Search: RobBoyle, 12/2008

This year's Edge question -- "What will change everything?" -- has been posted. The answers always make for fascinating reading, and of course with this question many of them involve the various transhumanist technologies we detail in Eclipse Phase ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-31 21:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

In addition to all of the genetically-enhanced human morphs (bodies) in Eclipse Phase, there are a number of robotic morphs into which characters can sleeve, such as the dragonflies shown here, in this illustration by Nathan Geppert . We picked ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-27 22:38 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Using nano to control the weather ... and more The failures of voice print biometrics Placebo gene discovered New blast-protection adhesive Sex-chip stimulates pleasure center of brain These and other links ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-23 22:41 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Sure, our sun won't go nova for a million years, but what are we going to do if someone or something ignites a fusion reaction inside a gas giant like Saturn or Jupiter, turning it into a giant bomb ? Image: Senor Codo (EotW) ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-19 03:06 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

This piece from Viktor Titov depicts the interior of a "Reagan cylinder." In Eclipse Phase, Reagan cylinders are a variant of O'Neill cylinder habitats -- essentially tube-shaped spaces carved out inside asteroids that are spun for ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-19 02:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

One space power to rule them all Saturn's moon a good candidate for alien life Injectable artificial bone developed Scientists extract images directly from brain The clear future of electronics These an ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-18 02:06 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Making an old brain young by regenerating neural plasticity Tandem warheads for defeating reactive armor Organic sugar molecules could point to alien life Material discovered that's almost as hard as diamond and slicker t ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-02 20:51 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Blackmage asked on the forums: Off the top of my head I would like to see more on morphs. They're one of the core elements of the game(as far as I have seen) but I don't think we heard or seen much of them but that the effect physical stats/skills. It ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-01 19:02 - 0 comments - 0 attachments