The age of robots is here
Editor's note: Mark Goldfeder, senior lecturer at Emory University School of Law and senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, is the author of a forthcoming book on robots in the...
View ArticleA Tiny Scout-Bot Helps This Four-Legged Robot Find the Safest Path
There's no point in sugar coating it, even the most advanced autonomous walking robots straight-up suck compared to humans and animals. They're constantly tripping and stumbling over various types of...
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Developing terahertz detectors with carbon nanotubes: Improvements in MRIs on...
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, along with collaborators from Rice University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, are developing new terahertz detectors based on carbon nanotubes that...
View ArticleWatch a paraplegic in an exoskeleton open the World Cup -- with a kick
As promised, a paralyzed man did indeed kick off today's World Cup festivities by wearing a mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton. Juliana Pinto, a 29-year-old paraplegic, was one of eight patients...
View ArticleSynchronized brain waves enable rapid learning
The human mind can rapidly absorb and analyze new information as it flits from thought to thought. These quickly changing brain states may be encoded by synchronization of brain waves across different...
View ArticleMechanism explains complex brain wiring
How neurons are created and integrate with each other is one of biology’s greatest riddles. Researcher Dietmar Schmucker from VIB-KU Leuven - Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology...
View Article'Humans will be able to fall in love with computers within the next 15 years'
Flirting with a computer and even falling in love will be possible within just 15 years, a futurist has predicted. The world depicted in the film Her, where a man develops a relationship with an...
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10 Sci-Fi Technologies Moving Us Closer To Immortality
The average life expectancy is constantly rising as we improve our knowledge of medicine and the human body. We have eradicated diseases, discovered powerful treatments, and figured out how to fix...
View ArticleHow Your Great-Grandchildren Could Talk to You Decades after Your Death
Humans have sought immortality since at least the 22nd century B.C., if the ancient story "Epic of Gilgamesh" is any indication. And if we're looking for biological immortality, we might have to keep...
View ArticleQuantum biology: Algae evolved to switch quantum coherence on and off
A UNSW Australia-led team of researchers has discovered how algae that survive in very low levels of light are able to switch on and off a weird quantum phenomenon that occurs during photosynthesis....
View ArticleForget touchscreens, 3D holographic displays are coming
As it stands, the touchscreen experience is confined to a flat, two-dimensional world. Smartphones provide that essential pocketable portability, and if you’re willing to trade off on convenience,...
View ArticleBionic pancreas frees people from shackles of diabetes
Ed Damiano's son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000. He was 11 months old. Damiano, a biomedical engineer, decided to create a device that would help his child and millions of others better...
View Article'Origami' robot bends and flattens to fit into ANY space: Shapeshifting...
- Technology could one day be used to build interplanetary rovers - The diameter of the wheels grows and shrinks automatically to enable the robot to either be strong or speedy - They were joined by...
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Here's a Surprising Look at How Nanotechnology Could Reengineer Our Bodies
Nanotechnology could change human biology forever. From prosthetic limbs and new burn treatments, to cancer detection and bones that heal in days or weeks, nanotech could be the future of medicine....
View ArticleThis robot guard keeps an unblinking eye on suspicious activities
If ever Pepper gains sentience and starts looking for a boyfriend, Bob sounds like the perfect candidate. Just like Pepper, Bob takes on a legless, rather funny appearance (as opposed to South Korea's...
View ArticleSpaceX says it will put humans on Mars by 2026, almost 10 years ahead of NASA
Elon Musk, speaking to CNBC about how the future of humankind is rather closely tied to our ability to get off this planet, is “hopeful that the first people could be taken to Mars in 10 to 12 years” —...
View ArticleEvolution depends on rare chance events, 'molecular time travel' experiments...
Chance events may profoundly shape history. What if Franz Ferdinand's driver had not taken a wrong turn, bringing the Duke face to face with his assassin? Would World War I still have been fought?...
View ArticleNew manufacturing methods for 'soft' machines, robots
Researchers have developed a technique that might be used to produce "soft machines" made of elastic materials and liquid metals for potential applications in robotics, medical devices and consumer...
View ArticleChina's Tianhe-2 Remains The World's Fastest Supercomputer
The Top500 organization has just released its semi-annual list of the fastest supercomputers in the world. For the third list running, the Chinese Tianhe-2 supercomputer tops the list. This time...
View ArticleUS military wants to make a portable, bullet-resistant wall that fits in a can
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has envisioned some peculiar and diverse projects over the years, from molten metal-filled missiles, all the way to submarines that can fly....
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