» Metalens with artificial muscle simulates (and goes way beyond) human-eye and camera optical functions
03/03/18 03:56 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a breakthrough electronically controlled artificial eye. The thin, flat, adaptive silicon nanostructure (“metalens”) can simultan...

» Measuring deep-brain neurons’ electrical signals at high speed with light instead of electrodes
01/03/18 02:30 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Researchers at MIT have developed a new approach to measure electrical activity deep in the brain: using light — an easier, faster, and more informative method than inserting electrodes. They’ve developed a new light-sensitiv...

» Low-cost EEG can now be used to reconstruct images of what you see
27/02/18 21:27 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
A new technique developed by University of Toronto Scarborough neuroscientists has, for the first time, used EEG detection of brain activity in reconstructing images of what people perceive. The new technique “could provide a means of co...

» Do our brains use the same kind of deep-learning algorithms used in AI?
23/02/18 22:57 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Deep-learning researchers have found that certain neurons in the brain have shape and electrical properties that appear to be well-suited for “deep learning” — the kind of machine-intelligence used in beating humans at Go and Chess...

» Two new wearable sensors may replace traditional medical diagnostic devices
21/02/18 19:42 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Throat-motion sensor monitors stroke effects more effectively A radical new type of stretchable, wearable sensor that measures vocal-cord movements could be a “game changer” for stroke rehabilitation, according to Northwestern University...

» Neuroscientists reverse Alzheimer’s disease in mice
19/02/18 21:05 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have completely reversed the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease by gradually depleting an enzyme called BACE1. The procedure a...

» How to train a robot to do complex abstract thinking
16/02/18 20:29 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Robots are great at following programmed steps. But asking a robot to “move the green bottle from the cooler to the cupboard” would require it to have abstract representations of these things and actions, plus knowledge of its surroundin...

» Ray Kurzweil’s ‘singularity’ prediction supported by prominent AI scientists
15/02/18 00:00 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
According to an article in web magazine Futurism today, two prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts have agreed with inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil’s prediction of singularity — a future period during which the p...

» Are you a cyborg?
14/02/18 18:06 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Bioprinting a brain A new bioprinting technique combines cryogenics (freezing) and 3D printing to create geometrical structures that are as soft (and complex) as the most delicate body tissues — mimicking the mechanical properties ...

» How to shine light deeper into the brain
12/02/18 23:31 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
An international team of researchers has developed a way to shine light at new depths in the brain. It may lead to development of new, non-invasive clinical treatments for neurological disorders and new research tools. The new method ext...