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Some researchers believe that machine-learning techniques can revolutionize how materials science is done.

An interesting and important twist for researchers studying the replication of the brain and thought processes in computers.

Researchers have discovered that the human brain suppresses the sensory effects of the heartbeat. They believe that this mechanism prevents internal sensations from interfering with the brain’s perception of the external world. This mechanism could also have something to do with anxiety disorders.

Neurosurgeons using lasers to treat brain cancer have discovered that the technique breaks down the blood-brain barrier, a finding that could lead to new treatment options for patients with the deadly disease.

The blood-brain barrier is sort of a natural “security system” that shields the brain from toxins in the blood but also blocks potentially helpful drugs such as those used in chemotherapy.

“We were able to show that this blood-brain barrier is broken down for about four weeks after you do this laser therapy,” said Dr. Eric Leuthardt, a professor of neurosurgery at Washington University in St. Louis. “So not only are you killing the tumor, you are actually opening up a window of opportunity to deliver various drugs and chemicals and therapies that could otherwise not get there.”

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Can anyone say 1984?

Research teams from the U.S. and U.K. have reportedly lab-grown a human embryo for 14 days, allowing for the improved study of early human development.

Wonder what kind of insurance they have?

http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/art…ads-give-china-a-grim-edge-in-driverless-cars

Transport safety advances the same way physicist Max Planck saw science progressing: one funeral at a time.

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I have already been trying to access; guess we will see.

ENGINEERS have created lightning-quick quantum computers which will be freely available to everyone to use online.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mZau6PiLoJc

The Guinness Book of World records, a record of the extraordinary (and often insane) stunts people will pull for notoriety, and now the book has its first virtual reality entry. Watch as Derek Westerman swaps reality for Tilt Brush inside the HTC Vive and stays there for 25 hours straight.

It’s a desire within most of us, to do something extraordinary in life. Most of us are content to achieve this by parent children, going bungee jumping or backpacking around Europe. But there are a group of people for whom only documented proof of their unique abilities or achievements is enough – they’re the record breakers, as documented since 1955 by the world famous Guinness World Records.

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Interesting article by CNET, the leading tech site in traffic, on how a strong science, longevity, and technology platform could end up in Washington in 2016:

CNET exclusive: The only pro-immortality candidate could eventually team up with one of the big names in the race.