emergentfutures: Brain stimulation: The military’s mind-zapping project Shocking the brain with mild electrical current was once a controversial treatment for the mentally ill. Now evidence is emerging that it could quicken learning and improve attention, and as Emma...

txchnologist: Implants That Last A Lifetime? Researchers in Switzerland say they have coupled advanced coating and bonding agents to build joint replacement implants that should last a person’s lifetime.  The joint implant surface made at the Swiss Federal...

thisistheverge: SoftBank announces emotional robots to staff its stores and watch your baby SoftBank CEO and Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son has announced a surprising new direction for his illustrious career: the field of humanoid robotics. At a press conference in...