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Aug 28, 2016
Synthetic Biology Explained
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: bioengineering, biological, genetics
From selective breeding to genetic modification, our understanding of biology is now merging with the principles of engineering to bring us synthetic biology.
Written, animated and directed by James Hutson, Bridge8.
Aug 28, 2016
This 3D-Printer Doesn’t Use Any Electricity
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: 3D printing
Aug 28, 2016
Scientists exit Hawaii dome after yearlong Mars simulation
Posted by Carse Peel in category: space
Six scientists have completed a yearlong Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation.
For the past year, the group in the dome on a Mauna Loa mountain could go outside only while wearing spacesuits.
On Sunday, the simulation ended, and the scientists emerged.
Aug 28, 2016
Unisys Survey Finds Wearable Technology to Revolutionize Biometrics; Privacy Issues Yet to Be Addressed
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: law enforcement, privacy, wearables
Aug 28, 2016
Bionics Consultant Will Rosellini Predicts ‘Deus Ex’-Style Human Augmentation in Our Lifetime
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: cyborgs, transhumanism
I recently had the pleasure to speak with Eidos Montreal’s primary bionics consultant for the Deus Ex series, Will Rosellini.
Will has been involved with the franchise since the development of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and has had a major influence on the developer’s depiction of future human augmentation. It was a fascinating conversation, and likely not our last: Will is pushing a lot of new technology, both in and outside the world of Deus Ex.
Aug 28, 2016
The Cyborgs Are Coming: Mankind Is On The Cusp Of Human Brain Augmentation With BrainGate Technology
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, computing, cyborgs, neuroscience
BrainGate technology is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The science of interfacing human brains and other biological neurons with computers has been developing for well over a decade and now, the progress is amazing. While the human mind is an amazing organ, that surpasses any computer ever made. Many fantasize about improving on natural skills and abilities using technology in the form of some sort of brain implant. That dream is about to become a reality. In some ways, it already has according to the BrainGate website.
“BrainGate Company’s current and planned intellectual property (the technology) is based on technology that can sense, transmit, analyze and apply the language of neurons. BrainGate consists of a sensor that is implanted on the motor cortex of the brain and a device that analyzes brain signals.”
Aug 28, 2016
Physicist finds entanglement instantly gives rise to a wormhole
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: particle physics, quantum physics
Quantum entanglement is one of the more bizarre theories to come out of the study of quantum mechanics — so strange, in fact, that Albert Einstein famously referred to it as “spooky action at a distance.”
Essentially, entanglement involves two particles, each occupying multiple states at once — a condition referred to as superposition. For example, both particles may simultaneously spin clockwise and counterclockwise. But neither has a definite state until one is measured, causing the other particle to instantly assume a corresponding state.
The resulting correlations between the particles are preserved, even if they reside on opposite ends of the universe.
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Aug 28, 2016
Meet “Solar Express” That can Take- Humans to Mars in presently 37 Hours
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: futurism, space travel
Interesting…
Earlier this year, Charles Bombardier dreamt up a way to tour between continents at hypersonic speed (think New York to Dubai in 22 minutes). However now he’s set his sights on something much larger. Pushing the limits of his mind out of this world, the Montreal-based leader has envisioned Solar Express—a futuristic train intended to ferry goods and passengers between celestial bodies and space station.
