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Tuesday February 5, 2013 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines A fiber-optic method of arresting epileptic seizures How to use Amazon Cloud supercomputers to view molecules in remarkable detail Defect-free graphene discovery could led to large-scale manufacturing of graphene-based devices Dramatic improvements in quantum-dot performance The Singularity by Miracles of Modern Science Latest News A fiber-optic method of arresting epileptic seizures February 5, 2013     UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder. Using a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy, Ivan Soltesz, Chancellor’s Professor and chair of anatomy & neurobiology, and colleagues created an EEG-based brain-waves-sensing) computer … more… How to use Amazon Cloud supercomputers to view molecules in remarkable detail February 5, 2013 Salk Institute for Biological Studies researchers have shared a how-to secret for biologists: code for Amazon Cloud that significantly reduces the time necessary to process data-intensive microscopic images. The method promises to speed research into the underlying causes of disease by making single-molecule microscopy of practical use for more laboratories. “This is an extremely cost-effective … more… Defect-free graphene discovery could led to large-scale manufacturing of graphene-based devices February 5, 2013   A team led by Oxford University scientists has overcome a key problem of growing graphene — a one atom-thick layer of carbon — without the defects that weaken it and prevent electrons from flowing freely within it when using chemical vapor deposition. With the previous methods, tiny flakes of graphene form with random orientations, leaving … more… Dramatic improvements in quantum-dot performance February 5, 2013 An MIT  research team has developed a major new process for producing quantum dots with four important qualities: uniform sizes and shapes; bright emissions, producing close to 100 percent emission efficiency; a very narrow peak of emissions, meaning that the colors emitted by the particles can be precisely controlled; elimination of a tendency to blink … more… New BLOG POSTS The Singularity by Miracles of Modern Science February 5, 2013 by Amara D. Angelica   We recently got a note from Evan Younger, vocalist/bassist for Brooklyn-based orchestral rockers Miracles of Modern Science mentioning a single he wrote, “The Singularity.” How could I resist? I punched up the podcast link. Yes! Very nice! Powerful lyrics that definitely get it, and the music combines the richness and intelligence of acoustic strings with … more… New books The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business author Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen   In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is connected–a world full of challenges and benefits that are ours to meet and harness. Eric Schmidt is one of Silicon Valley’s great leaders, having taken Google from … more… Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing author Hod Lipson, Melba Kurman   Fabricated tells the story of 3D printers, humble manufacturing machines that are bursting out of the factory and into schools, kitchens, hospitals, even onto the fashion catwalk.  Fabricated describes our emerging world of printable products, where people design and 3D print their own creations as easily as they edit an online document. A 3D printer transforms digital information … more… Latest Kurzweil Collection posts The world in 2033: big thinkers and futurists share their thoughts   Source: Forbes — February 4, 2013 | Todd Wilms On Technology: Ray Kurzweil | “20 years from now, biotechnology — reprogramming biology as an information process — will be in a mature phase. We will routinely turn off genes that promote disease and aging such as the fat insulin receptor gene that tells the fat cells to hold onto excess fat. We will be able to add … 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|*.