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(http://www.nytimes.com)
- scanned by: il pinolo
over 3 years ago
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ProDigits can replace any or all fingers on a hand; each replacement digit has a tiny motor and gear box mounted at the base. Movement is controlled by a computer chip in the prosthesis. The individual, motorized fingers are a new and promising de...
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(http://www.popsci.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Using 144 terabytes of RAM, scientists simulate a cat's cerebral cortex based on 1 billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses
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(http://www.popsci.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Nylon beads sit in the outer of two nested drums. When both drums rotate, the absorbent beads fall through the mesh of the inner drum to tumble with your laundry, where they dislodge and trap dirt.
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(http://www.wired.com)
- scanned by: Muffaletta
over 3 years ago
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A California company has combined a Corvette with a luxury speedboat and thrown in some jet ski to create a holy trinity of awesomeness it calls the WaterCar Python.
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(http://www.wired.com)
- scanned by: Muffaletta
over 3 years ago
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The new system is like an extra set of eyes — a very complex processing unit is constantly monitoring video of the road ahead
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(http://mashable.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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should allow large and small developers (as well as businesses and educational institutions) to harness the power of the computational knowledge engine to enhance their own applications or products.
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wolphramalpha, search, apps, iphone, data, visualization, semanticweb
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(http://www.ft.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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A laboratory robot called Adam has been hailed as the first machine in history to have discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators.
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(http://www.forbes.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Harvard Medical School longevity researcher David Sinclair thinks pharmaceutical science is on the brink of a new generation of supermedicines that will prolong the human life span.
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resveratrol, sirtuins, sirtis, davidsinclair, harvardmedicalschool, supermedicines, aging, antiaging
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(http://www.nytimes.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of completing a computer program to compete against human “Jeopardy!” contestants.
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(http://i.gizmodo.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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Surface is a triumph of Microsoft usability and design. It's a multitouch table computer. Minority Report! And so on. Setting it up, however? Ominous foreshadowing: It comes with a keyboard and mouse.
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