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Nov 11, 2023

At least 491 dangerous chemicals found in recycled plastics

Posted by in categories: chemistry, energy, sustainability

“Plastic recycling has been touted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis, but toxic chemicals in plastics complicate their reuse and disposal and hinder recycling.”


As such, plastic recycling today is an essential part of waste management and environmental preservation initiatives. Recycling plastics minimizes the environmental impact of plastic manufacturing, conserves energy, and helps lower the need for new raw materials.

A crucial sustainable process

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Nov 11, 2023

Future Elon Musks test vertical landing rockets at college

Posted by in categories: computing, drones, Elon Musk

I started messing with computers when I was seven or eight.


Illinois State University.

Students from various disciplines gathered around a target, eyes fixed on model rockets lifted into the air by a buzzing drone. Their mission— landing the rocket safely from a 22-yard, three-second free fall.

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Nov 11, 2023

Quantum computer emulated by a classical system

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

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(Phys.org)—Quantum computers are inherently different from their classical counterparts because they involve quantum phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, which do not exist in classical digital computers. But in a new paper, physicists have shown that a classical analog computer can be used to emulate a quantum computer, along with quantum superposition and entanglement, with the result that the fully classical system behaves like a true quantum computer.

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Nov 11, 2023

Adult-made neurons mature longer, have unique functions

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience

The challenge of measuring adult neurogenesis is difficult, but it’s not impossible. A big part of the solution is knowing what to measure and where. While this new study was performed on rats—and therefore may be a poor predictor of what we’ll see in humans—it can direct future research by showing neuroscientists where to look and what to look for.

And unlike the hard problem of consciousness, unraveling the mysteries of adult neurogenesis may have clinical applications. Better the lifecycle of neurons may reveal how neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease emerge. There’s even research linking disorders such as depression and anxiety to neurogenesis activity.

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Nov 11, 2023

5 ways to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain | Lisa Genova

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, food, genetics, neuroscience

Only 2% of Alzheimer’s is 100% genetic. The rest is up to your daily habits.

Up Next ► 4 ways to hack your memory https://youtu.be/SCsztDMGP7o.

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Nov 11, 2023

US surgeons perform world’s first whole eye transplant

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

A team of surgeons in New York has performed the world’s first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough, although it isn’t yet known whether the man will ever see through the donated eye.

The groundbreaking surgery involved removing part of the face and the whole left eye—including its blood supply and optic nerve—of a donor and grafting them onto a lineworker from Arkansas who survived a 7,200-volt electric shock in June 2021.

Aaron James, 46, suffered extensive injuries including the loss of his left eye, his dominant left arm above the elbow, his nose and lips, front teeth, left cheek area and chin.

Nov 11, 2023

Bryan Johnson explaining his daily routine in Fortune Magazine (con S/T en Español)

Posted by in category: life extension

Bryan Johnson daily routine. Cortesy of Fortune Magazine.


The video was originally included in an article published in Fortune Magazine on March 27, 2023.

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Nov 11, 2023

A24’s Making an Elon Musk Biopic Directed by Darren Aronofsky

Posted by in categories: business, Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability

Elon Musk is getting the Hollywood treatment. Variety reports that indie movie studio A24 has won the rights to adapt Walter Isaacson’s recent biography about the business magnate, with “Black Swan” and “Requiem for a Dream” director Darren Aronofsky slated to direct. There’s no official word on who’s playing Musk yet, though there’s plenty of wild suggestions online.

According to the report, studios were embroiled in “heated competition” for Isaacson’s latest book, which was released this September. The author’s last biography on a tech titan, Steve Jobs, was also adapted into a movie of the same name in 2015. Of course, the main attraction here is Musk, whose penchant for controversy is matched only by his enormous popularity.

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Nov 11, 2023

Stability AI rebounds from turmoil, scores Intel support and a tenfold revenue increase

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Intel is investing heavily in Stability AI, a leading developer of open-source AI, providing the startup with an AI supercomputer powered by high-end Xeon processors and more than 4,000 Gaudi2 AI processors.

Nov 11, 2023

New algorithm finds failures and fixes in autonomous systems, from drone teams to power grids

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

From vehicle collision avoidance to airline scheduling systems to power supply grids, many of the services we rely on are managed by computers. As these autonomous systems grow in complexity and ubiquity, so too could the ways in which they fail.

Now, MIT engineers have developed an approach that can be paired with any , to quickly identify a range of potential failures in that system before they are deployed in the real world. What’s more, the approach can find fixes to the failures, and suggest repairs to avoid system breakdowns.

The team has shown that the approach can root out failures in a variety of simulated autonomous systems, including a small and large network, an aircraft collision avoidance system, a team of rescue drones, and a robotic manipulator. In each of the systems, the new approach, in the form of an automated sampling algorithm, quickly identifies a range of likely failures as well as repairs to avoid those failures.