see black, the absence of light and color | 189 metal, when those creatures look at each other, they will see |
189 (since it's being absorbed by the sensor array). | 190 black, the absence of light and color (since it's being absorbed |
191 by the sensor array). | |
190 | 192 |
191 - intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields | 193 - intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields |
192 are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infared | 194 are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infared |
193 camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way, | 195 camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way, |
194 you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is | 196 you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is |
205 | 207 |
206 + Throw in some SIFT+R processing to match previously cooked foods | 208 + Throw in some SIFT+R processing to match previously cooked foods |
207 and learn the exact heating profiles for things that have been | 209 and learn the exact heating profiles for things that have been |
208 cooked before -- it can get faster the more its used. | 210 cooked before -- it can get faster the more its used. |
209 | 211 |
210 - brain-aware image compression algorithm | 212 - compresion :: brain-aware image compression algorithm |
211 | 213 |
212 - Credit card proxy - would be a company which works like paypal | 214 - Credit card proxy :: would be a company which works like paypal |
213 except for real world transactions | 215 except for real world transactions |
214 | 216 |
215 - Flesh pillow :: a pillow like the arm or torso of a human, complete | 217 - Flesh pillow :: a pillow like the arm or torso of a human, complete |
216 with simulated temperature, bones, and heartbeat. | 218 with simulated temperature, bones, and heartbeat. |
217 | 219 |
218 - super screw :: a screw which has only one or two threads and intead | 220 - super screw :: a screw which has only one or two threads and intead |
226 | 228 |
227 - chalk eraser project :: maybe make a directional eraser, for easy | 229 - chalk eraser project :: maybe make a directional eraser, for easy |
228 release of chalk dust, like fur, and how it likes to rest in a | 230 release of chalk dust, like fur, and how it likes to rest in a |
229 certain direction. | 231 certain direction. |
230 | 232 |
231 - silver socks | 233 - silver socks :: socks laced with silver for the antimicrobial |
232 | 234 properties. |
233 - UROP: magnet gear/metal teeth tape device to distill urine through | 235 |
234 evaporation and easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert -- | 236 - UROP :: magnet gear/metal teeth tape device to distill urine through |
235 produce drinkable water. | 237 evaporation and easily dispose of urea crystals for use in |
236 | 238 desert -- produce drinkable water. |
237 - UROP: Make the LED in line with the flow for the microinjector, so | 239 |
238 that it may transmit maximum flow. Motor that changes distance of | 240 - UROP :: Make the LED in line with the flow for the microinjector, so |
239 internal magnet from windings depending on desired speed so as to | 241 that it may transmit maximum flow. Motor that changes |
240 obtain maximum power efficiency. | 242 distance of internal magnet from windings depending on |
241 | 243 desired speed so as to obtain maximum power efficiency. |
242 - web scraper which monitors various lottries, looking for "special" | 244 |
243 gimmick changes in the rules (like 4x winnings on Wednesdays) and | 245 - lottery scraper :: web scraper which monitors various lottries, |
244 computes expected value... | 246 looking for "special" gimmick changes in the rules (like 4x |
247 winnings on Wednesdays) and computes expected value... | |
245 | 248 |
246 - Memristiors novel design :: make an evolutionary algorithm to make | 249 - Memristiors novel design :: make an evolutionary algorithm to make |
247 old stuff using all four basic circuit elements. | 250 old stuff using all four basic circuit elements. |
248 | 251 |
249 - Conductive concrete | 252 - Conductive concrete :: concrete that has embedded metal fibers so |
250 | 253 that it can conduct electricity. |
251 - little bitty melting pot | 254 |
252 | 255 - little bitty melting pot :: might be useful for some types of |
253 - power strip/timer programmable combination | 256 manufacturing/3D printing -- how small can an induction melter be |
254 | 257 made, for example. |
255 - algorthms which learn what their inputs are and in what order, and | 258 |
256 can adapt to changing circumstances -- they remember previous | 259 - power strip/timer programmable combination :: meh |
257 arguments and adapt so as to respond to different connections. | 260 |
258 | 261 - algorthms :: which learn what their inputs are and in what order, |
259 - hear a true pure tone by direct stimultion of the nerves of the ear | 262 and can adapt to changing circumstances -- they |
263 remember previous arguments and adapt so as to respond | |
264 to different connections. | |
265 | |
266 - true pure tones :: hear a true pure tone by direct stimultion of the | |
267 nerves of the ear | |
260 | 268 |
261 - mechanical analogue to the electrical op-amp :: would be an object | 269 - mechanical analogue to the electrical op-amp :: would be an object |
262 with two levers -- you pull on one lever and the other moves the | 270 with two levers -- you pull on one lever and the other moves the |
263 same way, no matter what's in the way or what it is driving. This | 271 same way, no matter what's in the way or what it is driving. This |
264 anlogy could be useful to teach op amps to people. | 272 anlogy could be useful to teach op amps to people. |
282 got this from youtube in which there is an episode of kill bill | 290 got this from youtube in which there is an episode of kill bill |
283 whih is composed entirely of the parts in whihc opeople had their | 291 whih is composed entirely of the parts in whihc opeople had their |
284 eyes closed. slogan: want to make a movie people can't take their | 292 eyes closed. slogan: want to make a movie people can't take their |
285 eyes off of? Just take those parts out! | 293 eyes off of? Just take those parts out! |
286 | 294 |
287 - capture reading of a scientific atricle via screen capture while | 295 - optimize an article :: capture reading of a scientific atricle via |
288 people read it, then use it to make the article better. like the | 296 screen capture while people read it, then use it to make the |
289 movie-pruning idea. | 297 article better. like the movie-pruning idea. |
290 | 298 |
291 - super reading program that teaches people the ideal mental mask to | 299 - super reading program :: teaches people the ideal mental mask to |
292 apply during reading so as to read very fast. | 300 apply during reading so as to read very fast. |
293 | 301 |
294 - explosive thermite epoxy putty (one part would contain the rust, one | 302 - explosive thermite epoxy putty :: one part would contain the rust, |
295 part the alumimum) | 303 one part the alumimum. |
296 | 304 |
297 - use the above screen capture routine to make a quiz program that | 305 - reading comprehension :: use the above screen capture routine to |
298 constructs questions about the content you seemed to gloss over | 306 make a quiz program that constructs questions about the content |
299 while reading. could be easy if the pdf came with embedded | 307 you seemed to gloss over while reading. could be easy if the pdf |
300 questions. Dylan: automatically generate word-cloud about the parts | 308 came with embedded questions. Dylan: automatically generate |
301 you found most interesting; help others who read the same stuff by | 309 word-cloud about the parts you found most interesting; help |
302 drawing attention to the interesting parts. | 310 others who read the same stuff by drawing attention to the |
303 | 311 interesting parts. |
304 - make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of martensite for | 312 |
305 the cutting part; it should be a better sword. | 313 - hard sword :: make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of |
306 | 314 martensite for the cutting part; it should be a better |
307 - use the induction technology used to recharge electric toothbrushes | 315 sword. |
308 with no metal links to send data -- without any metal at all! | 316 |
309 | 317 - close range wireless :: use the induction technology used to |
310 - reading is a form of synsethesia | 318 recharge electric toothbrushes with no metal links to send data |
311 | 319 without any metal at all! |
312 - A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into actual DNA | 320 |
313 | 321 - reading :: is a form of synsethesia |
314 - ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro generator to make | 322 |
315 electricity | 323 - DNA printer :: A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into |
316 | 324 actual DNA |
317 - alcohol/fluid flow powered battery | 325 |
318 | 326 - black generator :: ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro |
319 - folding razor blade sword | 327 generator to make electricity |
320 | 328 |
321 - learn perfect pitch using another sense in combination (sight or | 329 - alcohol battery :: alcohol/fluid flow powered battery |
322 touch) | 330 |
323 | 331 - folding razor blade sword :: |
324 - kaleidoscope projector | 332 |
325 | 333 - perfect pitch :: learn perfect pitch using another sense in |
326 - razor blade de-sharpener (for guilt free disposal) | 334 combination (sight or touch) |
327 | 335 |
328 - bricks filled with luminescent plant material | 336 - kaleidoscope projector :: |
329 | 337 |
330 - metal grids with seeds inside, which grow together and form a | 338 - razor blade de-sharpener :: for guilt free disposal |
331 durable biological matrix. The metal substrate delivers | 339 |
332 water. (maybe use plastic instead of metal?) Dylan: enrich plants | 340 - bricks :: filled with luminescent plant material |
333 with inorganic compounds; electrical interfaces in cellular plant | 341 |
334 matter => remote-controlled photosynthetic/bioluminescent | 342 - bio metalic structure :: metal grids with seeds inside, which grow |
335 structures. | 343 together and form a durable biological matrix. The metal |
336 | 344 substrate delivers water. (maybe use plastic instead of metal?) |
337 - conducting extracellular matrix | 345 Dylan: enrich plants with inorganic compounds; electrical |
338 | 346 interfaces in cellular plant matter => remote-controlled |
339 - cross-modal memory hashing | 347 photosynthetic/bioluminescent structures. |
340 | 348 |
341 - flossing thimble-gaurds (these actually exist) | 349 - conducting extracellular matrix :: to allow better control of |
342 | 350 organic systems and an enhanced nervous system. |
343 - integrate lattice learning with rules by generating hypothetical | 351 |
344 examples | 352 - cross-modal memory hashing :: a way to retrieve memories more |
345 | 353 robustly. |
346 - wooden refridgerator to give food a better taste Dylan: like barrels | 354 |
347 for wine, or planks for salmon. Maybe just have "flavor planks" for | 355 - flossing thimble-gaurds :: (these actually exist) |
348 your pre-existing fridge. Need to mitigate effect of temperature on | 356 |
349 volatility? | 357 - rules + lattice learning :: integrate lattice learning with rules by |
358 generating hypothetical examples | |
359 | |
360 - wooden refridgerator :: to give food a better taste Dylan: like | |
361 barrels for wine, or planks for salmon. Maybe just have "flavor | |
362 planks" for your pre-existing fridge. Need to mitigate effect of | |
363 temperature on volatility? | |
350 | 364 |
351 - radioactive transmutation molecule by molecule :: create precious | 365 - radioactive transmutation molecule by molecule :: create precious |
352 metals or something else economically advantageous. | 366 metals or something else economically advantageous. |
353 | 367 |
354 - innolculate food with tons of harmless bacteria so that there's no | 368 - crowd preservation :: innolculate food with tons of harmless |
355 room for bad bacteria as a method of preservation | 369 bacteria so that there's no room for bad bacteria as a method of |
356 | 370 preservation |
357 - pasteur - style holding jar with siphon as a way to store liquids ar | 371 |
358 room temperature indefinately w/o refridgeration.(7/26/2009) | 372 - old school preservation :: pasteur - style holding jar with siphon |
359 | 373 as a way to store liquids ar room temperature indefinately w/o |
360 - Throw rude people out of resturant as a matter of course -- make | 374 refridgeration. |
361 ambiance much better. | 375 |
362 | 376 - resturant policy :: Throw rude people out of resturant as a matter |
363 - make something that mixes soap with firehydrant water (and reduces | 377 of course -- make ambiance much better. |
364 the pressure a bit) and use it to clean windows of buildings. | 378 |
365 | 379 - clean windows :: make something that mixes soap with firehydrant |
366 - make an ocarina out of pure silver | 380 water (and reduces the pressure a bit) and use it |
381 to clean windows of buildings. | |
382 | |
383 - ocarina :: make an ocarina out of pure silver | |
367 | 384 |
368 - fire pen :: pen which burns words on to the page, thus never needing | 385 - fire pen :: pen which burns words on to the page, thus never needing |
369 any ink. Is ther a way to make it runnable from the | 386 any ink. Is ther a way to make it runnable from the |
370 human's energy? | 387 human's energy? |
371 | 388 |
372 - website to design your own soda, and label, and have it mailed to | 389 - website to design your own soda :: and label, and have it mailed to |
373 you / sell it from your own online store. | 390 you / sell it from your own online store. |
374 | 391 |
375 - solar panels that float on the ocean | 392 - solar panels :: that float on the ocean |
376 | 393 |
377 - handcuffs with more than two cuffs (3?) :: great for daisy chaining | 394 - handcuffs with more than two cuffs (3?) :: great for daisy chaining |
378 people, binding them to environment, etc. | 395 people, binding them to environment, etc. |
379 | 396 |
380 - vector based SOUND files :: like the pictures but with SOUND. codify | 397 - vector based SOUND files :: like the pictures but with SOUND. codify |
381 sound in a language with enough symbols so that it can describe | 398 sound in a language with enough symbols so that it can describe |
382 everything and encode it in that. would be like going from speech | 399 everything and encode it in that. would be like going from speech |
383 to text or smtg. Could also store sound as an image of the | 400 to text or smtg. Could also store sound as an image of the |
384 wavefront encoded as a vector image. | 401 wavefront encoded as a vector image. |
385 | 402 |
386 - Mouse with a horizontal scroll wheel in addition to the vertical | 403 - Mouse :: with a horizontal scroll wheel in addition to the vertical |
387 scroll wheel | 404 scroll wheel |
388 | 405 |
389 - logic maintance system for big institutions to make sure the things | 406 - logic maintance system for big institutions :: to make sure the |
390 they are thinking about doing are not retarded | 407 things they are thinking about doing are not retarded |
391 | 408 |
392 - http://www.regulations.gov/ | 409 - http://www.regulations.gov/ |
393 | 410 |
394 - genetically engineered glowing fruit -- sell seeds? | 411 - genetically engineered glowing fruit :: sell seeds? |
395 | 412 |
396 - memory slide :: IF memories are encoded using particular sensory | 413 - memory slide :: IF memories are encoded using particular sensory |
397 impressions, what happens if the sensory organ | 414 impressions, what happens if the sensory organ |
398 itself changes? those memories would become | 415 itself changes? those memories would become |
399 unaccessable. maybe this is why we can't remember | 416 unaccessable. maybe this is why we can't remember |
406 just work. brutally simple. aerogel around the battery, minimal | 423 just work. brutally simple. aerogel around the battery, minimal |
407 interface - never gets too hot, and can be dropped into water. no | 424 interface - never gets too hot, and can be dropped into water. no |
408 holes -- uses field effects for everything from the buttons to | 425 holes -- uses field effects for everything from the buttons to |
409 inductive charging and data transfer. | 426 inductive charging and data transfer. |
410 | 427 |
411 - midi to ocarina "tabs" program (online website? buy ocarinas from it | 428 - midi to ocarina "tabs" program :: (online website? buy ocarinas from |
412 too) | 429 it too) |
413 | 430 |
414 - 3d printing with sound pulses (or just patterns) -- like the 8.03 | 431 - 3d printing with sound pulses (or just patterns) :: like the 8.03 |
415 lecture | 432 lecture |
416 | 433 |
417 - lighter flint on spring :: make hot, throw it at something, and it | 434 - lighter flint on spring :: make hot, throw it at something, and it |
418 makes sparkles! | 435 makes sparkles! |
419 | 436 |
420 - Rebranding New+Clear Energy with informational campaign and | 437 - nuclear energy :: Rebranding New+Clear Energy with informational |
421 public debate forum to enforce its transparent and open | 438 campaign and public debate forum to enforce its |
422 nature. France needn't be the world leader in nuclear | 439 transparent and open nature. France needn't be the |
423 energy. (Dylan) | 440 world leader in nuclear energy. (Dylan) |
424 | 441 |
425 - Engineer a material which has both ductility and high surface | 442 - bubbles :: Engineer a material which has both ductility and high |
426 tension to make the "third" minimal-surface-energy solution to a | 443 surface tension to make the "third" |
427 bubble suspended between two equal-diameter rings. (Solutions are | 444 minimal-surface-energy solution to a bubble suspended |
428 cylindrical catenary curve, two separated half-bubbles, and a | 445 between two equal-diameter rings. (Solutions are |
429 double-cone) | 446 cylindrical catenary curve, two separated half-bubbles, |
447 and a double-cone) | |
430 | 448 |
431 - Textbook whose content can be varied continuously :: alter level of | 449 - Textbook whose content can be varied continuously :: alter level of |
432 difficulty, rigor, diction, emphasize crossover with certain | 450 difficulty, rigor, diction, emphasize crossover with certain |
433 other discipline, etc. Content generated dynamically from | 451 other discipline, etc. Content generated dynamically from |
434 knowledge base, along with questions that are moreover altered to | 452 knowledge base, along with questions that are moreover altered to |