Defence Research: Nanotechnology A Cloud of Dust Listens to You! FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency: Miniaturization is one of the most powerful technology trends. Nanotechnology is here providing new materials with new properties. And micro-system technology providing sensors small as grains of dust or antennas only one thousandth of a millimeter in size (for optical [...]
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The human brain could become a battlefield in future wars, a new report predicts, including ‘pharmacological land mines’ and drones directed by mind control Rapid advances in neuroscience could have a dramatic impact on national security and the way in which future wars are fought, US intelligence officials have been told. In a report commissioned [...]
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Bioethics deals with norms and value conflicts in health care and life science research. Issues covered are such priorities in health care, informed consent, neurobiological explanations of human consciousness, animal welfare and the use of biotechnology. The subject deals with philosophical, theological, legal and social aspects of medicine and biology. Norm and value conflicts arise [...]
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Vocal cords were overrated anyway. A new Army grant aims to create email or voice mail and send it by thought alone. No need to type an e-mail, dial a phone or even speak a word. The concept is based on reading electrical activity in the brain using an electroencephalograph, or EEG. Known as synthetic [...]
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