» Cutting-edge MRI techniques for studying communication within the brain
09/02/12 14:32 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
White matter (WM) tract reconstructions for several major WM pathways.(credit: Andrew L. Alexander et al./Brain Connectivity) Researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Madison have presented innovative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ..
» LARES ‘mirror ball\' satellite will test Einstein\'s theory
09/02/12 13:58 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
The Laser Relativity Satellite (credit: European Space Agency) The Laser Relativity Satellite, or LARES, a tungsten sphere with reflectors mounted in 92 holes punched into its surface, is the latest space probe tasked with measuring genera..
» Bubble-powered microrockets that zoom through your stomach
09/02/12 13:56 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Tubular polyaniline (PANI)/Zn microrockets display effective autonomous motion in extreme acidic environments, without any additional chemical fuel (credit:ACS) Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego scientists ..
» Activating neurons with quantum dots
09/02/12 13:48 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Optically excited quantum dots in close proximity to a cell control the opening of ion channels (image adapted from Jiang et al., Chem. Mater., 2006, 18 (20), pp 4845–4854.) By harnessing quantum dots (tiny light-emitting semiconductor par..
» Study to determine whether fish oil can help prevent psychiatric disorders
09/02/12 13:42 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital’s Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program who have worked with teenagers at risk for serious mental illness for the past decade are now studying the effectiveness of Omega 3 fatty acids (such as fis..
» Smartphone training helps people with memory impairment regain independence
09/02/12 13:37 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Baycrest neuropsychologists have found that a smartphone training program, theory-driven and specifically designed for individuals with memory impairment, can result in “robust” improvements in day-to-day functioning, and boost independ..
» Tim Berners-Lee takes the stand to keep the Web free
09/02/12 13:07 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Google, Amazon and Adobe are fighting a patent claiming ownership over online video, image rotation and search auto-complete. The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, testified in a Texas courtroom Tuesday in an attempt to defe..
» Nerve probe controls cyborg moth in flight
09/02/12 12:51 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
Remote-controlled moth (credit: MIT) MIT researchers Joel Voldman and colleagues have designed a flexible neural probe that can be attached directly to an insect\'s ventral nerve cord (VNC), which is similar to a human spinal cord. The team..
» A mobile device for preventing and treating drug use
09/02/12 11:58 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
iHeal system architecture (credit: Boyer EW, et al./Journal of Medical Toxicology) University of Massachusetts Medical School researchers are developing a smartphone-based system called “iHeal” that detects drug cravings and at..
» Boosting memory by electrically stimulating the brain
09/02/12 10:44 from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News
UCLA neuroscientists have demonstrated that they can strengthen memory in human patients by stimulating the entorhinal cortex. in the brain . The finding could lead to a new method for boosting memory in patients with early Alzheimer\'s dis..