Researchers are testing a prosthesis that translates short-term memories into longer-term ones, with the potential to bypass damaged portions of the brain.
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Sep 29, 2015
First optical ‘rectenna’ converts light to DC current
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: computing
This schematic shows the components of the optical rectenna developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology (credit: Thomas Bougher, Georgia Tech)
Using nanometer-scale components, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current.
Sep 28, 2015
A cleaner, greener way to store solar and wind energy
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: energy
Sep 28, 2015
This concrete could be a lifesaver for urban flood zones
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Sep 28, 2015
Vote Zoltan for President and Live Forever?
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: geopolitics, life extension, transhumanism
A new story on GOOD magazine about transhumanism & my campaign:
The transhumanist presidential candidate on staying optimistic about technology in a cold, practical political world.
Sep 28, 2015
Google, NASA sign 7-year deal to test D-Wave quantum computers as artificial brains
Posted by Albert Sanchez in categories: computing, quantum physics, robotics/AI
The deal with D-Wave Systems will see a steady stream of D-Wave quantum chips used as the foundation of an artificial intelligence lab.
Sep 28, 2015
New hydrogel can keep stem cells alive for heart repair
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, materials
A new hydrogel protects stem cells inside the body, making existing therapies a lot more effective.
Sep 28, 2015
Forget blades, the Skarp razor wants you to shave with lasers
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
The Skarp Laser Razor is a new type of product that’s supposed to use lasers to give a close shave with less irritation. And, since its blade lasts a long time, fewer razors end up in landfills.
So, too, can we expect that the terrorists of tomorrow will likely mix the best of what works today with a new generation of off-the-shelf weaponry and tactics that will empower them like never before. The result is that both terrorist and insurgent groups, be they the groups of today that fight on or new ones that emerge driven by new causes, as well as individual “lone wolves”—whether they are homegrown extremists like Dylann Storm Roof or inspired by abroad like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—will be able to carry out new forms of attacks and maybe even elude old police tactics for catching them.
The below is an imagining of some of the tools that a terrorist or insurgent of the future might use, all drawn from the real world.
Sep 28, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience
Speed across the Jakku desert from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this immersive 360 experience created exclusively for Facebook.
