USA PRESIDENTIAL BRAIN INITIATIVE
Now the President of the USA, Obama, is getting into the act of brains by his own initiative.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/brain-initiative
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/04/02/brain-initiative-challenges-researchers-unlock-mysteries-human-mind
Today at the White House, President Obama unveiled the “BRAIN” Initiative—a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
The BRAIN Initiative — short for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies — builds on the President’s State of the Union call for historic investments in research and development to fuel the innovation, job creation, and economic growth that together create a thriving middle class.
The Initiative promises to accelerate the invention of new technologies that will help researchers produce real-time pictures of complex neural circuits and visualize the rapid-fire interactions of cells that occur at the speed of thought. Such cutting-edge capabilities, applied to both simple and complex systems, will open new doors to understanding how brain function is linked to human behavior and learning, and the mechanisms of brain disease.
For more information, follow the links.
NEAR SPACE TESTING
A number of tests are planned for the upcoming human launch into Near Space. One, we hope to use a man-operated tiny telescope to explore daytime and/or night time objects from space. Two, what is the functioning of GPS satellites as established through a smart phone during launch, at variable positioning, at high altitudes, and from the apex of Near Space?
QUESTIONS
Answering these two questions, according to the Big Machine Brain program and the Space Exploration Initiative will be important to putting our exploration astronauts into space, and in fulfilling the Prime Directive for manned exploration.
BIG BRAIN SPACE PROGRAM - TYPES OF SPACE
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PHOTO
The photo shows space through the very large PGT-ET telescope which has multiple adjuncts in space and ground operations using a supercomputer. We don't expect results like this with the Tiny Space Telescope we're taking with us during the upcoming Near Space flight this week. The goal is imaging on the Sun, Moon, or a bright star for future celestial navigation.
VIEW PORT
The telescope test could be a success or a failure, as last time we had some challenges faced with the view port window. These windows tend to electrostatically collect dust and debris, easily scratch from the ravages of space travel (our spacecraft is reusable), and develop patches of moisture and condensation from the double layering with trapped moisture and the extreme temperatures of space. The view port also develops internal and external reflections with its multiple layering and absorbs and reflects light. It may also introduce distortion as the view port material is not optically flat.
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/04/pgt-et-telescope-stars.html
TELESCOPE
The tiny telescope is currently more about testing ideas for navigation in space, for spacecraft and space object positioning. For example, the Big Brain may want to launch/release a tiny satellite into space and having a better understanding of how to orientate that spacecraft will become important.
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/04/telescope-for-near-space.html
TSAT & SPACE TELESCOPE
One long range goal is the release of a TSAT (a temporary space satellite) and/or a tiny space telescope that will spend some time in space before its position decays.
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2012/12/temporary-satellite-tsat.html
BIG BRAIN INITIATIVE
MOLECULAR MICROSCOPY INITIATIVE
Delving into the Macroscopic, the Big Brain begins a new initiative to look into new worlds of microscopic machines and molecular constructs. For this, the Brain needs a new and more powerful microscope. Previously the Big Brain used the Surface Mount Microscope, a camera based device that optically imaged processor boards with surface mount components.
For the Molecular Microscope Initiative, a new kind of microscope is needed. The requirements include showing the components inside a chip, showing built machines and objects in a chip, and exploring Nanotechnology. For these purposes, the Big Brain intends to invent a new microscope with the following guidelines and features:
* minimal or no parts
* no mechanical components
* utilizes over 720 processors
* black & white and/or color imaging
* can rival and sub for an Electron Microscope
* can replace an electron microscope
* designed to show larger molecular structures
* uses simple yet clever construction
* easy to use
* simple or no setup
* no cost
* quickly implemented
* built from common elements
* capable of showing nano machines
* can show the machines & objects inside a chip
* can view the microscopic chip structure
* vast magnifying capabilities from 100X to one million times
* built in a relatively short time period
* operated by Big Brain supercomputer
