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Oct 20, 2023

Electron Beams Magically Heal Microscopic Fractures, May Also Enable Creation of Objects One Atom at a Time

Posted by in categories: alien life, chemistry, nanotechnology, particle physics

The molecular synthesizer once thought to be impossible to make is now quite a possibility due to this discovery with electron beams that can heal crystalline structures and also build objects from electron beams this could one day be amplified to create even food with light into matter electron beams. Also this could create even life or even rebirth a universe or planet or sun really eventually anything that is matter. Really it is a molecular assembler with nearly limitless applications.


Electron beams can be used to heal nano-fractures in crystals instead of causing further damage to them, as initially expected by researchers who now report their surprise findings. Used to power microscopes that examine the smallest materials in the universe, electron beams may also be able to be used to create novel microstructures one atom at a time.

A feat once thought impossible, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN) behind the discovery said it had been assumed that using electron beams to study nanostructures carried the additional risk of exacerbating microscopic cracks and flaws already in the material.

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Oct 20, 2023

Scientists bring mice back from the dead

Posted by in category: futurism

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SCIENTISTS were today a step closer to resurrecting the extinct woolly mammoth, after dead animals were brought back to life.

Oct 20, 2023

Bird flu now sweeping the world evolved in Europe and Africa

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

For about 25 years, bird flu viruses typically originated in Asia – but the virus that began spreading in 2021 arose in Europe and Africa.

By Grace Wade

Oct 20, 2023

“Pseudogravity” in crystals can bend light like black holes

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

Scientists in Japan have managed to manipulate light as though it was being influenced by gravity. By carefully distorting a photonic crystal, the team was able to invoke “pseudogravity” to bend a beam of light, which could have useful applications in optics systems.

One of the quirks of Einstein’s theory of general relativity is that light is affected by the fabric of spacetime, which itself is distorted by gravity. That’s why objects with extremely high masses, like black holes or entire galaxies, wreak such havoc on light, bending its path and magnifying distant objects.

In recent studies, it was predicted that it should be possible to replicate this effect in photonic crystals. These structures are used to control light in optics devices and experiments, and they’re generally made by arranging multiple materials into periodic patterns. Distortions in these crystals, it was theorized, could deflect light waves in a way very similar to cosmic-scale gravitational lenses. The phenomenon was dubbed pseudogravity.

Oct 20, 2023

Thirty Years Later, a Speed Boost for Quantum Factoring

Posted by in categories: computing, information science, mathematics, quantum physics, security

As Shor looked for applications for his quantum period-finding algorithm, he rediscovered a previously known but obscure mathematical theorem: For every number, there exists a periodic function whose periods are related to the number’s prime factors. So if there’s a number you want to factor, you can compute the corresponding function and then solve the problem using period finding — “exactly what quantum computers are so good at,” Regev said.

On a classical computer, this would be an agonizingly slow way to factor a large number — slower even than trying every possible factor. But Shor’s method speeds up the process exponentially, making period finding an ideal way to construct a fast quantum factoring algorithm.

Shor’s algorithm was one of a few key early results that transformed quantum computing from an obscure subfield of theoretical computer science to the juggernaut it is today. But putting the algorithm into practice is a daunting task, because quantum computers are notoriously susceptible to errors: In addition to the qubits required to perform their computations, they need many others doing extra work to keep them from failing. A recent paper by Ekerå and the Google researcher Craig Gidney estimates that using Shor’s algorithm to factor a security-standard 2,048-bit number (about 600 digits long) would require a quantum computer with 20 million qubits. Today’s state-of-the-art machines have at most a few hundred.

Oct 20, 2023

Pepper X dethrones Carolina Reaper as world’s hottest chilli pepper

Posted by in category: futurism

Pepper X is now the world’s hottest chilli pepper, breaking the record by over one million SHU.

Oct 20, 2023

Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

I think in order to battle this fungal threat more beneficial fungi could be grown like mosses and other permaculture plants to prevent its spread on the farms.


The disease hits farmworkers and outdoor laborers disproportionately hard.

Oct 20, 2023

Slime that can be controlled by a magnetic field can navigate tight spaces and grasp objects

Posted by in category: futurism

It could be used inside the body to perform tasks like retrieving objects swallowed by accident.

Oct 20, 2023

Discord: A Playground for Nation-State Hackers Targeting Critical Infrastructure

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, evolution, internet

🕵️‍♂️ Nation-state hackers are turning to Discord. Discover how they’re using this social platform for potential cyber-espionage and target critical infrastructure.

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In what’s the latest evolution of threat actors abusing legitimate infrastructure for nefarious ends, new findings show that nation-state hacking groups have entered the fray in leveraging the social platform for targeting critical infrastructure.

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Oct 20, 2023

New Admin Takeover Vulnerability Exposed in Synology’s DiskStation Manager

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, futurism

A vulnerability in Synology’s DSM has been revealed, allowing attackers to remotely hijack admin accounts.

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