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Intel CTO and Ray Kurzweil Among
Visionaries Headlining Singularity
Summit 2008
KurzweilAI.net Aug. 29, 2008
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Singularity Summit 2008:
Opportunity, Risk, Leadership takes
place October 25 at the Montgomery
Theater in San Jose, CA, the
Singularity Institute for Artificial
Intelligence plans to announce
today. Keynotes will include Ray
Kurzweil, updating his predictions
in The Singularity Is Near, and
Intel CTO Justin Rattner, who thinks
the gap between...
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Circadian rhythms boost cancer
therapies (subscription requred)
New Scientist Aug, 27, 2008
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Chronotherapists have found that
side effects of specific drugs and
radiotherapy can be minimized by
administering them at defined times
of the day, also taking into account
individual patient circadian cycles.
Circadian rhythms affect the
expression of almost every gene in
our bodies, so it is not surprising
that drugs are metabolised...
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'Space Cube' could be world's
smallest PC
PhysOrg.com Aug. 28, 2008
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Shimafuji Corporation has developed
the Space Cube, a 2x2 inches PC
designed for use in space to control
various electronics and manage an
"interstellar computer network."
Running on just 5 Watts, the PC has
a 300 MHz CPU, 16 MB of on-board
flash memory, 64MB SDRAM card, LAN
port, USB port, Ethernet port, and
VGA monitor connector....
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Two-egg diet cracks cholesterol
issue
PhysOrg.com Aug, 28, 2008
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University of Surrey researchers
have found that people who ate two
eggs per day, while on a
calorie-restricted diet, lost weight
and reduced their blood cholesterol...
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USC's 'print-a-house' construction
technology
PhysOrg.com Aug. 28, 2008
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University of Southern California
engineers are developing a scale-up
of the rapid prototyping machines
now widely used in industry to allow
Caterpillar to "print out" concrete
houses. The "Contour Crafting"
automated construction system may
one day be able to build full-scale
houses in...
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Neutralizing Fluorocarbons
Technology Review Aug. 28, 2008
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Researchers at Brandeis University
have found a catalyst that breaks
the carbon-fluorine bond at room
temperature, promising easier and
more effective disposal of...
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Tiny Drug Transporters
Technology Review Aug. 29, 2008
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Research from Stanford University
has shown that carbon nanotubes
loaded with anticancer drugs can
target tumor cells while avoiding
healthy tissue. The researchers
coated the nanotubes with a molecule
called polyethylene glycol (PEG) and
attached molecules of the anticancer
drug paclitaxel to each branch.
Tumors treated by nanotube delivery...
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Solar Map: More Than 30
Utility-Scale Solar Plants in the
U.S.
Earth2tech Aug. 27, 2008
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A Google map shows more than 30
utility-scale solar power plants one
megawatt or larger in various stages
of development in the U.S....
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Nanosolar Boosts Funds to Massive
Half Billion Dollars
Earth2tech Aug. 27, 2008
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Thin-film solar maker Nanosolar has
raised $300 million in additional
financing, bringing its total to
just under half a billion dollars.
The funding will go toward ramping
up production of the 430 MW San Jose
plant and the 620 MW Berlin factory....
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