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Category Archives: English
Forecasts about future breakthroughs
TechCast (George Washington University) uses yearly international surveys (of scientists and “experts”) and other studies to create a list of future breakthroughs and an estimate of the date it might happen : Field of Study Event Most likely year How … Continue reading
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“Digital paper” : ultra-thin OLED displays
In case you haven’t yet seen what this OLED technology can do, I recommend you read Wikipedia’s article. It’s “the next big thing” in the market of display monitors and TV (as well as digital cameras, watches, PDA, etc…). Most … Continue reading
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Breakthrough in “robotic animal” research
A mouse can “understand” human speech! Recently, it was observed at the Robot Engineering Technology Research Center of Shandong University of Science and Technology that five mice with micro electrodes implanted on their heads obeyed the computer-generated commands of the … Continue reading
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Very Humanoid Robot
Quick, which one is the robot? Repliee Q1 (at left in both pictures) appeared at the 2005 World Expo in Japan, where she gestured, blinked, spoke, and even appeared to breathe. Shown with co-creator Hiroshi Ishiguru of Osaka University, the android … Continue reading
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Patriot Act Expansion Bill Approved in Secret
Following reports that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence yesterday approved – behind closed doors – legislation designed to reauthorize and expand the Patriot Act, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed its disappointment with the secretive process and the end … Continue reading
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