| Nanotech data storage breakthroughA breakthrough in technology could see the memory capacity of devices such as the iPod increase by 150,000 times, Glasgow University researchers claimed. |
| First active matrix display using nanowiresEngineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" displays in car windshields. |
| Fasting as a "Silver Shield" against CancerA better understanding of the body's responses to various factors will be more useful than more pharmaceuticals. Apparently the cells go into maintenance mode during starvation which is resistant to stress factors such as chemotherapy. |
| [Discussion] Does anyone know if anyone is seriously discussing post singularity events?The world after the singularity will be so radically changed that I think it is a fascinating topic given that the singularity could go so many different ways or maybe only a few different ways to one of sufficient intelligence.
Often it seems that the more you know and understand the more your options are limited if you have an ethical structure. Such as if you were gifted with a long term viewpoint it would seem that caring for the environment would become a top priority rather than a medium priority and possibly nurturing other life forms to be uplifted to sentience along with preventing extinction of useful species might seem more important than increasing computational power. |
| Bio-surgeryThis is awesome. Can't wait till these products are common especially if I ever get injured:) |
| Scientific literacyIn response to the nanotech post I thought this would further enlighten the conversation about the difficulty we face today. I've used Dr. Miller's research several times and it is impeccable.
Dr. Miller, 63, a political scientist who directs the Center for Biomedical Communications at the medical school, studies how much Americans know about science and what they think about it. His findings are not encouraging.
While scientific literacy has doubled over the past two decades, only 20 to 25 percent of Americans are "scientifically savvy and alert," he said in an interview. Most of the rest "don't have a clue." At a time when science permeates debates on everything from global warming to stem cell research, he said, people's inability to understand basic scientific concepts undermines their ability to take part in the democratic process. |
| Rat brain used in flight simulatorI know this is old news but I am still of the opinion that living computers will be invaluable in the near future. Plus, this line of research could help reveal some of the mechanisms of the brain that we are still remarkably ignorant of. |
| Uncanny Valley ConceptInteresting take on how "normal" humans react to subhuman/ill humans and how they might react to transhumans or H+. |
| EdgeThis is a fascinating site with a tremendous wealth of diverse topics of scientific interest. |
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