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Feb 14, 2024

How Quickly Do Large Language Models Learn Unexpected Skills?

Posted by in category: futurism

A new study suggests that so-called emergent abilities actually develop gradually and predictably, depending on how you measure them.

Feb 14, 2024

DarkMe Malware Targets Traders Using Microsoft SmartScreen Zero-Day Vulnerability

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance

Hackers are exploiting a ZERO-DAY flaw in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen to deliver DarkMe malware. This sophisticated attack can steal your data and give hackers access to your financial accounts.

Feb 14, 2024

The World’s Biggest Tesla Supercharger Will Have Over 160 Stalls

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

The California EV charging station will also have 16 pull-though chargers that are designed to accommodate vehicles with trailers.

Feb 14, 2024

Kia EV8 leaks as electric Stinger replacement with 500 miles range and over 600 hp

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Kia plans to replace the Stinger with an incredibly powerful all-electric sedan called the EV8. The high-performance EV is expected to pack over 600 hp and 500 miles range as Kia’s most powerful car yet.

The Kia EV8 will be the first electric vehicle based on Hyundai’s next-gen “eM” platform. Hyundai’s eM platform is one of two new platforms to be built under its new Integrated Modular Architecture. (IMA).

After revealing the platform last year, Hyundai claimed it would improve EV driving range by 50% compared to current models.

Feb 14, 2024

Cabot Institute for the Environment

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, drones, satellites

The short lifespan of conventional batteries means they either cannot be used or have significant drawbacks in situations where it is not feasible to charge or replace them. For example, pacemakers, satellites, high-altitude drones or even spacecraft are low-power electrical devices where long life of the energy source is needed.

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Feb 13, 2024

Geometrical Structure of Bifurcations during Spatial Decision-Making

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Ever struggle to choose your next move? 😫


In the study, authors reveal new geometric principles of bifurcations during spatiotemporal decision-making and demonstrate that a non-Euclidean neural representation of space simplifies decision-making in multi-target environments.

Feb 13, 2024

Mixtures of Experts Unlock Parameter Scaling for Deep RL

Posted by in category: futurism

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Feb 13, 2024

Scientists create new laser-based method to 3D-print artificial cartilage

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical

A new laser-based approach has been introduced to produce artificial cartilage using 3D printing technology.

In this approach, researchers from TU Wien printed living cells within tiny football-like spheroids.

The team hopes this technique could be used to cultivate lab-grown tissue capable of replacing damaged cartilage in humans. It is a strong connective tissue found in various parts of the body that protects our joints and bones.

Feb 13, 2024

Mucus contains vital data to help address diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer

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

New research from UBC Okanagan could make monitoring gut health easier and less painful by tapping into a common—yet often overlooked—source of information: the mucus in our digestive system that eventually becomes part of fecal matter.

Researcher Dr. Kirk Bergstrom and post-graduate student Noah Fancy of UBCO’s Biology department have discovered a non-invasive technique to study MUC2, a critical gut protein, from what we leave behind in the bathroom.

Theie findings are published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Feb 13, 2024

Researchers solve a foundational problem in transmitting quantum information

Posted by in categories: computing, nanotechnology, quantum physics

Future quantum electronics will differ substantially from conventional electronics. Whereas memory in the latter is stored as binary digits, the former is stored as qubits, which can take many forms, such as entrapped electrons in nanostructures known as quantum dots. However, challenges in transmitting this information to anything further than the adjacent quantum dot have limited qubit design.

Now, in a study recently published in Physical Review Letters, researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo are solving this problem, They developed a new technology for transmitting quantum information over perhaps tens to a hundred micrometers. This advance could improve the functionality of upcoming .

How can researchers transmit quantum information, from one quantum dot to another, on the same quantum computer chip? One way might be to convert electron (matter) information into light (electromagnetic wave) information—by generating light–matter hybrid states.