Robots are extremely useful and have virtually unlimited potential. Nano robots will be very useful in medicine, industry

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson has picked Ronnie Leten, the former boss of mining gear maker Atlas Copco, as its new chairman, as the mobile equipment company battles to revive its fortunes.

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — A classified spy satellite for the U.S. governments National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is set to kick of a launch double header this week on the Florida Space Coast with what should be a majestic overnight liftoff Thursday, Oct. 5, of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V. The post NRO Spysat Set to Kick Off Florida Space Coast Launch Double Header Overnight Oct. 5 on ULA Atlas V: Watch Live appeared first on Universe Today.

If that melody has just come to you, and if you know your way around a score, you might be able to think it into being now a group of researchers have developed a new brain-computer interface (BCI) application.

Single unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) directed by joysticks, radio controllers, and mobile phones are already accomplishing a variety of useful tasks, such as aerial photography and security patrols. But using multiple drones requires multiple human operators, and this presents a coordination problem.

Brain signals are recorded with an electroencephalogram worn on the head like a swim cap, which allows the wearer to select musical notes and tones displayed on a computer screen.

Disarm Therapeutics has seen a strong $30 million series A round as it looks for a breakthrough approach in axonal degeneration.

Upstart Rodin Therapeutics has gained $27 million as it plots clinical work on a new Alzheimer’s candidate next year.

In the run-up to the World Congress of Neurology in Kyoto the new "Neurology Atlas" was published today. Even though there has been progress in the availability of neurological care worldwide and great improvement is being made in diagnostic and therapeutic tools, appalling disparities in the availability of treatment do persist.

The National Science Foundation has awarded $8 million to a consortium led by the University of California, Irvine to develop a brain-computer interface that can restore walking ability and sensation in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Over the last 25 years, the world has seen an increased dependency on wind energy that promises to continue growing. This has created an ever-evolving process to develop a method that can accurately assess a region's wind energy potential. The most-used assessment methods today are based on the European Wind Atlas through the use of the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program (WAsP).

A major international project is attempting to create the first comprehensive three-dimensional map of all human cells which could end up revealing secrets about our health and how our bodies function.

University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it is possible for stroke patients to improve motor function using special training involving connecting brain signals with a computer.

It is possible for stroke patients to improve motor function using special training involving connecting brain signals with a computer, research shows.

Correcting gait early on may aid mobility  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cerebral palsy (CP)-;caused by neurological damage before, during or after birth-;is the most common movement disorder in children, limiting mobility and independence throughout their lives.

To help humans capture more of the sun’s energy than natural photosynthesis can, UC Berkeley scientists have taught

Researchers have shown for the first time that the use of a brain-computer interface augmented with a virtual walking avatar can control gait, suggesting the protocol may help patients recover the ability to walk after stroke, some spinal cord injuries and certain other gait disabilities.

Photosynthesis provides energy for the vast majority of life on Earth. But chlorophyll, the green pigment that plants use to harvest sunlight, is relatively inefficient. To enable humans to capture more of the sun's energy, scientists have taught bacteria to cover themselves in tiny, highly efficient solar panels to produce useful compounds.

Scientists create bacteria covered in tiny solar panels that generate a potential new fuel from the Sun.

Photosynthesis provides energy for the vast majority of life on Earth. But chlorophyll, the green pigment that plants use to harvest sunlight, is relatively inefficient. To enable humans to capture more of the sun's energy than natural photosynthesis can, scientists have taught bacteria to cover themselves in tiny, highly efficient solar panels to produce useful compounds.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, with NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-M. TDRS-M. Liftoff was at 8:29 a.m. EDT.

The roundworm stars in the first-ever compilation of gene readouts in every kind of cell in an animal.

Researchers use a big-data approach to find links between different genes and patient survival.

A new Pathology Atlas is launched today with an analysis of all human genes in all major cancers showing the consequence of their corresponding protein levels for overall patient survival. The difference in expression patterns of individual cancers observed in the study strongly reinforces the need for personalized cancer treatment based on precision medicine.

EngadgetAmazons Alexa can now steer exoskeletons - Exoskeletons dont come cheap and theyre not one size fits all, making them a daunting prospect for the average buyer. But, some companies are working towards changing that. In December, Hyundai promised to make the suits cheaper. And, researchers are using machine learning to make them more accessible for people ...

Martin Jarry was a police officer in Quebec. He coached a youth hockey team. He was used to being active, used to working out, used to being strong. But when Jarry was diagnosed with inclusion body myositis (IBM), he had to do some serious re-evaluating of his activities.

Hello Games is putting the final touches on a major update to No Man's Sky, the planetary exploration and survival game that stumbled out of the gate a year ago with performance issues and ...

How many cyborgs did you see during your morning commute today? I would guess at least five. Did they make you nervous? Probably not; you likely didn’t even realize they were there. In a presentation titled “Biohacking and the Connected Body” at Singularity University Global Summit, Hannes Sjoblad informed the audience that we’re already living in […]

The decades-old pursuit of bulky, much-hyped Iron Man–like “exosuits” could give way to minimalist technologies more in sync with the human body -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

DARPA-backed tech could decrease recovery time

The first two missions of the unmanned Dream Chaser mini-shuttle carrying critical cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly on the most powerful version of the Atlas V rocket and start as soon as 2020, announced Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and United Launch Alliance (ULA). “We have selected United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V […] The post Dream Chaser Mini-Shuttle to Fly ISS Resupply Missions on ULA Atlas V appeared first on Universe Today.

One company is offering their employees the unusual perk of getting a free microchip, which they see as the future of micropayments.

The US Army is developing a new suit for soldiers to prevent and reduce musculoskeletal injuries, as well as improve their mental performance.

With Elon Musk founding Neuralink and Facebook revealing its brain-computer interface research, 2017 is looking like it will be the year that mind-controlled computing research really gathers steam. No longer a fringe sci-fi concept, we're seeing big money being committed to serious research and now DARPA has revealed an investment of up to US$65 million across six projects as part of its new Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program. .. Continue Reading DARPA backs 6 brain-computer interface projects Category: Computers Tags: Brain Computer Interface DARPA Implant Related Articles: Implantable sand-sized sensors to monitor internal goings on in real time Monkeys master thought-controlled wheelchair Rise of the mind-reading machines Implants link paralyzed man's arm to his brain to

Cambridge venture capital firm Atlas Venture has raised its 11th fund, totaling $350 million, as it looks to advance its mission of “doing well by doing good” for biotechs.

A newly published reference chronicles the archipelago of protected areas into which the world’s genetic biodiversity is now huddled -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Cambridge venture capital firm Atlas Venture has raised its 11th fund, totaling $350 million, as it looks to advance its mission of “doing well by doing good” for biotechs.

A new film explores the dawning age of technologically augmented humanity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientists keep attaching electronic accoutrements to various animals like cockroaches or locusts to make them controllable. This time

An international project is set to detail how every cell type in the body functions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The Biomechanics and Motor Control research unit of the Department of Movement and Sports Sciences of Ghent University performs research on human gait assistance by means of ankle-foot exoskeletons. In 2013 they realized as first to augment human walking.

Researchers have developed an exoskeleton system that provides personalized support for its user. In healthy volunteers, the optimized exoskeleton reduced energy expenditure during walking by 24 percent, on average, compared to when the system was not providing personalized support.

Assisted walking just got smarter.

A subject plays a computer game as part of a neural security experiment at the University of Washington. Patrick Bennett, CC BY-ND By Eran Klein, University of Washington and Katherine Pratt, University of Washington   In the 1995 film “Batman Forever,” the Riddler used 3-D television to secretly access viewers’ most personal thoughts in his hunt […]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Five years after he fell while building a treehouse, paralyzing him from the waist down, Scot Mills stood from his chair at Carolinas Rehabilitation last Monday and took a stroll outdoors.

The age of the cyborg may be closer than we think. Rapidly improving medical robotics, wearables, and implants means many humans are already part machine, and this trend is only likely to continue. It is most noticeable in the field of medical prosthetics where high-performance titanium and carbon fiber replacements for limbs have become commonplace. […]

Atlas Venture has made biotech veteran Kevin Bitterman a new partner, joining the firm’s team from Polaris.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has announced financial support for the Human Cell Atlas, which is using sequencing technology to redefine every cell in the body. Funding and engineering support from CZI will enable the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBLEBI), the Broad Institute and the University of California Santa Cruz Genomics Institute (UCSC) to set up an open, cloud-based Data Coordination Platform to check, share and analyse the vast amounts of diverse information generated.

Atlas Venture has made biotech veteran Kevin Bitterman a new partner, joining the firm’s team as a partner after his time at Polaris.

New system could make it easier for paralyzed people to communicate via computer keyboard.

Harvard researchers aim to improve robotic therapy for those learning to walk again.

One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past 40 years. Around 1 billion in 155 countries are exposed to floods and 414 million live near one of the 220 most dangerous volcanoes. The 2017 edition of the Atlas of the Human Planet by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, looks at the exposure of people and built-up areas to the six major natural hazards, and its evolution over the last 40 years. The atlas will be presented during the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction meeting in Cancun, Mexico.

For decades robotic exoskeletons were the subject of science fiction novels and movies. But in recent years, exoskeleton technology has made huge progress towards reality and exciting research projects and new companies have surfaced. Typical applications of today’s exoskeletons are stroke therapy or support of users with a spinal cord injury, or industrial applications, such […]

Lockheed Martin has developed a new exoskeleton that helps soldiers carry heavy equipment packs, by reducing the overstress on the lower back and legs.

The implant travels to the brain via the blood and could provide a permanent way of recording signals used to direct an exoskeleton that helps paralysed people walk

Their demanding missions often require soldiers to carry heavy equipment packs long distances over rough terrain, or up and down stairs and underground infrastructure in urban environments. Exhaustion and injury are frequently a consequence of these challenging operational scenarios. A new exoskeleton from Lockheed Martin offers a solution.

Spatial demography—the spatial analysis of demographic processes—has long been used to derive insights from otherwise bewildering masses of data. Back in 1855, it was used by John Snow to identify the source of a cholera outbreak. More recently, it was taken up by the U.S. Census Bureau, which generates analyses indicating how government resources might be distributed across geographically defined administrative units. And now, spatial demography has come to proteomic research. The first analysis of how proteins are arranged in a cell has been completed. It promises to refine existing protein-protein interaction networks. In addition, it provides an important resource to deconvolute the highly complex architecture of the human cell. This analysis, an examination of the spatial distribution of the human proteome, appeared May 12 in the journal Science, in an article entitled, “A subcellular map of the human proteome.” It details the in situ localization of ...

SlashdotA Lowes Hardware Store Is Trialling Exoskeletons To Give Workers a Helping Hand - slew writes: Okay, this isnt Aliens 2, but hardware chain Lowes is outfitting employees with a simple exoskeleton to help them on the job, reports The Verge. The company has partnered with Virginia Tech to develop the technology, which makes lifting and moving heavy objects easier. The non-motorized exoskeletons are ...

Technology Why have a walker when you could have an exosuit? A new exoskeleton is meant to prevent these falls from happening, by using adaptive mechanisms that activate only when it senses that the wearer is about to fall. Read…

Scientists unveiled a lightweight, robotic, outer "skeleton" Thursday that can detect when someone loses their balance, correct their gait, and prevent their fall.

Wearable device keeps people upright when they slip

On 27 April 2017, the European Commission published the Urban Water Atlas for Europe. The publication – the first of its kind – shows how different water management choices, as well as other factors such as waste management, climate change and even our food preferences, affect the long-term sustainability of water use in our cities.

Despite one in 10 people worldwide having chronic kidney disease, a new global report - The Global Kidney Health Atlas - presented at this week's World Congress of Nephrology in Mexico City and compiled by the International Society of Nephrology and kidney health experts worldwide and published in JAMA- highlights the huge gaps in kidney disease care and prevention in both developed and developing countries, with many countries not prioritising kidney health.

It's been 47 years since Philadelphians filled Fairmount Park for the first Earth Day here, led by a group of University of Pennsylvania students. This year, amidst the day's celebrations and other collective observances comes word that, if humankind is to truly coexist with biodiversity, we have to re-structure our landscapes on a vast scale.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Orbital ATK’s Cygnus supply ship soared to space from the Florida Space Coast at lunchtime today, Tuesday, April 18, drenched in sunshine and carrying the ‘SS John Glenn’ loaded with over three and a half tons of precious cargo - bound for the multinational crew residing aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The post Cygnus Soars to Space on Atlas Carrying SS John Glenn on Course to Space Station appeared first on Universe Today.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The ‘SS John Glenn’ cargo freighter stands proudly poised for launch at pad 41 from the Florida Space Coast on Tuesday April 18, loaded with a stash of nearly 4 tons of science investigations and essential supplies atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket destined for the multinational crew […] The post SS John Glenn Launching Science Stash to Space Station atop Atlas V April 18 – Watch Live and 360 Degree Video appeared first on Universe Today.

These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn’s moon, Atlas, were taken on April 12, 2017, by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.

These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moon, Atlas, were taken on April 12, 2017, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The flyby had a close-approach distance of about 7,000 miles (11,000 kilometers).

The Cassini spacecraft just made its final flyby of the small moon Atlas, grabbing the best pictures yet and showing a surprising softness

Despite the internet-dependent nature of our world, a thorough understanding of the internet’s physical makeup has only recently

ReWalk Robotics Ltd., leading manufacturer and producer of exoskeleton systems, announced today that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) purchased 28 ReWalk Personal Exoskeleton Systems to...

How closely will we live with the technology we use in the future? How will it change us? And how close is “close”? Ghost in the Shell imagines a futuristic, hi-tech but grimy and ghetto-ridden Japanese metropolis populated by people, robots, and technologically-enhanced human cyborgs. Beyond the superhuman strength, resilience, and X-ray vision provided by […]

The syringe slides in between the thumb and index finger. Then, with a click, a microchip is injected in the employee's hand. Another "cyborg" is created.

The syringe slides in between the thumb and index finger. Then, with a click, a microchip is injected in the employee's hand. Another "cyborg" is created.

Cyborg insects have been scuttling and buzzing around for years, but now, researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have scaled the idea up to a ...

Roboticists frequently turn to nature for inspiration for their inventions, reverse engineering the traits that evolution has developed over millennia. Others are taking a shortcut by simply integrating modern technology with living animals. The idea may seem crazy, but animals and machines are not so different. Just as a network of wires carry electrical signals […]

The bizarre roll cloud and the beautiful asperitas cloud are among the additions to the latest International Cloud Atlas.

While there certainly are a lot of interesting vehicles being presented at 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai decided

Are we ready for cyborgs? More specifically, people with implants that enhance beyond the superficially cosmetic and into the realms of evolved beings? Jorge Pelegrín-Borondo (Universidad de La Rioja), Eva Reinares-Lara (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) and Cristina Olarte-Pascual (Universidad de La Rioja), in cooperation with Professor Kiyoshi Murata, from Meiji University in Tokyo, believe society […]

The Central Dogma of molecular biology states that DNA encodes RNA, RNA encodes protein. While this process is certainly true for the vast majority gene regulatory functions, in recent years, scientists have discovered that this is by no means an exclusive process. In fact, studies examining the association between genes and diseases have shown that a growing number of disease variants are found outside of protein-coding genes. Now, a team of researchers led by investigators at the RIKEN FANTOM consortium has generated a comprehensive atlas of human long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) with substantially improved gene models, allowing them to better assess the diversity and functionality of these RNAs. The researchers have made their data accessible in an extensive searchable resource that they anticipate will have wide research applications. The findings from the study were published recently in Nature in an article entitled “ An Atlas of Human Long ...

The Central Dogma of molecular biology states that DNA encodes RNA, RNA encodes protein. While this process is certainly true for the vast majority gene regulatory functions, in recent years, scientists have discovered that this is by no means an exclusive process. In fact, studies examining the association between genes and diseases have shown that a growing number of disease variants are found outside of protein-coding genes. Now, a team of researchers led by investigators at the RIKEN FANTOM consortium has generated a comprehensive atlas of human long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) with substantially improved gene models, allowing them to better assess the diversity and functionality of these RNAs. The researchers have made their data accessible into an extensive searchable resource that they anticipate will have wide research applications. The findings from the study were published recently in Nature through an article entitled “ An atlas of human long ...

New research from North Carolina State University offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches –

New research offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches -- or biobots -- move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to their goal of using biobots to explore collapsed buildings and other spaces in order to identify survivors.

New research from North Carolina State University offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches - or biobots - move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to their goal of using biobots to explore collapsed buildings and other spaces in order to identify survivors.

Back pain is one of the leading causes of work absenteeism in the UK, with 8.8 million days lost to work-related muscoskeletal disorders per year. On average, each case causes 16 days of absenteeism, and chronic conditions can cause some … Continue reading →

Back pain is one of the leading causes of work absenteeism in the UK, with 8.8 million days lost to work-related muscoskeletal disorders per year. On average, each case causes 16 days of absenteeism, and chronic conditions can cause some … Continue reading →

A new interface system allowed three paralyzed individuals to type words up to four times faster than the speed that had been demonstrated in earlier studies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

A brain-to-computer hookup can enable people with paralysis to type via direct brain control at the highest speeds and accuracy levels reported to date, a clinical research publication has demonstrated.

Researchers have developed an improved type of electrode that is more durable, lasts longer in the body and transmits a clearer, more robust signal than electrodes made from current state-of-the-art materials. This could allow for improved restoration of mobility after spinal cord accidents, as well as improved powered prosthetic limbs.

When people suffer spinal cord injuries and lose mobility in their limbs, it's a neural signal processing problem. The brain can still send clear electrical impulses and the limbs can still receive them, but the signal gets lost in the damaged spinal cord.

Commentary: At the World Government Summit, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO says to stay relevant, humans will have to merge more with machines, and that comes with societal dangers.

Elon Musk thinks human cyborgs could counter the threat from artificial intelligence.

When it comes to drone racing, the folks at Freedom Drone Sports apparently believe that the bigger the aircraft, the better. After all, imagine how much less exciting auto racing would be if all the cars were just tiny models. … Continue reading →

The use of brain computer interface has the potential to improve the daily lives of people with prosthetic limbs, according to research presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.

Engineers have fitted dragonflies with tiny backpack controllers that connect directly to the neurons controlling the insects' flight.

A computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome, according to a new paper publishing January 31st, 2017 in PLOS Biology.

A computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome, according to a new article. Counter to expectations, the participants in the study reported being "happy," despite their extreme condition.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that reads the brain's blood oxygen levels and enables communication by deciphering the thoughts of patients who are totally paralyzed and unable to talk.