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Nov 26, 2023

You Must Know THIS Before You Can Answer!

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

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Is the Matrix really real? And if so, which pill would David Chalmers take?

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Nov 26, 2023

The science behind why doing good makes us feel good

Posted by in categories: science, transportation

From lending someone a hand with their car to giving a simple “thank you” to a cashier, acts of kindness — whether big or small — can have a huge effect on both recipients and givers. Ali Rogin reports on insights into the power of these acts.

Nov 26, 2023

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M

Posted by in categories: computing, Elon Musk, finance, neuroscience

Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC.

The filing published this week shows the company increased its previous tranche, led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, from $280 million to $323 million in early August. Thirty-two investors participated, according to the filing.

Neuralink hasn’t disclosed its valuation recently. But in June, Reuters reported that the company was valued at about $5 billion after privately-executed stock trades.

Nov 26, 2023

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Is On The Cusp Of Something Big

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical

Discover the power of gene editing, including the widely used CRISPR-Cas9 technology, and explore major publicly traded CRISPR companies.

Nov 26, 2023

Quantum breakthrough paves way for ‘perfect switch’ in electronic devices

Posted by in categories: materials, quantum physics

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Published in the prestigious journal Science, the research explores the emergence of a unique polarized versatility within the one-dimensional metal, offering the potential for a seamless transition between insulator and superconductor states.

Nov 26, 2023

Biohybrid microrobots could remove micro- and nano-plastics from aquatic environments

Posted by in categories: food, habitats, nanotechnology

Seas, oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water on Earth have become increasingly polluted over the past decades, and this is threatening the survival of many aquatic species. This pollution takes a wide range of forms, including the proliferation of so-called micro and nano plastics.

As suggested by their name, micro and nano plastics are harmful tiny particles derived from the disintegration of waste released into the water. These particles have been found to disrupt aquatic ecosystems, for instance, delaying the growth of organisms, reducing their food intake, and damaging fish habitats.

Devising effective technologies to effectively remove these tiny particles is of utmost importance, as it could help to protect endangered species and their natural environments. These technologies should be carefully designed to prevent further pollution and destruction; thus, they should be based on environmentally friendly materials.

Nov 25, 2023

‘Adopt an axolotl’ campaign launches in Mexico to save iconic species

Posted by in categories: habitats, health

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ecologists from Mexico’s National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls, an iconic, endangered fish-like type of salamander.

The campaign, called “Adoptaxolotl,” asks people for as little as 600 pesos (about $35) to virtually adopt one of the tiny “water monsters.” Virtual adoption comes with live updates on your axolotl’s health. For less, donors can buy one of the creatures a virtual dinner.

In their main habitat the population density of Mexican axolotls (ah-ho-LOH’-tulz) has plummeted 99.5% in under two decades, according to scientists behind the fundraiser.

Nov 25, 2023

Triggered self-assembly of magnetic nanoparticles

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, Ray Kurzweil

One of ray kurzweils wonder machines are already here self assembled nanobots called foglet machines. This could allow for future avatars that people could pilot for daily life.


Colloidal magnetic nanoparticles are candidates for application in biology, medicine and nanomanufac-turing. Understanding how these particles interact collectively in fluids, especially how they assemble and aggregate under external magnetic fields, is critical for high quality, safe, and reliable deployment of these particles. Here, by applying magnetic forces that vary strongly over the same length scale as the colloidal stabilizing force and then varying this colloidal repulsion, we can trigger self-assembly of these nanoparticles into parallel line patterns on the surface of a disk drive medium. Localized within nanometers of the medium surface, this effect is strongly dependent on the ionic properties of the colloidal fluid but at a level too small to cause bulk colloidal aggregation.

Nov 25, 2023

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [2/2] by Robert A. Heinlein (Roy Avers)

Posted by in category: space

Part 2 ||||| You can find Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/aaf3Gwp_bfQ
Chapter list:
00:00:00 — (14) A Rabble In Arms 01
00:46:09 — (15) A Rabble In Arms 02
01:12:19 — (16) A Rabble In Arms 03
01:46:14 — (17) A Rabble In Arms 04
02:14:56 — (18) A Rabble In Arms 05
02:56:08 — (19) A Rabble In Arms 06
03:17:59 — (20) A Rabble In Arms 07
03:32:50 — (21) A Rabble In Arms 08
03:59:34 — (22) A Rabble In Arms 09
04:27:51 — (23) “Tanstaafl!” 01
04:39:45 — (24) “Tanstaafl!” 02
05:00:44 — (25) “Tanstaafl!” 03
05:27:54 — (26) “Tanstaafl!” 04
05:52:31 — (27) “Tanstaafl!” 05
06:14:53 — (28) “Tanstaafl!” 06
06:42:52 — (29) “Tanstaafl!” 07
06:48:24 — (30) “Tanstaafl!” 08

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Nov 25, 2023

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1/2] by Robert A. Heinlein (Roy Avers)

Posted by in categories: computing, space

“Luna is a twenty-first-century penal colony but, since no one can stand Earth gravity after being on the moon for a few weeks, all who are sent there must stay. When the liberated people rise against the authority, they receive unexpected help from a computer with a personality.“
Part 1 ||||| You can find Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/P1jI2Oh4-lo.
Chapter list:
00:00:00 — (i) Book info.
00:02:25 — (01) That Dinkum Thnkum 01
00:27:06 — (02) That Dinkum Thnkum 02
00:57:20 — (03) That Dinkum Thnkum 03
01:35:45 — (04) That Dinkum Thnkum 04
02:03:08 — (05) That Dinkum Thnkum 05
02:34:06 — (06) That Dinkum Thnkum 06
03:09:22 — (07) That Dinkum Thnkum 07
03:30:53 — (08) That Dinkum Thnkum 08
03:49:45 — (09) That Dinkum Thnkum 09
04:46:19 — (10) That Dinkum Thnkum 10
05:12:25 — (11) That Dinkum Thnkum 11
05:47:51 — (12) That Dinkum Thnkum 12
06:08:50 — (13) That Dinkum Thnkum 13

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