Laser scarecrows: Canadian farmers use high-tech wizardry to battle birds

"A team of six mechanical engineering students lit up some lasers to ‘frick’ with flocks of geese that have been destroying crops on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia." The story is here.

You May Soon Get Picked Up In An Uber Car Without A Driver

"The future is here when Uber tells us it’s here — and, apparently, that time is now. The firm is poised to revolutionize the taxi game all over again by rolling out driverless cars." More here.

A Japanese City Creates A Futuristic Shopping Mall To Grow An Ecosystem

A six-storey shopping mall is at the heart of a multi-stage plan to stimulate the economy of Japan’s second largest city, Osaka and develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem. More here.

Blickman has introduced decontamination stations with hydraulic legs and several new innovations in the medical equipment field. More here: http://www.blickman.com/news/whats-new

DSEi 2011(Defense & Security Equipment International)

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - Friday, September 16, 2011

"SRI Sarnoff delivers end-to-end solutions for force protection with integrated air/ground surveillance and situational understanding. From the forward operating base to the perimeter, these field-proven products enable real-time vision processing, biometric identification, threat detection, persistent surveillance, and combat training. Join us at Booth #N5-370 for a live demonstration of TerraSight™:"

Posted at Sarnoff.com

Disease Detection Sci-fi Technology

"A new hi-tech disease detection facility, developed by the University of Leicester, uses technology that could eventually help develop devices akin to the 'tricorders' from Star Trek - used by medics on the TV show to diagnose illness simply by waving it near a patient - one of the scientists working on the project said..." Article here.

The First Supercavitating Motorboat

"The first picture has been released of GHOST, the world's first supercavitating motorboat. The ultra high-tech craft is a combination boat/aircraft that is designed to "fly" through an artificial underwater gaseous environment that creates 900 times less hull friction than water." Article is here.