The planet’s future is in the balance. But a transformation is already under way
As the world prepares for the UN Paris climate summit, the world is at a tipping point. But a political and scientific revolution could yet save it...
View ArticleWhat Has Been Holding Gene Therapy Back?
Gene therapy is the ultimate comeback kid. A few weeks ago, it celebrated 25 years since the first trial in humans. Nobody cared. But when it was recently announced that a new type of gene therapy -...
View ArticleWhen Terrorism Strikes, History Shows Economies Prove Resilient
The French economy has history on its side. From the attacks of September 11 to those on Spain in March 2004 and London in July 2005, industrial economies have proven more resilient to terrorism than...
View ArticleInsight - As Boeing booms, robots rise and job growth lags
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - For most of its 100-year history, when Boeing turned out more planes, employment soared and the Seattle-area economy prospered. When the rate of production fell,...
View ArticleAdvocates United for Humanity hosts grand opening
At the stroke of midnight, November 15, a beautiful bouquet of multi-colored balloons will be released to celebrate the grand opening of Advocates United for Humanity, and to celebrate a very special...
View ArticleIranian made human-like robot to be revealed Monday
Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA – Human-like robot 'Sorena 3 ' produced by Tehran University will be revealed on Monday in the presence of the vice-president for scientific and technology affairs. ......
View ArticleUN climate scientists gather in Miami
The next big challenge facing climate scientists will be connecting a global problem to local wallets, the head of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change told scientists and...
View ArticleAs Boeing booms, robots rise and job growth lags
By Alwyn Scott Manufacturing job loss is well documented at auto plants, textile mills and other U.S. factories. More than 6 million such jobs disappeared between 2000 and 2009 as companies automated...
View ArticleZuckerberg: Facebook will use safety check for 'more human disasters'
Facebook executives have responded to critics who have questioned why the company hasn't activated its "safety check" feature in more situations. In a Facebook post Saturday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said...
View ArticleNational Institute of Informatics, Fujitsu, and Nagoya University...
(Source: Fujitsu Ltd) Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Nagoya, Japan, November 14, 2015 The National Institute of Informatics (NII), Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., and Nagoya University today announced that their math...
View ArticleUNE expands on collaborations with German researchers (UNE - University of...
(Source: UNE - University of New England) The University of New England has been awarded funding across four research projects as part of the inaugural round of the Australia-Germany Joint Research...
View ArticleBeagles bred with muscular dystrophy offer ‘hope of a human cure’
At first glance, the beagles running round the enclosure of the Royal Veterinary College look typical of the breed. Inquisitive and affectionate, the dogs rush from visitor to visitor, anxious to play...
View ArticleGovt to urge nursing care robot development
The Yomiuri Shimbun The government is planning to establish about 10 centers across the nation in fiscal 2016 to help develop nursing care robots that can enable elderly people to live more...
View ArticleGerman politics expert Joyce Mushaben discusses unification, Angela Merkel,...
(Source: University of Missouri - Saint Louis) Joyce Mushaben has a clear message for University of Missouri-St. Louis students. Joyce Mushaben is a Curators' Professor of Political Science at UMSL and...
View ArticleUS startup challenges Japan to giant robot battle
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) They've been popularized in movies, television and video games, but giant fighting robots still haven't left the realm of science fiction. That will soon change. Megabots Inc.,...
View ArticleBuckminster Fuller on the Paris Massacre, Politics, Guns & the Survival of...
In the shadow of the Paris incidents, I again turn my attention to the wisdom and perspective of a great teacher and mentor - Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller. Although Bucky (as he preferred to be called) is...
View ArticleResearchers find way to make resistant brain cancer cells sensitive to...
(Source: Virginia Tech - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 16, 2015 - Scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and clinicians from Carilion...
View ArticleApply now for the job of the future: “Robot helper”
Robots’ abilities are largely determined by what they’re programmed to do. But once the code is written and the machine is up and running,...
View ArticleUK may ban homeopathy
Here’s why UK is seriously considering not spending $6 million a year on medicines they feel are of inferior quality British fans of homeopathic remedies may soon need to acquire their diluted...
View ArticleRobots won't own you, you'll own robots
There are few if any signs of this occurring. If robots were replacing us, we'd see significant increases in productivity, but productivity growth is slow everywhere in the world right now. If a mass...
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