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Brain 'seismology' helps predict
epileptic attacks (preview)
New Scientist Jan. 12, 2008
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The dynamics of earthquakes and
seizures are similar, say University
of Kansas researchers, and the
finding could lead to new ways of
predicting the attacks. There are
several striking features in common.
Low-level tremors that foreshadow
full earthquakes, for example, are
mirrored by tiny neural spikes in
the brain's electrical activity
before...
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Lifeboat Foundation signs 500th
member of scientific advisory board
KurzweilAI.net Jan. 13, 2008
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The Lifeboat Foundation has
recruited its 500th scientific
advisory board member, Dr. Martine
Rothblatt, founder of United
Therapeutics, Sirius Satellite
Radio, and the Terasem Movement. The
Lifeboat Foundation's mission is
"safeguarding humanity," with 27
subboards and 24 programs, intended
to protect against existential risks
such as...
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IBM, Mayo Clinic team up to improve
medical imaging: studying use
of
the PlayStation 3 Cell chip
ComputerWorld Jan. 9, 2008
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An IBM-Mayo Clinic team is using
the PlayStation 3 Cell chip to
significantly speed up processing in
medical imaging systems....
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Team Creates Rat Heart Using Cells
of Baby Rats
New York Times Jan. 14, 2008
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University of Minnesota researchers
created a beating rat heart in a
laboratory by using the valves and
outer structure of a dead rat's
heart as scaffolding for new heart
cells injected from newborn rats.
Scientists should be able to grow a
human heart by taking stem cells
from a patient's bone marrow and
placing them in a cadaver heart...
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Brighter LED Lights Could Replace
Household Light Bulbs Within Three
Years
Science Daily Jan. 10, 2008
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Researchers have made LED
lightbulbs that are brighter and use
less power than both standard
light-bulbs and energy-efficient
light-bulbs, using nano-imprint
lithography to make microscopic
holes on the surface of the LEDs so
that more light escapes. With
current LEDs, much of the light is
trapped within the LED's structure....
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Silicon Nanowires Turn Heat to
Electricity
IEEE Spectrum Jan. 11, 2008
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Cal Tech and University of
California, Berkeley research teams
reported that they could increase
silicon nanowires' ability to
convert heat into electric current
by as much as 100 times. The
discovery could lead to new ways to
cool computer chips, build
refrigerators, or get more power out
of car engines....
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Crash Warning System Monitors
Nearby Traffic And Warns Of Possible
Collisions
Science Daily Jan. 13, 2008
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European researchers have
demonstrated a software-based
collision warning system for cars
that could alert the driver several
seconds in advance of an impact. The
Collision Warning System prototype
finds the position, speed and
trajectory of neighboring and
oncoming traffic using GPS and the
Vehicle2Vehicle (V2V) car
communication...
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E-noses Could Make Diseases
Something to Sniff at
Scientific American Jan. 11, 2008
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Engineers are developing electronic
versions of the human nose that will
allow doctors to use the "odor
signatures" of diseases to diagnose
illnesses. The E-noses contain an
array of olfactory sensors activated
in unique patterns when exposed to
different aromas.
Pattern-recognition software
identifies each odor and its source....
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