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cleaning up ideas.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:10:00 +0000
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1 - remote control wasp -- use computer to drive wings with remote 1 - don't forget about that mirror in the student center!, it's two
2 mirrors at right angles, like staring at a corner of a room. The
3 light reflects so that it shows you what you actually look like,
4 instead of your mirror image.
5
6 - remote control wasp :: use computer to drive wings with remote
2 power/logic. 7 power/logic.
3 8
4 - public (distributed?) database of email->private-key pairs, to enable automatic 9 - public (distributed?) database of email->private-key pairs, to
5 encryption. 10 enable automatic encryption.
6 11
7 - every equivalent creature will see each others eyes as black -- it's 12 - every equivalent creature will see each others eyes as black -- it's
8 universal. Even of the creatures see in radio waves, and their eyes 13 universal. Even of the creatures see in radio waves, and their eyes
9 are 2m long pieces of jagged metal, when those creatures look at 14 are 2m long pieces of jagged metal, when those creatures look at
10 each other, they will see black, the absence of light and color 15 each other, they will see black, the absence of light and color
11 (since it's being absorbed by the sensor array). 16 (since it's being absorbed by the sensor array).
12 17
13 - intelligent microwave -- it learns where the hot nodes of its fields 18 - intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields
14 are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infared 19 are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infared
15 camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way, 20 camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way,
16 you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is 21 you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is
17 still frozen. Requires a little bit of intelligence/vision, since 22 still frozen. Requires a little bit of intelligence/vision, since
18 the exact pattern of heating totally depends on the exact shape of 23 the exact pattern of heating totally depends on the exact shape of
27 32
28 Throw in some SIFT+R processing to match previously cooked foods and 33 Throw in some SIFT+R processing to match previously cooked foods and
29 learn the exact heating profiles for things that have been cooked 34 learn the exact heating profiles for things that have been cooked
30 before -- it can get faster the more its used. 35 before -- it can get faster the more its used.
31 36
32 The Big Book of Ideas 37 - brain-aware image compression algorithm
33 38
34 Oct 29, 2009 39 - Credit card proxy - would be a company which works like paypal
35 40 except for real world transactions
36 brain-aware image compression algorithm 41
37 Credit card proxy - would be a company which works like paypal except for real world transactions 42 - Flesh pillow :: a pillow like the arm or torso of a human, complete
38 Flesh pillow -- a pillow like the arm or torso of a human, complete with simulated temperature, bones, and heartbeat. 43 with simulated temperature, bones, and heartbeat.
39 super screw -- a screw which has only one or two threads and intead uses compresion to fit into a hole (the whole shank of the screw is split into multiple pieces to accomplish this; the tip is a point, then the middle 44
40 bulges out and gets compressed when screwed in. 45 - super screw :: a screw which has only one or two threads and intead
41 light filter (like light tweezers) to mechanically seperate fluids with different index of refraction 46 uses compresion to fit into a hole (the whole shank
42 chalk eraser project -- maybe make a directional eraser, for easy release of chalk dust, like fur, and how it likes to rest in a certain direction. 47 of the screw is split into multiple pieces to
43 don't forget about that mirror in the student center! 48 accomplish this; the tip is a point, then the middle
49 bulges out and gets compressed when screwed in.
50
51 - light filter :: (like light tweezers) to mechanically seperate
52 fluids with different index of refraction
53
54 - chalk eraser project :: maybe make a directional eraser, for easy
55 release of chalk dust, like fur, and how it likes to rest in a
56 certain direction.
57
44 silver socks 58 silver socks
45 UROP: magnet gear/metal teeth tape 59 UROP: magnet gear/metal teeth tape
46 device to distill urine through evaporation and easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert -- produce drinkable water. 60 device to distill urine through evaporation and easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert -- produce drinkable water.
47 UROP: Make the LED in line with the flow for the microinjector, so that it may transmit maximum flow. 61 UROP: Make the LED in line with the flow for the microinjector, so that it may transmit maximum flow.
48 Motor that changes distance of internal magnet from windings depending on desired speed so as to obtain maximum power efficiency. 62 Motor that changes distance of internal magnet from windings depending on desired speed so as to obtain maximum power efficiency.