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Brain Controlled Exoskeletons, Stem Cell Regeneration, Transgenic Monkeys, Progress on Cyborg fixes for paralysis expected in 2014

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The journal Nature listed out expected developments in science during 2014 Transgenic monkeys Several research groups, including a team led by geneticist Erika Sasaki and stem-cell biologist Hideyuki Okano at Keio University in Tokyo, hope to create transgenic primates with immune-system deficiencies or brain disorders. This could raise ethical concerns, but might bring us closer …

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High Impact Super-Technologies

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In his book The Great Stagnation Cowen says Tyler says his grandmother saw greater changes. I would note that there has to be a specified lifespan range for grandma versus the current individual. Also, technically in my life I have seen the birth of mass market success of certain technologies which were still emerging for …

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Multiple steps toward the ‘quantum singularity’

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In early 2011, a pair of theoretical computer scientists at MIT proposed an optical experiment that would harness the weird laws of quantum mechanics to perform a computation impossible on conventional computers. the experiment “has the potential to take us past what I would like to call the ‘quantum singularity,’ where we do the first …

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V3Solar spinning solar cone solves many concentrated solar design issues

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V3solar’s Spin Cell is a spinning photovoltaic and specialized optics device with remote communication capabilities to enable efficient and cost effective electrical power generation. By design, the Spin Cell has features that stand out in the solar industry and will assist market penetration, such as: Built in solar tracking Graduated cooling Minimize wind sheer Increased …

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“Theranostic’ Imaging Offers Means of Killing Prostate Cancer Cells Without Harming Other Healthy Cells

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Johns Hopkins University – Experimenting with human prostate cancer cells and mice, cancer imaging experts at Johns Hopkins say they have developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy ones. The method, called theranostic imaging, targets and tracks potent drug therapies directly and only to cancer cells. It relies on binding …

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Stanford researchers synthesize printable, electrically conductive gel

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Stanford researchers have invented an electrically conductive gel that is quick and easy to make, can be patterned onto surfaces with an inkjet printer and demonstrates unprecedented electrical performance. The Jell-O-like material may have applications in areas as widespread as energy storage, medical sensors and biofuel cells. It is a kind of conducting hydrogel – …

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Ultrafast nickel-iron battery with a Graphene Boost

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The Stanford team has created an ultrafast nickel-iron battery that can be fully charged in about 2 minutes and discharged in less than 30 seconds. The team managed to increase the charging and discharging rate by nearly 1,000 times. Edison created the nickel-iron battery as an inexpensive alternative to corrosive lead-acid batteries. Its basic design …

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Heart Attack – Immediate Glucose Dose Reduced Fatality

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Patients showing heart attack symptoms who received a mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium from paramedics were half as likely to go into cardiac arrest or die than those who did not receive the dose, a study found. Although the treatment did not stop the heart attack from occurring, patients who received it were 50 …

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Liveblogging – Bulletproof Diet

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Leptin resistance occurs before and at the same time as insulin Vaso active I… Peptide (VIP) VIP controls brain, sleep, GI function, metabolism Induce autophagy cleans your cells Calorie restriction makes you feel cold, cranky and have other problems More bile turnover is good Help control inflammation Avoid food toxins Avoid leptins, phytate, gluten, mycotoxins, …

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Israel may have cut a deal to delay attacking Iran in Exchange for better bunker busters and refueling planes

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Reuters Germany – The USA may provide Israel with more powerful bunker buster bombs and in air refueling planes in exchange for a delayed attach on Iran Maariv – Diplomatic sources said that according to the package deal proposed by Obama and Netanyahu, Israel rejects the attack on Iran in exchange for bunker bombs and …

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Wealthy Individuals in China and India

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WealthInsight has a study of high net worth individuals in China. They report that there are currently 1.3 million HNWIs in China with a combined wealth of US$4.3 trillion, which equates to 26% of the total wealth held in the country. WealthInsight has a study of the wealthy in India. In 2011, there are 251,000 …

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