IBM experimental chips emulate the human brain
Posted by admin in Computers, Hi-tech on 19. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
In April, the University of Southern California made the headlines when it announced that researchers there had created a functioning synthetic synapse circuit using carbon nanotubes. Well, today IBM unveiled a new class of experimental computer chips that are designed to emulate the human brain’s abilities for perception, action and cognition. According to the company, [...]
Music with the Mind: The Brain-Computer-Music-Interface
Posted by admin in Computers, Science on 29. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
The BCMI lets you create music using nothing more than eye movement and brainwaves Imagine a Wii that lets you play a musical instrument with your brain without touching strings or a keyboard. That’s exactly what this "proof of concept" brain-computer-music-interface (BCMI) is designed to do – it uses brain waves and eye movement to [...]
This Is The Smallest Computer Ever
Posted by admin in Computers on 22. Feb, 2011 | 0 Comments
Millimeter-Scale Computer Tiny-fingered researchers at the University of Michigan have created this computer, the world’s first complete millimeter-scale computing system. It is a prototype designed to be implanted in a human eye, to monitor internal pressure there for signs of glaucoma. The machine includes a teeny battery, a consolidated radio and antenna, a pressure sensor, [...]
IBM’s annual list of five innovations set to change our lives in the next five years
Posted by admin in Concept, Hi-tech on 29. Dec, 2010 | 1 Comment
IBM has announced its fifth annual Next Five in Five – a list of five technologies that the company believes “have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years.” While there are no flying cars or robot servants on the list, there are holographic friends, air-powered batteries, [...]
New Brain-Machine Interface Taps Human Smarts to Enhance Computers’ Abilities, Instead of Vice Versa
Posted by admin in Computers, Medicine on 01. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Adult Visual Cortex Neurons in the brain’s visual pathway can transmit images to the brain faster than the conscious mind can assess them. But hook a computer to that brain and its visual pathway becomes a supercharged analysis tool. Brain-machine interfaces hold potential for a variety of ends, from helping the neurologically or physically [...]
