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Thursday February 21, 2013 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines Carbon nanotube transistors orders of magnitude better at spotting cancer, say bioengineers Temporary tattoos could make ‘electronic telepathy,’ ‘telekinesis’ possible MIT researchers build ultrahigh-definition Quad HD (4K) TV chip A new solid-state hard drive that uses ultrasound to store more data Water on the moon: it’s been there all along Google Glass: how to get one How to read a mouse’s mind Latest News Carbon nanotube transistors orders of magnitude better at spotting cancer, say bioengineers February 21, 2013   Mitchell Lerner at the University of Pennsylvania and associates have revealed a technique that uses an array of carbon nanotube transistors on a silicon chip to detect a biomarker of prostate cancer known as osteopontin (OPN), The Physics arXiv Blog reports. The transistor can detect OPN at concentrations of 1 picogram per milliliter — a concentration … more… Temporary tattoos could make ‘electronic telepathy,’ ‘telekinesis’ possible February 21, 2013   The devices are less than 100 microns thick, the average diameter of a human hair. They consist of circuitry embedded in a layer or rubbery polyester that allow them to stretch, bend and wrinkle. They are barely visible when placed on skin, making them easy to conceal from others. The devices can detect electrical signals … more… MIT researchers build ultrahigh-definition Quad HD (4K) TV chip February 21, 2013   At the International Solid-State Circuits Conference this week, MIT researchers unveiled their own Quad HD video chip design. Quad HD is also known as 4K and ultrahigh-definition (UHD). The new Quad HD video standard enables a fourfold increase in the resolution of TV screens. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, several manufacturers debuted … more… A new solid-state hard drive that uses ultrasound to store more data February 21, 2013   Electrical engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a new method, called acoustic-assisted magnetic recording, to use high-frequency sound waves to create durable solid state storage that allows for storing more data in a smaller space, using less power. “We’re near the peak of what we can do with the technology we now use for magnetic … more… Water on the moon: it’s been there all along February 21, 2013 Traces of water have been detected within the crystalline structure of mineral samples from the lunar highland upper crust obtained during the Apollo missions, according to a University of Michigan researcher and his colleagues. The lunar highlands are thought to represent the original crust, crystallized from a magma ocean on a mostly molten early moon. … more… Google Glass: how to get one February 21, 2013   “We’re looking for bold, creative individuals who want to join us and be a part of shaping the future of Glass,” says the Google Glass team. “We’d love to make everyone an Explorer, but we’re starting off a bit smaller. We’re still in the early stages, and while we can’t promise everything will be perfect, … more… New BLOG POSTS How to read a mouse’s mind February 21, 2013 by Amara D. Angelica   Want to read a mouse’s mind — observing hundreds of neurons firing in the brain of a live mouse in real time — to see how it creates memories as it explores an environment? You’ll just need some fluorescent protein and a tiny digital microscope implanted in the rodent’s head, Stanford University scientists say. Here’s … more… New VIDEOS   Sony announces PS4 PlayStation   Russian fireball largest ever detected by CTBTO’s infrasound sensors   University of Illinois Chicago | CAVE2 wraparound virtual world Latest Kurzweil Collection posts 5 things you should know about the future   Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal — February 15, 2013 | Preeti Upadhyaya Silicon Valley is known for inventing the future rather than predicting it. But this week, I did a deep dive into the business of futurism, speaking with several professional futurists about what they see on the horizon. Here are the top five takeaways from my conversations with experts in the art of navigating the unknown. 2) … more… Read full article here The quotable Kurzweil   Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal — February 15, 2013 | Preeti Upadhyaya Spent an hour chatting with futurist Ray Kurzweil about some of his predictions for the coming decades, and here are three of his biggest “pie in the sky” ideas, as he likes to call them. Turn off Caveman genes: We will be able manage metabolism by turning off genes. “We’re not depending on the next big hunt for … more… Read full article here Do you need a futurist? Ray Kurzweil says yes   Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal — February 15, 2013 | Preeti Upadhyaya Ray Kurzweil, Google Inc.’s director of engineering, took the stage at NASA’s research park at Moffett Field and the crowd fell silent. They’d been waiting all week at Singularity University’s FutureMed conference in Mountain View to hear the storied futurist-inventor-author speak. Finally, the slight, bespectacled Kurzweil launched in, telling the history of Silicon Valley’s role in the … 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|*.