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Jan 4, 2017
A cure for ageing is near but you probably can’t afford it
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Jan 4, 2017
Artificial Intelligence is Helping Restore Vision
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, health, robotics/AI
In Brief
- Microsoft is partnering with a prestigious eye hospital in India to help perfect AI powered computer diagnostics to the field of ophthalmology.
- Artificial intelligence is continually making great strides to integrate more in various healthcare settings, hopefully increasing the quality and availability of patient care.
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 285 million people are visually impaired, with 39 million living with blindness and the other 246 million having low vision.
In a world of modern technological advancements, visual impairment has been the subject of much medical research. Perhaps the most notable among these are those that use artificial intelligence (AI), specifically through machine learning. Google’s DeepMind has been working with the UK’s National Health Service to do ophthalmology research.
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Jan 4, 2017
Antigravity: Discovering if antimatter falls upwards
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in category: physics
Jan 4, 2017
Gene Editing Can Now Change An Entire Species Forever
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics
In Brief CRISPR has opened up limitless avenues for genetic modification. From disease prevention to invasive species control, Jennifer Kahn discusses the discover, application, and implications of gene drives.
Jennifer Kahn, a science journalist for the New York Times, recently did a TED Talk in which she discussed the discovery, application, and implications of a CRISPR gene drive used to make mosquitoes resistant to malaria and other diseases like chikungunya, and Zika.
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Jan 4, 2017
The Hypersuit: VR simulator uses exoskeleton to make you a ‘superhero’
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: cyborgs, virtual reality
The VR simulator that could turn you into a SUPERHERO: Hypersuit uses a movable ‘exoskeleton’ for virtual flight…
A virtual reality exoskeleton could soon allow you to ‘explore breathtaking universes’ without ever leaving your home.
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Jan 4, 2017
Soldiers of the future will be augmented and indestructible
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs
Jan 4, 2017
Fast radio bursts: Scientists find the source of the most mysterious message in the universe
Posted by Carse Peel in category: alien life
A mysterious signal coming from deep in the universe has finally been traced to its source.
Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, have only been heard 18 times and have been a puzzle to scientists since they were detected in 2007. Nobody knows where they could be coming from or how they might be triggered, with speculation ranging from a huge star, jets of material shooting out of a black hole – or even aliens.
FRBs are powerful but very short radio waves, which last no more than a millisecond.
Jan 4, 2017
Real ‘Jurassic World’ Scientist Says We Could Bring Back Dinosaurs As Pets
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: bioengineering, entertainment
Paleontologist Jack Horner participates in a “Jurassic World” Q&A at the Natural History Museum.
Here at Popular Science, we can’t wait to see Jurassic World, which opens in theaters nationwide today. I mean, who can resist velociraptor biker gangs:
But we were also curious about the real scientific research that inspired the movie. So we talked with Jack Horner, a noted paleontologist who has consulted on the entire Jurassic Park movie franchise, including Jurassic World.
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