Future curing {Stem cells}

The stem cell effort consists of technology development in the U.S. aimed at the production, expansion, and differentiation of multipotent stem cells. Revivicor’s program involves the de-differentiation of skin fibroblast cells, thus bypassing the need for creating and then destroying human embryos or fetal tissues. It should be noted that this proprietary method does not provide the ability to create an embryo, and thus is not "therapeutic cloning." 


In addition to benefits from the ethical perspective, this method has the advantage that because it uses readily-available skin cells as the starting material, it is not subject to supply constraints of existing sources of embryonic material. This new and unlimited source of stem cell lines could be used to produce differentiated cell lines for a variety of targets
 
The stem cell program is currentlysupported by a grant from the US Department of Commerce Advanced Technology Program (“ATP”), totaling $1.9 million over three years (ending Jan. 04). The ATP grant has served to not only provide early-stage technology development funding, but also establishes a third party independent validation of the cutting edge science and technological potential which exists in this program. The company has made significant progress in developing tolerogenic cells from differentiated stem cells, and has patented this technology. In addition, therapeutic cell lines will be developed for diabetes as well as neuronal cell applications (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and spinal cord repair).

Proof of concept has been demonstrated for stem-like cells from bovine, porcine, and rhesus systems via dedifferentiation  Revivicor’s plan is to continue the work in the US in generating non-embryo derived stem cells, and later partnering with various groups that will focus on differentiation of embryonic stem cells into specific cell types (with the initial focus on derivation of insulin-producing cells) using embryonic-derived cells. The two programs will then be combined, such that large numbers of non-embryo derived stem cells will be differentiated using the methods developed in the mouse and human ES cell systems. 


This strategy has a number of key advantages. First, it provides for the ability to generate stem cells without the supply constraint that is clearly apparent by the lack of a large number of embryonic-derived lines available in the world. Second, it provides for a proprietary position, as Revivicor’s source of stem cells will be obtained through nuclear transfer-like methods, similar to the technology which created Dolly and the cloned pigs, and which is a core competency of the company. Third, Revivicor’s source of stem cells removes all of the ethical concerns about creating/using/destroying a human embryo. Revivicor would act as a supplier of stem cells using our proprietary method and license rights to the technology to various groups with expertise in stem cell differentiation. Revivicor may grant full marketing and manufacturing rights in such a deal, or, simply act as a manufacturing supplier intermediate. This strategy has the benefit of providing near term revenue, as well as later manufacturing profits and royalties on in market sales as the technology develops into commercial products

Photosynth

Photosynth is a software application from Microsoft Live Labs and the University of Washington that analyzes digital photographs and generates a three-dimensional model of the photos and a point cloud of a photographed object. Another great way to arrage your photos in ur pc.

Unsolved mystries of brain

The brain is vital to our existence. It controls our voluntary movements, and it regulates involuntary activities such as breathing and heartbeat. The brain serves as the seat of human consciousness: it stores our memories, enables us to feel emotions, and gives us our personalities. In short, the brain dictates the behaviors that allow us to survive and makes us who we are. Scientists have worked for many years to unravel the complex workings of the brain. Their research efforts have greatly improved our understanding of brain function but still we have questions that have not been solved yet-:

• How is information coded in neural activity?
• How are memories stored and retrieved?
• What does the baseline activity in the brain represent?
• How do brains simulate the future?
• What are emotions?
• What is intelligence?
• How is time represented in the brain?
• Why do brains sleep and dream?
• How do the specialized systems of the brain integrate with one another?
• What is consciousness?

Perfection

One of the worlds most expensive advertisement that would have taken more retakes than any other ad but still they puled it off . It is something that defines "ACCURACY"

The unknown past

Some great technologies of 2007 but still that have not been heard by the people till now . Here is a small video representing such unknown technologies . This video includes -:
-Flexible Screen.

-Super high definition picture.
-Driver detector.
-Power batteries.
-Robots.
-Cellphones with changing keypad.
-Credit card size motherboard.
Also includes many other technologies .

Get your images edit for free

If u want to get your pics to be edited by me then just mail them at gagan1233@gmail.com . I would edit them absolutely free of cost . No conditions applied . Here are some of my edits

Seems imposible but you never know. (nokia morphing concept)

If we have to take name something really futuristic technology , 9 times out of 10 we would have to say its "NANO TECHNOLOGY" . Something which very leading power is focusing on in today's time same is the case with NOKIA . They brought out a concept called "PHONE MORPH" . Here is a small video with what nokia is trying out with its phones .

The zero emissions city

Finally we  can imagine a city with no pollution . Does that means we are going to stop burning fossil fuel and we are going to introduce a recyclable source ? Researches have show that even if we go back to 100% recyclable products even then we can meet only about 10% of worlds energy requirement . So what is the solution we have with us? Is it getting back to 100% wind or solar energy ? Answer to this question can be given in the form of yes but the limitation we have in this are countless we cannot always rely on them for  production of energy because of less availability of sunlight  and a prescribed lower limit of wind speed and a million such reasons . The question still remains whats next we have with us ? And the answer to this is "Zero Emission Technology" . Here is a small video describing what is zero emission technology.

Morphing aircraft

Finally a topic to look forward to for mechanical engineers . Imagine that if aircraft's can change there shape according do the requirement just like birds . When ever they want they can attain a stream lined shape for better speed as it would reduce air friction and a more of a turbulent shape when ever they want to slow them down hence increasing the air friction .Such is a project on which engineers of NASA are working upon .

Engineers of NASA are trying to build an aircraft that can change its shape on the go and here is a small video to demonstrate there idea.

And a small pdf to help you out with the project
http://www.fileserve.com/file/pCYeDFB