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Physicists may soon know if a potential new subatomic particle is something beyond their wildest dreams — or if it exists at all.
Hints of the new particle emerged last December at the Large Hadron Collider. Theorists have churned out hundreds of papers attempting to explain the existence of the particle —assuming it’s not a statistical fluke. Scientists are now beginning to converge on the most likely explanations.
“If this thing is true, it’s huge. It’s very different than what the last 30 years of particle physics looked like,” says theoretical physicist David Kaplan of Johns Hopkins University.
Apr 30, 2016
Three ways artificial intelligence is helping us save nature
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, robotics/AI
Well; US DoE and EPA has already been using AI for a very, very long time in monitoring and proactively acting on any waste release. How do I know? I was one of the lead architects and developers of the solution.
As computers get smarter, scientists look at new ways to enlist them in environmental protection.
Apr 30, 2016
‘Machine learning’ may contribute to new advances in plastic surgery
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, computing, health, information science, robotics/AI
Nice; however, I see also 3D printing along with machine learning being part of any cosmetic procedures and surgeries.
With an ever-increasing volume of electronic data being collected by the healthcare system, researchers are exploring the use of machine learning—a subfield of artificial intelligence—to improve medical care and patient outcomes. An overview of machine learning and some of the ways it could contribute to advancements in plastic surgery are presented in a special topic article in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
“Machine learning has the potential to become a powerful tool in plastic surgery, allowing surgeons to harness complex clinical data to help guide key clinical decision-making,” write Dr. Jonathan Kanevsky of McGill University, Montreal, and colleagues. They highlight some key areas in which machine learning and “Big Data” could contribute to progress in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Machine Learning Shows Promise in Plastic Surgery Research and Practice
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Nice
Put yourself in the Pentagon – it’s “take a random civilian to work” day or something. You’re sitting with an Army general brooding over future land wars, as is their wont.
“Our combat vehicles need to be tougher to take the big hits from new weaponry!” he says.
Apr 30, 2016
There’s a new sheriff in town in Silicon Valley — the FDA
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: biotech/medical, education, health
Lookout Silicon Valley — FDA is here. I do suggest tech companies working on technologies that enhances or alters any bio living things to ensure that your certifications, processes are well defined and govern, and in some cases the engineers, etc. will need some level of a medical background and certifications as well. Why many have stated that future engineers and technologists will need a bio background through education, etc.
Helmy Eltoukhy’s company is on a roll. The start-up is a leading contender in the crowded field of firms working on “liquid biopsy” tests that aim to be able to tell in a single blood draw whether a person has cancer.
Venture investors are backing Guardant Health to the tune of nearly $200 million. Leading medical centers are testing its technology. And earlier this month, it presented promising data on how well its screening tool, which works by scanning for tiny DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells, worked on an initial group of 10,000 patients with late-stage cancers.
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Apr 30, 2016
Gene-trification? Inside the Brooklyn lab where you can splice your own DNA
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical
The “Build A Bear” version of Gene Editing — go splice your own gene.
The biohacking movement has created a wealth of options for hobbyist scientists. In Brooklyn, a DIY lab offers a place for the curious to dabble.
Apr 30, 2016
Are people actually BORN murderers? Brain imaging study finds ‘killer gene’
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, neuroscience
Thru Gene Editing could we some day see no more murderers?
FOR MOST of us, understanding how mass murderers can kill without remorse is an impossible feat.
Apr 30, 2016
Google has a crazy idea for injecting a computer into your eyeball
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: augmented reality, computing, cyborgs, transhumanism
Not only Google; there is Huawei and their AR contacts and Samsung are also making AR Contacts. And, the news 3 weeks ago shows that Samsung has applied for their own patent.
Google has filed a patent for what sounds like a bionic eye.
A patent filed in 2014 and published Thursday describes a device that could correct vision without putting contacts in or wearing glasses everyday.
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Apr 30, 2016
Spintronics for future information technologies
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: materials, particle physics
An international team headed by HZB researcher Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has shown how spin-polarised currents can be initiated in a controlled manner within samples of topological insulator material. In addition, they were able to manipulate the orientation of the spins of these currents.