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New Book "The Sound of Innovation" by Andrew Nelson

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Andrew Nelson is a thought leader in entrepreneurship, diffusion of technology innovations, and commercialization of University Research. He profoundly influenced Visible Legacy as we got started while he was completing his PhD at Stanford University. Dr Nelson is now Associate Professor of Management at the University of Oregon. Of interest to industry Tech Scouts, he authored a book in 2014 "Technology Ventures: From Idea…
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Neurons from the amygdala in this mouse brain slice have been stained so that researchers could measure the activity of the neurons. (Image credit: Benjamin Grewe) Neurons from the amygdala in this mouse brain slice have been stained so that researchers could measure the activity of the neurons. (Image credit: Benjamin Grewe)

Stanford scientists study Pavlovian conditioning in neural networks

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By looking at groups of neurons in the emotional center of the brain, researchers now understand how neural networks in the brain form associations, like those made famous by Ivan Pavlov.
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(Image credit: L.A. Cicero) (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)

As Moore’s law nears its physical limits, a new generation of brain-like computers comes of age in a Stanford lab

Conventional computer chips aren’t up to the challenges posed by next-generation autonomous drones and medical implants. Now, Kwabena Boahen has laid out a way forward, using ideas built in to our brains.
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(Photo credit: Stanford Appel Lab) (Photo credit: Stanford Appel Lab)

New nontoxic hydrogels developed by Stanford engineers could aid in food production and other applications

Hydrogels already form the absorbent layer in disposable diapers and the curve of soft contact lenses. A new process makes these materials useful for more applications, including wine-making and firefighting.
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