Aug 1, 2015
This iPhone Accessory Replaces An Eye Doctor’s Office
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
A $4,000 iPhone gadget replaces a 30-pound, $20,000 machine, allowing eye doctors to visit patients they couldn’t reach before.
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Aug 1, 2015
10 Exoplanets That Could Host Alien Life
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: alien life
Ten of the alien worlds that represent our best hope for alien life beyond the solar system, according to the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo.
Aug 1, 2015
Bioviva is moving into telomerase rejuvenation therapy for Alzheimer’s!
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience
Bioviva a Seattle, WA, based biotech is ambitiously moving forward with gene therapy in people to mitigate the consequences of aging. They have not gone for the low hanging fruit either, they are being supported by Maximum Life Foundation to raise enough to run a clinical trial to try to cure Alzheimer’s! They are targeting the supporting Microglia cells in the brain to help regenerate them and hopefully reverse the effects of the disease. A worthy cause if ever I saw one and if it works could translate to other similar conditions like Parkinson’s and ALS. Lets hope they can get this vital work underway. This will then be the first example of regenerative medicine in a person that treats the dysfunction of aging.
Jul 31, 2015
Ray Kurzweil’s Mind-Boggling Predictions for the Next 25 Years
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, Ray Kurzweil
Jul 31, 2015
Virtual reality is next mass trend – Facebook’s Zuckerberg
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: virtual reality
After Facebook’s video strategy turned out to be a success, the social network giant’s CEO is now eager to completely revolutionize the way we communicate by mastering virtual reality technologies.
Jul 31, 2015
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Official Announcement Trailer
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, singularity
This sequel to 2012‘s “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” (itself a reboot of the iconic original trilogy that debuted June 17, 2000, on the PC) looks to be yet another beautifully detailed, superbly written, and amazingly immersive look at both the promise and peril of the coming Technological Singularity.
Not to mention being a hell of a fun game to play!
HIGHLY recommended!
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Jul 31, 2015
Obama signs executive order to build first-ever exascale supercomputer
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: supercomputing
While the US has plenty of representation in the current TOP500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world, it lost the #1 slot to China’s Tianhe-2 several years ago. President Obama wants to fix that immediately.
Jul 31, 2015
Scientists Think They Know the Exact Year Computers Will Render the Human Brain Obsolete
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: computing, neuroscience, robotics/AI
Jul 31, 2015
The Seasteading Institute announces 2015 Floating City Project – Architectural Design Contest winners
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: architecture, governance, innovation
Jul 31, 2015
WHO: Trials show new Ebola vaccine is ‘highly effective’
Posted by Bryan Gatton in categories: biotech/medical, health
A newly developed vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus being trialled in Guinea is “highly effective,” the World Health Organization said Friday.
