Where will Nanotechnology take us in the next decades? Morph is a concept demonstration by Nokia, showing the technological possibilities of the next wave of communication devices.

Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting and self cleaning. Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes.

Nanotechnology enables to have adaptive materials yet rigid forms on demand.

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Dan Dennett: Ants, Terrorism and the Awesome Power of Memes - TED

Here's one of those talks that can change your view of the world forever.
Starting with the deceptively simple story of an ant, Dan Dennett unleashes a dazzling sequence of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of "memes" - a term coined by Richard Dawkins for mental concepts that are literally alive and capable of spreading from brain to brain.

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Italk Project

The ITALK project aims to develop artificial embodied agents able to acquire complex behavioural, cognitive, and linguistic skills through individual and social learning. This will be achieved through experiments with the iCub humanoid robot to learn to handle and manipulate objects and tools autonomously, to cooperate and communicate with other robots and humans, and to adapt to changing internal, environmental, and social conditions.

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