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May 9, 2023

Virgin Galactic announces first major flight since 2021

Posted by in category: space travel

The space tourism company will blast its rocket-powered space plane and four passengers toward the Kármán line later this month.

May 9, 2023

Wendy’s to test Google’s drive-thru chatbot in Ohio

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The tool, called Wendy’s FreshAI, can understand customization requests, respond to common customer questions and offer upsell suggestions.

May 9, 2023

A new twist on chirality: Researchers extend the concept of directionality and propose a new class of materials

Posted by in categories: engineering, quantum physics

It is often desirable to restrict flows—whether of sound, electricity, or heat—to one direction, but naturally occurring systems almost never allow this. However, unidirectional flow can indeed be engineered under certain conditions, and the resulting systems are said to exhibit chiral behavior.

The concept of chirality is traditionally limited to single direction flows in one dimension. In 2021, however, researchers working with Taylor Hughes, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, introduced a theoretical extension that can account for more intricate chiral flows in two dimensions.

Now, a team led by Hughes and Gaurav Bahl, a UIUC professor of mechanical science & engineering, has experimentally realized this extension. As the researchers reported in Nature Communications, they constructed a topological circuit network, a system of electronics that simulates the microscopic behavior of quantum materials, to explore the entirely new behaviors predicted by this extended, or higher-rank chirality.

May 9, 2023

German Doctors Are Attempting to Reverse Death and Resurrect Humans

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

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Ten dead people are the lucky test subjects.

May 9, 2023

Dental Nanorobots: An Innovation to Improve Root Canal Treatment

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

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Root canal treatment removes the infection and bacteria from the core of a tooth — the pulp chamber. These bacteria are often present within the canals of the teeth. However, proper treatment saves a badly infected natural tooth from needing to be extracted. Sufficient cleaning of the root canals is a key step of RCT. A lack of proper canal debridement can cause bacteria to thrive — a significant cause of RCT failures.

The tooth is washed with antibiotics or other chemicals that kill the bacteria to get rid of the infection. However, some teeth have complex root structures, and conventional ways of cleaning them are not enough to remove all bacteria. That’s one area where dental nanorobots can help. Nanorobots are showing promise in different steps of RCT, even better than traditional ways.

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May 9, 2023

U.S. Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware

Posted by in category: futurism

Bittrex already announced its intention to exit the U.S., but also faces an SEC enforcement action.

May 9, 2023

Blue Origin Reveals MAJOR NEW Breakthrough On The Moon!

Posted by in categories: cosmology, internet, space travel

Last video: major new starship launch update!

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May 9, 2023

Regeneration genes identified in axolotls

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

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Utilizing a multi-step CRISPR-Cas9 screen, researchers from Yale University (CT, USA) have identified two genes within the complex axolotl genome that seem to play an important role in limb regeneration. The study, publi shed in eLife, has overcome the limitations imposed by the size and repetitious areas of the axolotls’ genome to identify the genes through a novel platform, combining CRISPR and fluorescent chimeras.

While some level of regeneration is present in most animals, axolotls possess one of the most extensive capabilities, regenerating a range of tissues, including major organs and limbs, and many believe that the animals may help unlock the ability to regenerate large wounds. The researchers from Yale University have tracked 25 genes that are believed to be involved in the process, identifying two genes as having a considerable role in partial regeneration of the axolotl limb.

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May 9, 2023

AI Emulates Brain’s Memory Replay, Uncovering How We Learn

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A new study focuses on the role of the hippocampus, a brain region important for memory, and its place cells which “replay” neuronal sequences.

The researchers built an artificial intelligence model to better understand these processes, discovering that sequences of experiences are prioritized during replay based on familiarity and rewards.

The AI agent was found to learn spatial information more effectively when replaying these prioritized sequences, offering valuable insight into the way our brains learn and process information.

May 9, 2023

The Future of Fashion: Self-Repairing Clothes Made of Fungus?

Posted by in categories: innovation, materials

Thanks to a recent breakthrough by researchers from Newcastle University and Northumbria University in the UK, that dream may not be so far-fetched.