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Dec 28, 2016

Generating tunable terahertz radiation with a novel quantum dot photoconductive antenna

Posted by in categories: materials, quantum physics

Creating tunable terahertz radiation.


Indium arsenide quantum dots in gallium arsenide wafers offer wider pump-wavelength range, significantly higher thermal tolerance, and higher conversion efficiency than typical terahertz radiation sources.

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Dec 28, 2016

Scientists Detect a Quantum Crystal of Electrons and “Watch” It Melt

Posted by in category: quantum physics

A site dedicated to the sciences, recent scientific discoveries and advances.

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Dec 27, 2016

This truck is the size of a house and doesn’t have a driver

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Mining companies are rolling out autonomous trucks, drills, and trains, which will boost efficiency but also reduce the need for human employees.

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Dec 27, 2016

This Mobile Ultrasound Startup Is Reshaping A $6 Billion Healthcare Market

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

(Photo courtesy of Clarius Mobile Health)

The ultrasound market currently stands as a $6 billion global industry.

Contrary to popular perception, the use of ultrasounds for women’s health and pregnancy follow-ups only represents less than 20% of the overall use for healthcare. For example, a diagnostic ultrasound is routinely used to diagnose an assortment of healthcare conditions such as cancer, gall stones, and cardiovascular diseases.

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Dec 27, 2016

Artificial Intelligence Replacing Management at World’s Largest Hedge Fund

Posted by in categories: employment, finance, robotics/AI, transhumanism

New story by The Anti-Media on #AI via Jake Anderson: http://theantimedia.org/artificial-intelligence-management-hedge-fund/ #transhumanism


Humans should get used to jobs disappearing.

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Dec 27, 2016

So About That Physics-Defying NASA Thruster That Supposedly Works

Posted by in categories: physics, space travel

When NASA scientists think they’ve built something that breaks the laws of physics, do you take them at their word?

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Dec 27, 2016

Tesla Autopilot’s new radar technology predicts an accident caught on dashcam;

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation

The video of an accident on the Autobahn in the Netherlands caught on the dashcam of a Tesla Model X shows the Autopilot’s forward collision warning predicting an accident before it could be detected by the driver.

With the release of Tesla’s version 8.0 software update in September, the automaker announced a new radar processing technology that was directly pushed over-the-air to all its vehicles equipped with the first generation Autopilot hardware.

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Dec 27, 2016

This New Self-Healing, Stretchable Material Is Perfect for Wolverine

Posted by in categories: entertainment, materials

Inspired by the comic book character Wolverine, scientists have developed a self-healing, highly stretchable, transparent material that can be used to power artificial muscles.

The end product is a soft, rubber-like material that’s easy to produce at low cost. It can stretch to 50 times its original length, and can heal itself from a scissor cut in the space of 24 hours at room temperature.

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Dec 27, 2016

College Students Show How Easy It Is to Use Terrifying Genetic Engineering Technology

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, habitats

The gene drive is quickly becoming one of the most controversial technologies of our time. Its possibilities are at once spectacular and alarming: by using genetic engineering to override natural selection during reproduction, a gene drive could allow scientists to alter the genetic makeup of an entire species. This could be used to eliminate diseases and protect natural habitats —but could also go horribly wrong in the wrong hands.

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Dec 27, 2016

Human Head Transplant Patient to Use VR to Prep for New Body

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, virtual reality

Valery Spiridonov will use a virtual reality system to prepare for the shock of looking down and seeing someone else’s body.

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