July 2010
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Now Accepting Submissions
Posting on this blog has been slow because I have been the only one making any new posts. But, now there is a submission form. Use it to make submissions for content that you think may be relevant, interesting, or meritorious of discussion, and, if I approve it, it will show up here!
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acapela Text to Speech Demo →
This TTS Demo is scary good, in English, but especially in Russian, and, near as I can tell, in French.
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“A computer program is allowing researchers to accurately simulate protein...”
– Computer simulates super-fast protein fold
June 2010
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“Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a monkey...”
– Advanced Robotic Arm Controlled by Monkey’s Thoughts
May 2010
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“In a feat that is the culmination of two and a half years of tests and...”
– Scientists Create First Self-Replicating Synthetic Life
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“Quantum teleportation is central to the practical realization of quantum...”
– Experimental free-space quantum teleportation
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“A laser has been used to generate small clouds on demand in lab, and real-world...”
– Laser creates clouds over Germany
April 2010
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“Bentham imagined a prison built in the form of a gigantic ring, with cells by...”
– Neopanoptical « Adam Greenfield’s Speedbird
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March 2010
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“What’s the difference between Ubiquitous Computing (“ubicomp”) and Augmented...”
– Defining ubiquitous computing vs. augmented reality - PARC blog
February 2010
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“CSIRO researchers have developed miniature sensors that track lab equipment,...”
– Scientists build sensor networks for your missing pens - Networking - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au
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“Robots may be taking your place on the factory floor, but they’re also aiming...”
– MIT’s Flyfire – Miniature Helicopters Turn Sky into Digital Screen
December 2009
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“The L.H.C., which operates under the auspices of the European Organization for...”
– Kurt Andersen on the Large Hadron Collider - VANITYFAIR.com
November 2009
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At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop.” In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.
Pretty neat demos.
“MIT Technology Review reports researchers from several universties have...”
– Biodegradable circuits could enable better neural interfaces and LED tattoos
October 2009
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Life Logging
Mike Treder at IEET writes a little about a new device from a UK company that is essentially a camera worn around the neck, photographing every significant moment of our lives.
Worn on a cord around the neck, the camera takes pictures automatically as often as once every 30 seconds. It also uses an accelerometer and light sensors to snap an image when a person enters a new environment, and an...
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“Recent developments in neuroimaging have created concerns about the ethics of...”
– Practical Ethics: The ethics of mind-reading
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Implications of increased lifespans
[Miami Herald: Oh baby, it’s a long life]:
Today’s babies will be tomorrow’s centenarians. A new report says that reaching the age of 100 may become ordinary for most American babies born since 2000. How will living for a century affect our kids? And what quality of life awaits those who live this long?
An interesting article with some facts about the growing number of...
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“I realized from watching this wonderful summary that space stations will be like...”
– The Technium: Evolution of the Space Station
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CCNx: Content Centric Networking
CCNx (code) is a next-generation content-centric “networking” protocol born from the CCN research group at PARC. Instead of connecting hosts like traditional protocols, CCNx creates a P2P model where clients address data instead of other clients (protocol overview).
I, for one, don’t want to ask the lights of my home-of-the-future to dim by way of an IPv6 address, and I...
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“In recent years, quantum computers have lost some of their luster. In the 1990s,...”
– Quantum computing may actually be useful, after all