A component of the brain critical for higher level cognition turns out to work much like a digital computer, perhaps simplifying some of the quest for true artificial intelligence:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061005222628.htm
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate often called the "Law of Accelerating Returns." If futurist predictions prove correct, we'll have advanced molecular manufacturing by around 2025, and possibly the replacement of humanity by vastly advanced machines a decade or two later.
This is a chronicle of our journey to that future, one advancing technology article at a time. I post the more significant and interesting articles as I come across them.
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New Target for Alzheimer’s: Researchers Discover Enzyme Behind Tau Protein Build-Up
https://scitechdaily.com/new-target-for-alzheimers-researchers-discover-enzyme-behind-tau-protein-build-up/
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http://www.sltrib.com/home/3898355-155/albuquerque-weighs-getting-more-solar-power
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"An experimental demonstration of a quantum calculation has shown that a single molecule can perform operations thousands of times fast...
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