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Can humans empathize with robots? The knife test.

A molecular light-driven nanosubmarine

Potential medical and other uses

‘Super natural killer cells’ destroy cancer in lymph nodes to halt metastasis

Reprogramming neurons and rewiring the brain

A new way to fix defective neural communication in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental diseases, such as schizophrenia and autism

Beyond telomerase: another enzyme discovered critical to maintaining telomere length

New discovery expected to speed understanding of short-telomere-related diseases and cancer

‘Porous liquid’ invention could lead to improved carbon capture

IBM’s Watson shown to enhance human-computer co-creativity, support biologically inspired design

Watson Engagement Advisor AI system was trained to “learn” about biologically inspired design from biology articles, then answer questions

‘Golden window’ wavelength range for optimal deep-brain near-infrared imaging determined

Multi-layer nanoparticles glow when exposed to invisible near-infrared light

Emit light for bioimaging, solar energy, and currency security

New technology senses colors in the infrared spectrum

Could lead to low-cost infrared cameras and heat-cloaking systems

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