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Feb 20, 2016
Now this is an “outsider candidate”: Zoltan Istvan, a Transhumanist running for president, wants to make you immortal
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: business, geopolitics, life extension, transhumanism
A story from Salon on transhumanism:
While we have a rare combination of candidates with a real chance of taking the White House — a woman, a Jewish socialist and a real estate magnate — there’s another you probably haven’t heard about: a Transhumanist.
Zoltan Istvan, 43, the leader and founder of the Transhumanist party, has entered the race as a third-party candidate promising the “facilitation of immortality.” Istvan, who lives in California, first made headlines when he set out on a cross-country campaign tour in a bus shaped like a hearse last September. His main philosophy: enliven America’s technological advancement by combining humans with machines, to improve and prolong life.
Feb 20, 2016
Army selects 3D printed unmanned aircraft systems concept for future experiment
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, transportation
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Feb. 5, 2016) — Each year, the U.S. Army conducts a series of technology demonstrations known as the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments, or AEWE. The event is the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s live, force-on-force experiment.
AEWE places technologies under development by industry and Army researchers into the hands of Soldiers for early and credible feedback from the end-user.
In January, the AEWE 2017 team selected a project submitted by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory for inclusion in its next round of experimentation: On-Demand Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS. It is one of 50 technologies slotted to participate in the experiment with 14 from government researchers and 36 from industry.
Feb 20, 2016
Robot playing Violin
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: media & arts, robotics/AI
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Toyota have unveiled a new robot that can play the violin.
DARPA already has proven that it will make its dreams into reality — not the reality everyone agrees with, but we should take note of their predictions.
Feb 20, 2016
Richard Branson has big plans for Virgin Galactic, including Internet from space
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: internet, space
Richard Branson wants Virgin Galactic involved in everything from orbital flights to internet from space.
Feb 20, 2016
Ray Kurzweil: Why We Should Live Forever
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: life extension, Ray Kurzweil
“I believe our civilization is going to be vastly more intelligent in the decades ahead,” Kurzweil told Time. “You can argue how we got here, but we are the species that goes beyond our limitations. We didn’t stay on the ground. We didn’t stay on the planet. Our species always transcends.”
The famous inventor and tech pundit shares a few words on why he thinks humans will soon live forever.
Feb 20, 2016
Study identifies specific gene network that promotes nervous system repair
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
Whether or not nerve cells are able to regrow after injury depends on their location in the body. Injured nerve cells in the peripheral nervous system, such as those in the arms and legs, can recover and regrow, at least to some extent. But nerve cells in the central nervous system—the brain and spinal cord—can’t recover at all.
A UCLA-led collaboration has identified a specific network of genes and a pattern of gene expression mice that promote repair in the peripheral nervous system in a mouse model. This network, the researchers found, does not exist in the central nervous system. The researchers also found a drug that can promote nerve regeneration in the central nervous system.
The study appears in the online edition of the journal Neuron.
Feb 20, 2016
Caterpillar’s New S60 Is the First Smartphone With FLIR Thermal Imaging Built Right In
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: law enforcement, military, mobile phones, robotics/AI
Once strictly an extremely expensive tool used only by law enforcement and the military, thermal cameras are now accessible to anyone with a smartphone and a $250 accessory. But starting with Caterpillar’s new rugged S60, thermal imaging sensors are starting to be built right into smartphones.
The FLIR ONE thermal camera started life as a bulky case for the iPhone 5, but was eventually streamlined into a compact dongle that connected to the microUSB or Apple Lightning port on the bottom of iOS or Android smartphones. With the new CAT S60 smartphone, however, the Lepton sensor that allows FLIR cameras to see in total darkness has finally been integrated into the device itself, alongside its standard rear camera.
