Canon develops world’s largest image CMOS sensor #photography http://ow.ly/2xhid

A new Chinese satellite seems to have nudged another orbiting probe – perhaps paving the way for a space station, or possibly attacks on other satellites

Nanotechnology is providing medics with a powerful toolbox for imaging and treating diseased tissue. Could it do the same for oil recovery efforts?

Marty McFly’s auto-lacing shoes from Back to the Future II is finally here. http://ow.ly/2wxxG

“Support the Future that 80s comedy/scifi movies promised us!” – Blake Bevin, Inventor US inventor Blake Bevin, 27, from San Francisco, created a version of Nike “Air Kicks” as a self-interest project back in July. Based on Marty McFly’s auto-lacing shoes from Back to the Future II, they feature a motorised self-lacing system and the [...]

What’s the most resilient parasite? An idea… http://ow.ly/2wlVR

‘‘What’s the most resilient parasite? An idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules…’’ – Dom Cobb – From the 2010 movie ‘‘Inception’’ Inception Movie website Inception on Facebook

Combining techniques used to produce light-bending metamaterials with those used to make optical fibres might just make see-through threads a reality

Jupiter and the moon take over the night – Technology & science – Space – Space.com – msnbc.com http://ow.ly/2vPNA

Two of the darkest things in the universe may together be making light – or at least, gamma rays – detectable from Earth