Researchers examine the ethics of using memory-enhancing drugs or brain-enhancing implants.
"Despite moving full speed ahead on nanomaterial development and applications, researchers have been slow to consider the possible risks of this emerging technology. In this essay, Dr. Colvin discusses why a frank look at environmental impact and risk assessment will boost the odds of nanotechnology?s long-term commercial success and public acceptance."
Researchers at the U.S. Office of Naval Research are trying to develop a network framework for coordinating swarms of unmanned, unattended, and untethered combat drones on the ground, in the air, and underwater.
Powerful brain imaging technology is allowing researchers to actually tell what a person is thinking before they even say it.