Melissa Loomis, an amputee, is pushing the sensory capabilities of the most advanced neuroprosthetic in the world.
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Do we live in a multiverse?
Posted in cosmology
Synthetic Biology Explained
Posted in 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.
Transcript can be found here:
http://technyou.edu.au/fun-stuff/videos/video-transcripts/
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3D Plasma Holograms
Posted in futurism
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.
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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.
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