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This video is a must watch for everybody in this age of evolution ! We get alot of questions about what Nanotechnology really is and how we apply it. So we decided to upload this video because it highlights the fundamentals of Nanoscience. At 6:10 you can see briefly about our application of Nanotechnology. We hope you enjoy this video and get a clear vieuw of this science in general. Note: This video is not our content and is narrated by Stephen FryFrom:AlwaysDryViews:2 0ratingsTime:17:28More inPeople Blogs

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Nanotechnology condoms could provide greater protection against HIV and Herpes

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Researchers coated condoms in microscopic particles of silver which has long been known to have disinfectantUniversity of Manitoba medical microbiologist Dr Xiaojian Yao, who specializes in researching the HIV virus, has discovered a potential new way to protect ourselves against HIV and the Herpes virus: silver nanoparticles.

He and his team coated condoms in microscopic particles of silver which has long been known to have disinfectant properties and they found that when they brought the silver-coated condoms into contact with HIV and Herpes, both viruses were completely inactivated. Additionally, they discovered that both the T-cell and macrophage strains of HIV, as well as drug-resistant strains, were highly susceptible to the silver nanoparticles, and they also acted to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi.

Nanoparticle research is being pursued in a number of fields, due to their potential as a bridge between larger, bulk substances and the structures of atoms and molecules.

"At such nanoscale, the extremely small size of silver particles exhibits remarkable, unusual physio-chemical properties and biological activity," said Yao, according to the National Post.

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It's still unclear exactly how the silver nanoparticles are deactivating the viruses, but the research is still in its beginning stages. According to Yao, the nanoparticles themselves, or silver ions released by them, could be bonding to the viruses or altering 'key proteins' on the surface of the virus,preventing them from attaching to their host.

Current efforts to make condoms more effective in preventing STDs has included the use of Nonoxynol-9, which recent studies have shown can actually make infection more likely, due to causing genital inflammation and ulceration. Silver nanoparticles, on the other hand, do not cause inflammation and are, in fact, anti-inflammatory, according to the study.Although some silver ions are toxic, the silver nanoparticles themselves are relatively non-toxic, and since the condoms would be discarded quickly after use, exposure would be limited.

Furthermore, since the mere presence of the nanoparticles inhibits the viruses, bacteria and fungi, and the particles do no wash off, anyone who may handle the condom after use would also likely be protected from any potential infection.

[ Related: Study in mice raises hopes for birth control pill for men ]

Dr Julio Montaner, the director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS called the research "promising", according to the National Post, but the major issue with condoms is still whether or not they are used.

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Nanotech Security Secures First Patent in Optical Nanotechnology for Security and Authentication

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Patents Demonstrate that Nanotechs Highly Sophisticated Security Feature is the First to use Nanotechnology to Fight Counterfeiting

Vancouver, British Columbia, November 5th, 2012: Nanotech Security Corp. (the Company) (TSX-V:NTS.V - News), developer of next-generation security and authentication products based on nanotechnology, announces the successful granting of a parent-patent. The US patent includes claims for its specialized nano-hole structures and the applications for these features in the security and authentication industry. The patent encompasses the structure, design and manufacturing process for NTSs security technology, NOtES, which deploys a controlled array of extremely tiny holes that can be quickly imprinted in large numbers directly onto virtually any surface, creating a vibrant, crisp, ultra high definition image. This highly sophisticated authentication feature replicates nano-scale (billionth of a meter) light-reflective structures similar to those found in nature, for example on the iridescent wings of certain butterflies.

The patent (USA Patent No. 8,253,536B2) names the Companys Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Bozena Kaminska and its Chief Technology Officer, Clint Landrock as co-inventors. The patent covers a number of core aspects of Nanotechs technology including claims for the use of optically efficient nano-hole arrays as security features. The patent also claims the use of nano-scale structures that are smaller than a wavelength of light in conjunction with printable electronic components such as electronic displays, batteries and solar cells. Originally filed in early 2009, the patent has been assigned to Simon Fraser University where it is exclusively sub-licensed to Nanotech pending its transfer to a Nanotech affiliate upon completion of its Advance Royalty obligations schedule to complete next year.

Core Patent is Key to Commercialization and Licensing of Nanotechs NOtES Feature

Doug Blakeway, CEO and Chairman of Nanotech, commented on the patent grant The receipt of this overarching patent was an enormous accomplishment for Nanotech. We are pleased to have shown that we are the first company to have developed a highly sophisticated solution for authentication using this unique approach. This represents a critical step to protecting the potential value of this technology worldwide.

Mr. Blakeway added, This parent patent is at the foundation for not only further uses and new designs in the security and authentication space, but branches out to many other applications involving nano-optics with extremely high optical efficiency including solar cell technologies. We believe that nano-optic technology is in its infancy, and has huge potential for growth.

About Nanotech Security Corp:

Nanotech Security Corp. is developing its nanotechnology for the authentication and anti-counterfeiting market under exclusive sub-license from Simon Fraser University, where the technology originated. Founded in 1984, Nanotech Security Corp. has developed technology and services in areas of criminal justice, infrared night-viewing, tracking security and forensics.

Upon development being successfully completed, Nano-tech products are expected to be usable both overtly through an image visible to the naked eye and also in a covert manner, including invisible (to the eye) authentication features which will employ machine readable data. The images produce vibrant colours and seemingly moving images which allow observers to quickly identify the authenticity of the product to which a plasmogram optical marker or tag has been affixed. The technology works by using nano-scale structures - smaller than the wavelength of light - to capture ambient light using ultra-high optical efficiency and high pixel density. These plasmograms can be directly imprinted into nearly any surface including polymers, metals and even paper, becoming part of the product itself. Its outstanding optical performance means it can be used without mirror-like coatings found on traditional security features like holograms, and can be applied as a transparent security window display. The company is working to enhance security for currency as well as many other applications including authenticating legal documents, merchandise, concert tickets, tax-paid stamps, medical & credit transactional cards, visas & passports, pharmaceuticals and for eye-catching brand and logo recognition. More information about the Company can be found at the Companys website http://www.nanotechsecurity.ca or http://www.sedar.com

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NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving and sustainable solutions is pleased to update its shareholders and supporters of recent activity and progress. The Company has worked diligently to establish substantial relationships and progress in market sectors that provide the opportunity for significant growth in 2013 and beyond.

Projects that factor into their outlook for 2013 include:

1. In the roof coating insulation market, the company is seeing a large increase in sales volume to consumers and corporations using their Nansulate Crystal clear insulating and mold/algae/bacteria resistant roof coating for building energy efficiency. One roof coating project that has already been approved and budgeted by a large manufacturer for use on their facility, with a product value of approximately $500,000 USD, is anticipated to begin in January/February 2013.

2. The Company is continuing its expansion into the Oil & Gas market, after two successful projects with Galp Energia in Portugal and heavy marketing to this sector. Two large oil and gas companies in Asia, one of which is Petronas in Malaysia, are currently conducting field studies with Nansulate coatings for insulation and corrosion prevention in severe service environments, and these are both expected to be completed by spring of next year.

3. Industrial Nanotech continues to strengthen their national and international distributorship network with new relationships announced earlier this year in several countries, including Columbia and Venezuela with DuPont Power Coatings Andina. They additionally have brought on distributors this year in India, Malaysia, Norway, Spain, and Oman, and have plans to finalize relationships for several other countries in the first half of 2013.

4. The Company is currently working through its agents with two government funded energy saving organizations on field trials studying how Nansulate HomeProtect can best affordably reduce energy costs in several types of residential housing structures. These trial are expected to be completed near the end of 2013.

5. Industrial Nanotech continues its research and development activities to push the envelope in nanotechnology-based solutions for energy savings and surface protection. The company expects to bring out several innovative products, including non-coating materials, in 2013 which will further provide solutions to their customers that are not currently available in the multiple markets that they serve.

Our company and our customers continue to benefit from the innovative nature of our products that provide solutions not otherwise available in the marketplace, stated Francesca Crolley, VP of Business Development for Industrial Nanotech Inc. Over the past eight years our products have proven their ability to perform effectively over the long term in both commercial/industrial severe service environments and residential/office buildings and now major international corporations are comfortable forming the types of strategic alliances with us that have always been the objective of Industrial Nanotech, Inc. and which resources provide us with the ability to reach our true potential and provide both our customers and our shareholders with real value.

For further information on Nansulate(R) nanotechnology based coatings and sustainable solutions visit: http://www.nansulate.com.

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SOUTHEASTERN OFFERS NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SAFE APPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Newswise HAMMOND An inaugural workshop on the safe use of nanomaterials in environmental remediation will be held at Southeastern Louisiana University June 5-7, 2013.

With increased use of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in the cleanup of hazardous sites, there is now a growing body of evidence that exposure to these materials may have adverse health effects, said conference organizer Ephraim Massawe, assistant professor of occupational safety, health and environment.

The applications and results of nano-enabled strategies and methods for environmental remediation are increasingly promising, Massawe said. The challenge is ensuring that such applications are both safe and sustainable.

The event, Nano-4-Rem-Anssers 2013: Applications of Nanotechnology for Safe and Sustainable Environmental Remediations, is one of the first of its kind in the Southeast which has been designed to provide an opportunity for involved parties to share perspectives, pose questions and develop ideas for generating solid guidelines for best work practices that support safe and sustainable nano-enabled environmental remediation.

Southeastern is sponsoring the event with other agencies and institutions, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The program will include case studies of nano-enhanced clean up technologies, including selection criteria for alternative remediation strategies and methods, job planning and tasks, and safe material handling practices. Other issues to be discussed are updates of toxicity studies, fate and transport of nanoparticules in soils and groundwater, and nanoinformatics.

Expected participants include representatives from the environmental remediation community, nanomaterial vendors, industry, health and safety regulatory agencies, higher education including faculty and students, and state and federal government agencies. Exhibitors will include companies showcasing instruments, equipment and new technologies used in environmental remediation and nanomaterial monitoring.

Additional details on the program and registration information can be found on the conference website southeastern.edu/nano-4-rem-anssers.

Massawe said because of the infancy of nanotechnology science in environmental remediation, little is known about the fate and transportation of nanomaterials or their toxicity in the human body and the environment. Some initial animal studies, he said, suggest that some nanomaterials could be linked to lung diseases, cancers, brain tumors and pregnancy complications.

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SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire - Nov 5, 2012) - NanoProfessor, the global leader in hands-on undergraduate nanotechnology education, announced today that it has accepted an invitation to join Innovation Plaza, a partnership between academia and several science and engineering-based industry organizations with a goal of increasing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education in Latin America.

Innovation Plaza, which was formally announced at the recent World Engineering Education Forum held in Buenos Aries, Argentina, is an initiative developed by the University of New Mexico's School of Engineering (SOE) and led by the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department, the Ibero American Science and Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC), the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED), and the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES).Innovation Plaza will ultimately consist of open, globally connected, interdisciplinary labs for experiential learning and collaboration.After establishing a successful pilot at the University of New Mexico, the group will expand Innovation Plaza into targeted Latin America countries to enhance experiential STEM education for students throughout the region.Plans are underway to expand to other regions of the world as well.

"Through Innovation Plaza, students from high school to university undergraduate and graduate programs have the opportunity to actively interact and collaborate with industry and research institutions, and ultimately produce world-class, functioning projects," said Ramiro Jordan, ECE Associate Chair, Undergraduate Programs, and Associate Dean of Engineering, International Programs ECE Department at the University of New Mexico; and Executive Vice President and Founder of ISTEC."We are thrilled to partner with the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program as it has a proven track record of training students around the world for careers in nanotechnology, one of the fastest growing science-based industries."

"There is a global shortage of individuals trained in STEM-based fields and this necessitates the development of new approaches to prepare students to fill this global gap in workforce resources.We are extremely excited to work with the University of New Mexico's ECE Department, ISTEC, and our industry partners in meeting this need as we expand STEM education throughout Latin America," said Dean Hart, Chief Commercial Officer of NanoProfessor.

"ISTEC is committed to driving STEM initiatives within Latin America to help support the incredible industrial growth potential that exists in this part of the world," said Dulce Garcia, President of ISTEC."Innovation Plaza and its industry contributors such as NanoProfessor will not only provide students with desirable and competitive high-tech skills but it will also serve as a growth engine for economic development with our member countries as industry quickly realizes that Latin America possess a growing pool of STEM-trained human capital."

In just over 24 months, the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program has been chosen to serve as the foundation for hands-on undergraduate nanotechnology education by over 20 institutions in five countries.The NanoProfessor Program alternates between classroom lectures and engaging, hands-on nanoscale lab work.The NanoProfessor curriculum includes a textbook authored by leading nanotechnology experts, covering the topics of Nanotechnology Instrumentation, Imaging and Nanofabrication Techniques, Nanophysics, Nanochemistry, Nanobiology, and Perspectives on Environmental, Health, and Safety within Nanotechnology.In conducting the hands-on lab experiments, students work with state-of-the-art, nano-centric instrumentation including NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop NanoFabrication System, the first desktop nanofabrication system allowing students to quickly and easily build custom-engineered nanoscale structures with a wide variety of materials from biomolecules to metal nanoparticles using NanoInk's proprietary Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN).

Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately one and 100 nanometers (nm), where unique phenomena enable novel applications which are not feasible when working with bulk materials.A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter.Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology, nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.A study funded by the National Science Foundation projects that 6 million nanotechnology workers will be needed worldwide by 2020, with 2 million of those jobs in the United States.However, as of 2008, there were only 400,000 estimated workers worldwide in the field of nanotechnology, with an estimated 150,000 of those in the United States.

About the Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium Founded in 1990, ISTEC seeks to foster socio-economic and educational change in Ibero-America by creating prosperity and improving the quality of life in the region.ISTEC provides programs focused on: advancing the state of higher education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), generating and disseminating knowledge and information, establishing cost-effective vehicles for technology transfer, encouraging joint international research and development, fostering an environment for entrepreneurship and collaboration and promoting leadership models that adhere to the principles of responsibility and accountability.More information is available at http://www.istec.org/.

About the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program The NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program aims to advance undergraduate nanotechnology education and address the growing need for a skilled, nano-savvy workforce. The NanoProfessor Program, including state-of-the-art, nano-centric instruments, an expert-driven curriculum, and student/teacher support materials, is available for high schools, community colleges, technical institutes, and universities worldwide.More information is available at http://www.NanoProfessor.net or (847)679-NANO (6266).You can also like NanoProfessor on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NanoProfessor1 and follow on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nanoprofessor1.

NanoInk, NanoProfessor, Dip Pen Nanolithography, DPN, and the NanoProfessor logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NanoInk, Inc.

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European boost for DNA nanotechnology

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Contact: Kurt Gothelf EScoDNA@inano.au.dk 45-60-20-27-25 Aarhus University

The use of DNA strands as nano building materials is on the way to creating revolutionary new opportunities in the development of medicine, optics and electronics.

The idea of using artificial DNA strands as tiny self-assembly kits was originally developed by American scientists in the 1990s, and the continued development has in great parts taken place in the USA.

However, during the last decade European researchers have contributed significantly to the progress of this rapidly evolving field, and have built up strong expertise at the European universities to be able to set up a joint graduate school in this subject, enhancing European research and development in DNA nanotechnology. The school will mainly cover fundamental research, but it is also set up to promote innovations and the development of commercial applications.

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The new graduate school is called the European School of DNA Nanotechnology (EScoDNA), and it has been awarded approximately EUR 4 million as an Initial Training Network (ITN) under the European Commission's Marie Curie Actions research fellowship programme. EScoDNA will foster the development of a new generation of scientists with the skills required to meet futures challenges in bionanotechnology, from fundamental science to novel applications.

"We have an excellent pool of talent at the undergraduate level: if we provide excellent conditions to study DNA nanotechnology we will be able to educate a pool of highly competent European-based PhDs and we will gain access to some of the best young researchers in the world," says Professor Gothelf at Aarhus University, Denmark, who is the coordinator of the EScoDNA programme.

By addressing the present shortage of experienced researchers in this field, EScoDNA will also promote the foundation of new bionanotechnology start-up companies and the strong links between industrial partners and research labs within this training network will help to establish the rising field of DNA nanotechnology as a market for biotechnology-related industries.

Initially fourteen new PhD students and two postdoctoral fellows will join the network in 2013. The new DNA nano researchers will be distributed among the participating universities as follows:

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Its an exciting time for Brampton, Ont.-based Hy-Power Nano, a startup in the growing nanotechnology space, and theres a lot more to come, said Joseph Grzyb, the companys chief executive.

This summer the one-year-old company launched its first nanotechnology enabled product, the Hy-Power Clear Liquid Solar Blocker. The products infra-red blocking properties keep heat out in the summer and in during the winter. It is the first in what Hy-Power Nano envisions as a series of proprietary technologies and products it will be developing.

The company was able to fast-track the development and commercialization of the solar blocker because of its relationship with Hadi Mahabadi, who received the Order of Canada in June 2012 for his internationally recognized innovations in the field of polymer science and his commitment to promoting scientific development in Canada. For many years he was vice-president and director of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada, where he was responsible for spearheading innovations and bringing them to market.

He joined Hy-Power Nano as chief operating officer this past summer.

But how he ended up at the company is a complex story.

Hy-Power Nano is a subsidiary of Hy-Power Coatings and is focused on providing innovative nano-enabled industrial coatings, Mr. Grzyb said. Its the next generation of Hy-Power Coatings, which has been in business since 1967 and built its reputation as a pioneer of onsite electro-static refinishing and a leader in electrostatic powder coating in Canada.

Powder coating is a way of applying protective and decorative finish to a range of materials used in industrial and consumer applications. Electrostatic spraying provides a charge to the powder (finely ground particles of pigment and resin) as it is being applied. The finish is slick, durable and uniform.

We started thinking about how we could improve, knowing that if we entered the nanotechnology space we could develop products that would offer solar, thermal and a number of other energy saving properties in the coating field.

Nanotechnology is going to be huge for coatings for the application process, Mr. Grzyb said. We decided to create Hy-Power Nano as a separate subsidiary because we want to move beyond coatings into electronics.

There are people who believe that in the next 20 years technology will mean nanotechnology because of the power of nanotechnology, Mr. Mahabadi said, pointing to the fact that about $20-billion a year is invested in nanotechnology by industry worldwide.

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We are disappointed that the Guardian now appears to accept the "merit" of the new system of press self-regulation being proposed by David Hunt of the Press Complaints Commission and Guy Black of the Telegraph ( Editorial , 2 November). You admit yourselves that their plan "vests too much power in an industry funding body which retains key powers over the regulator", but you fail to take this to ...

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Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) today announced that Caris Life Sciences has selected its MiSeq sequencing system to support Caris evidence-based molecular profiling service. The MiSeq system will be deployed to enablerapid, simultaneous analysis of multiple genes from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissues using Illuminas amplicon-based assay.

Caris Life Sciences molecular profiling service offers comprehensive tumor biomarker analyses coupled with an extensive clinical literature review, which matches potential therapies to patient-specific biomarker information. Using a wide array of the most clinically relevant technologies available, this service continually evolves with the emerging science to help oncologists personalize care for cancer patients. The addition of next-generation sequencing to Caris molecular profiling service represents the next step in the natural evolution of this cutting-edge offering.

We are pleased to be the selected sequencing platform for Caris Life Sciences, an unmatched leader in tumor profiling, whose molecular profiling service has been ordered for more than 40,000 patients to date, said Matt Posard, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Illuminas Translational and Consumer Genomics business. This collaboration is an excellent example of applying next-generation sequencing with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

Caris Life Sciences is one of the few entities to offer next-generation sequencing commercially in their CLIA-accredited laboratory, and will replace its current sequencing technology with Illuminas MiSeq system. The addition of next-generation sequencing via the MiSeq complements the variety of highly integrated technology platforms already employed by Caris, including immunohistochemistry (IHC), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Caris molecular profiling service uses these cutting-edge technologies to comprehensively interrogate the entire cancer biological process including DNA, RNA, and protein analysis.

Caris leverages the most clinically relevant technologies and biomarkers to help physicians individualize care. When we choose to add a new technology to our portfolio, we are committed to selecting a best-in-class platform and partner, as evidenced by our selection of Illumina, said Tom Spalding, Senior Vice President, Group Head Oncology and Chief Marketing Officer at Caris Life Sciences. After a thorough evaluation of top NGS platforms, Illuminas data quality, simple workflow, and commitment to a collaborative approach were key to our decision to work with them.

About Illumina

Illumina (www.illumina.com) is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function. We provide innovative sequencing and array-based solutions for genotyping, copy number variation analysis, methylation studies, gene expression profiling, and low-multiplex analysis of DNA, RNA, and protein. We also provide tools and services that are fueling advances in consumer genomics and diagnostics. Our technology and products accelerate genetic analysis research and its application, paving the way for molecular medicine and ultimately transforming healthcare.

About Caris Life Sciences

Caris Life Sciences is a leading biosciences company focused on developing and delivering innovative molecular diagnostic, prognostic, and theranostic services. The companys evidence-based molecular profiling service matches molecular data generated from a patients tumor with biomarker/drug associations derived from the worlds leading clinical cancer literature. This service uses the most advanced and clinically relevant technologies to provide physicians with information to aid in the selection of personalized cancer treatments more likely to work for each patient. Caris is also developing a series of blood tests based on the companys proprietary Carisome platform a proprietary, blood-based testing technology for diagnosis, prognosis, and theranosis of cancer and other complex diseases. Through the precise and personalized information provided by technologies like molecular profiling and Carisome, the company believes that the quality of healthcare can be dramatically improved, while also significantly reducing costs. Headquartered in the Dallas metroplex, Caris Life Sciences offers services throughout the United States, Europe, and other international markets. To learn more, please visit http://www.carislifesciences.com.

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When Randal Koene was fourteen, he read a science fiction novel that would shape the rest of his life. The City and the Stars, written in 1956 by Arthur C. Clarke, is a story set a billion years in the future, where people store their minds in a city's central computer and take turns living one thousand years in cloned bodies. To many, it must have seemed like another futuristic pipe dream, but to Koene, it presented an exciting prospect for human kind. "It gave me the notion that everything is information," he said. "We're all information."

The son of a particle physicist, Koene grew up believing that anything could be built "from the atoms up" all you needed was the unique composition of atoms and sophisticated tools to do the job. As a kid, he spent most of his time with his younger brother dreaming up imaginary worlds, and as a teenager, he wrote a four-hundred-page novel about a civilization that lived deep underground at the center of the earth.

As he got older, Koene's belief in the fantastical endured, and he began to think that maybe, just maybe, he could bring to life the world from Clarke's novel where so-called "mind uploading" was commonplace. But it wouldn't be easy. He decided he needed to find a way to copy the mind in its entirety, and somehow capture consciousness the sense of "I" that each of us feels and save it forever.

Decades later, the 41-year-old is trying to make it happen. A neuroengineer at a small start-up in San Francisco's Mission District, Koene has come up with a theory called "whole brain emulation," which aims to make an exact copy of the brain a replica so precise that all phenomena of the mind, including consciousness, would be contained. His goal is to take this copy and transfer it to another substrate, like a supercomputer or a silicon chip, much like how software is copied to a hard drive.

Mind uploading might seem at the very least hokey, and at the most, preposterous, but it has a growing number of followers and investors many based in the Bay Area and in Silicon Valley, including some prominent members of the tech world. Just this year, Koene has traveled to five countries including China and Russia to spread the gospel of whole brain emulation, and people are listening. In August, he sat on a panel in Melbourne, Australia for the 2012 Singularity Summit, a conference on artificial intelligence and its future implications.

That said, there are certainly a few holes in Koene's theory, and most brain experts contend that it's built upon a fundamental misunderstanding of how the brain works. For the past twenty years, George Lakoff, a cognitive linguist at the University of California, Berkeley, has argued that the mind and body simply cannot exist without each other. Neurons aren't housed solely in the brain, he points out, but they occupy every part of the body that connects the brain directly to bodily experience.

Furthermore, after thousands of years of inquiry, nobody really understands what consciousness consists of. Jack Gallant, a professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley, says that even if we find a way to upload facts from our neural circuitry, like memories, the main roadblock remains. "If you can't even define a phenomenon, how can you possibly expect to measure it and record it in a way that you could move it to another device?"

But Koene isn't troubled by the challenge he says consciousness is included in the whole brain package. "We don't assume to understand the strategy that went into designing a software program," he told me. "Instead, we seek to copy it line by line." If the neural connections are mapped correctly, he posits, consciousness will simply show up.

Although Koene and others like him have long faced ridicule and skepticism from the greater scientific community, they're determined to push ahead. And a groundbreaking study published last year that came from more than a decade of research suggests that recreating parts of the mind is not as far-fetched as we might think. It implies that the brain isn't unique to biology, and that its functions could perhaps one day be carried out by a machine.

In which case, the future could be a lot closer than we think.

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Just covering some things I missed in the last episode about the update. Be sure to like a subscribe! Achievement List Finish Making House Make TNT Collect one of every block Make bottomless chest Find all statue pieces Make/get all swords Make garden Make a Farm Get all colors of whool I used Disp Recorder to record this video and a basic USB Logitech mic to record my voice. ----IGNORE---- junk jack ios review gameplay let #39;s lets play lp iphone ipod touch ipad game birds tutorial guide pixbits jj junkjack apple playthrough "junk jack" "let #39;s play" "junk jack lets play" "junk jack let #39;s play" "app review" how to build glass house "building house" halloween "happy halloween" stone, wood, dirt, forge, loom, spinning wheel, ladder, latter, workbench, "work bench" grass, door, tourch, shovel, sword, knife "throwing knife" update, underground "under ground" mine, mindcraft, mining, egyption, skeleton, meds, medicine, taming collar, "brick blocks" "how to" how to "craft notes"From:LunchBoxEmporiumViews:0 0ratingsTime:12:12More inGaming

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Giving HOPE Sensory System accessing ears
Brenda Bates Medicine Woman demonstrates Sensory System Accessing healing tool. Use this the most when you see,hear, and so on them do it to you or act a certain way. Goes great with homeopathics - Giving HOPE Soul-pathic http://www.facebook.comFrom:Brenda MedicineWomanViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:58More inHowto Style

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Tech-Long Secondary Packaging System – Video

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TECH-LONG secondary packaging machine including: De/Palletizer, shrink wrapper, Case packer. Each series contain various products, which used in beer industry, beverage industry, food industry, chemical industry and medical industry etc. Tech-Long provides secondary packaging solution for the complete line or single equipment. Shrink Wrapper Packer Be widely used in beverage, beer, food and medicine, etc. Bottle Diameter: phi;56- phi;100 Packaging format: 23, 34, 44, 45, 46, 58, etc. Palletizer and Depalletizer Widely used for packages in beverage, beer, food, non-food glass, plastic bottles, medicine industry and 5-gallon water line. Max pallet dimension: 12501250150 mm Case Palletizer and Depalletizer Widely used for packages in beverage, beer, food, non-food glass, plastic bottles, medicine industry. Bottle Model: phi;55-100, 330ml-1.5L, H=230-330From:Amritraj BangeraViews:1 0ratingsTime:17:20More inScience Technology

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Permanent Cure High Blood Pressure without take any Medicine-Swami Ramdev – Video

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This video effectively addresses problems arising out of high blood pressure. The essence of the pranayamas, yoga asanas, acupressure and home remedies for to cope with problems of high blood pressure is captured in this video. High blood pressure due to any reason - ie obesity, diabetes, renal (kidney) problems or hereditary causes - will get controlled with the essential practice of the various pranayams, asanas and home remedies that have been described in this video. Click:www.bharatswabhimantrust.org more Information Goto our website Connect with us on Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com http://www.facebook.com Twitter :twitter.com twitter.com wiki :en.wikipedia.org Google +:plus.google.comFrom:TheBHARATSWABHIMANViews:1 2ratingsTime:09:00More inNonprofits Activism

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Careers in clinical research Clinical research is that branch of science which determines safety and effectiveness of medications, diagnostic products and treatment regimens intended for human use. These are carried out prior to the release of the medicine in the market.From:educationfundasViews:3 0ratingsTime:05:21More inEducation

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Learn how to say Caesar correctly with EmmaSaying #39;s "how do you pronounce" free tutorials. Definition of Caesar (oxford dictionary): noun 1a title of Roman emperors, especially those from Augustus to Hadrian. an autocrat: they complained that he was behaving like a Caesar 2 Medicine, British informal a caesarean section. Phrases Caesar #39;s wife a person who is required to be above suspicion. [with reference to Plutarch #39;s Caesar ( x. 6) #39;I thought my wife ought not even to be under suspicion #39;] Origin: Middle English: from Latin Caesar, family name of the Roman statesman Julius Caesar, Gaius http://www.emmasaying.comFrom:Emma SayingViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:11More inHowto Style

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