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Private Spending on Space Is Headed for a New Record
Call it Space Race 2.0. Almost a half-century since the Apollo moon flights, entrepreneurs are expanding the boundaries of rocket and satellite technology as the U.S. makes room for private enterprise....
View ArticleSettling for 'Mr. Right Now' better than waiting for 'Mr. Right', shows model...
Evolutionary researchers have determined that settling for "Mr. Okay" is a better evolutionary strategy than waiting for "Mr. Perfect." When studying the evolution of risk aversion, Michigan State...
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Future Forecast AI Edition: Deep Learning and Why Elon Musk Is Wrong
Welcome to Future Forecast, a column that will explore the inner workings of our future lives. From music to sleep and shopping, I’ll consult with experts on different topics and rack their brains...
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The AI Revolution: How Far Away Are Our Robot Overlords?
Imagine taking a time machine back to 1750—a time when the world was in a permanent power outage, long-distance communication meant either yelling loudly or firing a cannon in the air, and all...
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Nano-antioxidants prove their potential
A polyethylene glycol-hydrophilic carbon cluster developed at Rice University has the potential to quench the overexpression of damaging superoxides through the catalytic turnover of reactive oxygen...
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Glassbrain Maps Your Brain Waves In Real Time
This is an anatomically-realistic 3D brain visualization depicting real-time source-localized activity (power and “effective” connectivity) from EEG (electroencephalographic) signals. Each color...
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Coral tentacles inspire bio-sock shown to treat Deep Vein Thrombosis
The robotic sock developed at the National University of Singapore to treat Deep Vein Thrombosis (Photo: National University of Singapore) The onset of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), whereby a clot forms...
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Scientists take first X-ray portraits of living bacteria
Researchers working at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have captured the first X-ray portraits of living bacteria. This milestone, reported in the Feb. 11 issue of...
View ArticleRevolutionizing Prosthetics - Drinking from a Water Bottle (video)
Volunteers on DARPA's Revolutionizing Prosthetics program test out early versions of the DEKA Arm System. One volunteer, who is missing both arms, even uses the advanced prosthesis to drink from a...
View ArticleData-storage for eternity, stored in the form of DNA
How can we preserve our knowledge today for the next millennia? Researchers have found a way to store information in the form of DNA, presumably preserving it for nearly an eternity. Scrolls thousands...
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Look Inside The World’s Most Advanced X-ray-Shooting Superlab
Dedication Ceremony Crowds gathered inside the NSLS-II facility to hear dedication speeches Although the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS-II)--what the U.S. Department of Energy hails as the...
View ArticleUS drone rules impact Amazon plans
The Federal Aviation Authority's (FAA) draft rules for the use of drones in US airspace do not permit Amazon to launch its Amazon Air delivery service. The draft rules state that pilots must remain...
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New technique could lead to bigger, cheaper and color-accurate holograms
Microsoft's recent HoloLens announcement has reignited interest in holographic displays, but the current state of affairs suggests that this technology may still be too expensive and limited to become...
View ArticleMars One mission chooses its 100 finalists
The Mars One project has narrowed down its list of applicants to 100 people, who will now go through further training before the final team is selected. More than 200,000 people applied to Mars One in...
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3D Printing in the Kitchen: Pancakes Featuring Your Own Face :-)
Have you pictured yourself covered in yummy just-melting real butter and maple syrup recently? Get the fork and knife poised, because if you 3D print your batter — and your images — just right, that...
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Brain stem implant may help some kids hear
A new implant that stimulates neurons directly at the brain stem may help children born without a cochlear nerve hear. A three-year study, launched in March 2014, has successfully implanted an auditory...
View ArticleAre self-flying cars on the horizon?
A company which wants to introduce flying cars says its first model, the Transition, should be available commercially in 2016. Boston based company Terrafugia says it has overcome technical...
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Solar power from energy-harvesting trees
Scientists at VTT have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings - whether indoors or outdoors - stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices...
View ArticlePiggybacking robot feeds you tomatoes while you run
We might have a new winner for the "world's silliest wearable" award. Japanese juice vendor Kagome has teamed up with the mechanical artists at Maywa Denki to build Petit-Tomatan, a piggybacking robot...
View ArticleAvatar technologies digest
Dear friends and supporters! We are looking for an English-speaking expatriate in Moscow willing to become the presenter of Avatar technologies digest to our international audience. We need an active...
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