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THE MACHINE STOPS ... E.M. Forster

Mohir — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:30:46 GMT

A short story about a future, a must read

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Scientists develop eye camera

transfuture — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:30:46 GMT

Researchers at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University have developed a camera with a layout similar in size and shape to the human eye. The eye camera is based on "single-crystalline silicon detectors and electronics, configured in a stretchable, interconnected mesh," according to the University of Illinois.

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HUMAN BODY VERSION 2.0

transfuture — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:30:46 GMT

In the coming decades, a radical upgrading of our body's physical and mental systems, already underway, will use nanobots to augment and ultimately replace our organs. We already know how to prevent most degenerative disease through nutrition and supplementation; this will be a bridge to the emerging biotechnology revolution, which in turn will be a bridge to the nanotechnology revolution. By 2030, reverse-engineering of the human brain will have been completed and nonbiological intelligence will merge with our biological brains.

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