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Singularity Summit 2011 Part II – Artificial Intelligence and the Brain

Written by: peniel 124 days ago

If calculating consciousness is possible, Koch is well on his way.

This is part II of our coverage of Singularity Summit 2011, focusing on the topics of artificial intelligence and the [...]

Longevity And Health

Singularity Summit 2011 Part I – Longevity and Health

Written by: peniel 124 days ago

Badylak is busy building new body parts for those who need it.

In this first part of three covering last weekend’s Singularity Summit 2011, we’ll highlight the speakers who discussed the various [...]

Robots

Singularity Summit 2011 Part III – Singularity And The Future

Written by: peniel 124 days ago

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In this Part III of our Singularity Summit 2011 coverage, we’ll highlight the speakers who talked about such topics as [...]

Gadgets

If MacGyver Was A Biologist – Epetri Dish Monitors Cell Growth In Realtime (video)

Written by: Peter Murray 125 days ago

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A camera-attached laboratory microscope: $2,500. An imaging chip, a smartphone, and some Lego blocks: $400. Scientists at Caltech, out to [...]

AI

Is It Time For Professional Baseball To Adopt Robot Umpires?

Written by: Peter Murray 126 days ago

Since its inception a decade ago, K Zone has won over many, but many still remain against an official role.

It’s one of the important questions facing American society today. On the one side are the liberal-minded who want more [...]

Robots

Zu and Kong Are Two Ping-Pong Playin’ Robots

Written by: Peter Murray 126 days ago

Remember Pong? Oh yes, we've come a long way.

Bored? Having trouble making friends? Maybe not in the best shape? Zhejiang University’s Institute of Cyber Systems and Control in [...]

Gadgets

Lego Robot Beats Human World Record For Solving the Rubik’s Cube!

Written by: Aaron Saenz 127 days ago

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“Dr. Jones. Again we see there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away.” —Raiders of the Lost [...]

Gadgets

Endless Windmills In the Ocean Powering Our Cities? It’s Not SciFi, It’s Here…At Least in the EU

Written by: Aaron Saenz 127 days ago

offshore wind feature

From a distance they look like white toothpicks standing up out of the ocean. Up close they are towering engines [...]

Syndicator

The Future of Science Fiction

Written by: fatman 127 days ago