I'm sorry, did someone say "brain interface"??
My brother Adam works at the coolest place EVER: Archinoetics, a company in Hawaii that "focuses on the research and development of human-centered technologies...includ[ing] functional brain imaging systems, human fatigue and performance monitoring devices, intelligent algorithms based on genetic programming and biometric sensors, remote sensing, and neurobiologically inspired computing platforms." The "functional brain imaging systems" are basically brain-computer interfaces...so you think, and the computer responds.One of the cooooolest applications of this is the work they've done with Hawaii artist Peggy Chun, who developed Lou Gehrig's disease and is now fully "locked in". However, R&D from Archinoetics and the University of Virginia's Dennis Proffitt has developed a system that lets her paint by thinking. The paintings, system, and just the whole concept in general is/are completely fascinating and can be seen here.They've also just launched Project Niu, "...a K-12 science curriculum that provides students and teachers with hands-on, project-based experiences with the technologies used in remotely monitoring the ocean. Through deploying and tracking a high tech "message in a bottle" as it drifts out to sea, students develop an understanding of mankind's impact on the watershed while forming personal connections to the environment."