Mad Science: “We’re now able to eavesdrop on the brain in real life” Kimberly PaxtonActivist Post When do scientific advances cross the line between exciting progress over to a frightening chapter in a futuristic fantasy novel? How about when those advances intrude uncomfortably into the human brain, harvesting thoughts and recording them? A group of researchers at Stanford University have taken this leap into mad science with experimental “intracranial recording”. Using a novel method, the researchers collected the first solid evidence that the pattern of brain activity seen in someone performing a mathematical exercise under experimentally controlled conditions is very similar to that observed when the person engages in quantitative thought in the course of daily life. “We’re now able to eavesdrop on the brain in real life,” said Josef Parvizi, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences and director of Stanford’s Human Intracranial Cognitive Electrophysiology Program… “These nerve cells are not firing chaotically,” he said.
DC AC Power Inverters & grid tie inverter - FAQ If failure under proper use, please follow the following methods to troubleshoot and do simple maintenance. (Need a multimeter, 30V/5A power supply) 1. After receive the inverter, please check carefully, if the apperance is deformated, or terminal(s) is damaged, please solve this timely, in case this cause the short circuit of the internal component, and the burnt of the components after the access to power. 2. 3. 4. 5. Turn on the inverter and test again after replace all the fault parts. 6. Turn on the inverter and test if there has AC output, if not, then need to disconnect the AC fuse, connect the power on again and test whether the DC high voltage is normal(110V for about 180V; 220V for about 380V), as shown in Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, if the DC high voltage is normal, then the problem is on the AC side; if the DC high voltage is abnormal, then the problem is on the DC side. If the problem is on the DC side: Normal test of mosfet: as shown in Figure 12, Figure 13, Figure 14: 1. 4.
Le site du débat public sur les nanotechnologies : Aujourd'hui le nanomonde Deus em Questão - Sigmund Freud x C.S.Lewis Documentário [1-4] The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 PDF: We made a fancy PDF of this post for printing and offline viewing. Buy it here. (Or see a preview.) Note: The reason this post took three weeks to finish is that as I dug into research on Artificial Intelligence, I could not believe what I was reading. It hit me pretty quickly that what’s happening in the world of AI is not just an important topic, but by far THE most important topic for our future. We are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth. — Vernor Vinge What does it feel like to stand here? It seems like a pretty intense place to be standing—but then you have to remember something about what it’s like to stand on a time graph: you can’t see what’s to your right. Which probably feels pretty normal… The Far Future—Coming Soon Imagine taking a time machine back to 1750—a time when the world was in a permanent power outage, long-distance communication meant either yelling loudly or firing a cannon in the air, and all transportation ran on hay. 1. Speed.
Company develops real-life RoboCop Coming soon to a mall near you ? Image Credit: YouTube / Knightscope Inc. Knightscope has invented a futuristic autonomous robot that is able to predict and prevent crime. K5 might seem like a side project from the makers of RoboCop but it is in fact a genuine real world invention. Equipped with everything from night-vision to number plate recognition, K5 will be able to analyse its surroundings and alert the authorities if it finds anything suspicious. Inventor Knightscope Inc. designed the robot to collect large amounts of information through an array of on-board sensors and to process it using a predictive analytics engine. "Population growth and constrained government budgets render today's methods of fighting crime unscalable," said Stacy Dean Stephens of Knightscope. Initial deployments of the unit are scheduled to be carried out next year. Source: UPI | Comments (18) Tags: Knightscope, K5, Robot
Solar Panel Output per month in the UK: How much electricity will my solar panels generate each month during the year? This is the data for each year showing the maximum daily and monthly solar panel electricity generation per year as well as the total yearly output. The solar panels were installed in Nov 2011 so only partial data is available for 2011. New pages showing best production - best days solar panel output generated in UK Month by Month comparison of solar panel electricity produced for 2011 onwards. You can see the difference between electricity produced each year and how much solar electricity was generated compared to previous years. January February March April May June July August September October November December The number of days under 5kWh electricity generation and over 5kWh, 10kWh, 15kWh and 20kWh by year will show how the solar panel output varies year by year. This is the data for each month showing how many days were over certain thresholds during the year.
Bienvenue dans le nanomonde - France5 | Les Eco Coopérateurs d'IDF C'est ce qui s'appelle mettre les nano-plats dans les grands. Pour cette soirée spéciale nanotechnologies, France 5 diffuse une série en quatre épisodes pour tenter de nous faire comprendre ce qui se passe au niveau du vraiment très petit. Car le nanomètre, c'est le milliardième du mètre. Et à cette taille, en regardant et manipulant les atomes et les molécules à l'aide d'un microscope à effet tunnel, on s'est aperçu que la matière avait des propriétés différentes. Pour nous rendre un peu moins nano-idiots, les auteurs se sont rendus pendant quatre ans aux quatre coins du monde pour interroger les sommités du domaine, comme le Britannique Howard Kroto, qui a découvert qu'à l'échelle nano une molécule de carbone pouvait prendre la forme d'un ballon de football ; le Japonais Sumio Iijima, l'un des premiers à observer les nanotubes de carbone ; ou encore l'Allemand Gerd Binnig, qui a mis au point le microscope à effet tunnel en 1981. Critique de Thomas Bécard pour Télérama.fr