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Sending Genes into the Brain
Technology Review May 20, 2009
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Novel gene therapy treatments,
replacing electricity and drugs, to
treat Parkinson's, cancer, and other
brain disorders are now in
development or clinical trial....
http://www.kurzweilai.net/
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Breathing batteries could store 10
times the energy
NewScientist.Tech May 19, 2009
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A new zinc-air battery design by UK
chemists using a positive electrode
made from lightweight porous carbon
may have the potential to deliver a
10-fold increase in energy density,
compared to existing lithium ion...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/
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Review: The Universe: Order without
design
New Scientist Opinion May 19, 2009
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Cosmological models such as
inflation, multiverse, and cyclic
universe don't require a designer,
says NASA physicist Carlos Calle in
a new book....
http://www.kurzweilai.net/
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Robot warriors will get a guide to
ethics
MSNBC May 18, 2009
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An "ethical governor" for robots --
software and hardware that tells
battlefield robots when and what to
fire -- is being developed by Ronald
Arkin, a professor of computer
science at Georgia Tech. Fear might
influence human decision-making, but
math rules for robots. "Some robots
are already stronger, faster and
smarter than humans," he said....
http://www.kurzweilai.net/
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