This Week in the Future, August 23-27, 2010
Our beverage-powered alien robot overlords discipline us with pain rays. But at least our socks are tidy.
Welcome to the future.
This week in the future on PopSci:
- New Biofuel Cell Demonstrated; Could Be Filled With Sugary Soft Drinks to Power Devices
- L.A. Prison Using Experimental, Controversial 'Pain Ray' to Keep Inmates in Line
- Willow Garage's PR2 Robot Achieves Another Laundry Landmark, This Time Cleverly Pairing Your Socks
- Search For Aliens Should Include Intelligent Machines, Says SETI Astronomer
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Until next time, enjoy our past weekly illustrated roundups here.
