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Stem Cell Research Made Safer with Latest Discovery

Jeff Hilford — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:32:25 +0000

The discovery could have a significant impact on the future use of stem cells in regenerative medicine
Category: Biotechnology
Year: 2009
Tags: stemcells, pluripotent, research

The Origin of Artificial Species: Creating Artificial Personalities

Bora — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:54:39 +0000

Recently, a team of researchers has designed computer-coded genomes for artificial creatures in which a specific personality is encoded. The ability to give artificial life forms their own individual personalities could not only improve the natura...
Category: Technology
Year: 2009
Tags: artificialintelligence, computercodedgenome, personality

Robot Warrior Ethical Guide in the Works

Alvis Brigis — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:05:12 +0000

Ronald Arkin, a professor of computer science at Georgia Tech, is in the first stages of developing an "ethical governor," a package of software and hardware that tells robots when and what to fire. His book on the subject, "Governing Lethal Behav...
Category: Social Issues
Year: 2009
Tags: robot, robots, killerrobots, military, militaryrobots, battlefieldbots, battlebots

Gene Transfer Offers HIV Hope

Bora — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:23:50 +0000

A new approach protects monkeys from a virus that closely resembles HIV.
Category: Biotechnology
Year: 2009
Tags: hiv, genetransfer, antibody

Healing the Heart with Bone-Marrow Cells

Bora — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:24:40 +0000

Injecting the hearts of angina sufferers with cells extracted from their own bone marrow can reverse the condition and relieve its symptoms, a new study suggests.
Category: Biotechnology
Year: General
Tags: angina, heart, bonemarrow, stemcells

Waterproof OLED displays

Alvis Brigis — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:02:29 +0000

Details are about as light as can be on this one, but it looks like Japan's Ito Electronics has developed some sort of special "packaging technology" that can make OLED displays fully waterproof, which could be particularly used for watches, cellp...
Category: Technology
Year: 2009
Tags: waterproofoled, oled, organiclightemittingdiode

Study: personalized drugs may lengthen cancer survival

Alvis Brigis — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:47:04 +0000

A private company’s “genetic profiles” of individual cancer patients in a study helped create personalized treatments that helped them survive longer, according to researchers. The study, released jointly by healthcare o...
Category: Health & Medicine
Year: 2009
Tags: cancer, health, customizedtreatment, treatment, drug, drugs

Latvia Could Be Filing Bankruptcy in 6 Months

Alvis Brigis — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:54:12 +0000

Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has warned that Latvia may face bankruptcy if it fails to obtain the next round of IMF bailout funds by June. To hit the IMF targets necessary to release the funds, Latvia must cut an additional 40% of public sec...
Category: Economics
Year: 2009
Tags: latvia, economy, bailout, economics, debt, budget

Military to Focus on Cybersecurity

Marc Cobb — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:35:30 +0000

A new Obama initiative is in the works to increase the government's efforts to protect the nation's cyber boarders. The move comes amid growing evidence that sophisticated cyberspies are attacking the U.S. electric grid and key defense programs.
Category: Government
Year: 2010
Tags: government, cyber, security, spies

How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write

Jeff Hilford — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:06:29 +0000

There is great promise and opportunity in the digital-books revolution. The question is: Will we recognize the book itself when that revolution has run its course?
Category: Entertainment
Year: General
Tags: kindle, ebooks, digital, books, distribution

'Racetrack' computer memory could be 100 times faster, cheaper

Jeff Hilford — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:04:06 +0000

Soon your computer and electronic gadgets could be much smaller, faster, cheaper, more reliable and even greener thanks to a new form of computer memory technology called racetrack.
Category: Technology
Year: 2009
Tags: racetrack, ibm, flash, memory

iRobot vs. ASIMO

zygbot — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:06:34 +0000

The deep philosophical rift between the U.S. and Japan on the humanoid robotics question came to light recently in an interview by CNET with iRobot CEO Colin Angle, whose company ostensibly represents the epicenter of commercial robotics in the Un...
Category: Technology
Year: 2009
Tags: irobot, asimo, humanoid, robotics, future, of

La Machine’s Giant Robotic Spiders Visit Yokohama For Expo Y150

Adam Cutsinger — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:23:40 +0000

A pair of giant mechanical spiders created by the French art collective La Machine are in Yokohama right now as part of the Expo Y150 celebration.
Category: Culture
Year: 2009
Tags: la, machine, yokohama, robots, robot, spider, robotics, french, art, collective, expo, y150

Le Whif - chocolate consumed by inhaling

Adam Cutsinger — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:16:46 +0000

“Over the centuries we've been eating smaller and smaller quantities at shorter and shorter intervals," says Edwards. "It seemed to us that eating was tending toward breathing, so, with a mix of culinary art and aerosol science, we've helped move ...
Category: Culture
Year: 2009
Tags: inhalable, chocolate, david, a, edwards, practice, of, biomedical, engineering, division, and, applied, sciences, advanced, inhalation, research, paris, chicago, hong, kong, tokyo, le, whif

Google Maps Now Show Views From Webcams

Alvis Brigis — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:30:50 +0000

The latest layer to be turned on in Google Maps is one for webcams. Just click on the “More” button on the top right of each map right next to the “Traffic” button. When you do that, it shows you thumbnails from different public Webcams around the...
Category: Information
Year: 2009
Tags: googlemaps, webcams, webcam, realtime, realtimevideo

Common Virus Kills Cancer Stem Cells

Jeff Hilford — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:37:54 +0000

Dalhousie Medical School cancer researcher Dr. Patrick Lee has proven that a common virus can infect and kill breast cancer stem cells.
Category: Health & Medicine
Year: 2009
Tags: virus, cancer, breastcancer, commonvirus, stemcells, cancerstemcells

Gambling threatens national security, new book warns

Jeff Hilford — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:40:08 +0000

Casinos drain money from consumer products and services, weakening the economic engine that ultimately drives defense spending, according to the latest volume in the three-part United States International Gambling Report Series.
Category: Security
Year: 2009
Tags: casinos, security, defense, defensespending, gambling

[Video] GM Segway PUMA Cruising Through Brooklyn & New York City

Garry Golden — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:30:16 +0000

GM & Segway are hoping to commercialize a new category of smart micro-vehicles for urban environments by 2012 (See previous post). I love the application of Segway software, but am skeptical of a 'plug in' battery version. I'm not...
Category: Transportation
Year: General
Tags: energy, transportation, gm, segway, electric, hydrogen, fuelcells

4G Wireless May Reach $5 Billion In 2013

Jeff Hilford — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:45:42 +0000

Fourth-generation Long Term Evolution likely will be deployed rapidly and its infrastructure market alone should reach $5 billion in 2013, according to a new report by Infonetics Research.
Category: Communication
Year: 2013
Tags: 4g, wireless, lte

The Future of Technology-led Economic Development

Alvis Brigis — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:05:29 +0000

The American economy has long relied upon technological innovation to drive its economy. Today,basic investment in science and technology is once again taking center stage,as a cure for both our economic and environmental ills.
Category: Economics
Year: General
Tags: science, technology, education, development