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[Brian Atkins]

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Subject: KurzweilAI.net Daily Newsletter
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:00:07 -0400
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KURZWEILAI.NET NEWSLETTER

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Riding With Robots 2.0
New York Times Oct. 29, 2007
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How smart can cars become? Quite a
bit smarter. That was reporter John
Markoff's conclusion after a test
ride in Junior, a Volkswagen Passat
filled with computers and navigation
gear that will compete Saturday in
the third autonomous vehicle grand
challenge, held by the Defense
Advanced Research Projects...
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Powerful Molecular Motor Permits
Speedy Assembly of Viruses
PhysOrg.com October 29, 2007
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A team of physicists has shown that
a tiny viral motor generates twice
as much power, relative to its size,
as an automobile engine. The finding
explains why even very large viruses
can self-assemble so rapidly. The
researchers say that their work
could ultimately lead to better ways
of designing antiviral medications.
Drugs that target the...
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Researchers show evidence of
'memory' in cells and molecules
PhysOrg.com October 29, 2007
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Researchers have found evidence
that some molecular interactions on
cell surfaces may have a "memory:
that affects their future
interactions. The report could lead
to a re-examination of results from
certain single-molecule...
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New Lasers Peer into Cells
Technology Review October 30, 2007
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Harvard University engineers have
built a laser that could allow
researchers to peer into cells with
ultrahigh resolution -- about 100
nanometers -- and watch cellular
events as they happen. Gold bars
focus laser light to a spot size
equal to the gap between them. By
adding nano antennas to infrared
lasers, the researchers have made it...
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Depleting oil supplies threaten
'meltdown in society'
NewScientist.com news service Oct. 29, 2007
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The Energy Watch Group (EWG) in
Berlin, Germany reported this week
that a study showed that world oil
production peaked in 2006 -- far
earlier than expected. EWG analysed
oil production figures and predicted
it would fall by 7 per cent a year,
dropping to half of current levels
by 2030. The report also predicts
significant falls in gas, coal...
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