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(http://www.nytimes.com)
- scanned by: il pinolo
over 3 years ago
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ProDigits can replace any or all fingers on a hand; each replacement digit has a tiny motor and gear box mounted at the base. Movement is controlled by a computer chip in the prosthesis. The individual, motorized fingers are a new and promising de...
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(http://electronics.howstuffwork...)
- scanned by: Accel Rose
over 3 years ago
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Levy, a British researcher who recently earned a Ph.D. from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, believes that by 2050, robots and humans will be able to marry legally in the United States. He predicts that Massachusetts will lead the ...
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(http://newteevee.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Microsoft has taken a big step toward standards-based web video by announcing support for HTML5 and the H.264 encoding format in Internet Explorer 9, the next version of its web browser.
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(http://www.economist.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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The launch of Windows 7 marks the end of an era in computing—and the beginning of an epic battle between Microsoft, Google, Apple and others
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(http://www.popsci.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Using 144 terabytes of RAM, scientists simulate a cat's cerebral cortex based on 1 billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses
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(http://www.physorg.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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A pair of physicists has shown that computers have a speed limit as unbreakable as the speed of light
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(http://www.foresight.org)
- scanned by: memebox
over 3 years ago
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J Storrs Hall at Foresight.org has compiled a sweet list of modern day robots to illustrate their avaialability for complex research. It's long!
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(http://www.scribd.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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Mary Meeker's always great, information-dense slides from Web 2.0 2009.
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(http://news.cnet.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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shared computing services accessible over the Internet that can expand or contract on demand--topped Gartner's list of the 10 top technologies that information technology personnel need to plan for
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