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FUSION MILESTONE. "Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion. Now, a breakthrough by scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) could boost hopes of scaling up fusion."" " http://lnkd.in/bh5-DwA View in LinkedIn

IoT SECURITY CHALLENGES. "The U.S. National Intelligence Council produced a report in 2008 that warned it would be hard to deny "access to networks of sensors and remotely controlled objects by enemies of the United States, criminals, and mischief makers." Not to mention snooping government agencies. " " http://lnkd.in/bZdymM6 View in LinkedIn

DNA ZIP DRIVE. “The part the students build essentially works like a zip drive. It’s able to compress genetic information to a smaller volume of DNA. It helps the researchers in synthetic biology to reach a newer, larger level of complexity that otherwise would not be possible; synthetic biology could become a “game-changing technology” in the next 100 years."" " https://www.google.com/url?q=http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2013/10/u-of-l-research-team-wins-honours-at-international-event/&ct=ga&cd=MTM4NzMzMTc3Njk0OTYxMTcwNjI&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNF4NF8pUEPPVM6GOWpAq9ONU9n9CQ View in LinkedIn

ADVANCED PROSTHETICS EMERGING. "artificial limbs that not only move, flex, and feel like their flesh counterparts, but also respond directly to one's thoughts and even translate sensory feedback -- the feeling of grass beneath one's feet or the sensation of a limb floating in space -- straight back to the brain."" " http://m.cnet.com/news/-/57606975 View in LinkedIn

CONFLUENCE. Imagine for a moment. Agile and fast-moving Robots, controlled by thought, that give real-time bionic feedback of the senses; this goes beyond military uses, to search and rescue, terrestrial and extraterrestrial exploration, and distant work assignments. Sensate machines under human thought control working far away in hostile conditions. View in LinkedIn

PROSTHETICS WITH SENSE OF TOUCH. " " http://lnkd.in/biR7Wgy View in LinkedIn

MILITARY ROBOTS. "WildCat can bound, gallop and turn, mimicking the movements of quadruped animals. It is powered by an internal combustion engine."We do not know what military purpose it will serve but certainly it is a step towards a high-speed ground robot that could be weaponised to hunt and kill."" " http://lnkd.in/bK_47g8 View in LinkedIn

RESURGENCE OF OLD BIOMEDICINE. "In the United States, medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) were cleared as a medical device in June 2004 by the FDA (shortly after maggots received clearance) and are used today throughout the world as tools in skin grafts and reattachment microsurgery."" " http://lnkd.in/b8kRc48 View in LinkedIn

MAGGOT DEBRIDEMENT THERAPY. "Today, any physician in the U.S. can prescribe maggot therapy. There are over 800 health care centers in the United States that have utilized maggot therapy. Over 4,000 therapists are using maggot therapy in 20 countries. Approximately 50,000 treatments were applied to wounds in the year 2006. These data appear on the website of the Wound Care Information Network, but the original sources are not provided."" " http://lnkd.in/bZrfFXw View in LinkedIn

BIOTHERAPY. "Maggots received marketing clearance as "medical devices" by the FDA in January 2004, making them the first live organism marketed in the United States. Therapy is currently reimbursable by Medicare. About 50 centers in North America, 400 in the United Kingdom, more than 140 in Germany, and more worldwide currently offer maggot therapy as an option for treatment in wound care."" " http://lnkd.in/b8kRc48 View in LinkedIn