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Dec 16, 2023
Elon Musk planning STEM-focused school, university in Texas
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: education, Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is planning on opening his own STEM-focused primary and secondary school, and eventual an university in Austin, Texas, according to tax filings.
Dec 16, 2023
Quantum Breakthrough: Caltech Scientists Unveil New Way To Erase Quantum Computer Errors
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: computing, quantum physics, sustainability
Future quantum computers are expected to revolutionize problem-solving in various fields, such as creating sustainable materials, developing new medications, and unraveling complex issues in fundamental physics. However, these pioneering quantum systems are currently more error-prone than the classical computers we use today. Wouldn’t it be nice if researchers could just take out a special quantum eraser and get rid of the mistakes?
Reporting in the journal Nature, a group of researchers led by Caltech is among the first to demonstrate a type of quantum eraser. The physicists show that they can pinpoint and correct for mistakes in quantum computing systems known as “erasure” errors.
“It’s normally very hard to detect errors in quantum computers, because just the act of looking for errors causes more to occur,” says Adam Shaw, co-lead author of the new study and a graduate student in the laboratory of Manuel Endres, a professor of physics at Caltech. “But we show that with some careful control, we can precisely locate and erase certain errors without consequence, which is where the name erasure comes from.”
Dec 16, 2023
Google Shapes Gemini AI Tools For Developers
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: robotics/AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing.
AI is changing and it will continue to do so — although this year of generative AI stands out as a seminal moment in time — now we need the right developer tools.
Dec 16, 2023
Dictionary.com 2023 Word Of The Year ‘Hallucinate’ Is An AI Health Issue
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: biotech/medical, health, robotics/AI
Bad things can happen when you hallucinate. If you are human, you can end up doing things like putting your underwear in the oven. If you happen to be a chatbot or some other type of artificial intelligence (AI) tool, you can spew out false and misleading information, which—depending on the info—could affect many, many people in a bad-for-your-health-and-well-being type of way. And this latter type of hallucinating has become increasingly common in 2023 with the continuing proliferation of AI. That’s why Dictionary.com has an AI-specific definition of “hallucinate” and has named the word as its 2023 Word of the Year.
Dictionary.com noticed a 46% jump in dictionary lookups for the word “hallucinate” from 2022 to 2023 with a comparable increase in searches for “hallucination” as well. Meanwhile, there was a 62% jump in searches for AI-related words like “chatbot”, “GPT”, “generative AI”, and “LLM.” So the increases in searches for “hallucinate” is likely due more to the following AI-specific definition of the word from Dictionary.com rather than the traditional human definition:
hallucinate [ h uh-loo-s uh-neyt ]-verb-(of artificial i ntelligence) to produce false information contrary to the intent of the user and present it as if true and factual. Example: When chatbots hallucinate, the result is often not just inaccurate but completely fabricated.
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Dec 16, 2023
Aeromao introduces the world’s first water-landing fixed-wing drone
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: drones, food, mapping
It features a sleek aerodynamic design, no tilt mechanisms or extra parts, eliminating failures and unnecessary weight for efficient vertical flight.
The innovative aerial solution is ideal for high-precision mapping to agriculture, ensuring efficient coverage in every flight.
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Dec 16, 2023
GE Aerospace advances sustainable engine tech with NASA contract
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: sustainability, transportation
NASA has awarded GE Aerospace a contract to continue working on the HyTEC program, which aims to create more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly engines for commercial aircraft.
NASA has renewed a contract with GE Aerospace to continue the HyTEC program, which aims to create more fuel-efficient engines for commercial aircraft.
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Dec 16, 2023
China’s green energy boom faces waste crisis: 12.9 million tons by 2050?
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: energy, sustainability
According to a new study in Nature, China could be facing an impending wind turbine waste problem if it cannot find ways to deal with it.
While China has forged ahead with its renewable energy infrastructure, it must find ways to deal with the waste from older installations, study finds.
Dec 16, 2023
Tesla claims solar-backed Powerwall saves more than backup generators
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: finance, sustainability
Discover the financial and environmental benefits of Tesla’s Powerwall with solar, claiming to be 20% cheaper over a decade than traditional backup generators.
Unleash savings with Tesla’s Powerwall and solar combo, a green powerhouse that beats backup generators by 20% over 10 years.
Dec 16, 2023
Hong Kong develops world’s first antenna for ultra-secure 6G
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: computing, internet, physics
Researchers call it the ‘Holy Grail’ for physicists and engineers.
A group of researchers, led by Professor Chan Chi-hou from the City University of Hong Kong, created a special antenna that can control all five important aspects of electromagnetic waves using computer software.
The antenna, which they have named ’microwave universal metasurface antenna,’ is capable of dynamically, simultaneously, independently, and precisely manipulating all the essential properties of electromagnetic waves through software control.
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