Major Advance Reveals the Limits of Computation
• WiredAt first glance, the big news coming out of this summer's conference on the theory of computing appeared to be something of a letdown.
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The incredible story of the man who lived a normal life with almost no brain
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Aamna MohdinWhen it comes to our brains, does size really matter?
Hydrogel Boosts Uptake of Stem Cells in Repairing Damaged Hearts
• arcleinonly a small percentage of stem cells injected actually survive the process, but a newly developed liquid could make life a little easier for freshly transplanted cells. Researchers have found that encapsulating them in a sticky hydrogel gives them t
Ten Years On, Invisibility Cloaks Are Close to Becoming a Manufacturable Reality
• arcleinThe new cloak is more sophisticated than past devices. It is ultra thin and able to conceal a small three-dimensional object measuring 36 by 36 micrometers by completely reflecting a wavelength of visible light, which has not been done before. And pe
What'd Make a Better Rocket, Nuclear or Ion Engines?
• WiredAll rockets work on the same basic principle: Throw something out the back of the rocket and it will provide a thrust force.
Open Bionics adds superhero appeal to prostheses for kids
• gizmag.comHistorically, those born without a hand or have one amputated can choose prosthetic devices that focus on realism and, for a steeper price, fine motor control.
Drone bursts into flames on quiet Hamptons street
• http://nypost.comA drone crashed and exploded into flames this week on a quiet Hamptons street.
'Psychic Robot' System Guesses Intentions From Your Movements
• http://www.nbcnews.comIf we are to have artificial intelligence assisting us in driving, working and walking around, it will need to understand not just what we're doing but what we mean to do.Researchers, at the University of Illinois at Chicago have created a system tha
Quantum computing breakthrough: Qubits made from standard silicon transistors
• gizmag.comIn what is likely a major breakthrough for quantum computing, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have managed for the first time to build the fundamental blocks of a quantum computer in silicon.
The brand new $1billion ghost city in New Mexico with enough room for 35,000 people...
• dailymail.co.uk...where NOBODY will ever live
Emission Control
• arcleinWell, basically low-pollution, means low-performance, and we, as drivers, are on the whole not interested in driving cars that are unresponsive and do not accelerate quickly to the speeds at which we like to drive. Fundamentally, the emissions regula
Electromagnetic Pulse: One Day We Will Wake Up In An America Without Electricity ...
• http://www.prisonplanet.comWhat would you do if the power grid went down and never came back up?
Nobel Prize In Physics Goes To Scientists Who Discovered Neutrinos Have Mass
• popsci.comCanada's Arthur B. McDonald and Japan's Takaaki Kajita will split the nearly $1M prize
2,000% Drug Price Surge Is a Side Effect of FDA Safety Program
• http://www.bloomberg.comColchicine, a gout remedy so old that the ancient Greeks knew about its effects, used to cost about 25 cents per pill in the U.S. Then in 2010 its price suddenly jumped 2,000 percent.
Near-Death Experience Leads to Remarkable Cancer Remission
• arcleinMedia - Doctors had given Anita Moorjani just hours to live when she arrived at the hospital in a coma on the morning of February 2nd, 2006. Unable to move as a result of the cancer that had ravaged her body for almost four years, Anita entered ano
Memory loss breakthrough: New implant can reverse Alzheimer's damage
• Express.Co.UKThe motto has had a tumultuous history within the company...Alphabet, which took over as Google's new holding company on Friday, has dropped the tech giant's "Don't Be Evil" mantra from its code of conduct.
Weapons That Could Change Geophysical Landscape, Human DNA to Appear Soon
• sputniknews.comFuture wars will have much more devastating weapons than airstrikes, tanks and even nuclear weapons.
Behind the Scenes of Major League Baseball's Futuristic Player Tracking System
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by Jason KoeblerBecause my beloved Orioles flamed out early, the 2015 baseball season may seem utterly forgettable.
Cost-effective "mini brains" create accessible neural model
• http://www.gizmag.com, Heidi HoopesResearchers at Brown University have developed a way to create "mini brains" - 3D arrangements of neural tissue that are able to transmit electrical synapses - that, at 25 cents apiece after fixed costs, could provide an efficient means of conduc
How 'exercise in a bottle' may soon be a reality...
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Madlen DaviesForget squatting until you ache or struggling on a cross trainer.
NASA's Mars PR Machine Goes Into Overdrive
• http://www.bloomberg.comIt's been a big week for Mars--and for NASA, which hopes to get there. First came the agency's announcement about detecting flowing water on the planet, news that made headlines around the world.
DARPA Gives MIT Lab $32 Million To Program Living Cells
• http://www.popsci.com, By Alexandra OssolaPushing synthetic biology to the next level
Russian scientist says he is stronger and healthier after injecting himself...
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Helena HortonAnatoli Brouchkov has willingly become a human guinea pig for the 3.5 million-year-old bacteria
Intelligent People's Brains Wired Differently to Those With Fewer Intellectual Abilities, Says S
• Lewrockwell.comScientists claim to have found a correlation between how well wired-up some individuals were to their cognitive abilities and general success in life
Pure Positive Energy Flow Visualization - Raise Vibration - Binaural Meditation (ONE HOUR)
• youtubeEnergy flow is the movement of spiritual energy. During a meditation session there are subtle energies that sometimes aren't noticed.
"Designless" brain-like chips created through artificial evolution
• http://www.gizmag.com, Dario BorghinoScientists at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have devised a new type of electronic chip that takes after the human brain.
Samuel Cohen: Alzheimer's is not normal aging -- and we can cure it
• TEDMore than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's disease, and that number is expected to increase drastically in the coming years.
Awesome photos of Sunday night's rare super blood moon eclipse...
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jessica OrwigAwesome photos of Sunday night's rare super blood moon eclipse -- there won't be another one until 2033
DARPA is implanting chips in soldiers' brains, according to this new book
• http://fusion.netFor decades, DARPA, the secretive research arm of the Department of Defense, has dreamed of turning soldiers into cyborgs. And now it's finally happening.
Extending life of plasma channels could allow lasers to be used as lightning rods
• http://www.gizmag.com, BEN COXWORTHToday's simple metal lightning rods may be on their way to obsolescence. That's because scientists at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem are developing a high-tech alternative that could potentially reach higher and be more effective – laser lightn
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