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The Chinese Government's Plans for
Nanotechnology
Wired Feb. 17, 2008
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University of California at Santa
Barbara researchers say China aims
to leapfrog the United States in
technological development with
substantial investment in
nanotechnology. Nanotechnology
research is one of four Chinese
"science Megaprojects" that have the
central purpose of catching the
country up to US research by...
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Brain blanket boosts mind control
NewScientist.com news service Feb. 15, 2008
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Researchers at Albany Medical
College, Washington University, the
University of Washington, the
University of Wisconsin have
developed a more effective
brain-control interface device,
using a sheet of closely spaced
electrodes placed over the brain. In
recent experiments, five patients
learned to control a computer cursor
in two dimensions on...
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Scientists Develop Tool to Probe
Role of Oxidative Stress in Aging,
Disease
KurzweilAI.net Feb. 18, 2008
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University of Michigan researchers
have a new technique to observe how
oxidative stress affects proteins,
allowing them to quantify the
oxidation state of thousands of
different proteins in a single
experiment. University of Michigan
news release...
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Stress hormone impacts memory,
learning in diabetic rodents
KurzweilAI.net Feb. 18, 2008
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A National Institutes of Health
study finds increased levels of the
stress hormone cortisol temporarily
disrupts healthy hippocampus
functions in diabetic rats, a step
in understanding why diabetes
impairs the cognitive health of
people. Both Type 1 and Type 2
diabetic rats exhibited learning and
memory deficits when cortisol levels
were...
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Laser beam sets record for
intensity
KurzweilAI.net Feb. 18, 2008
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The world's most intense laser beam
uses 300 terawatts of power
concentrated in a 30 femtosecond
pulse to a 1.3-micron area, or 20
billion trillion watts per square
centimeter. University of Michigan
news release...
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Scientist postulates 4 aspects of
'humaniqueness'
differentiating
human and animal
cognition
KurzweilAI.net Feb. 18, 2008
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A Harvard University scientist
claims four key differences separate
human and animal cognition. The four
novel components of human cognition
are the abilities to combine and
recombine different types of
information and knowledge to gain
new understanding; to apply the same
"rule" or solution to one problem to
a different and new situation; to...
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Silicon Valley Starts to Turn Its
Face to the Sun
New York Times Feb. 17, 2008
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Silicon Valley entrepreneurs hope
to put the development of solar
technologies onto a faster track,
using new technologies like
thin-film solar and "solar thermal"
(large mirrors generate steam to run
turbines)....
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Artificial Playmates for Autistic
Children
ScienceNOW Daily News Feb. 15, 2008
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Northwestern University researchers
show that interacting with virtual
playmates helps autistic children
unlock social aptitudes and skills.
During unsupervised play with
typical children, autistic children
don't fill in pauses in
conversation, nor do they ask or
answer questions in a natural flow.
But with a virtual playmate,
autistic children...
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Scientists Ponder the Successor to
Moore's Law
PC World Feb. 16, 2008
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The National Science Foundation has
requested $20 million from the U.S.
government for fiscal 2009 to start
the "Science and Engineering Beyond
Moore's Law" effort, which would
fund academic research on
technologies including carbon
nanotubes, quantum computing and
massively multicore computers....
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Microfluidics, nanoparticles drive
novel cancer detection schemes
Nanowerk News Feb. 15, 2008
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University of Florida researchers
have developed aptamers combined
with gold nanoparticles to produce a
diagnostic optical signal when they
cover targeted cancer cells.
University of Idaho researchers have
developed a nanowire transistor to
detect low levels of DNA
methylation, which plays a critical
role in silencing tumor suppressor
genes and...
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21st Century's Grand Engineering
Challenges Unveiled
KurzweilAI.net Feb. 15, 2008
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The U.S. National Academy of
Engineering (NAE) today announced 14
grand challenges for engineering in
the 21st century that, if met,
"would improve how we live by
improving sustainability, health,
and joy of living, and reducing
vulnerability." A diverse committee
of experts from around the world
chaired by former secretary of
defense William...
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