Mind from the Immortality Institute is livecasting from Convergence 08 in Mountain View: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sunday-evening-update

Providing a taste of what third-generation sequencing might look like, Pacific Biosciences last week outlined its single-molecule real-time, zero-mode waveguide DNA-sequencing technology, and its progress to date.
http://www.in-sequence.com/issues/2_7/webreprints/145257-1.html

Webcast of Entire Neural Interface Conference in June.
http://www.neuralinterfaces2008.com. The general structure of the conference focuses on the DBS for day one; day two focuses on neural prostheses for restoration of motor and sensory function; and day three describes advances in cochlear prostheses and therapeutic effects of stimulation.
Thanks to James Hughes from the transhumanist postBiota list.

I wonder if the “holographic optical elements lens” they mention in the article is using any of the tech they were pioneering at CAPE who announced a technology transfer w/ Nihon’s ALPS Electric Co. nearly 2 years ago. I’m interested to see where this technology eventually ends up.
We’ll see how 2D projector miniaturization proceeds […]

The lightweight aluminium exoskeleton, called XOS, senses Rex’s every move and instantly moves with him; it is almost like a shadow or a second skin. It is designed for agility that can match a human’s, but with strength and endurance that far outweigh our abilities.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7351314.stm

Argonne’s been on a roll. First the super insulator to protect astronauts from radiation.
They may never win an Oscar, but scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed techniques for creating accurate movies of biological and chemical molecules, a feat only theorized up until now.
Biological and organic molecules in […]