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What if technology were being developed that could enhance your mind or body to extraordinary or even superhuman levels -- and some of these tools were already here? Wouldn't you be curious?

Actually, some are here. But human enhancement is an incredibly broad and compartmentalized field. We’re often unaware of what’s right next door. This site reviews resources and ideas from across the field and makes it easy for readers to find exactly the information they're most interested in.

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The future is coming fast, and it's no longer possible to ignore how rapidly the world is changing. As the old order changes -- or more frequently crumbles altogether -- I offer a perspective on how we can transform ourselves in turn... for the better. Nothing on this site is intended as legal, financial or medical advice. Indeed, much of what I discuss amounts to possibilities rather than certainties, in an ever-changing present and an ever-uncertain future.

Saturday, April 02, 2005

Funky Tech Alert -- Battery that Recharges in Just One Minute -- Tech

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Another example of what working with nanoscale structures -- even if we still lack hard nano-assemblers -- is affecting our technology, especially when it comes to materials engineering.

And yes, kids, one day you'll be able to say to your grandchildren, "When I was your age, I had to plug in my cell phone a whole [I]minute[/I] before it'd recharge. Yeah, you heard me -- a [I][B]minute[/B][/I]!" =)

http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2005-04-01-3

What's more, after a mere 1000 charges, it loses about 1% of its electrical capacity. Boy, we're really livin' in the dark ages, eh?

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