Molybdenum Disulfide Enables Flexible Transistors
A future of wearable devices, smart bandages, and other flexible electronics depends on the development of transistors that can function properly when bent. Researchers have now built a fast transistor...
View ArticleElderly storytelling android debuts in Japan
The art of humorous storytelling in Japan, known as rakugo, isn't as popular as it once was. But now an android has joined the ranks of comics who kneel on cushions while spinning out jokes. The...
View ArticleSuper-Robot With Twin Guns Is Unveiled
A massive robot that can carry a seated human pilot - and is armed with twin gatling guns - has gone on show in Japan. Kuratas is described as the world's first giant boarding robot, no doubt inspired...
View ArticleRobots kick and splash at Korea's Yeosu Expo
I'm a sucker for world fairs. They sell dreams and I'm ready to buy. In 2005, the Aichi Expo in Japan sucked me in like a giant Roomba and I became hooked on its fantasy of a greener, robot-filled...
View ArticleNew 3D printing technology readies for work in space
The 3D printing revolution is upon us — with people printing everything from new jaw implants to entire museum collections. Surely NASA's cranking stuff out left and right? Well, sort of. NASA has been...
View Article‘Swumanoid’ robot to help future Olympians go for gold
Japanese researchers are building a human-like robotic swimmer that could help athletes swim faster, or at least wear speedier swimsuits. Among other things, the Swumanoid will give researchers insight...
View ArticleBrains Differ In People With Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory
UC Irvine scientists have discovered intriguing differences in the brains and mental processes of an extraordinary group of people who can effortlessly recall every moment of their lives since about...
View ArticlePhilosopher to Lead $5 Million Study of Immortality
John Martin Fischer, a philosopher at the University of California at Riverside, will oversee a $5 million project to study “immortality.” As it happens, Mr. Fischer does not believe in the afterlife...
View ArticleResults of the CBC News Poll: "If you had the opportunity to live forever -...
The results of the CBC New's poll is still underway. CBC New's is a unique and widely popular news outlet with over 1 million unique visitors per day. Published on July 31, 2012 the poll has already...
View ArticleFDA approves Proteus Digital Health's e-pills for dose monitoring
An "ingestible sensor" doesn't sound like the tastiest of snacks, but soon it might be just what the doctor ordered. A tiny microchip which activates upon contact with stomach acid has recently been...
View ArticleHanson Robotics Unveils Latest Version of its Zeno Humanoid Robot
Back in 2007, we did a report on Zeno, a humanoid robot with a remarkable range of movement and impressive artificial intelligence that was aimed at the children’s toy market. Built by Hanson Robotics,...
View ArticleImmortality: Is It Here? Do You Qualify? Do You Want To Live Forever?
Over at the Lifeboat Foundationthere is a fascinating discussion going on between the members on what constitutes immortality, who should get the opportunity, and even whether this problem has already...
View ArticleDo You Want to Be Immortal? Really?
According to Dr. Igor Vishev (b. 1933), a distinguished Russian scientist and philosopher, it is likely that there are people alive today who will never die. Just stop for a moment and think about...
View ArticleDevice Turns Eye Movement Into Handwriting
Dr. Jean Lorenceau of the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris has developed a medical device that translates eye movement into cursive handwriting. The gadget was previously not possible because the...
View ArticleThe Robot Explorer That Will Navigate Jupiter’s Liquid Moon
NASA's Europa Jupiter System Mission, set for 2026, will be the first survey Jupiter's frozen moon. Scientists also plan to explore the moon's liquid oceans, which are buried under 6km of ice. Getting...
View ArticleHairy Electronic Skin That Lets Robots Feel
A coating of hairy electronic skin could soon help robots feel the slightest breath of air or detect the faint vibrations of a beating heart. Kahp-Yang Suh and colleagues at Seoul National University...
View ArticleMicrosoft demos muscle-computer interface, air Guitar Hero now a reality
If Microsoft Research gets its way, you might soon be controlling computers using the tiniest of muscle twitches and no controller in sight. With a hand still in your pocket, or behind your back, you...
View ArticleRobot Master
When you visit Manuela Veloso at Carnegie Mellon University, you’re not guided to her office by a security officer or even issued instructions by a secretary at reception. Instead, one of Veloso’s...
View ArticleFlexible Batteries Promise Thinner And Lighter “Foldable” Electronics
Professor Keon Jae Lee at the Korean Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology created a solid-state flexible battery that retains is energy level when folded, spindled, and or mildly mutilated. The...
View Article'Blade runner' makes Olympic history
Whichever nation the supporters inside the Olympic Stadium were cheering for, there was a collective standing ovation for a history-making South African athlete yesterday. Oscar Pistorius, instantly...
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