Fabricating origami pop-up microbots

This fascinating video shows the detail of fabricating millimeter scale robots with laser cut pieces sandwiched together and then folded into the 3D shape like pop-up origami.

As seen on Robots.net

Sonication - healing with focused sound waves

Ultrasound for medical imaging has been used for a long time now, but focused ultrasound in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging produces some amazing breakthroughs in non-invasive surgery.

Watch this inspiring Ted Talk from Yoav Medan.

Getting geekier - upskill with these online learning sites

Looking to improve your geek skills this year?

Here are some online tech education resources that look interesting:

• Kahn Academy - brush up on your math, physics and chemistry skills with lots and lots of video tutorials and exercises
• Some Stanford Courses:
• Computer Science 101
• Human-Computer Interfaces
• Software Engineering for Software as a Service
• TeamTreehouse - Web design, Web development, iOS apps
• CodeAcademy - Learn to code

Get any gadgets for Christmas?

Greetings of the season!

While I didn't get any gadget loot this year, I am thankful for my loved ones who gave me:

• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
• 50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know
• Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things

My son got a solar robotics kit and a Logiblocs Super Inventor Kit. We got our daughter a mineral exploration kit and we had fun digging semi-precious stones out of a block of plaster. She also got The Lego Ideas Book.

Amazing build of a model V-12 engine

Perhaps the world's smallest motor of its type, this hand crafted V-12 air injection engine is constructed from stainless steel, aluminium and bronze. It has 12 cc displacement with a cylinder bore of 11.3mm and piston stroke of 10mm. Created by Patelo from Spain, it is dedicated to his four oldest grandchildren and not for sale.