rlm@33: - don't forget about that mirror in the student center!, it's two
rlm@33:   mirrors at right angles, like staring at a corner of a room. The
rlm@33:   light reflects so that it shows you what you actually look like,
rlm@33:   instead of your mirror image.
rlm@33: 
rlm@33: - remote control wasp :: use computer to drive wings with remote
rlm@32:   power/logic.
rlm@32: 
rlm@33: - public (distributed?) database of email->private-key pairs, to
rlm@33:   enable automatic encryption.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: - every equivalent creature will see each others eyes as black -- it's
rlm@32:   universal. Even of the creatures see in radio waves, and their eyes
rlm@32:   are 2m long pieces of jagged metal, when those creatures look at
rlm@32:   each other, they will see black, the absence of light and color
rlm@32:   (since it's being absorbed by the sensor array).
rlm@32: 
rlm@33: - intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields
rlm@32:   are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infared
rlm@32:   camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way,
rlm@32:   you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is
rlm@32:   still frozen. Requires a little bit of intelligence/vision, since
rlm@32:   the exact pattern of heating totally depends on the exact shape of
rlm@32:   the food.  Wouldn't need a carasouel, and wouldn't need a timer,
rlm@32:   just a desired temperature. Could also detect ice, and automotically
rlm@32:   defrost the parts which are frozen. Might be able to work much
rlm@32:   faster since it can aviod overheating; might have problems with
rlm@32:   heating the insides of thick things, might need a weight sensor too.
rlm@32:   
rlm@32:   Would be much cleaner than other microwaves, since food would
rlm@32:   "sputter" and splash liquid much less. 
rlm@32: 
rlm@32:   Throw in some SIFT+R processing to match previously cooked foods and
rlm@32:   learn the exact heating profiles for things that have been cooked
rlm@32:   before -- it can get faster the more its used.
rlm@32: 
rlm@33: - brain-aware image compression algorithm
rlm@32: 
rlm@33: - Credit card proxy - would be a company which works like paypal
rlm@33:   except for real world transactions
rlm@32: 
rlm@33: - Flesh pillow :: a pillow like the arm or torso of a human, complete
rlm@33:                   with simulated temperature, bones, and heartbeat.
rlm@33: 
rlm@33: - super screw :: a screw which has only one or two threads and intead
rlm@33:                  uses compresion to fit into a hole (the whole shank
rlm@33:                  of the screw is split into multiple pieces to
rlm@33:                  accomplish this; the tip is a point, then the middle
rlm@33:                  bulges out and gets compressed when screwed in.
rlm@33: 
rlm@33: - light filter :: (like light tweezers) to mechanically seperate
rlm@33:                   fluids with different index of refraction
rlm@33: 
rlm@33: - chalk eraser project :: maybe make a directional eraser, for easy
rlm@33:      release of chalk dust, like fur, and how it likes to rest in a
rlm@33:      certain direction.
rlm@33: 
rlm@34: - silver socks
rlm@32: 
rlm@34: - UROP: magnet gear/metal teeth tape device to distill urine through
rlm@34:   evaporation and easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert --
rlm@34:   produce drinkable water.  
rlm@32: 
rlm@34: - UROP: Make the LED in line with the flow for the microinjector, so
rlm@34:   that it may transmit maximum flow.  Motor that changes distance of
rlm@34:   internal magnet from windings depending on desired speed so as to
rlm@34:   obtain maximum power efficiency.  
rlm@32: 
rlm@34: - web scraper which monitors various lottries, looking for "special"
rlm@34:   gimmick changes in the rules (like 4x winnings on Wednesdays) and
rlm@34:   computes expected value...  
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - Memristiors novel design :: make an evolutionary algorithm to make
rlm@34:   old stuff using all four basic circuit elements.
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - Conductive concrete
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - little bitty melting pot
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - power strip/timer programmable combination
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - algorthms which learn what their inputs are and in what order, and
rlm@34:   can adapt to changing circumstances -- they remember previous
rlm@34:   arguments and adapt so as to respond to different connections.
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - hear a true pure tone by direct stimultion of the nerves of the ear
rlm@34:   mechanical analogue to the electrical op-amp
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - paper folding device :: make it convienent to fold lots of papers in
rlm@34:      various ways.
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - concrete epoxy :: epoxy with sand/ some other solid material.
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - suspend some ball of material with a high index of refraction and
rlm@34:   shine light into it so it gets stuck -- would the light stay trapped
rlm@34:   forever? Could you build up unlimited quantities of light inside the
rlm@34:   sphere (which could then be released slowly by frustrated internal
rlm@34:   reflection?
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - movie screening :: Movies always are too long at first. one way to
rlm@34:      shorten them ``scientifically" is to record blink rate during the
rlm@34:      move and then remove / shorten the frames of the parts in which
rlm@34:      there are a lot of blinking (average this over multiple people)
rlm@34:      better yet, put it online and do it across thousands of people. I
rlm@34:      got this from youtube in which there is an episode of kill bill
rlm@34:      whih is composed entirely of the parts in whihc opeople had their
rlm@34:      eyes closed. slogan: want to make a movie people can't take their
rlm@34:      eyes off of? Just take those parts out!
rlm@34: 
rlm@34: - explosive thermite epoxy putty (one part would contain the rust, one
rlm@34:   part the alumimum)
rlm@34: 
rlm@32: super reading program that teaches people the ideal mental mask to apply during reading so as to read very fast.
rlm@32: capture reading of a scientific atricle via screen capture while people read it, then use it to make the article better. like the movie-pruning idea.
rlm@34: 
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: use the above screen capture routine to make a quiz program tha constructs questions about the content you seemed to gloss over while reading. could be easy if the pdf came with embedded questions.
rlm@32: Me:
rlm@32: automatically generate word-cloud about the parts you found most interesting; help others who read the same stuff by drawing attention to the interesting parts.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Also, a computer which analyzes the word-cloud could learn a lot about what stuff is important to humans on average, and what stuff is important only to few. Maybe make extrapolations, help with its search
rlm@32: through solution space.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of martensite for the cutting part; it should be a better sword.
rlm@32: use the induction technology used to recharge electric toothbrushes with no metal links to send data -- without any metal at all!
rlm@32: reading is a form of synsethesia
rlm@32: Me: imagination is [targeted] self-stimulation of sensory inputs in the CNS?
rlm@32: dreaming too?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into actual DNA
rlm@32: Me: a machine which can build a constructor of amino acids with R-chains that do not naturally occur.
rlm@32: a machine which attempts to create constructors of various compounds via biological algorithms in micro-lab instances.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro generator to make electricity
rlm@32: Me: Combine with remote charging by induction
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: alcohol/fluid flow powered battery
rlm@32: folding razor blade sword
rlm@32: learn perfect pitch using another sense in combination (sight or touch)
rlm@32: kaleidoscope projector
rlm@32: razor blade de-sharpener (for guilt free disposal)
rlm@32: bricks filled with luminescent plant material
rlm@32: metal grids with seeds inside, which grow together and form a durable biological matrix. The metal substrate delivers water. (maybe use plastic instead of metal?)
rlm@32: Me: enrich plants with inorganic compounds; electrical interfaces in cellular plant matter => remote-controlled photosynthetic/bioluminescent structures.
rlm@32: conducting extracellular matrix
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: cross-modal memory hashing
rlm@32: flossing thimble-gaurds
rlm@32: integrate lattice learning with rules by generating hypothetical examples
rlm@32: wooden refridgerator to give food a better taste
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Me: like barrels for wine, or planks for salmon. Maybe just have "flavor planks" for your pre-existing fridge. Need to mitigate effect of temperature on volatility?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: radioactive transmutation molecule by molecule -- create precious metals or something else economically advantageous.
rlm@32: innolculate food with tons of harmless bacteria so that there's no room for bad bacteria as a method of preservation
rlm@32: pasteur - style holding jar with siphon as a way to store liquids ar room temperature indefinately w/o refridgeration.(7/26/2009)
rlm@32: Throw rude people out of resturant as a matter of course -- make ambiance much better.
rlm@32: make something that mixes soap with firehydrant water (and reduces the pressure a bit) and use it to clean windows of buildings.
rlm@32: make an ocarina out of pure silver
rlm@32: fire pen -- pen which burns words on to the page, thus never needing any ink. Is ther a way to make it runnable from the human's energy?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Me: like kinetic flashlights, shake to generate energy (magnet through a solenoid is how they do it, i think)
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: website to design your own soda, and label, and have it mailed to you / sell it from your own online store.
rlm@32: Me: like CAD online only with flavor extracts, other ingredients.
rlm@32: Have a set of modular machinery [BAKE, SMASH, PULVERIZE, ...] and ingredients. Requests?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: solar panels that float on the ocean
rlm@32: handcuffs with more than two cuffs (3?) -- great for daisy chaining prisoniers, binding them to environment, etc.
rlm@32: vector based SOUND files. --- like the pictures but with SOUND.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Me: Essentially a MIDI file?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: even better than PREVIOUS -- codify sound in a language with enough symbols so that it can describe everything and encode it in that. would be like going from speech to text or smtg.
rlm@32: Me: Build off of IPA?
rlm@32: Need to encapsulate nonsense sounds produced by babies
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Mouse with a horizontal scroll wheel in addition to the vertical scroll wheel
rlm@32: logic maintance system for big institutions to make sure the things they are thinking about doing are not retarded
rlm@32: Me: For a starting point, crawl public domain regulations sites looking for retardation.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 28, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: http://www.regulations.gov/
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: genetically engineered glowing fruit -- sell seeds?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Me: Fruits whose skins store sunlight in luminscent flesh => useful?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: memory slide -- IF memories are encoded using particular sensory impressions, what happens if the sensory organ itself changes? those memories would become unaccessable. maybe this is why we can't
rlm@32: remember much from our childhoods. also, could this happen throught life as well? Could S remember stuff from his childhood?
rlm@32: make a completely indestructable phone -- no moving parts or display you should be able to slam it around all you want, and it will just work. brutally simple. aerogel around the battery, minimal interface - never gets
rlm@32: too hot, and can be dropped into water. no holes -- uses field effects for everything from the buttons to inductive charging and data transfer.
rlm@32: Me: Start with "military" phones (like Mr. Hawley has) with field-effects interface additions and additional hardcore streamlining.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 27, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: midi to ocarina "tabs" program (online website? buy ocarinas from it too)
rlm@32: 3d printing with sound pulses (or just patterns) -- like the 8.03 lecture
rlm@32: lighter flint on spring --- make hot and it makes sparkles!
rlm@32: put a plane on a treadmill, to help it do a vertical takeoff.
rlm@32: Use a nondeterministic sentence parser to understand sentences with multiple meanings. Perhaps use statistical language as a filter against unintended (or rather, uninteresting) interpretations.
rlm@32: Rebranding New+Clear Energy with informational campaign and public debate forum to enforce its transparent and open nature. France needn't be the world leader in nuclear energy.
rlm@32: Me: Standardized, modular nuclear plants?
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 29, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Textbook whose content can be varied continuously---alter
rlm@32: Me: well, actually varied over a countable "dense" set.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 29, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: level of difficulty, rigor, diction, emphasize crossover with certain other discipline, etc. Content generated dynamically from knowledge base,
rlm@32: Me: Or, initially, interpolated over all pre-existing books.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Oct 29, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: along with questions that are moreover altered to guide knowledge acquisition.
rlm@32: Motivation: One book of knowledge. One.
rlm@32: Engineer a material which has both ductility and high surface tension to make the "third" minimal-surface-energy solution to a bubble suspended between two equal-diameter rings. (Solutions are cylindrical catenary
rlm@32: curve, two separated half-bubbles, and a double-cone)
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Tags:
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Me: Color-coded lid-cup pairs.
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Dec 3, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Me: Dry soap (like for pets) but for cars
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Dec 3, 2009
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: Next w ave
rlm@32: 
rlm@32: