Scientists build nanotubes with diameter 60,000 times smaller than a human hair



Some microbiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amhest have found a way to build electric wires that are thousands of times thinner than a human hair and even environmentally friendly. (They have a 1.5 nm diameter 60,000 times smaller than the human hair).
The secret?
"Microbiological nanotubes" or filaments protein produced by genetic modifications in certain bacteria. Scientists manipulate bacteria composing wires in heavy so very Nano small from natural amino acids.
Dr. Derek R.Lovley, chairman of the team, said that the wires can be produced easily and move because their material is quite cheap.
It is believed that these wires widely used in the medical field because they are biological and will not affect the pH sensitive sensors used to measure the pulse of the heart or kidney function.
Surely one another very important use of them will be in the field of telecommunications and informatics, where very small size of the wires will allow for increasing memory capacity for mobile phones and computers.


Artificial intelligence, a potentially dangerous phenomena



The largest companies in the technology world are joining efforts for the future of artificial intelligence.

Amazon, DeepMind of Google, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft will work together on issues such as privacy, security and cooperation between people. I called Partnership for Artificial Intelligence, it will also involve external experts.

"We have seen a very rapid development of IA within a fairly short period," said Prof Yoshua Bengio, from the University of Montreal. "This field brings exciting opportunities for companies and public organizations. Yet it raises legitimate questions about how these developments are progressing. "

Bringing all the best players together will be "the best way" to ensure that we will all share the same values ​​and overall objectives to serve the common good, "he added.

Apparent absence in the lineup makes Apple. It has been discussed by the group to join 'soon', per one of the members.

"IA has great potential to improve many aspects of life, ranging from health, education, transportation, automation of many processes ... We hope to maximize this potential to benefit more people," said one of the researchers of Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence.


While the technology is developing too, are raising concerns on how it will be used.


The chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, said the development of artificial technology "is potentially more dangerous than nuclear weapons."

A Canadian reveals textile material that eliminates itself the bacteria



Built by two Canadian engineers, named towel "Silver-Bamboo" it is not only the softest towel ever knitted, but can eliminate 98% of bacteria themselves collected in, staying always clean and ready to used.

Piyush Maheshwari, one of the project leaders, says he built this due to a problem he had with the skin. One of the many dermatologists had said he belonged to the towels we used usually had to wash more than twice a week as the number of bacteria in double within 20 minutes.
This means that within a few hours in the towel can be found over 2 million bacteria. When Maheshwari heard, he decided to give a solution immediately.


He discovered the antibacterial properties of silver and bamboo and decided to use them on the towel that he wanted to do himself. "Silver is widely used in health care and medicine that is used in the early years when it was discovered," he says. "Today, most special equipment in hospitals use silver as a tool against germs. Bamboo fibers also contain a natural antibacterial agent called "kun". Bamboo fibers are soft and absorb moisture better than cotton.


Looks like SURFACE PHONE by MICROSOFT is in its way to hit the market




It is rumored that Lumia brand will stop producing by the end of 2016 that means it should have ended up producing and modelling new phones. The number of devices Lumia phone is not very big in the market, as Microsoft has slowed any more time selling them.

This may be a death for WINDOWS 10 MOBILE but it’s not the case. Microsoft is making about two major updates that will be ready in 2017 and will continue to produce equipment to support this platform. Laura Butler, Director of Engineering in Windows, in a post to its Twitter said the company was working on such a project.

Lumia was introduced in 2011 and it grew up under the shadow of Nokia until it was acquired by Microsoft.
But unfortunately, slow updates, support for small applications and the lack of interesting equipment stopped Windows 10 to achieve something more.


Looks like SURFACE PHONE is in its way to hit the market.

Singapore will be the first country with public transport without drivers



Singapore will be the first country with public transport without drivers!
Singapore is apparently looking for other systems of public transport buses. Two of these autonomous buses will be tested out and they will transport up to 80 passengers.

Singapore is expected to be offered to public transport, buses without driver. They are micro buses full but about 12 meters long. The vehicles will operate on the Singapore Jurong West region, where the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is located.


Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, vice president of research Professor Lam Khin Yong said: "Current efforts all over the world have been focused on cars. So, this autonomous buses trial is the first of its kind in Singapore that will be aimed at improving road safety, reduce vehicle traffic and pollution mitigation.

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