2007-12-23 13:24
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About upcoming technologies such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence. All of these are accelerating exponentially. The implications are vast.
2007-12-20 22:26
Anti-Aging Drugs Could Change the Nature of DeathA new class of drugs aimed at age-related physical and mental deterioration could change not only the nature of life, but of death. The drug… Read More
2007-12-20 22:25
Stem Cells Used to Fix Breast DefectsFor the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed. The approac… Read More
2007-12-20 21:34
Start-Up Sells Solar Panels at Lower-Than-Usual CostNanosolar, a heavily financed Silicon Valley start-up whose backers include Google's co-founders, plans to announce Tuesday that it has be… Read More
2007-12-20 21:33
MIT Corrects Inherited Retardation, Autism In MiceResearchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have corrected key symptoms of mental retardation and autism in mice. The wo… Read More
2007-12-20 21:17
Aging Gracefully Requires Taking Out The TrashSuppressing a cellular cleanup-mechanism known as autophagy can accelerate the accumulation of protein aggregates that leads to neural degenerat… Read More
2007-12-20 21:15
Robots Help Elderly When Humans CannotIf you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all… Read More
2007-12-19 21:02
Can IBM Connect Cores In a Chip With Light?IBM has come up with a technology that could one day let different cores on a processor exchange signals with pulses of light, rather than electron… Read More
2007-12-19 21:00
Light-powered Toothbrush Could Eliminate Need For ToothpasteThe Shiken Company of Japan is making a prototype solar-powered toothbrush, which causes a chemical reaction in your mouth, with t… Read More
2007-12-19 20:58
Researchers identify granddaddy of human blood cellsResearchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have isolated a human blood cell that represents the great-grandparent of all th… Read More
2007-12-19 20:57
Super Water Repellent Could Cause Big Wave In MarketA water repellent developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory outperforms nature at its best and… Read More
2007-12-17 20:24
Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life FormsIt has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's m… Read More
2007-12-05 23:25
Can We Cure Aging?Jim Hammond is an elite athlete. He works out two hours a day with a trainer, pushing himself through sprints, runs, and strength-building exercises. His resting heart rate… Read More
2007-12-02 19:05
Skin transformed into stem cellsHuman skin cells have been reprogrammed by two groups of scientists to mimic embryonic stem cells with the potential to become any tissue in the body.The brea… Read More
2007-12-01 11:06
Meet the supermouse bred by genetic scientists that CAN'T get cancerMice resistant to cancer have been created in a breakthrough that could lead to a human treatment free of side-effects.A p… Read More
2007-11-27 20:39
Nanosolar’s Breakthrough - Solar Now Cheaper than CoalTheir mission: to deliver cost-efficient solar electricity. The Nanosolar company was founded in 2002 and is working to build the… Read More
2007-11-26 10:26
Nuke to the FutureThe portable nuclear reactor is the size of a hot tub. It’s shaped like a sake cup, filled with a uranium hydride core and surrounded by a hydrogen atmosphere. Encase… Read More
2007-11-20 12:03
Nano cancer-bombs and mini organs from MITScientists at MIT have developed remote-controlled nano particles that, with the push of a button, can deliver drugs directly to a tumour. The same… Read More
2007-11-11 13:19
Brain-computer interface for Second LifeWhile recent developments in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology have given humans the power to mentally control computers, nobody has used the… Read More
2007-11-11 13:14
Researchers successfully simulate photosynthesis and design a better leafUniversity of Illinois researchers have built a better plant, one that produces more leaves and fruit without needing… Read More
2007-10-26 12:48
A little while ago, I posted How Long Until Photorealistic Virtual Environments?But that was before I had seen this: Read More
2007-10-22 20:41
Researchers Knock Out HIVWith the latest advances in treatment, doctors have discovered that they can successfully neutralise the HIV virus. The so-called ‘combination therapy’ p… Read More
2007-10-16 20:51
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2007-10-14 13:28
Why can't we regrow bodyparts?Well, as it turns out...We can, in fact, regrow bodyparts.<!--cut and paste-->Also see my previous post that is more detailed about the regrowing fingerti… Read More
2007-10-09 17:00
A Doctor, a Pig, and a Magical Pixie Dust That Could Regrow Fingers...Spievack had never seen a plane act this way. He got down on his knees for a closer look, and just as he said, "You've g… Read More
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