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IBM Seeks to Build the Computer of the Future Based on Insights from the Brain

IBM Seeks to Build the Computer of the Future Based on Insights from the Brain

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an unprecedented undertaking, IBM Research and five leading universities are partnering to create computing systems that are expected to simulate and emulate the brain’s abilities for sensation, ...





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Is Your Cognitive And Physical Functioning Ok? A New Instrument To Check It

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A group of Italian and American investigators has published a new instrument for assessing cognitive and physical functioning (the Massachusetts General Hospital Cognitive and Physical Functioning Questionnaire, CPFQ), in ...


Robots are becoming part of everyday life

Electronics / Robotics

created Jul 18, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (30) | comments 0

The advent of robots is no longer an idea of science fiction, but is quickly becoming an intrinsic part of our daily lives.


Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, pictured during a press conference in Taipei

Microsoft, Taiwan to set up cloud computing centre

Technology / Business

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.


Researchers reverse the cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation. ...


Microsoft is raising cloud computing concerns

Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns

Technology / Software

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 1.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."


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'Cloud' computing market 14 bln dollars by 2014: Gartner

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Industry tracker Gartner forecast on Monday that revenue from Internet-based "cloud computing" will top 14 billion dollars annually by the end of 2013.


Reduced muscle strength associated with risk for Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Individuals with weaker muscles appear to have a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and declines in cognitive function over time, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Neurology.


Humanoid robot helps scientists to understand intelligence

Humanoid robot helps scientists to understand intelligence

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A humanoid robot newly acquired by Imperial College London will lead to a deeper understanding of human intelligence, says scientists today.


Does diabetes speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's disease?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. -Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don't have Alzheimer's disease. But it hasn't been clear whether people with Alzheimer's ...


Cognitive computing: Building a machine that can learn from experience

Cognitive computing: Building a machine that can learn from experience

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Suppose you want to build a computer that operates like the brain of a mammal. How hard could it be? After all, there are supercomputers that can decode the human genome, play chess and calculate ...



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