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Nov 1, 2024

Ultra-low power neuromorphic hardware show promise for energy-efficient AI computation

Posted by in categories: information science, internet, robotics/AI

A team including researchers from Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed neuromorphic hardware capable of performing artificial intelligence (AI) computations with ultra-low power consumption. The research, published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, addresses fundamental issues in existing intelligent semiconductor materials and devices while demonstrating potential for array-level technology.

Currently, vast amounts of power are consumed in parallel computing for processing big data in various fields such as the Internet of Things (IoT), user data analytics, generative AI, large language models (LLM), and autonomous driving. However, the conventional silicon-based CMOS semiconductor computing used for parallel computation faces problems such as high energy consumption, slower memory and processor speeds, and the physical limitations of high-density processes. This results in energy and carbon emission issues, despite AI’s positive contributions to daily life.

To address these challenges, it’s necessary to overcome the limitations of digital-based Von Neumann architecture computing. As such, the development of next-generation intelligent semiconductor-based neuromorphic hardware that mimics the working principles of the human brain has emerged as a critical task.

Nov 1, 2024

String theory provides a new take on the expansion of the Universe

Posted by in categories: alien life, quantum physics

String theory could reshape our understanding of the Universe’s accelerating expansion and unlock the mysteries of dark energy.

The accelerating expansion of the Universe might not be just an unexplained phenomenon — according to a new proposal by theoretical physicists, it could be a fundamental feature woven into the very fabric of reality.

The researchers suggest that space is not an empty vacuum but that instead our whole Universe is a complex quantum object called the Glauber-Sudarshan state, where countless interacting strings are constantly born and disappear. This hypothesis breathes new life into string theory, which has long aimed to unify all the fundamental forces of nature.

Nov 1, 2024

Exosomes Break Rat Lifespan Record

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

This has to do with E5, but last I checked they were only doing skin rejuvenation treatments in people.


In Aging Cell, researchers have published their findings that exosomes, which we have previously reported to extend the lives of mice, also extend the lives of rats.

Known to be effective

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Nov 1, 2024

Cloud-inspired method of guiding light: Waveguiding mechanism could provide new ways to look inside the human body

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientists have taken inspiration from the way sunlight passes through clouds to discover an entirely new way of controlling and guiding light.

Nov 1, 2024

Sam Altman and OpenAI executives outline future plans in Reddit AMA

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

OpenAI’s senior leaders recently participated in a Reddit AMA session, revealing their future plans and other insights. The session featured Sam Altman (CEO), Kevin Weil (Chief Product Officer), Mark Chen (SVP of Research), Srinivas Narayanan (VP of Engineering), and Jakub Pachocki (Chief Scientist).

Model Development & Releases:

Q: Is there a plan to continue to release models in the “o” series from now on? Will you continue to improve on the “regular” models (e.g., GPT-3, 4, 4o, 5)? Both, or a combination of those?

Nov 1, 2024

The Next Planet Parade Will See Six Planets Align, and Then Eventually Seven

Posted by in category: space

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.

Nov 1, 2024

Watch Live: SpaceX Dragon’s High-Stakes Docking Dance on the International Space Station

Posted by in category: space travel

To prepare for NASAs 31st SpaceX commercial resupply mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will relocate the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a new docking port on Sunday, November 3.

Live coverage will begin at 6:15 a.m. EST on NASA+ and continue through docking completion. NASA content can also be accessed through various platforms, including social media.

At 6:35 a.m., NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will undock the spacecraft from the forward-facing port of the ISS Harmony module. By 7:18 a.m., they plan to redock it at the module’s space-facing port.

Nov 1, 2024

Non-lithium alternatives: Reliance completes sodium-ion acquisition, Amazon tries ‘membrane-free’ flow battery

Posted by in categories: chemistry, sustainability, transportation

India’s Reliance Industries has completed the takeover of sodium-ion battery company Faradion, while Amazon is set to trial a novel flow battery technology.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) presently dominates the global energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) sectors as the battery chemistry of choice.

Nov 1, 2024

Voyager 1 shocks NASA by communicating with a radio system not used since 1981

Posted by in category: space

Voyager 1 switched to a very old backup radio transmitter, not used since 1981, restoring NASA’s contact amid communication issues.

Nov 1, 2024

Research in Context: Can we slow aging?

Posted by in categories: biological, life extension

Researchers are making progress in understanding the biology of aging and learning ways it might be slowed down or even reversed.

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