World Top Scientists Awards

The human brain's adaptability to internal and external changes, known as neural plasticity, forms the foundation for understanding cognitive functions like memory and learning, as well as various neurological disorders. New research conducted by a team led by Dr. PARK Joo Min of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) unveils a novel technique that could transform the treatment landscape for brain disorders. The team developed a non-invasive brain stimulation method called Patterned Low-Intensity Low-Frequency Ultrasound (LILFUS), which holds tremendous potential for inducing long-lasting changes in brain function. Traditionally, magnetic and electrical brain stimulation methods have been used to modulate brain function. However, these methods come with inherent limitations that restrict their spatial resolution and penetration depth, making it challenging to precisely stimulate specific brain regions with optimal efficacy. More invasiv...

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk is known for high-profile companies like Tesla and SpaceX, but the billionaire also has a handful of unusual ventures. One them, he says, he started to one day achieve "symbiosis" between the human brain and artificial intelligence. Neuralink is Musk's neural interface technology company. Simply put, it is building technology that could be embedded in a person's brain, where it could both record brain activity and potentially stimulate it. While Musk likes to talk up his futuristic vision for the technology, merging human consciousness with AI, the tech has plenty of near-term potential medical applications such as the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Neuralink was quietly founded under the radar in 2016. Although Musk has touted the near-term applications of Neuralink, he often links the company up with his fears about artificial intelligence. Musk has said that he thinks humanity will be able to achieve "symbiosis with artifici...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its wireless brain chips in a human. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he said "promising" brain activity had been detected after the procedure and the patient was "recovering well". The company's goal is to connect human brains to computers to help tackle complex neurological conditions. A number of rival firms have already implanted similar devices. "For any company producing medical devices, the first test in humans is a significant milestone," said Professor Anne Vanhoestenberghe of King's College London. "For the brain computer interface community, we must place this news in the context that whilst there are many companies working on exciting products, there are only a few other companies who have implanted their devices in humans, so Neuralink has joined a rather small group." However, she also suggested there needed to be a note of cautio...

Organizations rely on data, and the number of connected devices needed to support that objective continues to grow by the billions year over year. There will be 17.08 billion connected devices in 2024, compared to 15.14 billion in 2023, according to predictions from a July 2023 report by Statista, a German market and consumer data company. In turn, those devices will produce a mindboggling amount of data. In 2024, 157 zettabytes of data will be generated, according to the report, "Worldwide IDC Global DataSphere Forecast, 2023-2027: It's a Distributed, Diverse, and Dynamic (3D) DataSphere," published in April 2023 by IDC. Moreover, the report estimated that 20% of that data will be generated at the edge. Between 2022 and 2027, the volume of data generated at the edge will grow to a compound annual growth rate of 34% during the forecast period, faster than data generated at the core or on endpoints, according to the IDC report. As organizations seek to use that avalanche ...

Blockchain has been heralded as one of the revolutionary technologies of the 21st century, one poised to disrupt industries and transform how the world shares money and information. What's on the horizon for 2024 and ensuing years? Blockchain projects will continue to advance in decentralized finance ( DeFi ), especially cryptocurrency, where the technology had its big breakthrough and continues to shine. But blockchain advancements are anticipated in other areas too. Top trends include the following. 1. Growth of DeFi Interest and investments in blockchain remain strongest in the financial sector, according to analysts and industry research. "We definitely saw cryptocurrency emerge as the killer app for blockchain," said Avivah Litan, an analyst at Gartner. But Litan said it's not just the cryptocurrency market, which emerged since the 2009 arrival of Bitcoin that's using the technology. Established financial institutions are using it too, seeing it as a key comp...

Business no longer happens in a vacuum. In a globalised environment that's only becoming more interconnected, leaders need to have a cross-cultural perspective to take the right decisions. Aziz Koleilat knows that. Born in Prague and raised in Lebanon, Koleilat went to university to study biomedical engineering in the US, then earned his MBA in Canada. Now at GE Aerospace, he serves as the vice president of sales and marketing and general manager for the Middle East, Turkey, Eastern Europe and Russia/CIS – and is tasked to draw on his global experience to build teams committed to expanding GE's footprint in this critically important region. "Creating diversity of thought and experience in a team is critical," Koleilat tells the BBC. "Diverse teams must allow for the free exchange of ideas. All the deals that GE has made here in the Middle East come from a collaborative environment." The work he's done has made its mark: three out of every four commercia...

National Technology Day is celebrated every year on May 11 to honour the contributions of respected scientists, engineers, and researchers in the field of science and technology. India is one of the fastest-developing nations in the world, and its credit goes to technical advancements. We are living in an era of innovation, and no country could lead to the path of development undervaluing technological advancements. India has significantly raised its standards of science and technology in the last three decades, improving India’s status on global platforms. National Technology Day: History In 1998, then-Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee conducted five nuclear bomb tests (Pokhran- II) in May 1998. The Pokhran - II was headed by the Missile Man of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who believes that science is the most powerful means for the advancement of life. After the successful Pokhran - II test, India became the sixth nuclear country. To celebrate the occasion, the government of...