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Long-distance demonstration of
solar-powered wireless power
transmission achieved
KurzweilAI.net Sep. 12, 2008
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The National Space Society (NSS)
will announce today a demonstration
of the critical technology enabling
space solar power. John C. Mankins,
former manager of NASA's Exploration
Systems Research and Technology
Program, and a foremost expert on
space solar power, will describe a
demonstration project for
long-distance, solar-powered
wireless...
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The 'satellite navigation' in our
brains
PhysOrg.com Sep. 11, 2008
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Our brains contain their own
GPS-like navigation system, with
in-built maps, grids and compasses,
University College London
neuroscientists have found in an MRI
study of the hippocampus and
neighboring brain areas....
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Researchers develop nano-sized
'cargo ships' to target and destroy
tumors
PhysOrg.com Sep. 12, 2008
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UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and
MIT scientists have developed smart
tumor-targeting nanodevices that
integrate therapeutic and diagnostic
functions and travel in the
bloodstream, avoiding rapid removal
by the body's natural immune system.
(Ji-Ho Park, UCSD) The
50-nanometer-diameter devices carry
the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin
along...
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Deep brain stimulation offers hope
to people with treatment-resistant
illnesses
PhysOrg.com Sep. 12, 2008
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Deep brain stimulation, which uses
electrical stimulation to jolt the
brain in pinpointed locations, is
use for treating a number of
neurological and behavioral
conditions, including Parkinson's
disease, epilepsy, severe
depression, chronic pain, obsessive
compulsive disorder, traumatic brain
injuries, and Alzheimer's disease.
Guiding...
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Solar Roofing Materials
Technology Review Sep. 12, 2008
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United Solar Ovonic of Auburn
Hills, MI, has teamed with Centria,
a major roofing company, to create a
metal roof system that integrates
easy-to-install, flexible thin-film
amorphous-silicon photovoltaic
modules. (EnergyPeak) The
partnership offers seven different
prefabricated systems, ranging in
capacity from 3 to 120 kilowatts,
and...
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