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MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine

Fibroblasts transformed into induced thymic epithelial cells (iTEC) in vitro (left, iTEC in green). iTEC transplanted onto the mouse kidney form an organised and functional mini-thymus (right, kidney cells in pink, thymus cells in dark blue).

Scientists have for the first time grown a complex, fully functional organ from scratch in a living animal by transplanting cells that were originally created in a laboratory. The advance could in future aid the development of ‘lab-grown’ replacement organs.

Researchers from the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, at the University of Edinburgh, took cells called fibroblasts from a mouse embryo and converted them directly into a completely unrelated type of cell — specialised thymus cells — using a technique called ‘reprogramming’. When mixed with other thymus cell types and transplanted into mice, these cells formed a replacement organ that had the same structure, complexity and function as a healthy native adult thymus. The reprogrammed cells were also capable of producing T cells — a type of white blood cell important for fighting infection — in the lab.

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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 13, 2014)

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FORBES: How Top CIOs Brace For The Next Big Data Breach http://lnkd.in/d-btWe3

STRATFOR: What the Fall of the Wall Did Not Change http://lnkd.in/d8qx75t

UPI: Lockheed Martin partners for space debris research. Lockheed Martin has announced a partnering agreement to study near-Earth space debris using the largest infrared telescope in the Western Hemisphere. http://lnkd.in/dGUFrnd

BBC: The number of people killed by the worst outbreak of Ebola has risen to 5,160, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The Ebola outbreak is thought to have infected more than 14,000 people, almost all of them in West Africa. http://lnkd.in/d_eE7aw

THE GUARDIAN: Sir Richard Branson: self-proclaimed experts wrong about Virgin Galactic explosion — video http://lnkd.in/dxTJhCj

REUTERS: Abu Dhabi fund holding off on Virgin Galactic decision –source http://lnkd.in/dv8kanG

WALL STREET JOURNAL: NTSB Cites Improper Pilot Command in Virgin Galactic Crash. An improper pilot command preceded the violent in-flight breakup of Virgin Galactic LLC’s experimental rocket ship Friday, according to federal safety investigators probing the fatal accident. http://lnkd.in/dMfFuFv

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Rosetta Mission’s Probe Lands on Comet. European Space Agency’s Philae Is First Craft to Land on Comet in Historic Moment for Space Exploration http://lnkd.in/dQhdxRF

LIVE SCIENCE: Why Chimps Haven’t Evolved Culture Like Humans http://lnkd.in/dbb_BBJ

FOX NEWS: China takes new stealth jet for test flight during Obama visit http://lnkd.in/dSb_7Yh

BLOOMBERG: China Shows Off New Stealth Fighter to U.S. Military http://lnkd.in/dUMJG7F

NEW YORK TIMES: With a Stealth Fighter, China Tries to Gain Attention http://lnkd.in/d46WCUY

FINANCIAL TIMES: Say ‘hi’ to your new colleague and competitor: the needy robot. The next Machine Age will not just augur job losses and the transformation of some professions. The future could be a lot worse. It may also let loose an army of needy robots. This week, the MIT Technology Review…more http://lnkd.in/dGmpR49

WIRED: Robots to cause ‘avoidable unemployment’ in 2020 Britain http://lnkd.in/dCP_EFY

BLOOMBERG: Could a Robot or AI Take Your Job? http://lnkd.in/dReSAwN

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: Chinese firms seek greater share of industrial robots market. New government policies and rising automation prompt mainland makers of the devices to step up production to garner a bigger slice of the market http://lnkd.in/dZBsiES

FORGET ABOUT JOBS COMING BACK. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Men or machines: will technology take our jobs? As technology transforms millions of jobs around the world, it has created a “second machine age”, which represents a new inflection point in history. Just as in the industrial age, machines are improving the effectiveness of the workforce – but they are also automating tasks that humans once performed. less http://lnkd.in/dPeM7Ds

FINANCIAL TIMES: Technology threatens 1 in 3 UK jobs http://lnkd.in/d6UWbCM

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: Robots to Steal 10 Million Low Paid UK Jobs by 2034 http://lnkd.in/d5S_aBX

CLEAN TECHNICA: Self-Driving Buses Could Really Reinvent Transportation Systems http://lnkd.in/dNrxvRd

CIO: How Automation Could Take Your Skills — and Your Job http://lnkd.in/da6z_EJ

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Will 2015 be the year of jobless growth? http://lnkd.in/dS2Ur2C

YAHOO NEWS: Russian bomber patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico http://lnkd.in/d6nitRD

YAHOO NEWS: Ebola Rages on in West Africa http://lnkd.in/dz_KFVc

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Health Officials Urge Congress for Ebola Help http://lnkd.in/dftDz8R

CIO: German Spy Agency Seeks Millions to Monitor Social Networks Outside Germany http://lnkd.in/dPH3Xcj

FAST COMPANY: Need A New Bone? Grow It From Your Own Cells http://lnkd.in/dxQYVSc

MOSCOW TIMES: Blackwater.ru: The Future of Russian Private Military Companies. In Soviet times, Russian military professionals worked across the globe from Cuba to Vietnam, teaching, advising and sometimes just pointing Kalashnikov muzzles at the enemy for the sake of the proletariat. Now Russian authorities want them to do so again, but this time, for profit — and, just possibly, as a governmental proxy. less http://lnkd.in/dZzBFf2

MOSCOW TIMES: Ukraine Redeploys Troops, Fearing Russia-Backed Offensive http://lnkd.in/dNNsu6f

FORTUNE: Wearables are fast becoming part of ‘always on’ corporate culture http://lnkd.in/dmDDyC8

DER SPIEGEL: Interview with Hilary Mantel: ‘What’s Happening in Britain at the Moment Is Really Ugly’ http://lnkd.in/dq35WAj

FOREIGN POLICY: This Is Not Your Father’s Stock Market. 6 ways that global investing is breaking the rules. http://lnkd.in/dZMWN8T

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Radical Turks. Why Turkish Citizens are Joining ISIS http://lnkd.in/d7RcQMv

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: The Other Facebook Revolution. How the Internet Makes People Unhappy With Their Governments http://lnkd.in/dbAgmMr

WASHINGTON POST: Five climate lessons from Stephen Hawking http://lnkd.in/duSkKHm

CANBERRA TIMES: Artificial intelligence and singularity could mean demise of human control. http://lnkd.in/dhJJz5b

IT WILL BE INFINITELY SOONER. BLOOMBERG: Robot Brains Catch Humans in 25 Years, Then Speed Right On By http://lnkd.in/dUsgFkn

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

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By — Gizmag

Tokia University researchers have developed a nanosheet material that clings to irregular ...

Even with advances in gels and dressings, burns remain a difficult injury to treat. This applies particularly to parts of the body where the skin bends around bones and joints, creating surfaces unfavorable to most types of bandaging. But researchers from Japan’s Tokai University have developed a new ultra-thin material that clings to those trickier locations, serving to ward off infectious bacteria.

The researchers liken the material as akin to cling wrap in its ability to adhere to not only flat surfaces without any adhesives, but also irregular surfaces that can be prone to dog-eared Band-Aids and curling gauze.

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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 12, 2014)

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FINANCIAL TIMES: Alibaba breaks online shopping records http://on.ft.com/1ytcyPI

THE GUARDIAN: Report claims a third of UK jobs at risk from robots http://lnkd.in/dTBpmFE

EURASIA REVIEW: Iran To Launch More Selective Internet Censorship http://lnkd.in/dzG-wPM

NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. and China Agree to Cut Tariffs, but Vie for Trade Blocs http://lnkd.in/daWGkac

WALL STREET JOURNAL: U.S., China Ready Deals to Avert Military Confrontations. Agreements Would Cover Alerts for Exercises, Set Rules of Behavior for Military Encounters http://lnkd.in/d3gvRi2

FINANCIAL TIMES: China and US look to the future with IT trade agreement http://lnkd.in/dUuaHjb

SYDNEY MORAL HERALD: Artificial intelligence and singularity could mean demise of human control http://lnkd.in/dnFdDAE

NEW YORK TIMES: Artificial Intelligence as a Threat http://lnkd.in/dfCRiPN

MARKETING MAGAZINE: Artificial intelligence is ‘key’ to big data, says Unilever’s Marc Mathieu http://lnkd.in/dAZEyqA

FINANCIAL TIMES: Artificial intelligence: machine versus man. Computers will soon become more intelligent than us. Some of the best brains in Silicon Valley are now trying to work out what happens next http://lnkd.in/dzs5atD

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Average High School Senior http://lnkd.in/dAMTRU8

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: Google’s DeepMind Builds Artificial Intelligence Computer That Mimics Human Brain http://lnkd.in/dcDrmTZ

COMPUTERWORLD: Ask Watson or Siri: Artificial intelligence is as elusive as ever http://lnkd.in/dWCZVxS

VENTURE BEAT: Artificial intelligence is now affordable. Use it to work smarter http://lnkd.in/ddRgT3S

BUSINESSWEEK: Baidu Embraces Artificial Intelligence to Build a Better Search Engine http://lnkd.in/dWJ6TSj

RUSSIAN BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Artificial intelligence infiltrates printers http://lnkd.in/dRZdGRN

NEW YORK TIMES: Our Machine Masters http://lnkd.in/dT7Yf_H

DER SPIEGEL: Europe Prepares First Comet Landing http://lnkd.in/d2H_m2J

ROBOTICS TOMORROW: Functionalize Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Power Up 3D Printing With World’s Most Electronically Conductive 3D Printing Filament http://lnkd.in/dTsy-B3

BUSINESS INSIDER: 3D Printing Could Become A $13 Billion Industry http://lnkd.in/dNitust

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 11, 2014)

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TECHCRUNCH: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella details his views on what Google and Apple do best http://tcrn.ch/1ypN0D4

REUTERS: Iranian-built copy of U.S. drone takes first flight http://lnkd.in/ddzJxZs

REUTERS: U.S. Postal Service data breach may compromise staff, customer details http://lnkd.in/dZcfTtf

GARTNER: Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2015 http://lnkd.in/ds775sy

THE ECONOMIST: Google announces its own delivery drones project http://lnkd.in/dYZvgmp

THE ECONOMIST: Bioprinting: Building living tissue with a 3D printer is becoming a new business, but making whole organs for transplant remains elusive http://lnkd.in/dqs5auN

THE ECONOMIST: 3D printing software. Something out of nothing http://lnkd.in/dJTzBtH

NEW YORK TIMES: Dinner Is Printed. THE hype over 3-D printing intensifies by the day. Will it save the world? Will it bring on the apocalypse, with millions manufacturing their own AK-47s? http://lnkd.in/dJDkKsy

FORBES: 3D Printers Will Soon Change The World, If It’s Not Strangled In A Lawyered Up World http://lnkd.in/dvX4t82

NEW YORK TIMES: Drones Outpacing Rules as Popularity Soars in New York http://lnkd.in/dtwTd_V

REUTERS: Stratasys sees robust 3D-printing market as HP reveals plans http://lnkd.in/dDMrtXz

REUTERS: Google tests airborne drones to deliver goods http://lnkd.in/dUjbYMn

WALL STREET JOURNAL: How 3-D Printing Will Change Our Lives http://lnkd.in/d7W-RJf

WALL STREET JOURNAL: FAA Clears Six Film Companies to Use Drones http://lnkd.in/d-YinFT

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Deutsche Post DHL to Deliver Medicine via Drone http://lnkd.in/dwfEJAy

WALL STREET JOURNAL: FAA Gives Approval to BP to Use Commercial Drones http://lnkd.in/dhvCSPn

WALL STREET JOURNAL: It’s Time to Take Artificial Intelligence Seriously http://lnkd.in/d4zDn5p

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Zuckerberg, Musk Invest in Artificial-Intelligence Company http://lnkd.in/dMWyvhY

NEW YORK TIMES: Artificial Intelligence as a Threat http://lnkd.in/dfCRiPN

REUTERS: ABB invests in U.S. artificial intelligence company http://lnkd.in/d55PRMW

THE ECONOMIST: Clever cogs. The potential impacts of intelligent machines on human life http://lnkd.in/dTu-Zvm
THE ECONOMIST: The language of the internet of things. More and more devices are becoming connected, but will they speak the same language? http://lnkd.in/dMDQGqB

REUTERS: Don’t fear the Internet of things http://lnkd.in/dABmEja

NEW YORK TIMES: With $30 Million More in Hand, IFTTT Looks to the Internet of Things http://lnkd.in/d-Qg4pk

THE ECONOMIST: The dodgiest duo in the suspect six. As emerging economies hit hard times, Brazil and Russia look particularly weak http://lnkd.in/dy8dvbd

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Who Is at Fault in Ukraine? Foreign Affairs’ Brain Trust Weighs In http://lnkd.in/dM8riM9
FINANCIAL TIMES: Google moves into Nasa’s territory http://on.ft.com/1yrP7WZ

DER SPIEGEL: Mr. Europe? The Ghosts of Jean-Claude Juncker’s Past Come Back to Haunt Him http://lnkd.in/dnWZFmT
DER SPIEGEL: Iranian Nuclear Negotiator: ‘We Can’t Just Turn Back the Clock’ http://lnkd.in/dSQJcSX

FORBES: Toyota’s next Camry will also be made of aluminum: http://onforb.es/1EvrbWS

CIO: Home Depot Says 53 Million Email Addresses Compromised During Breach http://lnkd.in/dshY3if

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

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By: Bryan Nelson — MNN

By utilizing a process that Einstein famously called “spooky,” scientists have successfully caught “ghosts” on film for the first time using quantum cameras.
The “ghosts” captured on camera weren’t the kind you might first think; scientists didn’t discover the wandering lost souls of our ancestors. Rather, they were able to capture images of objects from photons that never actually encountered the objects pictured. The technology has been dubbed “ghost imaging,” reports National Geographic.

FUTURISM UPDATE (November 10, 2014)

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MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Google ALSO Wants to Store Your Genome. For $25 a year, Google will keep a copy of any genome in the cloud. http://lnkd.in/dAjHdHj

POPULAR SCIENCE: Bionic Bird Drone May Fool Actual Birds. This biomimetic flying device can be controlled by a smartphone, to entertain people and cats alike. http://lnkd.in/d2Mcz9R

NEW YORK TIMES: A Strategy for Rich Countries: Absorb More Immigrants http://lnkd.in/dJUabhh

WASHINGTON POST: HP’s bold plan to become the first mainstream 3D printing company http://wapo.st/1ttYWiZ

THE ECONOMIST: America’s crackdown on tax evasion: Weil walks http://econ.st/1vTJRsK

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370? THE ECONOMIST: Hacking aircraft. Remote control http://lnkd.in/d9wd_-Y

CHINA DAILY USA: Canada becomes first yuan clearance hub in Americas http://ow.ly/E1NmW

ENGADGET: 3D Robotics is building the drones that just about anyone can fly http://lnkd.in/d45qtd8

THE ATLANTIC: This Cyborg Cockroach Could Save Your Life Someday. Bugs backpacked with microphones could be deployed to disaster zones in the future. http://lnkd.in/dD_yQ9r

THE ECONOMIST: It is the 0.01% in America who are really getting richer http://econ.st/1uG8hLx

BLOOMBERG MARKET: Jack Ma, China’s richest man, plans to make #Alibaba the go-to global marketplace: http://bloom.bg/1ynfCgl

FINANCIAL TIMES: China’s answer to Warren Buffett, Guo Guangchang, talks tai chi over #LunchwiththeFT http://on.ft.com/1EbpEmH

PHYS ORG: ‘Big data’ takes root in the world of plant research http://lnkd.in/dSRtJJJ

THE ECONOMIST: James Lord of Morgan Stanley, a bank, labelled Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey the “fragile five” http://econ.st/1zA1K6k

COMPUTERWORLD: An Internet sales tax would cost online shoppers billions http://lnkd.in/dfyQ57k

WALL STREET JOURNAL: How China’s new trade routes center it on the geopolitical map http://on.wsj.com/1ymYcR0

WIRED: A Military-Grade Drone That Can Be Printed Anywhere http://lnkd.in/dYyDeJH

BBC: 3D printing helps make drones faster. 3D printing has been described as the “future of manufacturing” and is increasingly being used to make everything from film props to food. The technology is also being used to make unmanned aerial vehicles as the parts can be designed quicker and made…more http://lnkd.in/dnGtkQZ

BBC: Parkinson’s stem cell ‘breakthrough’. Stem cells can be used to heal the damage in the brain caused by Parkinson’s disease, according to scientists in Sweden. http://lnkd.in/d_hCySg

THE ECONOMIST: East Asian firms in China: Taiwan, Japan and South Korea employ huge numbers of mainland Chinese http://lnkd.in/dYt_MrX

REUTERS: Samsung Electronics near license for new $3 billion Vietnam mobile phone plant http://lnkd.in/dxeEcH5

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

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Written By: — Singularity Hub

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Not long ago, robots were largely confined to books and movies. Then they started showing up on YouTube, and robot fear became a viral thing. There was that terrifying video of a Boston Dynamics robot wearing fatigues and gas mask. Another Boston Dynamics video showed a cheetah robot that could outpace the swiftest human sprinter.

Back then, it was easy enough to imagine being run down by a robot—particularly because Boston Dynamics was funded by the military. But there was no good reason to fear them. Not yet. Why? They were all powered by internal combustion engines. Imagine being stalked by a car with no muffler. You’d hear it a mile off and climb a tree.

Well, all you robot fearing folk, the era of insanely noisy robots may be nearing an end—MIT’s stealthy electric robot cheetah is here to prowl your nightmares. (Sure, it looks friendly and playful, gamboling care-free on the quad—but don’t be fooled.)

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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 09, 2014)

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NEW YORK TIMES: Home Depot Says Hackers Also Stole Email Addresses http://lnkd.in/dmDSkuK

NEW YORK TIMES: International Raids Target Sites Selling Contraband on the ‘Dark Web’ http://lnkd.in/dc2jZdC

BUSINESS STANDARD: 50% of occupations today will no longer exist in 2025: Report. Workspaces with row of desks will become completely redundant, not because they are not fit for purpose, but simply because that purpose no longer exists, the report predicts http://lnkd.in/dFyWwk2

BUSINESSWEEK: David Cameron kept Scotland in the U.K., but the rise of right-wing nationalists could cost him his job: http://buswk.co/1uKH4H5

FOREIGN POLICY: Asian countries are wary about Beijing’s growing power, but China still brings home the bacon. http://atfp.co/1z9Tkje

NBC: Gorbachev Warns World is on Brink of ‘New Cold War’ http://nbcnews.to/1uNQBhh

BBC NEWS: Ex-USSR leader Gorbachev: World on brink of new Cold War http://lnkd.in/dtwysHG

The Huffington Post: Why Gorbachev Feels Betrayed By The Post-Cold War West http://lnkd.in/dCPTsiV

MARKET WATCH: Gorbachev says don’t pick on Putin http://lnkd.in/dWSK9xS

FOREIGN POLICY: Emerging market economies are in a lot more trouble than investors want to believe. http://atfp.co/1wECOYU

Discover Magazine: The mystery of the Virgin Galactic pilot’s error: http://bit.ly/1uafHEX

BIGTHINK: Your Brain Peforms Better When It Slows Down, with Steven Kotler http://lnkd.in/dgvCMxY

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Big Data Gets Master Treatment at B-Schools. One-Year Analytics Programs Cater to Shift in Students’ Ambitions http://lnkd.in/dWznGnn

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Elon Musk’s Next Mission: Internet Satellites. SpaceX, Tesla Founder Explores Venture to Make Lighter, Cheaper Satellites http://lnkd.in/d4vN-AM

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

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