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Tuesday October 2, 2012 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines ‘Green Brain’ project to create autonomous flying robot with honeybee brain Keeping tumor cells alive to test different drugs Stem cells improve visual function in blind mice Liquid air ‘offers energy storage hope’ Google’s answer to Siri thinks ahead Gene-modified cow makes milk rich in protein, study finds How memory load leaves us ‘blind’ to new visual information Ray Kurzweil talk at DEMO Oct. 2 to be streamed live Planetary Resources ‘now hiring asteroid miners’ Latest News ‘Green Brain’ project to create autonomous flying robot with honeybee brain October 2, 2012   Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honeybee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how animals think. The team will build models of the systems in the brain that govern a honeybee’s … more… Keeping tumor cells alive to test different drugs October 2, 2012 Using a newly discovered cell technology, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers were able to identify an effective therapy for a patient with a rare type of lung tumor. The single case study provides a snapshot of the new technology’s promising potential, but the researchers caution that it could be years before validation studies are completed and regulatory approval … more… Stem cells improve visual function in blind mice October 2, 2012   An experimental treatment for blindness, developed from a patient’s skin cells, improved the vision of blind mice in a study conducted by Columbia ophthalmologists and stem cell researchers. The findings suggest that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells — which are derived from adult human skin cells but have embryonic properties — could soon be used … more… Liquid air ‘offers energy storage hope’ October 2, 2012   The Institution of Mechanical Engineers says liquid air can compete with batteries and hydrogen to store excess energy generated from renewables, BBC News reports. IMechE says “wrong-time” electricity generated by wind farms at night can be used to chill air to a cryogenic state at a distant location. When demand increases, the air can be … more… Google’s answer to Siri thinks ahead October 2, 2012   Google’s vision of how a smartphone can become a trusted, all-knowing assistant is rolling out to consumers in the form of Google Now. It’s a feature of the newest iteration of Android, Jelly Bean, which is so far available on only a handful of smartphones, and suggests that Google has ambitions to go well beyond … more… Gene-modified cow makes milk rich in protein, study finds October 2, 2012   Scientists have altered the genes of a dairy cow to produce milk that’s rich in a protein used in numerous food products and lacking in a component that causes allergies in humans. Using a process called RNA-interference that turns certain genes on or off, scientists from New Zealand produced a cow whose milk had increased … more… How memory load leaves us ‘blind’ to new visual information October 2, 2012   Trying to keep an image we’ve just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are “looking” at, according to a new study by neuroscientists. It’s been known for some time that when our brains are focused on a task, we can fail to see other things that are in plain sight. It’s called ”inattentional … more… Ray Kurzweil talk at DEMO Oct. 2 to be streamed live October 2, 2012   Ray Kurzweil will speak Tuesday Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. PDT at the DEMO conference at the Hyatt Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California on “how we are making exponential gains in reverse-engineering the human brain, how these insights are going to fuel an AI revolution, and the impact of that revolution on business and society.” The … more… Planetary Resources ‘now hiring asteroid miners’ October 1, 2012   “Do you want to be an Asteroid Miner? Well, here’s your chance!” — an email we just received. “We’re looking for passionate college students for paid coop positions to help us mine asteroids this spring and summer,” it reads. “If you love space and want to contribute directly to the development of the next generation … more… Visit KurzweilAI.net You are currently subscribed to the KurzweilAI.net newsletter as *|EMAIL|* To unsubscribe, please click here. To change your email preferences, please click here. *|LIST:ADDRESS|*.