/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2005-01-31T12:29:30-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/01/31/nbic_2005_converging_technologies_for_improving_human_performance.php As nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science advance, researchers are now discovering new ways to integrate their findings (see NBIC research grants) This convergence will bring new approaches to what are currently very diverse areas of research - converging... 4374@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2005-01-31T12:29:30-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/03/03/listen_to_biotech_today_with_roco_canton_montemagno_noon_pst.php If you missed the NBIC conference, don't miss Biotech Today's interviews with these speakers at 12pm PST today: - Dr. Mike Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, National Science Foundation - Dr. Carlo Montemagno, Chairman of UCLA’s Department of Bioengineering -... 4131@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-03-03T08:20:21-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/03/02/nbic_2004_services_science_and_coevolution.php IBM's Jim Spohrer insightfully called for the development of a new discipline, Services Science. While Jim has held many positions at IBM, most recently the CTO of the venture capital relations group, he is now completely focused on understanding the... 4130@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-03-02T12:26:38-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/03/01/nbic_2004_faster_than_thought.php Sharing how nanotechnology is extending the edge of neuroscience, NYU's Rodolfo Llinas provided some provocative new research that will surely push neurotechnology and our understanding of the mind to a new level. - Using a noninvasive magnetoencephalography, it is now... 4128@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-03-01T14:23:55-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/03/01/nbic_2004_engaging_developing_countries.php Exploring the impact that converging technologies will have in developing countries was Jim Hurd, NanoScience Exchange, and Sarah McCue, UNDP. Highlights as follows: - Adoption in developing countries isn't always slow - Mobile phones in China went from 1 million... 4127@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-03-01T12:27:45-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/03/01/nbic_2004_religious_comparative_advantage.php Conference co-Chair, William Simms Bainbridge, gave a wonderful talk on religious comparative advantage and tracking emotions throughout one's life. Co-author of many books, including: The Future of Religion, Religion, Deviance and Social Control and A Theory of Religion, he made... 4126@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-03-01T12:25:15-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/03/01/nbic_2004_simplexify_says_josh_wolfe.php Like last year, trustworthy Josh Wolfe, editor of the Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report, made the point that the real opportunities in nanotechnology do not come from leveraging Moore’s law-like advancements to make gadgets smaller and more powerful (although conference chair Mike... 4125@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-03-01T12:24:33-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/03/01/nbic_2004_highlights.php I'll be posting highlights from NBIC 2004 throughout the day. My talk on emerging neuropolicy issues went very well. Here is a response I received from John Sargent, senior policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce: I found your... 4124@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-03-01T10:06:48-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/02/08/legal_and_ethical_implications_of_nbic.php Here are the key points of the presentation I'll be giving at the NBIC 2004 conference in NYC on February 26th. Using History to Illuminate the Societal Implications of Converging Technologies -250 Years of Converging Technologies -Techno-economic Waves and Socio-political... 4107@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-02-08T16:51:33-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/02/04/nbic_2003_recall_slick_nanoslime.php One of the more impressive talks at last year's NBIC conference was Dr. Carlo Montemagno's presentation on an actin-based nanorobotic system developed by the UCLA biomotor group. Having tried to design nanosystems for almost a decade, he recently turned to... 4103@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-02-04T15:12:08-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/01/20/nbic_2004_conference_my_talk_will_cover_neuroethics.php I'll be speaking at the NBIC Convergence For Improving Human Performance conference to be held in NYC from February 25-27. NBIC, pronounced N-bic, stands for the convergence of nanotechnology, information technology, biotechnology and cognitive science. My talk will focus on... 4094@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2004-01-20T14:29:49-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/12/01/the_long_wave_perspective.php Andrew Anker at VentureBlog suggests in Accelerating Acceleration that technology adoption life cycles are compressing. Alex Pang at FutureBlog summarizes the points: -The product uptake curve is accelerating -The laggard market is disappearing -New products will either open big or... 4064@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2003-12-01T15:22:57-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/11/17/nbic_neurotechnology_research_grants.php The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced additional funding for the neurotechnology research, development and enhancement program. As I have written previously, neurotechnology is being driven by the convergence of advances in Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Cognitive... 4056@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2003-11-17T14:21:06-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/05/27/dear_mr_president.php 3926@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2003-05-27T15:56:30-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/03/04/navy_seals_to_see_with_their_tongues.php 3861@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NBIC 03-04-05 2003-03-04T11:11:46-05:00