Pentagon to implant microchips in soldiers’ brains
The Department of Defense is planning to implant microchips in soldiers’ brains for monitoring their health information, and has already awarded a $1.6
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SKorea draws up code of ethics for robots
South Korea, at the forefront of the drive to develop robots which can do anything from guarding the border to caring for the
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Embedded: A Benign Way to Nanowire Living Cells
One day it may be possible for physicians to use electrical stimulation to guide the development of embryonic stem cells into neurons, heart
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Ex-Astronaut’s Lonely Mission: Save Earth From Asteroid Strike
Former astronaut Rusty Schweickart has already earned his place in the history books by going to the moon with the Apollo 9 mission.
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Automation of Nanotech Manufacturing May Be Ahead
In an assist in the quest for ever smaller electronic devices, Duke University engineers have adapted a decades-old computer aided design and manufacturing
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William Gibson on the Past and Future
Oddly, Gibson, a former English major, knows little about computers or technology of any kind. And he has always insisted that his fiction
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‘Sunshade’ for global warming could cause drought
Pumping sulphur particles into the atmosphere to mimic the cooling effect of a large volcanic eruption has been proposed as a last-ditch solution
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The Risk Governance of Nanotechnology: Recommendations for Managing a Global Issue
Short Description: This document reports on the discussions undertaken at the Conference “The Risk Governance of Nanotechnology: Recommendations for Managing a Global Issue”
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Chinese nuclear sub shows up on Google Earth
Increasingly, tools readily available on the Internet enable independent specialists or even members of the general public to do intelligence work that used
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Robots That Walk on Water
As if signing books and performing surgery on patients were not enough, robots can now walk on water, too, thanks to engineers at
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