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Jan 19, 2025

The design space of E(3)-equivariant atom-centred interatomic potentials

Posted by in categories: computing, particle physics

Batatia and colleagues introduce a computational framework that combines message-passing networks with the atomic cluster expansion architecture and incorporates a many-body description of the geometry of molecular structures. The resulting models are interpretable and accurate.

Jan 19, 2025

Testing FSD 13.2.2 on very snowy roads in Canada!

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

The Full Self-Driving version 13.2.2 successfully navigates challenging snowy Canadian roads with impressive performance and minimal driver intervention ## Advanced Navigation in Challenging Conditions.

🚗13.2.2 successfully navigated snowy, slippery roads in Canada without interventions, handling obscured lane lines, vehicles, and signs even when the roadway was difficult to discern.

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Jan 19, 2025

Scientists just demonstrated that people who are good at reading have different brains

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Good readers exhibit distinct brain traits, including a larger left anterior temporal lobe and thicker left Heschl’s gyrus, supporting phonological and meaning processing. Reading reshapes these areas, highlighting the brain’s adaptability and the importance of literacy.

Jan 19, 2025

Bacteria in polymers create cable-like structures that grow into living gels

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other, building a kind of “living Jell-O.”

The finding could be particularly important to the study and treatment of diseases such as cystic fibrosis, in which the mucus that lines the lungs becomes more concentrated, often causing bacterial infections that take hold in that mucus to become life threatening. This discovery could also have implications in studies of polymer-secreting conglomerations of bacteria known as biofilms—the slippery goo on river rocks, for example—and in industrial applications where they can cause equipment malfunctions and health hazards.

The work is described in a paper published on January 17 in the journal Science Advances.

Jan 19, 2025

Xiaomi tipped to set impressive new phone battery benchmark in 2025 — and I hope Apple and Samsung are taking notes

Posted by in category: mobile phones

7,500 milliamp-hours, Xiaomi? That would be impressive.

Jan 19, 2025

LG’s next-gen OLED panels promise 4,000 nits brightness and better burn-in resistance

Posted by in category: electronics

LG plans to launch its brightest-ever OLED screen later this year. A new internal structure enables the fourth-gen panel to achieve a maximum brightness of 4,000 nits – about 30 percent higher than the previous generation.

Jan 19, 2025

OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, robotics/AI

OpenAI says it trained a new AI model called GPT-4b micro with Retro Biosciences, a longevity science startup trying to extend the human lifespan by 10 years, according to the MIT Technology Review.

Retro, which is backed by Sam Altman, has been working with OpenAI for roughly a year on this research, according to the report. The GPT-4b micro model tries to re-engineer proteins — a specific set called the Yamanaka factors — that can turn human skin cells into young-seeming stem cells. Retro believes these proteins are a promising step toward building human organs and providing supplies of replacement cells.

The model differs slightly from Google’s Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold, which predicts the shape of proteins, but it appears to be OpenAI’s first model that is custom-built for biological research. OpenAI and Retro tell the MIT Technology Review they plan to release research on the model and its outputs.

Jan 19, 2025

Beyond Transformers: New AI Architectures Could Revolutionize Large Language Models

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Two new neural network designs promise to make AI models more adaptable and efficient, potentially changing how artificial intelligence learns and evolves.

Jan 19, 2025

Luca is the progenitor of all life on Earth. But its genesis has implications far beyond our planet

Posted by in category: futurism

New research into the single-celled organism is providing clues about what the early planet looked like – and raising the prospect that we may not be alone.

Jan 19, 2025

Mapping the Link Between Personality and Cognitive Decline

Posted by in categories: life extension, mapping, neuroscience

Summary: A new study has identified three psychological profiles that influence brain health, cognitive decline, and dementia risk in aging adults. Profiles with high protective traits, like purpose and openness, show better cognition and brain integrity, while those with low protective traits or high negative traits face accelerated brain atrophy and mental health issues.

Researchers emphasize comprehensive psychological assessments to tailor interventions, like therapies that enhance life purpose or reduce distress symptoms. These findings pave the way for personalized strategies to prevent cognitive decline and support brain health in adulthood and aging.

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