Cell reprogramming breakthrough could mend broken hearts
Posted by admin in Medicine on 13. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
A new breakthrough in cell regeneration could lead to the repair of damaged hearts Heart disease remains one the biggest killers in the Western world. When a heart attack or heart failure occurs, permanent damage often affects the heart, destroying live cells and leaving the patient with irreversible scarring. This scarring can often lead to [...]
Eyewriter enables paralyzed artists to express themselves with eye-drawn art
Posted by admin in Electronics on 21. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Eyewriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS with creative technologies Credit: Eyewriter For any person, the onset of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and associated loss of muscle function is a heartbreaking event, but for an artist the loss of creative expression must be felt keenly. [...]
IBM forecasts the next 5 big ideas for the next 5 years
Posted by admin in Future on 29. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
IBM predicts smarter buildings, transportation, water systems, medical will impact cities in the next five years Casting one’s eye into a crystal ball is a risky undertaking that can leave the forecaster as visionary or fool – particularly if they are short term predictions that can easily be checked. But that hasn’t deterred the soothsayers [...]
