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[Brian Atkins]

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Subject: KurzweilAI.net Daily Newsletter
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:00:07 -0400
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Brain's messengers could be
regulated, researchers find
PhysOrg.com September 17, 2007
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Researchers at MIT's Picower
Institute for Learning and Memory
have found that tiny, spontaneous
releases of the brain's primary
chemical messengers can be
regulated, potentially giving
scientists unprecedented control
over how the brain is...
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Nanoscale computer memory retrieves
data 1,000 times faster
PhysOrg.com September 17, 2007
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Scientists from the University of
Pennsylvania have developed
nanowires capable of storing
computer data for 100,000 years and
retrieving that data a thousand
times faster than existing portable
memory devices such as Flash memory
and micro-drives, all using less
power and space than current memory...
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Scientists unlock secrets of
protein folding
PhysOrg.com September 17, 2007
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A team led by biophysicist Jeremy
Smith of the University of Tennessee
and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
has taken a significant step toward
unraveling the mystery of how
proteins fold into unique,
three-dimensional shapes. The team
determined that small hydrophobic
areas of the peptide, up to the size
of a water molecule, induce
different...
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AIs May Call Virtual Worlds Home
Digital Trends September 13th 2007
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Novamente is looking at virtual
worlds like Second Life as training
grounds for self-directed AI
applications that learn by
interacting with their environments.
Novamente plans to unveil a
teachable "virtual companion" in
Second Life at the Virtual Worlds
Conference in San Jose this October....
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