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Tristans Link archive; 9 Feb 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on February 9, 2010

* Morality research sheds light on the origins of religion http://ff.im/-fDvMZ
* Plastic surgeons create “implantable bra” – HumanPlus http://ff.im/-fDvDY
* Stunningly Preserved 165-Million-Year Old Spider Fossil Found http://ff.im/-fDuR7
* Stimulating Stem Cells, Bioactive Nanogel Regenerates Cartilage in Joints http://ff.im/-fCVrf
* Sony Launches Short-Range Wireless Technology (w/ Video) http://ff.im/-fCUMA

* Al Fin: New Seastead Design: The Gyre http://ff.im/-fCTWR
* By tracking water molecules, physicists hope to unlock secrets of life http://ff.im/-fCTGr

* ChIMERA Whole Skin Locomotion Robot | BotJunkie http://ff.im/-fCTra
* Possible cancer cure found in blushwood shrub – Transcurve http://ff.im/-fCDkK
* Batteries Out of Thin Air | Popular Science http://ff.im/-fCrxb
* Google Set to Make Gmail Social With Status Update Features – http://bit.ly/cpHqQS http://ff.im/-fCqa5

* HTML5 Canvas and Audio Experiment – http://9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/ http://ff.im/-fBX8v
* 60 Beautiful Oriental Style Artworks http://ff.im/-fApfr
* NS – Picture of the day – bullet-shaped rhabdoviruses. http://bit.ly/XTlko
* Study suggests when dealing with fungi, it’s best to attack from both sides http://bit.ly/9030Pp
* Jamie Heywood of PatientsLikeMe at TEDMED 2009 http://bit.ly/cQGw4h
* Richard Branson: Oil Crunch In 5 Years http://bit.ly/bmsX1T

* Locus OS concept video shows the future of computing… http://ow.ly/15ipB
* Brain Location for Fear of Losing Money Pinpointed – The Amygdala http://bit.ly/cYaJbz
* An Early Warning System for Cancer – http://bit.ly/a10CYE
* Quantum Leaps: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World – http://bit.ly/9XPBRt

LIkes:
* Anibal M. Astobiza: Virtual Interpersonal Touch [PDF]:  http://bit.ly/drZtaU
* Anibal M. Astobiza: ‘How Many Friends Does One Person Need?’  http://bit.ly/bn4YZi
* Alexander Kruel: Venter’s Successes in Creating Synthetic Life (video): http://bit.ly/apztk7
* Alexander Kruel: Google leaps language barrier with translator phone: http://bit.ly/9QGgJW

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Tristans Link archive; 7-8 Feb 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on February 8, 2010

* Research reveals link between beer and bone health http://ff.im/-fAkU9
* Will the New USA Space Strategy Launch the Next Google? Focus Now on Tech Innovation & New Ventures http://ff.im/-fAkNe
* Google Working On Speech-To-Speech Translation Phone, AKA, Your Own Personal Babel Fish http://ff.im/-fAkzk
* Modern Physics: A Complete Introduction http://ff.im/-fAkiX
* YouTube — first regatta of America’s Cup:  http://ff.im/-fAeBx

* Pretty cool Demonstration of the Solar System – http://reddit.com/az6pe http://ff.im/-fzyCX
* AR MEETUP Forum – http://armeetup.org/
* Revealed: The Secret of the Sperm’s Wild Dash to the Egg http://ff.im/-fzzU9
* One of the First Space Station Concepts Was Made of Brick http://ff.im/-fzzqF

* Virus-free technique enables scientists to easily make stem cells pluripotent http://ff.im/-fzop8
* Robotic challenge tests metal, mettle of student builders http://ff.im/-fzfaI
* Recap Of The Davos Tech Exec Interviews http://ff.im/-fze9b

* Scientists identify first genetic variant linked to biological aging in humans http://ff.im/-fyOOI
* Integrating life and technology with body-area networks – http://bit.ly/dofl1k
* The Future of Sex – http://bit.ly/9H6B6S

* via @chrisgrayson. cool. ARToolKit demo http://ff.im/-fyHGZ
* Teaser for Bluebrain – Year One documentary – H+ http://ff.im/-fyDnQ
* EU Committee Says No To Bank Data Sharing http://ff.im/-fwFfa
* The Riddle of Consciousness – NYTimes.com http://ff.im/-fwEZ1
* Accelerating Future » Aubrey de Grey on CNN (Video) http://ff.im/-fwE4v

* Glowing walls made from graphene will make lamps redundant http://ff.im/-fwzBp
* Inventor unveils $7,000 talking sex robot – CNN.com http://ff.im/-fwzul
* Fwd: The Singularity Myth – the “knee” of an exponential http://ff.im/-fwzfZ
* Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: Showcase http://ff.im/-fwdMU
* Completed Illustrations and Shape sifting http://ff.im/-fuwek

Likes:
* Wildcat: Ultra-Precise Quantum-Logic Clock Puts Old Atomic Clock to Shame: http://bit.ly/cvlBTY
* Alexander Kruel: Quantum computing leap forward: altering a lone electron without disturbing its neighbors: http://bit.ly/anvBql
* Alexander Kruel: When Amateurs Get Published: http://bit.ly/9dVv3H
* Anibal M. Astobiza: The Financial Crisis and the Metaphysics of Causation http://bit.ly/9P6Vzz: http://bit.ly/9Es3sz
* Ashalynd: RT @thebookslut: British Library has scanned 65,000 19th c. books, to be available free e-books http://bit.ly/dhNQll
* Alexander Kruel: Sketchpad: HTML5 demonstration of an interactive paint/drawing application http://bit.ly/cUYcOt
* Meryn Stol: YouTube – Dawkins vs. Tyson: http://bit.ly/d1LQLZ
* Wildcat: Doug Engelbart, computers are the tools we have invented in our quest for a new language , http://bit.ly/bCLtOh

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Tristans Link archive; 6 Feb 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on February 6, 2010

* Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal ‘Synthetic Organisms,’ Molecular Kill-Switch Included http://ff.im/-ft312
* First breath: Earth’s billion-year struggle for oxygen http://ff.im/-fu03n
* Repeats protect DNA http://ff.im/-ftXA3
* Scientists complete the world’s first in-depth study of the malaria parasite genome http://ff.im/-ftOeq
* Carnegie Mellon first to measure energy released from a virus during infection http://ff.im/-ftNSn
* A telescope that sets its sights on cyber-crime  http://ff.im/-ftA9g

* Record-breaking LHC collisions offer first glimpse of physics at new energy frontier http://ff.im/-ftwR5
* Super Bowl broadcast to feature 540fps slow-mo cameras http://ff.im/-ftzsN
* Google to add ‘Store View’ walkthroughs? http://ff.im/-ftwpB
* Big Blue demos 100GHz graphene-based transistor. http://ff.im/-ftw7h
* Doctors tout NanoKnife for easy tumor removal http://ff.im/-ft7VH
* 178m people, watched 33.2 billion videos, average 187 videos each per month  http://ff.im/-ft6Lb

* Ray Kuzweil at the MIT/XPrize BCI workshop – http://bit.ly/9kdRgW
* Advancing to Human Wall Crawling – http://bit.ly/9rI9Lw
* Elder Care and Nurse Aid Robots -  http://bit.ly/bE1oVn
* neuroscience of information obesity – http://www.iftf.org/node/3284
* Risk From Engineered Microorganisms, Strategies for Evolutionary Dominance – http://bit.ly/9YJxEq
* Gene Therapy Is Inevitable Next Frontier for Sports Doping – http://bit.ly/bQoEsb
* Electrons on the brink: Fractal patterns may be key to semiconductor magnetism – http://bit.ly/a1ycsi

* Airwaves Abandoned by TV Could Beam High-Speed Internet Everywhere – http://bit.ly/5mBeln
* Samsung to Release Laptop with a Transparent Screen within 12 Months – http://bit.ly/cx8T2f
* Nanotechnology in the Fight Against Cancer – http://bit.ly/aCflrg
* Renewable oil companies – http://bit.ly/b3hRmV
* Defusing the Methane Greenhouse Time Bomb – http://bit.ly/anR0OX
* Smart dust could give early warning of space storms – http://bit.ly/cN3AIV

* The Society of Mind (Paperback) – http://bit.ly/4vGCoA
* The first AI blog – http://bit.ly/bjYEe1
* When Garbage is Golden – http://bit.ly/bInfnQ
* For iPhone Users, TV over 3G – http://bit.ly/dzQM8U
* Google Earth Ocean Showcase -  http://bit.ly/9SC9Ai

Likes:
* bcultral: Potential evolutionary role for same-sex attraction: http://bit.ly/cFq4qA
* xixidu IBM Makes Graphene at 30 GHz and Potential of 100 Ghz to 1 Terahertz Graphene: http://bit.ly/d9n41M
* xixidu Impressive Nano Layer of Liquid Glass Will Coat Every Surface in Your Life (video): http://bit.ly/dlQzTb
* xixidu Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing: http://bit.ly/cMZ6hi
* xixidu Researchers say new material could let cars be powered by their bodywork:http://bit.ly/dqyjW5

* james reilly: Innovating the 21st-century university: http://bit.ly/9X7aGU
* xixidu Is amplify better than FriendFeed, should I switch?: http://bit.ly/9KeD2v
* xixidu The Real Rules for Time Travelers: http://bit.ly/bqpdTe
* Eric Logan: Artificial intelligence: Can AI crack the conundrum of consciousness ?: http://bit.ly/aunxgS
* xixidu Robot Mice Solve Mazes With Blazing Speed (Video): http://bit.ly/99wZCb
* xixidu  Google AI Challenge is all about Tron: http://bit.ly/cOiL16

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Tristans Link archive; 5 Feb 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on February 5, 2010

* Scobleizer: Video of the coolest thing I have seen in 2010 @hisiri http://bit.ly/auu6Cc Cooler than iPad.
* TEDMED: David Agus: A new strategy in the war on cancer http://ff.im/-fpa52 via @rfurlan http://ff.im/-fqqjP
* Dinosaur Fossil Reveals True Feather Colors | Wired http://ff.im/-fqq4x
* Discovery suggests new target for male contraception | Eureka http://ff.im/-fqpJr
* Gene Patents Under Legal Attack | Wired http://ff.im/-fq4aK
* Breakthrough in Creating Artificial Pancreas http://ff.im/-fq2sd

* Futures Thinking: Mapping the Possibilities (Part 1) http://ff.im/-fq0Of
* Gesture Cube http://ff.im/-fpPuc
* The World’s First Photovoltaic Circuit That Powers Itself http://ff.im/-fpFwD
* Rice physicists kill cancer with ‘nanobubbles’ | Eureka http://ff.im/-fpCVt
* WIND Robot System may usher in the era of battle machines | DVICE http://ff.im/-fpCwd

* New robot can detect earthquakes before they happen | DVICE http://ff.im/-fpAMy
* Robonaut2, NASA’s Android Space Explorer of the Future | Popular Science http://ff.im/-fpzsM
* Hand Gesture Controls Trying For Mainstream in 2010 (video) | Singularity Hub http://ff.im/-fpzkb
* Augmented Reality Coming to Video Conferencing http://ff.im/-fpyQj

LIkes:
* Wildcat: The Audacious beauty of our future Natasha VitaMore an interview http://ff.im/-fq0or
* james reilly: Innovating the 21st-century university: http://bit.ly/9X7aGU
* Alexander Kruel: Is amplify better than FriendFeed, should I switch?: http://bit.ly/9KeD2v
* Alexander Kruel: The Real Rules for Time Travelers: http://bit.ly/bqpdTe
* Eric Logan: Artificial intelligence: Can AI crack the conundrum of consciousness ?: http://bit.ly/aunxgS
* Alexander Kruel: Robot Mice Solve Mazes With Blazing Speed (Video): http://bit.ly/99wZCb
* Alexander Kruel: Google AI Challenge is all about Tron: http://bit.ly/cOiL16

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Tristans Link archive; 4 Feb 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on February 4, 2010

* Lab on a chip’ that detects viruses http://ff.im/-fn8BB
* Al Fin: World Debt Bomb Obama: Fuse We Were Waiting For http://ff.im/-fn8jV
* Baker’s yeast: A promising, natural therapy for cancer? http://ff.im/-fmTCF
* Who’ll be next on the Moon now NASA’s doing other stuff? http://ff.im/-fmTxe
* IEEE Spectrum: Fighting Cancer with Protons http://ff.im/-fmvCD

* Smart coating opens door to safer hip, knee and dental implants http://ff.im/-fmvvj
* Scientists map epigenome of human stem cells during development http://ff.im/-fmvkx
* Computers Taught How to Map Brain’s Neural Geography http://ff.im/-fmpDS
* The strangest liquid: Why water is so weird – New Scientist http://ff.im/-fmoEx
* Rewriting Desktop Printer Can Erase and Reuse Documents http://ff.im/-fmlK0

* Blimp My Ride: Luxury Eco-Zeppelin Does London to NYC in 37 Hours http://ff.im/-fm6YM
* Window Washing Robots Take Over Dubai (video) | Singularity Hub http://ff.im/-fm6Ip
* Scientists discover alterations in brain’s reward system related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder http://ff.im/-flQCK
* Man in coma can talk via brain waves http://ff.im/-flQek
* Scientists find quantum mechanics at work in photosynthesis http://ff.im/-flGBO
* TR: Physicist Discovers How to Teleport Energy http://ff.im/-flFZ6

* Landmark Ruling Gives Australian ISPs Safe Harbor – http://bit.ly/dAGVGr
* Is Liquid Terminator Robot One Step Closer to Reality? – http://bit.ly/b81MDF
* Hunters and Farmers – http://bit.ly/da61U5
* Nuclear bomb blast videos redux! – http://bit.ly/cnocaJ
* Tour of Intel’s new 25nm fab – http://bit.ly/d3P20G
* Who’ll be next on the Moon now NASA’s doing other stuff? – http://bit.ly/bIsWol

Likes:
Ashalynd: Is looking for patterns the key property of intelligence? And also recognizing … http://bit.ly/dvrGRB
Eric Logan: Neill Blomkamp’s TED Talk: Life On Other Planets and the Future of Human Civili.. http://bit.ly/9rWd4t
Alexander Kruel: Blue Brain Year One – 15-minute documentary on the Blue Brain project.: http://bit.ly/bcz0ys
Alexander Kruel: Genetically Modified Tomatoes Can Last 45 Days on the Shelf: http://bit.ly/9Y26ej
Wildcat: Tim Berners-Lee- Davos 2010 – IdeasLab with MIT – http://bit.ly/aZLPIT
Alexander Kruel: HP Vision of a Trillion Sensors Around the World: http://bit.ly/9QQEJU
Alexander Kruel: NASA’s Next Observatory Will Stare at the Sun; Predict Solar Storms: http://bit.ly/9vQMtr

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Tristans Link archive; 2-3 Feb 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on February 3, 2010

* New research rejects 80-year theory of ‘primordial soup’ as the origin of life http://ff.im/-fjq6s
* 100x Faster WiFi Closer to Reality http://ff.im/-fjjUk
* NASA Funds Crew Concepts http://ff.im/-fjfBX
* Adobe CTO Defends Flash Against Apple HTML5 http://ff.im/-fjf9g
* Scientists map out regulatory regions of genome, hot spots for diabetes genes http://ff.im/-fiNo1
* Compound LJ001 Acts Like Antibiotic Against Viruses http://ff.im/-fiMLK
* Health Tweeder Hopes to Distill Medical Twittersphere http://bit.ly/8X4SDw
* Crystals in a Meteorite Found to be harder than Regular diamonds – http://bit.ly/agutpa

* Hubble Detects Mysterious Spaceship-Shaped Object Traveling at 11,000MPH http://ff.im/-fiMAW
* Video; Robots Evolve Cooperative Behaviors, Learn To Hunt And Be Hunted http://ff.im/-fiMbL
* TR: Malleable Maps, Artistic Robots and Bubble Interfaces http://ff.im/-fiFov
* Multitouch Future: Stick-on Plastic Film Can Make 108-Inch Touchscreens http://ff.im/-fiCZD
* Digital doomsday: the end of knowledge – New Scientist http://ff.im/-fhFAh
* MIT’s Bionic Man: Accelerating the Integration of Body & Machine http://ff.im/-ffRUn

* New adhesive device could let humans walk on walls http://ff.im/-ffJCB
* JVC’s latest projector capable of 4x HD resolution or 4 screens http://ff.im/-ffx7n
* Cells send dirty laundry home to mom http://ff.im/-ffwsg
* News Analysis – Billions for NASA, With a Push to Find New Ways Into Space – NYTimes.com http://ff.im/-ffu5A
* Magnetic nanoparticles show promise for combating human cancer http://ff.im/-ffrYZ
* Robotic Pallet-Stacking Challenge Aims to Create an Automation Benchmark for Industry http://ff.im/-feZw6

* Engineers develop cancer-targeting nanoprobe sensors http://ff.im/-feYW8
* Millimeter Wave Chips Could Make Wireless A/V a Normal Thing http://ff.im/-feYI1
* arXiv: Physicists Discover How to Grow Graphene http://ff.im/-feYgz
* Scientists create new way to screen libraries of 10 million or more compounds http://ff.im/-feTbF
* DARPA Asks Boston Dynamics For Bigger BigDog | BotJunkie http://ff.im/-fePJU
* Spray-On ‘Liquid Glass’ Protects Surfaces From Just About Anything http://ff.im/-fetys
* Eric Drexler on Self Assembly and Chris Phoenix does the same at CRNano http://ff.im/-fehtB
* Evolving robots navigate a maze, help each other, plot descruction of mankind http://ff.im/-fefU1

Likes:
* Wildcat: Building body parts using nanocellulose http://bit.ly/9yNrCY
* Eric Logan: Next in Military Technology: Unmanned Black Hawk? http://bit.ly/a1dBkx
* Alexander Kruel: Cyborg Insect Spies to Become Nuclear Powered: http://bit.ly/9nDSD3
* Alexander Kruel: Distracted by Everything | PBS http://bit.ly/bqzoA6
* Eric Logan: BBC News – Professor’s alien life ’seed’ theory claimed: http://bit.ly/crJ41i
* Alexander Kruel: Neil D Tyson: “If you’re scientifically literate the world looks very different … http://bit.ly/byXZJh
* imabonehead: Technology Review: Monitoring Cell Death Could Help Cancer Treatment: http://bit.ly/aDDdjq
* Kol Tregaskes: FriendFeed List Editor – http://ffedit.com *FFEDIT *FriendFeed: http://bit.ly/bCWVCn
* Wildcat: Body Computing Conference 3.0: Keynote Address by Daniel Kraft, M.D.: http://bit.ly/cVrX9w

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Tristans Link archive; 1 Feb 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on February 1, 2010

* Evolution of Adaptive Behaviour in Robots by Means of Darwinian Selection http://ff.im/-fawhC
* The best way for Adobe to save Flash is by killing it – http://j.mp/b0joyG
* HIV researchers solve key puzzle after 20 years of trying http://ff.im/-fbDp3
* Milky Way Transit Authority http://ff.im/-fbD4S
* Targeting cancer stem cells in the lab http://ff.im/-faR3b
* Gene function discovery: New computation model predicts gene function http://ff.im/-faKGK
* 45 High Quality And Inspiring 3D Desktop Wallpapers http://ff.im/-faE3x

* Twitpic of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA from the ISS on Jan 30, 2010. http://ff.im/-faCbe
* Intel and Micron first to 25nm with new flash memory chips http://ff.im/-faziy
* The Birth of the Virtual Assistant : HiSiri http://ff.im/-fay64
* Ageing Asia problem serious as climate change – http://bit.ly/cJykUa
* @davos: Check out the outcomes of the brainstorming http://ff.im/-fatGn
* VASIMR Plasma Rocket for a Lunar Tug http://ff.im/-f8fZR

LIKES:
* imabonehead: TR: Monitoring Cell Death Could Help Cancer Treatment: http://bit.ly/aDDdjq
* FriendFeed List Editor – http://ffedit.com *FFEDIT *FriendFeed: http://bit.ly/bCWVCn
* Wildcat: Body Computing Conference 3.0: Keynote Address by Daniel Kraft, M.D.: http://bit.ly/cVrX9w
* Alexander Kruel: Penn State researchers developing optical communication alternative to Wifi http://bit.ly/aYTwSM
* Ashalynd: GeorgeDvorsky: Ouch: The dark side of augmented reality http://bit.ly/9lak17 : http://bit.ly/aeNhBK
* Alexander Kruel: Amazing: Scale of the Universe: http://bit.ly/d2hJkM

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Tristans Link archive; 29-30 Jan 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on January 30, 2010

* AMAZING: Scale of the Universe http://ff.im/-f4ycb
* Top 10 Revolutionary Technologies  http://ff.im/-f682G
* Intel Launches Industry’s First 10GBase-T Server Adapter http://ff.im/-f64jS
* Hand-Mounted Mouse – AirMouse http://ff.im/-f64eX
* Bees Can Be Trained to Recognize Human Faces http://ff.im/-f61ro
* Craig Venter on Genetics, Synthetic Life at TEDMED 2009 http://ff.im/-f61nS
* Genetics Web Sites Win Online Award http://ff.im/-f5ypShttp://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

* What alien worlds orbit our nearest star? – New Scientist http://ff.im/-f5y68
* 200-Meter-Long Superyacht http://ff.im/-f5xJN
* Al Fin: Nanotech Builds a Synaptic Beginning http://ff.im/-f57WW
* Seoul to Get a Giant 131 Acre Green Roof http://ff.im/-f57kN
* Virgin Galactic Richard Branson Personal Submarine http://ff.im/-f55KG
* Renovating American Infrastructure, Step 2: Water  http://ff.im/-f55Ch
* Silicone Implants Become Energy-Harvesting Devices http://ff.im/-f55bE

* Fighting cancer with light : Lasers http://ff.im/-f4MtQ
* Young Blood Can Reverse Circulatory System Age in Older Mice http://ff.im/-f4Aqv
* Cool Omnitread Snake Robot Still Slithering (Video) | Singularity Hub http://ff.im/-f4A4K
* MITnews: Peering inside an artificial sun http://ff.im/-f31or
* Airports Could Get Mind-Reading Scanners – Yahoo! News http://ff.im/-f2aDo

* Stem Cell Breakthrough: Bone Marrow Cells Are the Answer http://ff.im/-f1IMx
* Tiny Antennas to Help Miniaturize Implantable Devices http://ff.im/-f1H82
* Horizontal and vertical: The evolution of evolution – New Scientist http://ff.im/-f1FRJ
* Does Personalized News Lead To Ignorance? | via Slashdot http://ff.im/-f1Esw
* Quantum Computer Simulates Hydrogen Molecule Just Right http://ff.im/-f1DFT

* Social Robotics – Humanoid Robots and Social Robotics http://ff.im/-f1yG2
* Research breakthrough could lead to new treatment for malaria http://ff.im/-f1xSm
* New ’suicide’ molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis http://ff.im/-f1xrS
* Neuroscientists making computers smart enough to see connections between brain’s neurons http://ff.im/-f1t8z
* Scientists Produce Unprecedented 1 Megajoule Laser Shot, Step Towards Fusion Ignition http://ff.im/-f1qtO
* Robots Display Predator-Prey Co-Evolution, Evolve Better Homing Techniques http://ff.im/-f0QpB
* Too many superfoods could be harmful http://ff.im/-f0Pok

* Supercomputer Breakthrough Allows Astronomers to Share Universe Simulations http://bit.ly/bKix9x
* Effective UI = The Art of Building Great User Experience in Software http://bit.ly/cty0GX

Likes:
* Alexander Kruel: Amazing: Scale of the Universe: http://bit.ly/d2hJkM
* Anibal M. Astobiza: Better Thinking Through Chemistry:  http://bit.ly/9kWlCd
* Alexander Kruel: Genetics Magic: Two Examples of a Startling Future: http://bit.ly/cKqGgS
* Wildcat: In the Future We’ll All Have Online Reputation Scores « I’m Not Actually a Geek: http://bit.ly/dB8JEI

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Tristans Link archive; 27-28 Jan 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on January 28, 2010

* Official Apple iPad Demo – http://ff.im/-eX63c
* Best Free Documentaries: The Secret Life Of Chaos http://ff.im/-eTzjD
* Safety in numbers: A cloud-based immune system for computers http://ff.im/-eYAeM
* Augmented (hyper) Reality: Domestic Robocop http://ff.im/-eXPpn
* Video: Free Kick Robot, Goalie Robots Surrender | BotJunkie http://ff.im/-eXOPD
* Microid Robots Meant to Act in Colony Swarms http://ff.im/-eXO5U
* Responsible Nanotechnology: Molecular Manufacturing vs. Self-Assembly http://ff.im/-eXNmZ
* iMicroscope Turns Your iPhone Into a Practical Lab Tool http://ff.im/-eXJV4
* The Moon May Have Been Created By a Massive Nuclear Blast Inside the Earth  http://ff.im/-eXJjB

* Researchers directly turn mouse skin cells into neurons skipping IPS stage http://ff.im/-eXAGl
* Blood tells old cells to act young | HarvardScience http://ff.im/-eXAAD
* Disarming specialized stem cells might combat deadly ovarian cancer http://ff.im/-eXwDe
* Brain responses during anesthesia mimic those during natural deep sleep http://ff.im/-eXwt9
* Stopping Bacterial Infections Without Antibiotics http://ff.im/-eXmI7

* Scobleizer: Light Blue Optics Display Demo… http://ff.im/-eXvbE
* Ex-Officer Says Air Force’s Failure to Deploy Airships Costs Lives http://ff.im/-eXvkL
* Why humans outlive apes http://ff.im/-eUir9
* Groundbreaking research shows platelets can reproduce in circulation http://ff.im/-eU65B
* Mammoth Achievement: Researchers at the forefront of molecular biology http://ff.im/-eU5rS
* PLEN Is One Neat Little Android Android – Gizmodo http://ff.im/-eU0sg
* The Healthcare System: Apple Tablet’s Biggest Opportunity http://ff.im/-eTT8t

* Computer mimics nature by watching TV http://ff.im/-eTSml
* Universe Is 30 Times More Run Down Than Thought, Astronomers Find http://ff.im/-eTS72
* Creating Synthetic Bacteria From Existing Genomes Easier Than Building From The Ground Up http://ff.im/-eTS3Y
* Video: Boeing’s Truck-Mounted Laser Neatly Picks Off 50 IEDs in a Row http://ff.im/-eTKuB
* New Chip Provides Cheap At-Home Sperm Counting http://ff.im/-eTKk5
* At Cambridge Alien Conference, Scientists Warn Of An Invisible Earth and Hostile ETs http://ff.im/-eTK7W

* Genetic ‘atlas’ of cells will pinpoint causes of disease http://ff.im/-eTDwX
* Complete Genomics To Sequence 1 Million Genomes – Interview With CEO http://ff.im/-eTCdq
* Extinction Timeline: what will disappear from our lives before 2050 http://ff.im/-eTxYc
* Internet backbone breaks the 100-gigabit barrier – New Scientist http://ff.im/-eTuvF
* HiSiri: Coming next week: Your very own personal assistant for your iPhone – http://siri.com/ http://ff.im/-eTrj5
* Intel Research on 11 nanometer and smaller http://ff.im/-eTjxy

Likes:
* 101 Dizzying Spiral Staircases & Twisted Architectural Art Photos http://bit.ly/cXt3th
* Alexander Kruel: Hexagonal interactive OLED gaming tiles: http://bit.ly/cMrOdZ
* Cross-cultural recognition of basic emotions through nonverbal emotional vocalizations: http://bit.ly/bp4KWn
* Alexander Kruel: When should we trust someone’s reputation and when should we ignore it?: http://bit.ly/9Sk3Mp
* Alexander Kruel: Bloggingheads.tv – Awesome Feats We Haven’t Achieved: http://bit.ly/a2Ua1H
* Christopher A Carr: Horizontal and vertical: The evolution of evolution http://bit.ly/962Cni
* Ashalynd: The Universe is a Quantum Fluid: http://tinyurl.com/yazl3ue: http://bit.ly/a3X5vU
* Anibal M. Astobiza: Chapter Nine of Age of Spiritual Machines http://bit.ly/btgDcN
* Alexander Kruel: Social Psychology Studies: Why Smart People Do Dumb or Irrational Things: http://bit.ly/9PFxCx

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Tristans Link archive; 24-26 Jan 2010

Posted by tristanhambling on January 26, 2010

* DIY Bio: A Growing Movement Takes on Aging | h+ Magazine http://ff.im/-eRpQ6
* Plug your iPod into your t-shirt for power? http://ff.im/-eRmkb
* Moving through time: Thinking of the past or future causes us to sway backward or forward http://ff.im/-eRlPY
* First rewire of genetic switches achieved http://ff.im/-eRlwy
* Building body parts using nanocellulose http://ff.im/-eRl0m
* In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits | Wired http://ff.im/-eRaL7

* Going For Exawatts: Building the most powerful laser in the world http://ff.im/-eR9kf
* World’s First 3D Photocopier Goes On Sale For $17,000 – Gizmodo http://ff.im/-eR6eD
* Self-assembling nanostructures: Building the building blocks – Metamodern http://ff.im/-eQyX3
* Voice-Heli: Voice-controlled helicopter from Nikko http://ff.im/-eQdig
* COMIC – Steve Jobs drops the big bomb http://ff.im/-eQ756

* Unreality – Ten Optical Illusions That Will Hurt Your Brain http://ff.im/-eQ6uv
* Bill Gates says innovation can leverage change http://ff.im/-ePPOm
* Your Brain Can’t Handle Your Facebook Friends http://ff.im/-ePLiB
* South Korea Plans Giant Eco Dome – Ecorium – Gizmodo http://ff.im/-ePBdr
* It just getting ott.. The Apple Tablet Dates Back to 1888 -… http://ff.im/-ePzOc
* Australia leaves the internet http://ff.im/-ePvp8

* Time machine: Windows 3.1 lives again on the web – http://www.michaelv.org/ http://ff.im/-ePtJy
* Simple jet: easy to fly, long range, hyper-efficient | DVICE http://ff.im/-ePsyL
* Anybots Telepresence Robots Go into Mass Production | Singularity Hub http://ff.im/-ePs57
* Colliding Particles Can Make Black Holes — ScienceNOW http://ff.im/-ePrS5
* Brain protein critical to movement, memory, learning deciphered at the Advanced Light Source http://ff.im/-ePrIp
* Taking aim on Phobos NASA outline Flexible Path precursor to man on Mars | NASA http://ff.im/-eNS8m

* Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) http://ff.im/-eNRtx
* Mobile Phone For The Hearing Impaired by Suhyun Kim » Yanko Design http://ff.im/-eNH73
* Decode Exhibition Points Way to Data-Driven Art http://ff.im/-eNqbJ
* Video of virus in action shows viruses can spread faster than thought possible « Biosingularity http://ff.im/-eMSqA
* Spatial Computing Concept Video for Shopping « The Future Digital Life http://ff.im/-eMD0K
* Brain Matters | The Human Spark | PBS Video http://ff.im/-eMhTk

* Levitating magnet may yield a new approach to fusion. http://ff.im/-eM3k0
* Under the weather? Just swallow a doctor – The Independent http://ff.im/-eM1T9
* Individuals to drive personalized medicine era | Broader Perspective http://ff.im/-eM05J
* Full-body scanner blind to bomb parts http://ff.im/-eLYtR
* Court Rolls Back Campaign Spending Limits – WSJ.com http://ff.im/-eLWjO

* Mind Reading, Brain Fingerprinting and the Law http://ff.im/-eKfbG
* Boogie Board writing tablet costs $30, features ‘no power LCD technology’ http://ff.im/-eK6wY
* YouTube – Lockheed Martin HULC Exoskeleton http://ff.im/-eK5It
* Sexuality and Beyond http://ff.im/-eJoGK
* Faces of Haiti – The Big Picture – 46 photos total http://ff.im/-eJodL
* 20 Amazing Macro Photography – DesignSwan.com http://ff.im/-eJi7K
* Mission to the edge of Space – Red Bull Stratos – Trailer http://ff.im/-eJezq

LIKES:
* james reilly: Davos 2010: The World is Broken: http://bit.ly/6HtysX
* Alexander Kruel: Kurzweil Discusses the Future of Brain Computer Interfaces at X Prize Lab (Video): http://bit.ly/8iNW8F
* Anibal M. Astobiza: Live3D http://amos.cse.wustl.edu/live3d/: http://bit.ly/7hLjMn
* Alexander Kruel: Rename Capitalism Socialism?: http://bit.ly/6fDPj2
* Mark H: Artwork by Jean Sebastien Rossbach – http://bit.ly/5vKBle

* Alexander Kruel: Is time dilated during a threatening situation?: http://bit.ly/75zNUQ
* Alexander Kruel: Too Much Information? So, just how reliable is all this information?: http://bit.ly/7PdIW5
* Wildcat: “Can we grow organs instead of transplanting them?” Anthony Atala: http://bit.ly/4LjrST
* File:Tree of life with genome size.svg – Wikipedia, free encyclopedia: http://bit.ly/4qzzCc

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