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A recent study by the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care reveals that an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion may play a significant role in causing the life-altering symptoms with which survivors are often left, which can include severe challenges with speech, mobility and cognition. These results provide hope that innovative, non-invasive treatments could help improve or even fully reverse post-stroke symptoms.
Strokes (which more than 100,000 Canadians suffer every year) leave behind an area where brain cells have died, called a lesion. However, this cannot explain the widespread consequences of stroke, limiting scientists’ and clinicians’ ability to treat them.
The study, titled “Secondary thalamic dysfunction underlies abnormal large-scale neural dynamics in chronic stroke,” published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that degeneration of the thalamus—an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion—is a significant contributor to post-stroke symptoms.
An international research team has for the first time designed realistic photonic time crystals–exotic materials that exponentially amplify light. The breakthrough opens up exciting possibilities across fields such as communication, imaging and sensing by laying the foundations for faster and more compact lasers, sensors and other optical devices.
“This work could lead to the first experimental realization of photonic time crystals, propelling them into practical applications and potentially transforming industries. From high-efficiency light amplifiers and advanced sensors to innovative laser technologies, this research challenges the boundaries of how we can control the light-matter interaction,” says Assistant Professor Viktar Asadchy from Aalto University, Finland.
The study is published in the journal Nature Photonics.
Massgrave, a piracy group developing activation scripts for Microsoft products, claims to have discovered a new method to permanently activate “almost any version of Windows and Office.”
This group is behind the MAS (Microsoft Activation Scripts) project, which develops piracy tools to activate various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems and Office products. Unauthorized software license manipulation is illegal in most jurisdictions.
“Our team has successfully cracked almost the entire Windows/Office software licensing protection,” the group announced on social media.
The AI race is heating up! In this video, we delve into the competition between Nvidia’s Llama-3.1 and OpenAI’s GPT-4. Discover how these two AI giants are revolutionizing the field of large language models (LLMs) and reshaping AI performance benchmarks. From Nvidia’s groundbreaking Llama-3.1 Nemotron to GPT-4’s advanced video generation capabilities, we analyze their strengths, use cases, and potential to lead the AI revolution.
Topics covered:
Nvidia Llama-3.1 vs. OpenAI GPT-4: Performance benchmarks.
How to use Nvidia Llama-3.1 Nemotron-70B
AI in video generation: OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Nvidia AI animation.
Nvidia AI benchmarks, GPUs, and requirements.
OpenAI vs. Nvidia: Who’s winning the AI race?
Llama GPU requirements and running Llama without a GPU
Stay tuned to learn which of these tech titans might dominate the future of AI innovation!
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An optical lattice clock is a type of atomic clock that can be 100 times more accurate than cesium atomic clocks, the current standard for defining “seconds.” Its precision is equivalent to an error of approximately one second over 10 billion years. Owing to this exceptional accuracy, the optical lattice clock is considered a leading candidate for the next-generation “definition of the second.”
Professor Hidetoshi Katori from the Graduate School of Engineering at The University of Tokyo has achieved a milestone by developing the world’s first compact, robust, ultrahigh-precision optical lattice clock with a device capacity of 250L.
As part of this development, the physics package for spectroscopic measurement of atomic clock transitions, along with the laser and control system used for trapping and spectroscopy of atoms, was miniaturized. This innovation reduced the device volume from the traditional 920 to 250 L, approximately one-quarter of the previous size.
New device captures carbon dioxide without electricity, offering a groundbreaking solution to fight air pollution.
Discover how Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the field of cardiology, offering new perspectives and solutions that were once considered impossible.
The ICI Meeting 2024 is an acclaimed forum which aims to explore fuel, spark and be involved in the innovations that will shape the future of our cardiovascular systems.
Lupus, doctors like to say, affects no two patients the same. The disease causes the immune system to go rogue in a way that can strike virtually any organ in the body, but when and where is maddeningly elusive. One patient might have lesions on the face, likened to wolf bites by the 13th-century physician who gave lupus its name. Another patient might have kidney failure. Another, fluid around the lungs. What doctors can say to every patient, though, is that they will have lupus for the rest of their life. The origins of autoimmune diseases like it are often mysterious, and an immune system that sees the body it inhabits as an enemy will never completely relax. Lupus cannot be cured. No autoimmune disease can be cured.
Two years ago, however, a study came out of Germany that rocked all of these assumptions. Five patients with uncontrolled lupus went into complete remission after undergoing a repurposed cancer treatment called CAR-T-cell therapy, which largely wiped out their rogue immune cells. The first treated patient has had no symptoms for almost four years now. ‘We never dared to think about the cure for our disease,’ says Anca Askanase, a rheumatologist at Columbia University’s medical center who specializes in lupus. But these stunning results—remission in every patient—have fueled a new wave of optimism. More than 40 people with lupus worldwide have now undergone CAR-T-cell therapy, and most have gone into drug-free remission. It is too early to declare any of these patients cured for life, but that now seems within the realm of possibility.
From The Atlantic.
Mint’s All About AI Tech4Good Awards recognised impactful AI solutions at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai. The event emphasised purpose-driven innovation, with discussions on ethical AI and community empowerment, showcasing how technology can address pressing social and environmental issues.