News tagged with electronic brain
Researchers create functioning synapse using carbon nanotubes
Engineering researchers the University of Southern California have made a significant breakthrough in the use of nanotechnologies for the construction of a synthetic brain. They have built a carbon nanotube ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 21, 2011 |
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NeuroSky lets gamers use their brains
NeuroSky wants gamers to start using their brains. The start-up that specializes in technology to measure brainwaves was at the Electronic Entertainment Expo here this week showing videogame titans how they ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 19, 2010 |
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Test of implantable cardioverter defibrillator linked to cognitive problems
A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, according to research reported ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Cell-inspired electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A single cell in the human body is approximately 10,000 times more energy-efficient than any nanoscale digital transistor, the fundamental building block of electronic chips. In one second, ...
Feb 25, 2010 |
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NASA's ENose can sense brain cancer cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- An unlikely multidisciplinary scientific collaboration has discovered that an electronic nose developed for air quality monitoring on Space Shuttle Endeavour can also be used to detect odour differences in ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Researchers bring new brain mapping capabilities to desktops of scientists worldwide
Mapping the billions of connections in the brain is a grand challenge in neuroscience. The current method for mapping interconnected brain cells involves the use of room-size microscopes known as transmission electron microscopes ...
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Wolfram Alpha Could Answer Questions that Google Can't
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new search engine described as an "electronic brain" could make searching the Internet more intelligent. Called Wolfram Alpha, the search engine computes its own answers rather than looking ...