Your brain might be hard-wired for altruism
It’s an age-old quandary: Are we born “noble savages” whose best intentions are corrupted by civilization, as the 18th century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau contended? Or are we fundamentally selfish brutes who need civilization to rein in our base impulses, as the 17th century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes argued?
After exploring the areas of the brain that fuel our empathetic impulses — and temporarily disabling other regions that o...
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LG Electronics new self learning AI ‘Hub Robot’ that uses Amazon’s Alexa to communicate with other household smart devices and also recognizes each member of a family
LG Electronics has unveiled its new Hub Robot that uses Amazon's Alexa to communicate with other household smart devices.
LG's Hub Robot can do things like turn on the air conditioning and delay the start of your washing machine with a simple voice command.
By leveraging powerful analytical processing power, LG’s robotic lineup will be able to navigate complex environments and decipher the most efficient and effective path to accomplish tasks, making people’s lives easier at every touch-po...
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CatGenie is a automatic full-size cleaning litter box that uses permanent washable granules
The CatGenie is a cat friendly, full-size automatic cat Box that uses litter like permanent Washable Granules (TM) unlike disposable cat litter CatGenie Washable Granules never need changing and are 100% dust free, biodegradable and septic safe.
When kitty goes liquids drain through the non-absorbing Washable Granules. CatGenie removes and liquefies the solids for safe and easy disposal down drain or toilet.
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‘Powerfly eMTB’ is an electric mountain bike which Combines proven off-road capability with motorized convenience
Powerfly eMTB is an electric mountain bike which Combines proven off-road capability with motorized convenience, the Trek Powerfuly 8 FS Plus Electric Mountain Bike pairs a Shimano drivetrain with a Bosch Performance.
Trek Powerfly 9 FS Plus has 2.8″ tires. It comes with 130 mm of RockShox travel from a PIKE RC fork and a Deluxe RT3 rear shock. The bike rolls with the popular Bosch Performance CX motor, and you can adjust the pedal-assist using its new Purion display. The mellow, low-profile ...
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University Of Melbourne research team has developed method to accurately identify a term baby who is at risk of stillbirth
We don’t know the full causes of stillbirth, but in about half of cases it is caused by the placenta not working properly. The placenta feeds and oxygenates the baby so when it isn’t working well babies become growth restricted. Fetuses that are growth restricted are at 3-4 times increased risk of stillbirth. So, finding a test that accurately flags babies that are growth restricted and intervening early may be the key to reducing stillbirths.
But it is surprisingly hard to identify such grow...
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Snoo smart crib is an electronic bassinet that gently rocks from side to side and emits sound to help ease a baby to sleep.
Snoo is an electronic bassinet that gently rocks from side to side and emits sound to help ease a baby to sleep.
Smart Crib From Designer Yves Behar Automatically Rocks Your Crying Baby to Sleep.
Rocking crib that imitates the rhythms of the womb by responding to a baby’s level of crying and fussiness and adjusting the intensity of motion and white noise accordingly. The SNOO also includes a sleep sack that swaddles the baby and keeps it on its back all night. In fact, the crib will not op...
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University of Tokyo research on ALS suggest, damage caused by the protein-cutting enzyme calpain to the critical pathway shuttling essential molecules between the cell’s nucleus and cytoplasm leads to the death of nerve cells.
University of Tokyo research group and their collaborators have shed light on one of the mechanisms responsible for the onset of sporadic ALS—a non-genetic form of the neurodegenerative disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease—by demonstrating in an experiment with mice that damage caused by the protein-cutting enzyme calpain to the critical pathway shuttling essential molecules between the cell’s nucleus and cytoplasm leads to the death of nerve cells. The current outcome holds promise of ad...
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Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, hydrogel – gel-based robots that may one day assist in surgical operations
Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball underwater, and grabbing and releasing a live fish.
The robots are made entirely of hydrogel — a tough, rubbery, nearly transparent material that’s composed mostly of water. Each robot is an assemblage of hollow, precisely designed hydrogel structures, connected to rubbery tubes. When the researchers p...
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‘Zapier’ is an integration platform that allows you to automate daily tasks that involve using two or more applications
Zapier provides an integration platform that allows you to automate daily tasks that involve using two or more applications. By creating a "Zap", you can define an action and set it up to be repeated when certain triggers happen.
An example of a "trigger" that you could set up in Zapier might be receiving an email in Gmail from a certain address, an "action" might include receiving an SMS notification. The Zap is therefore to receive an SMS notification every time you receive an email from a ...
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‘x.ai’ is a artificial intelligence digital personal assistant that schedules meetings for business customers.
Founded in 2014, x.ai builds and maintains an artificial intelligence powered personal assistant that schedules meetings for our business customers. Backed by its founders and located in New York City.
We are fast moving from the app era to the era of the intelligent agent. Over the next half decade, we’ll witness the birth of hundreds if not thousands of autonomous intelligent agents.
x.ai makes an artificial intelligence personal assistant who schedules meetings for you.
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‘Pal-V One’ is a three-wheeled motorcyle that transforms into a gyrocopter
PAL-V International B.V. is a Dutch company and has developed three-wheeled motorcyle that transforms into a gyrocopter, the PAL-V ONE (Personal Air and Land Vehicle ONE).
The PAL-V ONE in flight is an autogyro or gyrocopter, with a foldable pusher propeller providing forward thrust and a free-spinning rotor providing lift. Directional stability is provided by twin boom-mounted tailfins.
It has a tricycle undercarriage with relatively large wheels.
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Aston Martin’s AM-RB 001 (Nebula) supercar
The AM-RB 001 (Nebula), is an upcoming production supercar collaboratively built by Aston Martin, Red Bull Racing and several other manufacturers.
The car's makers claim the title of fastest street-legal car in the world for it. Its design was helped by Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing's Chief Technical Officer and the world's most successful F1 designer.
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer was keen to stress that no more than 150 of these AM-RB 001hypercars will ever be made.
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Doctors Treat Deadly Cancerous Disorders with Gene-Guided, Targeted Therapy
Genomic testing of biopsies from patients with deadly, treatment-resistant cancerous blood syndromes called histiocytoses allowed doctors to identify genes fueling the ailments and use targeted molecular drugs to successfully treat them.
Researchers from the Cincinnati Children's Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute report their data in Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight (JCI Insight). They recommend the regular use of comprehensive genomic profiling at diagnosis to positively impact cl...
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NASA’s technology transfer for robotic surgery to assist surgeons in non-invasive, endoscopic procedures.
Operating rooms are stepping into the 21st century thanks to a robotic arm that can assist surgeons in non-invasive, endoscopic procedures. Computer Motion, Inc., in Santa Barbara, California, originally performed research under a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop AESOP,® (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Positioning).
NASA hopes to make use of the technology powering the robotic arm of AESOP to service satellites and ...
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University of Rochester researchers have developed microbial fuel cell (MFC) with electrode made from paper, and will enable certain bacteria to produce electricity from waste
A microbial fuel cell (MFC), or biological fuel cell, is a bio-electrochemical system that drives an electric current by using bacteria and mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature. MFCs can be grouped into two general categories: mediated and unmediated.
The first MFCs, demonstrated in the early 20th century, used a mediator: a chemical that transfers electrons from the bacteria in the cell to the anode. Unmediated MFCs emerged in the 1970s; in this type of MFC the bacteria typically...
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Cardiff Innovative three wheel skates
Cardiff is a three wheel skates that can be worn on top of your shoes. Because of its ergonomic design it provides great deal of balance and comfort. These skates are not only unique in design, but also in the approach to skating itself.
The whole tightening depends on the micrometric buckle on the instep and on the automatic adjustment of the skates' length. Take the time to wedge your shoe into the structure so that the heel isn't let loose. Then you can skate in confidence. In our humble o...
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Kymera Magic Wand is a universal remote control that can be taught to control a number of different electrical appliances.
Kymera Magic Wand is a universal remote control that can be taught to control a number of different electrical appliances. Kymera Magic Wand Remote, acts as a buttonless remote control for your TV, Hifi and DVD player.
The Kymera Magic Wand Remote Control gives you the opportunity to perform magic in your own home! Imagine walking into the room with your children and their Muggle friends watching TV, whipping out a magic wand from under your jacket and changing the channel in a flash.
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Fidmi Medical has developed a new enteral feeding device that overcomes some of the limitations, downsides, and hassles of existing solutions
Fidmi Medical a company based in Misgav, Israel, has developed a new enteral feeding device that overcomes some of the limitations, downsides, and hassles of existing solutions. Feeding tubes have to be changed every few months to prevent clogging, address dislogdgements, and get ahead of the device breaking up.
Fidmi Medical was founded in 2014 with IP from Hadassah tech-transfer company Hadasit.
The PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) device from Fidmi was originally envisioned by ...
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Multiple research studies suggest cocoa solids are one of the richest sources of flavanol antioxidants and carry health benefits, protecting against everything from heart disease to stroke to dementia.
Cocoa solids are a mixture of many substances remaining after cocoa butter is extracted from cacao beans. When sold as an end product, it may also be called cocoa powder or cocoa. In contrast, the fatty component of chocolate is cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is 50% to 57% of the weight of cocoa beans and gives chocolate its characteristic melting properties. Cocoa liquor or cocoa mass is a paste of roasted cocoa beans with cocoa butter and solids in their natural proportions. Chocolate requires the...
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UC Davis Cancer Center research suggests cancer affects different people differently
Researchers and clinicians in UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Population Sciences and Health Disparities Program are dedicated to understanding why Cancer affects different people differently, and are working in different ways to eliminate disparities and improve outcomes for everyone.
At UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers are working to understand the biological mechanisms that may be at work in certain cancers that disproportionately affect different populations. They...
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University of Melbourne has developed matchstick-sized device called a ‘stentrode’ that will allow paralyzed patients to walk with the power of thought by controlling the exoskeleton
A group of paralysed patients will soon undergo a revolutionary procedure that could allow them to walk with the power of thought.The key to returning mobility is a tiny, matchstick-sized device called a stentrode. It will be implanted into a blood vessel next to the motor cortex, the brain’s control centre – bypassing the need for complex brain surgery.
From there it will pick up brain signals and allow patients to move a robotic exoskeleton attached to their limbs simply by thinking about i...
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NASA has developed micro batteries (2-3 millimeters) that will be able to power microsatellites, including CubeSats.
Sometimes good things come in very small packages. Just ask Dr. Luke Roberson, senior principal investigator for Flight Research within the Exploration Research and Technology Directorate at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Dr. Roberson is collaborating on research of a new solid-state battery prototype with Dr. Ryan Karkkainen, a composite material expert at the University of Miami. The chemistry and structure for the battery was developed by Xiangyang Zhou, Ph.D., associate professor...
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‘Nucleus’ is a internet-connected ‘anywhere Intercom’ that is also amazon’s alexa enabled
'Nucleus' is an internet-connected intercom that supports voice and video and the founder Jonathan Frankel's vision is to change the way we live and communicate in digital world and make it easier.
Nucleus aims to reinvent the home intercom. It's also designed to be an all-in-one, voice-activated control panel for the connected home.
At a glance, the Nucleus is a device that looks very much like a tablet. It measures 9 by 7 inches and it is 0.9 inches thick. It weighs about 2.1 pounds. But...
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Study Conducted by professor Kirsi Pietiläinen of University of Helsinki Finland suggests, mitochondrial dysfunction likely results in excess weight that is difficult to lose
Professor Kirsi Pietiläinen has located the impact of obesity in the mitochondria of fat tissue. Mitochondrial dysfunction likely results in excess weight that is difficult to lose.
Kirsi Pietiläinen, a recently appointed professor at the Faculty of Medicine, has studied obesity since the early 90s. Professor Jaakko Kaprio’s extensive twin study data is central to her research.
After studying the genetics and epidemiology of obesity as well as conducting extensive surveys, she is now study...
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‘Yecup 365’ smart mug that cools down and heats up any beverage on the go
Yecup 365 is a new smart mug perfect for on-the-go commuters no matter what time of year. Using patented boiling and cooling technology, Yecup is a new approach to drinking experiences and aims to eliminate the need for all other mugs.
There are an endless number of drink choices -- coffee, tea, water, soda, juice, energy and sports drinks, alcohol, etc. -- but the one thing they all have in common is a need for an ideal temperature. Wherever on the boiling hot to frigid cold spectrum that fa...
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Hanson Robotics has created the most expressive and engaging robot called ‘Professor Einstein’ that can teach you physics
Hanson Robotics creates the most expressive and engaging robots that build trusted relationships with people.
Hanson Robotics has enchanted and captured the imagination of the world with uncannily humanlike robots endowed with remarkable expressiveness, aesthetics, and interactivity.
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Professor Einstein rolls his eyes, sticks out his tongue, and can give a simple explanation of the theory of relativity. With his lifelike rubbery "skin" and bushy mustache, he ...
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Nextgeneration near field audio speakers that Amplifies your device’s sound using magnetic induction and does not need any wires or Bluetooth
Near-field magnetic induction (NFMI) communication systems differ from other wireless communications in that most conventional wireless RF systems use an antenna to generate and transmit a propagated electromagnetic wave.
The Boost speaker uses patent pending NearFA™ technology. Simply place a mobile device such as an iPhone™ on top of the Boost speaker and the sound from the internal speaker is magically amplified. Unlike Bluetooth® or WiFi the Boost requires no setup, no installation, and n...
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam research suggests happiness and depression might be partially genetic
For the first time in history, researchers have isolated the parts of the human genome that could explain the differences in how humans experience happiness. These are the findings of a large-scale international study in over 298,000 people, conducted by VU Amsterdam professors Meike Bartels (Genetics and Wellbeing) and Philipp Koellinger (Genoeconomics). The researchers found three genetic variants for happiness, two variants that can account for differences in symptoms of depression, and eleve...
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University of Michigan has developed two legged robot and in future it’s possible that an autonomous delivery van may pull up in front of your house and a bipedal robot will then step out, and carry a package to your front door.
A new two-legged robot is coming to the University of Michigan—the third generation biped in the lab of Professor Jessy Grizzle, whose previous bots have been programmed to walk unassisted over rough terrain and jog a nine-minute mile.
"Cassie" is the first offering from new startup Agility Robotics, spun out of the lab of Oregon State University's Jonathan Hurst, who is a longtime collaborator of Grizzle's. It is loosely modeled on the cassowary, a flightless bird similar to an ostrich—legs ...
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MIT researchers have developed ingestible electronic devices that can harness stomach acid to power it and could monitor physiological conditions or deliver drugs
Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed and demonstrated a small voltaic cell that is sustained by the acidic fluids in the stomach. The system can generate enough power to run small sensors or drug delivery devices that can reside in the gastrointestinal tract for extended periods of time.
This type of power could offer a safer and lower-cost alternative to the traditional batteries now used to power such devices, the researchers say.
“We need to come up with ways to...
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