Jul 22, 2015
The 8 most innovative scientists in tech and engineering
Posted by Albert Sanchez in categories: engineering, innovation
Based on our list of the 50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world.
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Jul 22, 2015
Deep neural network program recognizes sketches more accurately than a human
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: robotics/AI
The Sketch-a-Net program successfully identified a seagull, pigeon, flying bird and standing bird better than humans. (Credit: QMUL, Mathias Eitz, James Hays and Marc Alexa)
Jul 22, 2015
Stephen Hawking aliens theory may be right | Newsday
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: alien life
Looking for aliens is really, really cool. But more cool would be finding them. And this obviously leads to the question, what if we catch E.T. watching “Guardians of the Galaxy” in a dark corner of our galaxy? What if we’re not alone? The philosophical consequences are worth intense contemplation.
Jul 22, 2015
Star Wars VR Pitch Looks Like The Perfect Star Wars Game
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, virtual reality
Jul 22, 2015
Inside Windows Cortana: The Most Human AI Ever Built
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: robotics/AI
Microsoft wants Cortana to be the Alfred to your Batman — handling your communications and attending to your needs. We get up close and personal with one of the most human-like artificial-intelligence interfaces ever made.
Jul 22, 2015
How Brain Implants (and Other Technology) Could Make the Death Penalty Obsolete
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: futurism, law, neuroscience
A new story on how coming technology may change our attitudes on the death penalty. This story was a feature on Vice yesterday, as well as Motherboard:.
This is the story of the most important biological discovery of the last 10 years. Will it be used for good, or evil, or everything in between?
Jul 22, 2015
Renewable energy boom will mean vastly cheaper electricity
Posted by Simon Waslander in categories: energy, solar power, sustainability
Renewable energy boom will mean vastly cheaper electricity
Renewable energy, combined with prolific battery storage, will soon result in vastly cheaper electricity — and solar power that’s less expensive than what fossil fuel-based power plants can produce.
Additionally, solar power with lithium-ion and flow-battery storage systems will make the combination of renewable energy so inexpensive that it will surpass nuclear power and obviate the need for futuristic power sources such as fusion, according to Tesla CTO JB Straubel.
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Jul 22, 2015
What Are The Roadblocks To More Renewables? — Bob Stojanovic and Dennis McKinley | CleanTechnica
Posted by Seb in category: energy
“We have the technology to successfully integrate distributed, renewable energy with the grid to provide a reliable, seamless power source. That includes software that helps renewable-power providers better predict their output throughout the day and feed that information upstream to utilities so they can blend that power with their traditional generation portfolio…The real barrier to greater renewable use is less technological and more philosophical. People worry that connecting all these renewable sources to the grid will bring it down.” Read more
Jul 22, 2015
Research papers will be free to access, eventually – Nature’s Philip Campbell
Posted by Simon Waslander in category: open access
Knowledge is Power and soon it’s going to be free and available to all. #Awesome
As university students we often take for granted the massive luxury of having access to unprecedented amounts of scientific articles. But accessing journals and papers can be prohibitively expensive for individuals or small organizations.
In the coming decade, science will become increasingly open-sourced. This will further democratize science and pave the way for powerful innovation.
