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Apr 23, 2016

Brave New World: Mind-Controlled Drones Revolutionizing Sports And Warfare

Posted by in categories: computing, drones, military, neuroscience

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Al5RhaJgxxU

Pretty cool!


As Brain-Computer Interface is rapidly developed worldwide, mind-controlled drones turn into sports and weapons of today.

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Apr 23, 2016

Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Market — Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 — 2023

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, neuroscience

Nice as long as we get hacking under control.


Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Market — Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 — 2023.

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Apr 23, 2016

Understanding Neuroendocrine Tumors and Carcinoid Syndrome

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Bringing awareness on a syndrome that makes it hard for families and patients trying to have genetic testing on cancers in their families. I first came across this syndrome with a researcher at Swedish Medical Center’s Cancer Research Group. Some families can have so many various cancers that genetic testing is extremely costly to patients and may not be able to pinpoint the mutation due to this syndrome.


Yet misdiagnosis remains an ongoing challenge, and a recent international study involving more than 100 countries and nearly 2000 patients revealed the average case takes between 5 and 9 years to properly diagnose after the first symptoms appear, and the average patient may see five or six doctors, noted Richard R.P. Warner, MD, in an interview with Oncology Nursing News.

“You can’t detect it, if you don’t suspect it,” said Warner, who directs the Center for Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors at Mount Sinai Hospital. Most doctors will only see one or two cases in their lifetime, and symptoms of NETs, like diarrhea and recurrent episodes of flushing, are associated with other, more commonly seen conditions.

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Apr 23, 2016

New state of water molecule discovered

Posted by in category: particle physics

Neutron scattering and computational modeling have revealed unique and unexpected behavior of water molecules under extreme confinement that is unmatched by any known gas, liquid or solid states.

In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory describe a new tunneling state of water molecules confined in hexagonal ultra-small channels — 5 angstrom across — of the mineral beryl. An angstrom is 1/10-billionth of a meter, and individual atoms are typically about 1 angstrom in diameter.

The discovery, made possible with experiments at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom, demonstrates features of water under ultra confinement in rocks, soil and cell walls, which scientists predict will be of interest across many disciplines.

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Apr 23, 2016

Regulating Drone Airspace Using ‘Smart Markets’

Posted by in categories: drones, policy, robotics/AI

With commercially operated autonomous drones potentially on the horizon, a policy problem is likely to emerge: allocation of scarce airspace and preferred flight paths. “Smart markets” could help.

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Apr 23, 2016

Quantum computing leaps: Sydney University and UNSW as the best of frenemies

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Australia is stepping it up in QC; okay US, Canada, UK, China?…


Sydney opened two quantum computing laboratories this week, but those working in them say their research is competitive collaboration.

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Apr 23, 2016

Europe plans giant billion-euro quantum technologies project

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, quantum physics

Nice


Third European Union flagship will be similar in size and ambition to graphene and human brain initiatives.

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Apr 23, 2016

Data Compression Used to Detect Quantum Entanglement

Posted by in categories: information science, particle physics, quantum physics

Interesting — data compression algorithm can be applied to detect Quantum Entanglement.


The next time you archive some files and compress them, you might think about the process a little differently. Researchers at the National University of Singapore have discovered a common compression algorithm can be used to detect quantum entanglement. What makes this discovery so interesting is that it does not rely on heavily on an assumption that the measured particles are independent and identically distributed.

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Apr 23, 2016

Google believes artificial intelligence will be bigger than virtual reality

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, quantum physics, robotics/AI, virtual reality

I too believe AI could be bigger in the future once the under pinning technology and infrastructure moves to Quantum Technology so that hacking is under control and performance is where it needs to be.


When Mark Zuckerberg thinks about the future, he sees a world that’s dominated by mobile devices and virtual reality, but when Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks about the future, all he sees is artificial intelligence. He suggested as much during Alphabet’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday, saying that mobile devices and virtual reality will dominate the immediate future, but that they’ll eventually be surpassed in importance by artificial intelligence. However, he didn’t go into detail about what this future will look like.

Artificial intelligence is nothing new at Google, but today we learned just how big a role top boss Sundar Pichai sees AI playing in our future. Answering an analyst query on Google-parent company Alphabet’s Q1 2016 earnings call about how the company is leading innovation, rather than simply adapting to changes in technology, Pichai talked about his role in projecting where Alphabet is going in the next 10 years. He gave a shout out to VR as the hot new platform, and then wrapped up his comments by saying: “In the long run, I think we will evolve in computing from a mobile-first world to an AI-first world.” Earlier in the call he cited Google’s DeepMind AlphaGo super computer defeating a human champion as an extraordinary achievement. He also said the company is investing in AI and machine learning, areas that are taking off and beginning to bear real-world benefits.

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Apr 23, 2016

How Facebook plans to take over the world

Posted by in category: entertainment

Maybe Zuckerberg can be the new Goldfinger in a James Bond movie:


Social network went from digital directory for college kids to communications behemoth – and it’s planning for prosperity with its global takeover.

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