Kodomoroid and Otonaroid: Professor Ishiguro's new androids at Miraikan

Kodomoroid and Otonaroid: Professor Ishiguro's new androids at Miraikan From June 25, Miraikan in Odaiba will present an exhibition showcasing the latest innovations in humanoid robotics. The exhibition features a number of robots, including Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro's newest androids.

related story on our website: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/24/national/science-health/humanoid-robot-exhibit-opens-tokyo/

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Topological Quantum Computer - Professor John Preskill, Caltech

Part of an excellent lecture given by Professor John Preskill at Caltech where he describes the potential use of topologically protected states in quantum computing.

'Standard' qubits have been implemented in diverse physical systems, Now, topological qubits can be created using a pair of Majorana fermions and could potentially be used for decoherence-free quantum computing.

Majorana Fermions are quasiparticles, theoretically predicted to form as excitations in superconductors.

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Next generation medical bionics: Professor Gordon Wallace at TEDxUWollongong

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Professor Gordon Wallace, Director and Founder of the University of Wollongong's Intelligent Polymer Research Institute and Executive Research Director at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science speaks at TEDxUWollongong 2012. He is a pioneer in the emerging field of nanobionics, a field that has already produced the Bionic Ear and in the future, has the potential to drastically change the capabilities of modern medicine.
His team have recently had a breakthrough with the development of an inkjet printer that assists nerve cell generation, which has the potential to repair damaged spinal cords and heal hearing damage.

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