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Foresight Update 23.12: Prometheus and advanced technologies - March 19, 2009Discuss these news stories at http://foresight.org/nanodot. Top News of the WeekPrometheusOver at CRN, Chris Phoenix posted a very nice piece about the reception Foresight gave to introduce me as President. He mentions that I am broadening Foresight's focus to include AI as well as nanotechnology in the picture we see of transformative technologies on the horizon. But he ends with an interesting twist… In this issue:
Foresight Events – Lectures Another nanotechnology approach to gene regulation for cancer therapyWe have reported several successes that researchers have had using different types of nanoparticles to protect and transport siRNA molecules. Another promising nanotech approach to harnessing the potential of siRNA molecules is to pack them on the surface of gold nanoparticles… Synthetic ribosomes may prove useful tool for nanotechnologyThe relevance of the ribosome to nanotech may be greatly increased by the announcement that synthetic ribosomes have been created and used to synthesize a complex protein named firefly luciferase… Nanotechnology proposed to improve bone implantsNanotech advances are leading toward bone implants that are are smart, multifunctional devices that will be capable of improved integration with surrounding bone tissue, and that will resist inflammation, bacterial growth, and the recurrence of bone cancer… Early RetirementOne way or the other, the human race is going to take an early retirement in the next few decades. I find this a much better way of thinking about what's coming up than "singularity". The term "singularity" was specifically created to reflect a notion that there was an event horizon associated with advancing AI. But whether or not this is true of the far future, some distinct profiles of the near future are clearly visible. And from what we can see of it, it is going to make a huge difference what we do now… —Nanodot posts by J. Storrs Hall and James Lewis Foresight Events – LecturesForesight LecturesApril 2, 2009 May 28-29, 2009 June 17-18, 2009 Foreseeing Future TechnologiesAdvancements in technologies such as nanotech, robotics, and biotech are promising to make major differences in our lives in the not-too-distant future, as the Industrial Revolution did to the agrarian world — to do for the physical world what the computer and Internet have done to the world of information. Since 1986, the Foresight Institute has been in the forefront of a worldwide community of visionaries who work to help shape these possibilities into a positive, beneficial reality. If you would like to help us understand the potential of these technologies, and influence their direction, please consider becoming a member of the Foresight community. With your support, Foresight will continue to educate the general public on these technologies and what they will mean to our society. To join: More EventsNanoManufacturing Conference & Exhibits 2009 Looking to understand what nanotechnology means for you? Need to understand how and why nanotechnology can improve your products, process and may even cut costs? Interested in learning about the latest applications and trends in top-down fabrication and bottom-up assembly techniques? Then this event is for you! See pre-conference tutorial by Foresight Senior Associate Tihamer Toth-Fejel, including Atomically-Precise Manufacturing and Productive Nanosystems. Contact ForesightThe Foresight Institute Weekly News Digest has merged with Foresight Update and is emailed every week to 15,000 individuals in more than 125 countries. Foresight Institute is a member-supported organization. We offer membership levels appropriate to meet the needs and interests of individuals and companies. To find out more about membership, follow this link: To join: If you would like to browse past issues of Foresight Update and the News Digest, follow this link: Foresight Institute If you were forwarded this email from a friend and would like to subscribe yourself, please follow this link and sign up for our free electronic membership. Thank you!
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