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Friday January 18, 2013 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines New research supports the huge potential of tidal power Is the ‘quantum singularity’ near? New surfaces repel most known liquids Telepresence robot helps program brain and spine stimulators remotely A robotic fish that glides for long distances Latest News New research supports the huge potential of tidal power January 18, 2013   A global group of scientists and engineers, including from the University of Southampton, has published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society in support of tidal power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity demand, they calculate. While the predictable nature of tides makes them … more… Is the ‘quantum singularity’ near? January 18, 2013   Four research groups have announced progress on a quantum-computing proposal made two years ago by MIT researchers. In early 2011, two theoretical computer scientists at MIT proposed an optical experiment that would harness the weird laws of quantum mechanics to perform a computation impossible on conventional computers. Commenting at the time, Terry Rudolph, a quantum-computing … more… New surfaces repel most known liquids January 18, 2013   Scientists have developed new “superomniphobic” surfaces that will lead to stain-proof, spill-proof clothing, protective garments, and other products that shrug off virtually every liquid — from blood and ketchup to concentrated acids. Anish Tuteja and colleagues point out that scientists have previously reported “omniphobic” surfaces, the term meaning that such surfaces can cause a range … more… Telepresence robot helps program brain and spine stimulators remotely January 18, 2013   With the rapidly expanding use of brain and spinal cord stimulation therapy (neuromodulation), “remote presence” (telepresence) technologies may help to meet the demand for experts to perform stimulator programming, reports a study published in Neurosurgery. The preliminary study by Dr. Ivar Mendez of Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, supports … more… A robotic fish that glides for long distances January 18, 2013   Michigan State University (MSU) scientists have redesigned a “robotic fish,” giving it the ability to glide long distances, using little to no energy, while measuring water temperature and quality and other data that can aid in testing and cleaning lakes and rivers. According to research team leader Xiaobo Tan, MSU associate professor of electrical and computer … more… New EVENTS   The 2013 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI’13) Dates: Jul 22 – 25, 2013 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada more... Latest Kurzweil Collection posts Exclusive interview with Ray Kurzweil on future AI project at Google   Source: Singularity Hub Singularity Hub | In an exclusive with Singularity Hub, Ray Kurzweil gave one of his first interviews since the December announcement that he joined Google full time as Director of Engineering. Speaking with Singularity Hub Founder Keith Kleiner, Ray discusses his new role, how his research interests connect with his latest book How To Create A Mind (which … more… Google, Ray Kurzweil developing ambitious intelligent AI search tech   Source: TechRadar — January 15, 2013 | Michael Rougeau Computers that truly understand language. New Google hire and accomplished inventor Ray Kurzweil recently described his “ambitious” current project at the search giant in an interview with Singularity Hub. Kurzweil is hoping to leverage Google’s massive pool of resources and data to develop technology that would create truly intelligent computers that can understand human language … more… Read full article here Transhuman express   Source: The Colorado Springs Independent — January 16, 2013 | Bill Forman Futurist inventor Ray Kurzweil blurs the boundaries between man and machine. Futurist forecasting has long been the object of strange fascination. Specific doomsday predictions — whether derived from the Mayan calendar or calculated by Christian radio host Harold Camping — have earned widespread media coverage, prompting no small amount of ridicule and what almost seemed like … more… Read full article here 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|*.