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Nanomedicine Vol. IIA now available
free online
KurzweilAI.net May 3, 2004
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The second volume in the
Nanomedicine book series by Robert
A. Freitas Jr., Nanomedicine, Vol.
IIA: Biocompatibility, is now
available free online in its
entirety. First published in
hardcover by Landes Bioscience in
2003, this comprehensive technical
book describes the many possible...
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Kurzweil proposes research programs
to replace DNA, block bioterror
viruses
KurzweilAI.net April 30, 2004
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Ray Kurzweil has proposed a
nanobiotechnology research program
to replace the cell nucleus and
ribosome machinery with a
nanocomputer and nanobot to prevent
diseases and aging and another
program to create defensive
technologies against rogue designer
viruses. Kurzweil presented the
ideas in a...
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Quantum dots combined with
transistors
KurzweilAI.net April 30, 2004
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Purdue University researchers have
created quantum dots in a gallium
arsenide transistor. The quantum
dots are puddles of about 40-60
electrons. Together the dots can
form part of transistors in which
the electrons' spin, a quantum
mechanical property, could be
harnessed to make logic gates for...
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UIUC Unveils the Worlds Most
Advanced Building
Slashdot April 29, 2004
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The University of Illinois at
Urbana Champaign, one of the top
Computer Science programs in the
world, has just officially opened
their new $80 million Siebel Center.
The department head describes the
building as a single computing
entity, meant to be programmed and
to interact with those in...
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Double vision
Nature Science Update April 29, 2004
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The thriller Godsend, which opens
April 30, stars Robert De Niro as a
maverick doctor who offers a couple
the chance to clone their recently
killed eight-year-old son. Their new
child appears fine until he too
reaches his eighth birthday, when
terrifying differences between the
two boys...
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Chemists develop protein-spoofing
coating for nanoscale cell probes
KurzweilAI.net April 29. 2004
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A UCLA-led team of chemists has
developed a unique new coating for
nanoparticles that disguises them as
proteins. The nanoparticles (such as
quantum dots, which emit specific
colors of light) can function as
probes that penetrate a cell and
detect individual proteins inside.
That allows...
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Nanotubes enable molecular assembly
line
KurzweilAI.net April 28, 2004
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Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory scientists have
transformed carbon nanotubes into
conveyor belts capable of ferrying
atom-sized particles to microscopic
worksites. By applying a small
electrical current to a carbon
nanotube, they moved indium
particles along the nanotube like
auto parts...
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Could nanomachines be tomorrow's
doctors?
Nature Science Update April 29, 2004
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Scientists have built a tiny
biological computer made of DNA that
might be capable of medical
diagnosis and treatment. The
biocomputer senses abnormal
messenger RNAs produced by genes
involved in certain types of lung
and prostate cancer (as a proof of
principle) and releases an
anticancer drug,...
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Diagnostic method based on gold
nanoparticles could rival PCR
KurzweilAI.net April 27, 2004
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Northwestern University chemists
have developed ultra-sensitive
technology based on gold
nanoparticles and DNA that is easier
to use, considerably faster, more
accurate, and less expensive than
PCR, making it a leading candidate
for use in point-of-care
diagnostics. The method, called...
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High-speed nanotube transistors
could lead to better cell phones,
faster computers
KurzweilAI.net April 27, 2004
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Scientists have demonstrated for
the first time that transistors made
from single-walled carbon nanotubes
can operate at extremely fast
microwave frequencies, opening up
the potential for better cell phones
and much faster computers, perhaps
as much as 1,000 times faster. Peter
Burke, Ph.D., a...
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Skin cell bandages treat burns
BBC News April 27, 2004
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People with severe burns or
diabetic wounds could benefit from
"living" bandages made of their own
skin cells, according to UK
researchers. Called "Myskin," the
treatment involves the growing of
healthy skin cells on small discs.
Once applied, the discs release the
cells and help new layers of...
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IBM rolls out software to ease
'virtualization'
Forbes April 28, 2004
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IBM announced its virtualization
engine, software that it said will
allow customers to run as many as
ten computer servers per...
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Super Organics
Wired May 2004
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Forget Frankenfruit -- the
new-and-improved flavor of gene
science is Earth-friendly and
all-natural. Welcome to the golden
age of smart breeding. Researchers
are beginning to understand plants
so precisely that they no longer
need transgenics to achieve traits
like drought resistance,...
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Plant Dispatched to Decontaminate
Soil
Scientific American April 12, 2004
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Scientists have recruited plants in
their fight against pollution,
teaming the yellow lupine with
modified bacteria that can break
down organic chemicals. The
combination is very effective at
removing the toxic compound toluene
from...
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Robotic Plane Makes Unmanned
Bombing Run
CNN.com April 19, 2004
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A robotic plane deliberately
dropped a bomb at Edwards Air Force
Base last week, marking another step
forward for technology the U.S.
military hopes will one day replace
human pilots on dangerous combat...
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Logic From Chaos?
Economist.com April 1, 2004
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University of Florida researchers
are creating a "chaotic computer."
By choosing the starting conditions
of a chaotic system, and only
letting the system evolve for a
short time, professor William Ditto
believes he can harness chaos to be
computationally powerful. Dr. Ditto
proposes using "chaotic...
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Digital Paper Makes Device Debut
BBC News March 26, 2004
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Sony, Philips, and digital paper
pioneer E-Ink have announced Librié,
an electronic book reader the size
of a paperback book that can hold
500 do***ents in memory and allow
owners to download new content. The
display has a resolution of 170
pixels per inch, comparable to the
print quality of...
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New Drug Delivery Technique Avoids
Needles
Scientific American April 19, 2004
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Microscission, a new technique of
administering medication developed
by MIT researchers, uses a stream of
gas to deliver drugs through the
skin. It uses minuscule inert
crystals of aluminum oxide to remove
the rough outer layer of skin and
create tiny holes called
microconduits that medication can...
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Cognitive Rascal in the Amorous
Swamp: A Robot Battles Spam
New York Times April 27, 2004
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SpamProbe, which automatically
learns to recognize junk e-mail, is
an example of AI programs based on a
statistical method called Bayesian
inference that learns from...
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The Biggest Jolt to Power Since
Franklin Flew His Kite
New York Times April 27, 2004
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Companies say they are closing in
on the goal of producing relatively
inexpensive superconducting wire for
power generators, transformers and
transmission lines....
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Google's Goal: "Understand
Everything"
BusinessWeek Online MAY 3, 2004
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"The ultimate search engine would
basically understand everything in
the world, and it would always give
you the right thing," says Google
co-founder Larry Page. "Our mission
is to organize the world's...
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Chip rewires itself on the fly
CNET News April 26, 2004
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The first processor that can add
new instructions while operating was
announced by startup Stretch. The
chip combines an existing RISC
(reduced instruction set computing)
architecture with a large
reconfigurable area of programmable
logic. Developer-generated software
automatically spots areas...
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IBM, Stanford join forces on
spintronics
EE Times April 26, 2004
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IBM's Almaden Research Center and
Stanford University have announced
an agreement to work together on
spintronics. The goal: usher in a
second era of electronics based on
manipulating an electron's spin
rather than transfer of charge. It
is proving difficult to achieve
ever-higher levels of...
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Dirk

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