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POPSPioneering Research in Neuromorphic Electronics that Function Like the Biological Brain The HRL team's ultimate goal is to build a low-power, compact electronic chip combining a novel analog circuit design and a neuroscience-inspired architecture that can address a wide range of cognitive abilities--perception, planning, decision making, and motor control. In the initial two phases of the SyNAPSE program, the team will translate the neuronal and synaptic functions of the biological cortex into similar microelectronic functions.
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POPS Robots and Humans: Intel say equal by 2050
Robots: From the Factory Floor to Your Kitchen - Robots today are primarily used in the factory environment, designed to perform a single task repeatedly and bolted down. To make robotics personal, robots need to move and manipulate objects in cluttered and dynamic human environments, according to Rattner. They need to be cognizant of their surroundings by sensing and recognizing movement in a dynamic physical world, and learn to adapt to new scenarios. Rattner demonstrated two working personal robot prototypes developed at Intel’s research labs. One of the demonstrations showed electric field pre-touch that has been built into a robot hand. The technique is a novel sensing modality used by fish but not humans, so they can “feel” objects before they even touch them. The other demonstration was a complete autonomous mobile manipulation robot that can recognize faces and interpret and execute commands as generic as “please clean this mess” using state-of-the-art motion planning, manipula
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POPSAnother Beatles Legacy - CAT Scans Interesting little story how the Beatles revenues for EMI allowed a scientist to invent CAT Scans. And here I thought their only contribution to the world was great music...
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POPSApple, too much too quick? Big fan of Apple products, but do get the sense of late that the company is finding it hard to meet expectation. Quite a few product recalls, cutting corners to meet deadlines, all symptoms of success I guess...
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POPSPantaloon Retail sets up a New Division # PRIL to offer communication products & services through their new retail division – Communication Products # Appoints senior telecom professional and industry veteran Neeran Chhiber as the President & CEO, Communication Products # Communication Products will offer Products like mobile phones, computers, peripherals, etc., and Services like airtime, broadband to customers
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POPSCOMPUTER ADDICTION-hmm... what and where are you now? Ah-just messing with you. Read the full article; http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-addiction.htm
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POPSComputers and education Do we need another research centre to find obvious answers? Only when schools are prepared to embrace the information Age/Knowledge Economy paradigm and look afresh at what 'education' is, will we advance. 21st Century tools do not sit comfortably in 19th century institutions, run by unimaginative, autocratic 20th century bureaucrats.
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POPSLost Desert Dollars- Arizona Unclaimed Money Almost half a billion Arizona unclaimed funds waiting for state residents to come get their share. The unclaimed property money comes from abandoned bank accounts, uncashed checks, uncollected insurance policies, etc.
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POPSHow to Hitchhike Across the Globe Without Leaving Your Living Room The 360° World Atlas DVD lets anyone with a computer become a virtual hitchhiker, no packing or neck-craning required. Creator Everen Brown does all the hard work for you. He jets around the globe, lugging a 40-pound bag full of 600 rolls of film past airport security, and picks a picture-worthy spot. Then he takes one of the world’s last Globuscope rotational cameras (no longer in production), holds it over his head (sometimes he lies on his stomach), and waits (sometimes for hours) for the right shot. When he sees it, snapping the picture takes only a second. The lens rotates full circle, so you get to see what’s across from the Taj Mahal’s minarets too. Once Brown develops the film, he embeds the images into an interactive atlas ($69.95, www.360atlas.com) that shows off head-turning views, panorama style.
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