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Thursday January 17, 2013 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines Quantum dots go on display A real-life ‘holodeck’ in 10 years? Hands-on with the next generation Kinect: PrimeSense Capri How the human brain adapts to injury A major step toward an Alzheimer’s treatment and vaccine Google glass to hit developers’ hands this month Latest News Quantum dots go on display January 17, 2013   Researchers working with nanoscale fluorescent particles called quantum dots have long predicted groundbreaking achievements, such as ultra-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar cells, but the technology has found mainly niche applications. That could change with the announcement last week that QD Vision would supply Sony Corporation of Tokyo with quantum dots for flat-screen televisions that … more… A real-life ‘holodeck’ in 10 years? January 17, 2013   According to software expert Tim Huckaby, we’re on the verge of a science-fiction-like future where doctors manipulate molecules in three-dimensional (3-D) space, augmented music players tune into your thoughts, and retailers deliver coupons in real time based on the focus of your gaze across store shelves, Smart Planet reports. His predictions for what’s possible within … more… Hands-on with the next generation Kinect: PrimeSense Capri January 17, 2013   The next generation of PrimeSense‘s 3D sensor (used inside the Microsoft Kinect), called Capri, will revolutionize vision for very cheap and very expensive robots, IEEE Spectrum reports. Capri is also small enough that it’ll be able to fit into tablets (and eventually smartphones). The first engineering samples of Capri are expected to ship in 2-3 months, … more… How the human brain adapts to injury January 17, 2013   Scientists at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging (CCBI) have used a new combination of neural imaging methods to discover exactly how the human brain adapts to injury. The research shows that when one brain area loses functionality, a “back-up” team of secondary brain areas immediately activates, replacing not only the … more… A major step toward an Alzheimer’s treatment and vaccine January 17, 2013   A way to stimulate the brain’s natural defense mechanisms in people with Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by researchers at Université Laval, CHU de Québec and pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK): a molecule known as MPL (monophosphoryl lipid A) that stimulates the activity of the brain’s immune cells. The breakthrough opens the door to developing a … more… Google glass to hit developers’ hands this month January 16, 2013   Developers who want to get their hands on Google’s Project Glass won’t have to wait much longer, Mashable reports. Google announced plans Tuesday to hold a “Glass Foundry” in San Francisco and New York in the coming weeks: two full days of hacking that will allow developers to get an early look at Glass and … more… New books Homeland author Cory Doctorow In Cory Doctorow’s wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the wake of a terrorist attack on San Francisco—an experience that led him to become a leader of the whole movement of technologically clued-in teenagers, fighting back against the tyrannical security state. A few years later, California’s economy … 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|*.