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Some scientists suspect that amino acids were transported to Earth by meteorites. A team has now found that an amino acid called carbamic acid forms at extreme cold temperatures, suggesting that it may have been created on clumps of ice in deep space.

By Chen Ly

A lot of what we talk about with artificial intelligence and machine learning is what you might call “technical considerations” – which makes sense, because these are groundbreaking technologies.

But AI is going to be social, too – it’s going to have a social context. One way to explain that is that with ‘humans in the loop’ and assistive AI, the AI has to be able to interact with humans in particular ways.

So what about the social end of AI research?

Is psychology truly “technology-proof,” or is it on the brink of a technological revolution?

Discover the power of AI in therapy, and how digital approaches could break accessibility constraints in mental healthcare.

Thales Alenia Space is working on the creation of a lunar module called the Multi-Purpose Habitat (MPH).

Thales Alenia Space.

NASA is actively seeking technological solutions to construct a safe haven for future astronauts as well as investigate the feasibility of long-term settlements.

The new study estimates $25.7 billion lost annually in waste management and damage to marine ecosystems.

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Cigarette filters were marketed under the guise of addressing health concerns by providing a false impression of safety. These filters, made of a material called cellulose acetate, don’t actually reduce health risks and can even harm the lungs. The cellulose acetate fibers have been shown to deposit into the lungs of smokers.

Under the guidance of Agnieszka Pilat, the trio of Spot robot dogs will independently paint an acrylic ground canvas for their participation in the event.

Agnieszka Pilat.

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To commercialize the carbon-neutral bricks, Seratech is working together with a team of architects at London-based Carmody Groarke.

Saratech.

The brick is a product of 18 months of research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).

Google DeepMind and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers recently introduced Graph Networks for Materials Exploration (GNoME), an AI tool to discover new materials and predict material stability.

“We are releasing 381K stable materials to help scientists pursue materials discovery breakthroughs,” said Pushmeet Kohli, head of research (AI for science, robustness and reliability) at DeepMind.

Check out the GitHub repository here.

Space Warfare concepts from science fiction often involve war between planets, and we will discuss the science of that, and war inside a fully colonized solar system or Dyson Swarm.

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