Generating hallucinations using optogenetics
Optogenetics has been used to cause visual hallucinations in laboratory mice, causing them to act as if the things they saw were real.
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Seedo, the AI-driven plantation in a box
Seedo uses machine learning technology, various sensors and light systems to feed herbs, flowers or vegetables of varying legality
The high-tech infrared sheets accelerate muscle recovery
They pass through tissues, joints and muscles, relieving pain and loosening joints: that's why Under Armor launched these infrared sheets
We have genes that activate after death
The reason for the "post-mortem" reactivation remains unknown: it is now clear that death is a much more complicated process than we thought.
World food crisis, 8 ways to stem it
We can stem the food crisis by working hard on eight factors that have worsened and strengthened the weaknesses in our system. Here are what they are.
Smart tattoo indicates glucose levels by changing color
With this intelligent tattoo, the team has created a transformative technology based on a decoration practice practiced from the mists of time.
Huawei announces 3 billion of investments in Italy
Huawei's announcement is one of the countermoves to US sanctions and goes along with the WSJ news on the intention to cut jobs in America.
For Days, a canon for dressing (and reusing) for life
For Days, more than a company, is the paradigm of radical, sustainable and ethical change also in the world of clothing and fashion.
Confirmations are coming: the brain also has a microbiome
The brain also hosts a microbiome, the group of bacteria that the body works with. It is an epochal turning point: it had always been considered a sterile area.
MTurk, the scam that inspired computers and Amazon
More than 230 years after an incredible game played in Paris, Amazon is using the name mTurk for its new artificial “artificial intelligence” project. No, that's not a typo. Here's the whole story.
Synthetic leather fabric helps heal wounds
The fabric incorporates a recently discovered material, polyglycerol sebacate, which is compatible with human tissue. This material can help the body produce new skin and repair wounds or cuts.
Mini dialysis is reality: developed in Japan
During a disaster, the first things to be cut off are electricity and water: elements that mini dialysis can consume little and for two weeks.
An artificial coral reef in Sidney harbor
The artificial reef took place in the seafront area of the famous Opera House, the characteristic Sydney theater known throughout the world. Not far from there is the Great Barrier Reef, which is increasingly at risk.
Dragonfly is official, NASA will make a mission on Titan
Dragonfly will land near Titan's equator, among dunes apparently composed of layers of solid hydrocarbons. It will be powered by plutonium like the Martian rovers, and with its eight rotors it will be able to cover much more distance than any space predecessor.
3 Scary technologies that we shouldn't be making
Smile! There are not only technologies that can have a negative impact. There are also scary ones that can have a lethal relapse.
ESA's 'lunar stretcher' to rescue astronauts
ESA tests a rescue system for astronauts on a mission. A 'moon stretcher' that drives like a caddy and brings an injured person back to base.
Glucose-powered artificial muscles such as humans
The artificial muscles developed by the Linköping University team are made of polymeric material into which enzymes have been introduced: a solution of oxygen and glucose in water powers the actuators, just as happens in human muscles.
Super Powers, Harvard Biologist lists the genes that create them (with super risks)
A well-known scientist produces a list of genes that, if modified, produce real super powers, but the game may not be worth the candle.
The consequences of Splinternet
The Internet is becoming a patchwork of different webs for each nation. It is a reality, and it will characterize the coming years, whether we like it or not. A very sad circumstance to suffer limits in the only place in the world that virtually had none.
Micromobility Decree: a small revolution for urban transport
With the signing of the Minister of Transport Danilo Toninelli, a phase of experimentation for micro mobility solutions begins: a small universe of light, economic and non-polluting vehicles is ready to invade the market and our cities.
The office of the future has everything but an office
Its founders met online and only met after 3 years. It has 600 employees and will have a thousand more within the year, when it launches a public offering to go public. It does not have and will not have a physical office.
