At an industrial park in San Leandro, a small group of artists, scientists and tech enthusiasts are trying to sell an alternative to death: cryonic suspension. The company, Transtime, preserves the recently deceased in liquid nitrogen under the assumption that one day the frozen cadavers can be revived.
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Is this the end for apps? — Erin N. Shapiro | The Next Web
“With more artificial intelligence being built into operating systems and their greater ability to find and present relevant data, some have predicted contextual information may eventually push users off of third-party apps…After all, why open an app if the data within it is easily accessible through Google Now or Siri?” Read more
Discovery Of Massless Weyl Fermion Particle Could Revolutionize Electronics
Two separate teams of researchers have found evidence for a theorized type of massless particle known as a “Weyl fermion.” The discovery was made by scientists at Princeton University in New Jersey and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and could herald a whole new age of better electronics.
Massless particle discovered 85 years after it was theorized
Researchers have discovered a massless particle, which was first theorized 85 years ago and thought to be a building block for other subatomic particles.
Physicists confirm rare pentaquarks discovery
Researchers have confirmed the existence of two pentaquark states, rare subatomic particles made up of five quarks.
Algorithms Based on Brains Make For Better Networks
Researchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.
NASA just found something big hiding out behind Pluto
NASA and the team behind its New Horizons spacecraft announced today that Pluto — the dwarf planet — has a giant tail.
Japan opens world’s first robot hotel
At the 5-star Henn-na Hotel in Japan, robots welcome guests at reception, carry their bags and even do the cleaning.
After 85-year search, massless particle with promise for next-generation electronics found
Scientists have discovered Weyl fermions, elusive massless particles theorized 85 years ago that could give rise to faster and more efficient electronics because of their unusual ability to behave as matter and antimatter inside a crystal.
Monkey ‘brain net’ raises prospect of human brain-to-brain connection
In two separate experiments, scientists have formed a network from the brains of monkeys and rats, allowing them to co-operate and learn as a “superbrain”.