Why evolution may be intelligent, based on deep learning
Like neural networks, evolution appears to “learn” from previous experience, which may explain how natural selection can produce such apparently intelligent designs
A battery that shuts down at high temperatures and restarts when it cools
Good news for future hoverboard and laptop users
Do we have free will?
Neuroscientists run the ultimate experiment to find out: a “duel” between human and brain-to-computer interface (BCI)
Cognitive-stimulation experiment suggests new tools for healthy brain aging
May also have a “preventive and therapeutic role in association with early AD-type neurodegeneration”
‘Solar thermal fuel’ polymer film can harvest sunlight by day, release heat on-demand
Clothing that keeps you warm and windshields that melt ice are two of the possible uses
Cell-free protein synthesis device is potential lifesaver
Lives of soldiers and others injured in remote locations could be saved with a cell-free protein synthesis device; could also produce custom orphan drugs and personalized medicines at low cost
