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Vegetative state patients can respond to questions
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts.
The research, carried out in the UK and Belgium, involved a new brain scanning method.
Awareness was detected in three other patients previously diagnosed as being in a vegetative state.
The study in [...]
Symbian phone operating system goes open source
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
The group behind the world’s most popular smartphone operating system – Symbian – is giving away “billions of dollars” worth of code for free.
The Symbian Foundation’s announced that it would make its code open source in 2008 and has now completed the move.
It means that any organisation or individual [...]
Laser fusion test results raise energy hopes
Friday, January 29th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
A major hurdle to producing fusion energy using lasers has been swept aside, results in a new report show.
The controlled fusion of atoms – creating conditions like those in our Sun – has long been touted as a possible revolutionary energy source.
However, there have been doubts about the use of powerful lasers for [...]
Engineers ‘can learn from slime’
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Image via Wikipedia
The way fungus-like slime moulds grow could help engineers design wireless communication networks.
Scientists drew this conclusion after observing a slime mould as it grew into a network that was almost identical to the Tokyo rail system.
The scientists describe their ideas for “biologically inspired networks” in the journal Science.
They have incorporated the slime mould’s [...]
Carbon nanotubes used to make batteries from fabrics
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Image via Wikipedia
Ordinary cotton and polyester fabrics have been turned into batteries that retain their flexibility.
The demonstration is a boost to the nascent field of “wearable electronics” in which devices are integrated into clothing and textiles.
The approach is based on dipping fabrics in an “ink” of tiny tubes of carbon, and was first demonstrated last [...]
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