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Scientists Have Figured Out What We Need to Achieve Secure Quantum Teleportation

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in internet, quantum physics

Aug 30
2016

Researchers have demonstrated the requirements for secure quantum teleportation using quantum steering.

An international collaboration of researcher from China, Europe, and Australia have demonstrated the precise requirements needed to secure quantum teleportation, a concept that is essential to the future of a quantum internet that lets information to be transmitted securely.

Of course, quantum teleportation doesn’t mean that it’s possible for a person to instantly pop from New York to London, but they can instantly transport information through a bizarre quantum mechanics property called entanglement.

Quick Pro Quo: Software Writes Text 3x Faster Than Any Human Can

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in internet, robotics/AI

Aug 30
2016

Researchers have discovered that voice recognition software Deep Speech 2 has improved to a point that it has become significantly faster and more accurate at producing text on a mobile device than humans are at typing on a keyboard.

Earlier this year, we watched a world-renowned Go mastermind get pummeled in a complex game by an artificial intelligence (AI). Now, humans are about to lose in yet another battle with the machines—and this time, it’s over typing.

There is a speech recognition software that has improved to the point that it is faster and more accurate at producing text than human typists. That’s according to researchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington, which ran a study on a new program developed by Chinese internet giant, Baidu.

This Company Wants To Turn Your Car Into A Driverless Car

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in robotics/AI, transportation

Aug 30
2016

‘Drive.AI’ sells a kit to convert your beater. Also: it wants to put emoji on top of it.

Star in a Jar: Space-Age Fusion Machine Underway

Posted by Sean Brazell in energy

Aug 30
2016

U.S. Dept. of Energy announces major new initiative toward clean, safe and virtually limitless power.

This App Lets You Have Your Own Holographic Pet Dinosaur

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in augmented reality

Aug 30
2016

Actiongram was developed specifically for Microsoft’s Hololens, and it comes with a host of remarkable holograms…holograms that you can transport to the center of your living room.

Move over silicon: Machine learning boom means we need new chips

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in computing, robotics/AI

Aug 30
2016

The rise of artificial intelligence and impending end of Moore’s law means silicon chips are nearing the end of the line. Here are some alternatives.

Genetic Engineering Creates Piglets That Are Immune to Deadly Disease

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in bioengineering, biotech/medical, food, genetics, sustainability

Aug 30
2016

Researchers genetically modify piglets to be resistant to an incurable disease plaguing hog farms, Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome (PRSS). The researchers cut out a specific gene to cure the pigs.

Regenerative Bandage Heals Wounds 4x Faster

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in biotech/medical

Aug 30
2016

Scientists from Northwestern University have been able to create a heat-sensitive bandage that coaxes naturally-occurring stem cells to heal wounds faster.

Technology that allows wounds to heal faster is in great need, especially for those patients that are susceptible to complications from seemingly simple injuries. For diabetics, small bruises and cuts can be life-threatening. What if there was a way to speed up healing these wounds?

The answer may lie in this new bandage. Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a heat-responsive bandage that helps wounds heal faster.

Scientists Reprogram Brain With a Beam of Light –“Human Brain is Plastic, Not Hardwired”

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in computing, neuroscience

Aug 30
2016

Neurons that fire together wire together, say scientists at Columbia University, suggesting that the three-pound computer in our heads may be more malleable than we think. Their findings suggest that groups of activated neurons may form the basic building blocks of learning and memory.

Scientists Discover That We Can Control Gene Editing With Light

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in bioengineering, biotech/medical

Aug 30
2016

A team of researchers from MIT have developed a new technique on the genome-editing system known as CRISPR, which offers precise manipulation of when and where gene editing occurs.