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Friday November 23, 2012 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines A room-temperature spin amplifier Uncommon features of Einstein’s brain might explain his remarkable cognitive abilities ‘Revolutionary’ eavesdropping technology patent to help governments monitor Internet chats Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina A Japan-developed robot for disaster response Latest News A room-temperature spin amplifier November 23, 2012   A fundamental cornerstone for spintronics that has been missing up until now has been constructed by a team of physicists at Linköping University in Sweden: the world’s first spin amplifier that works at room temperature. Spintronics combines microelectronics, which is built on the charge of electrons, with the magnetism that originates in the electrons’ “spin” (how electrons … more… Uncommon features of Einstein’s brain might explain his remarkable cognitive abilities November 23, 2012   Portions of Albert Einstein’s brain have been found to be unlike those of most people and could be related to his extraordinary cognitive abilities, according to a new study led by Florida State University evolutionary anthropologist Dean Falk. Falk and colleagues examined the entire cerebral cortex of Einstein’s brain based on 14 recently discovered photographs. … more… ‘Revolutionary’ eavesdropping technology patent to help governments monitor Internet chats November 23, 2012   According to law enforcement agencies, the rising popularity of Internet chat services like Skype has made it difficult to eavesdrop on suspects’ communications. But now, Dennis Chang, president of Sun Valley-based VOIP-Pal, has received a patent for a “legal intercept” technology that Chang says “would allow government agencies to ‘silently record’ VoIP communications,” Slate Future Tense reports. Voice over … more… Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina November 23, 2012   Researchers have projected braille patterns directly into a blind patient’s retina, allowing him to read four-letter words accurately and quickly with an ocular neuroprosthetic device. The device, Second Sight‘s Argus II, has been implanted in over 50 patients, many of who can now see color, movement and objects. It uses a small camera mounted on a pair … more… A Japan-developed robot for disaster response November 23, 2012   Toshiba has developed a remote-controlled tetrapod inspection robot with camera and dosimeter, designed to investigate risky areas, such as Fukushima nuclear power plants. The multiple joints of its legs are controlled by a movement algorithm that enables the robot to walk on uneven surfaces (like Boston Dynamics’ Big Dog), avoid obstacles, and climb stairs to get access into areas … 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|*.