PUGA.COM: July 2013

Monday, 29 July 2013

Gadget genius: Nanotechnology breakthrough is big deal for electronics

"University of Akron researchers have developed new materials that function on a nanoscale, which could lead to the creation of lighter laptops, slimmer televisions and crisper smartphone visual displays."

Gadget genius: Nanotechnology breakthrough is big deal for electronics

THE FUTURE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON HUMANITY- Ray Kurzweil and Robert Freitas discuss nanotechnology

TED (AI / SIRI- like) A huggable, talking intelligent toy robot? Oh yeah!

"Siri on steroids
Like Jeannie, you can ask questions or engage in conversation, and actually learn things. You can also ask it to make calls for you, give you a wakeup-call, find the nearest restaurant, launch apps, and other Siri-like stuff, and it “safely searches the web,” said Conlan.
“Supertoy is fun and playful for children and can also be their first introduction to the world of the Internet,” said Conlan. “It is designed to be used in a safe and child-friendly manner, so only age-appropriate information is shared.
“This allows children to learn from the vast amounts of educational material online, without parents having to worry. Being connected to the Internet also means Supertoy upgrades over time and becomes better and better as it learns. It reads bedtime stories, sings songs, and answers all those pesky ‘why’ questions.”"

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! This is a true 21st century Toy

A huggable, talking intelligent toy robot? Oh yeah!

Saturday, 27 July 2013

CUTTING EDGE TECH (July 2013) - How will nanobots change medicine?

Absolutely mind-blowing.

AI. How it is changing our lives and the profound changes to come. Technology Of The Future - BBC Documentary

The AI revolution in perspective.

Friday, 26 July 2013

BRAIN: “PLAYING” WITH THE MEMORY / MEMORIES

This is obviously an experiment with deep philosophical and scientific implications.

Neuroscientists plant false memories in mice: Location where brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic, pinpointed

HEALTH- HEART: Cardiac cells and gold nanofibers join forces to heal damaged hearts

"When someone has a heart attack, the damaged heart tissue doesn’t grow back. Instead, it’s replaced by non-beating scar tissue. As a result, the heart is permanently weakened. Now, however, researchers at Tel Aviv University are getting promising results using patches that contain cardiac cells and gold nanofibers."

http://www.gizmag.com/heart-patch-gold-nanofibers/28465/

PHYSICS OF TELEPORTATION- What if quantum entanglement worked on the macroscopic level?

"To do this, the team first created an entanglement between two fiber optics on a microscopic level before moving it to the macroscopic level. The entangled state survived the transition to a larger-scale world and the phenomenon could even be observed with the naked eye.
To verify that the entanglement survived in the macroscopic world, the physicists reconverted the phenomenon at the microscopic level."

What if quantum entanglement worked on the macroscopic level?

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

AI- Chips that mimic the brain in real time

"No computer works as efficiently as the human brain — so building an artificial brain is the goal of many scientists. Neuroinformatics researchers from the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich say they have now made a breakthrough in this direction by understanding how to configure neuromorphic chips to imitate the brain’s information processing abilities in real time.
They demonstrated this by building an artificial sensory processing system that exhibits cognitive abilities."

Chips that mimic the brain in real time

Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Desktop-printing electronic circuits, other nanofabricated devices

"A much-anticipated, low-cost, high-resolution desktop nanofabrication tool promises to revolutionize fabrication of electronic circuits and other nanofabricated devices, according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers".

Desktop-printing electronic circuits, other nanofabricated devices

Thursday, 18 July 2013

CARS- Autonomous cars to appear on UK roads by the end of the year

"Though it seems likely that Watters is correct in that cars will become more autonomous in stages over the years, Gizmag's recent first-hand experience with Volvo's autonomous technology suggests that progress will be swift."

http://www.gizmag.com/uk-autonomous-cars/28338/

ASTRONOMY / SPACE - Mining the heavens: In conversation with Planetary Resources' Chief Engineer

"It wasn't long ago that asteroid mining was only found in the pages of science fiction. Now, with increasing interest in the commercial exploitation of space, companies are springing up to turn asteroids from things that Bruce Willis blows up, into raw materials for future travellers and colonists. One such firm is Planetary Resources, which is currently winding up a KickStarter campaign aimed at raising public awareness about asteroid mining by offering the public access to a space telescope. Gizmag visits the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters and talks to the President and Chief Engineer, Chris Lewicki."

http://www.gizmag.com/planetary-resources-interview/27952/

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

MEDICINE & HEALTH - Human induced pluripotent stem cells. Towards Human Body 2.0

Researchers generate long-lasting blood vessels from reprogrammed human cells

Thursday, 11 July 2013

MIT CONCEPTS - BUILDINGS THAT CAN CHANGE OVER TIME

"What if buildings could adapt their shape and form – without any other input from us? Architect Skylar Tibbits says 4D printing could make materials that build themselves."
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130709-buildings-that-can-make-themselve

MEMORY / DATA STORAGE - 'Superman' memory crystal

"Coined as the 'Superman' memory crystal, as the glass memory has been compared to the "memory crystals" used in the Superman films, the data is recorded via self-assembled nanostructures created in fused quartz, which is able to store vast quantities of data for over a million years."

5-D optical memory in glass could record the last evidence of civilization