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Nov 13, 2024

Indonesia’s volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali

Posted by in category: climatology

“The important thing is that we have to be able to get out of here,” she said.

Media reports said that thousands of people were stranded at airports in Indonesia and Australia, but an exact number wasn’t given.

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air since its initial huge eruption on Nov. 4 killed nine people and injured dozens of others.

Nov 13, 2024

Dietary Restriction or Good Genes: New study tries to unpick which has a Greater Impact on Lifespan

Posted by in categories: food, genetics, life extension

As people who research aging like to quip, the best thing you can do to increase how long you live is to pick good parents. After all, it has long been recognized that longer-lived people tend to have longer-lived parents and grandparents, suggesting that genetics influence longevity.

Complicating the picture, however, is that we know that the sum of your lifestyle, specifically diet and exercise, also significantly influences your health into older age and how long you live. What contribution lifestyle versus genetics makes is an open question that a recent study in Nature has shed new light on.

Scientists have long known that reducing calorie intake can make animals live longer. In the 1930s, it was noted that rats fed reduced calories lived longer than rats who could eat as much as they wanted. Similarly, people who are more physically active tend to live longer. But specifically linking single genes to longevity was until recently a controversial one.

Nov 13, 2024

Microsoft uses AI to create the world’s first 3D replica of St. Peter’s Basilica

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

St. Peter’s Basilica, a major pilgrimage site, receives around 15 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its Renaissance and Baroque architecture, with contributions from famous artists like Michelangelo and Bernini.

The Fabbrica di San Pietro, a Catholic institution responsible for the conservation and maintenance of St. Peter’s Basilica, has partnered with Microsoft to create a “digital twin” of the Basilica. This ultra-precise virtual reconstruction allows pilgrims and visitors to explore the structure virtually.

To execute this project, Microsoft collaborated with Iconem, a leader in digital preservation known for creating 3D replicas of the world’s most famous historical landmarks and archaeological sites. Microsoft used Azure, photogrammetry, and AI to create an ultra-precise virtual reconstruction of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Nov 13, 2024

Software package can bypass CPU for more efficient computing

Posted by in categories: computing, innovation

Technion Researchers have developed a software package that enables computers to perform processing operations directly in memory, bypassing the CPU. This is a significant step toward developing computers that perform calculations in memory, avoiding time-consuming and energy-intensive data transfers between hardware components.

A new and exciting field has emerged in the hardware domain in recent years: in-memory computing. The in-memory computing approach introduces a significant change from the way computers typically operate.

While traditionally the CPU runs calculations based on information stored in the computer’s memory, with this innovative approach, some operations are performed directly within the memory, reducing data transfers between the memory and the CPU.As transferring data between computer units is time-and energy-intensive, this change leads to significant savings in both.

Nov 13, 2024

Generative AI Startup Writer Raises $200M At A $1.9 Billion Valuation

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

C round was co-led by Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, B Capital, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, and Workday Ventures.

Nov 13, 2024

Scientists Uncover New Insights on the Higgs Boson!

Posted by in categories: futurism, particle physics

The Higgs boson is often referred to as the “God particle” due to its crucial role in our understanding of the mass of elementary particles. Discovered in 2012, it remains at the forefront of many research endeavors in physics. Recently, researchers at the Max Planck Institute have made significant advances in measuring its interactions with other particles, opening up thrilling new possibilities for the future of science.

In the Standard Model of particle physics, the Higgs boson plays a key role in giving mass to particles. To fully grasp how this occurs, it’s important to revisit the concepts of the Higgs field and mechanism.

Think of the Higgs field as a sort of invisible network or mud that fills the entire universe. This field, teeming with Higgs bosons, is present everywhere, even in a vacuum. When a particle moves through this field, it interacts with it. The Higgs mechanism essentially explains how this interaction with the field endows particles with mass.

Nov 13, 2024

A formula for life? New model calculates chances of intelligent beings in our universe and beyond

Posted by in category: alien life

The approach presented in the paper involves calculating the fraction of ordinary matter converted into stars over the entire history of the universe, for different dark energy densities.

The model predicts this fraction would be approximately 27% in a universe that is most efficient at forming stars, compared to 23% in our own universe.

This means we don’t live in the hypothetical universe with the highest odds of forming intelligent life forms. Or in other words, the value of dark energy density we observe in our universe is not the one that would maximize the chances of life, according to the model.

Nov 13, 2024

Multicellular adaptation to electrophysiological perturbations analyzed by deterministic and stochastic bioelectrical models

Posted by in category: futurism

The researchers used simulations to see how these cells might adapt over time.


Cervera, J., Levin, M. & Mafe, S. Multicellular adaptation to electrophysiological perturbations analyzed by deterministic and stochastic bioelectrical models. Sci Rep 14, 27,608 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79087-7

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Nov 13, 2024

Faster flowing glaciers could help predict nearby volcanic activity

Posted by in category: futurism

Glaciers that are within three miles of a volcano move nearly 50% quicker than average, a new study has found, which could help create early warning of future eruptions.

Nov 13, 2024

Arnav Kapur

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

Arnav Kapur, a former MIT Media Lab researcher. He created a headset called AlterEgo that translates silent thoughts into words or internet searches.

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