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Apr 21, 2023

Kaleidoscopic image of a mouse’s brain is 64 million times sharper than a typical MRI

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

To improve upon this technology, researchers created a souped-up MRI outfitted with a high-powered 9.4-tesla magnet. (For comparison, most MRIs are equipped with a 1.5-to 3-tesla magnet.) They also added gradient coils that are 100 times stronger than current models and are what create the images, as well as a high-speed computer that is as powerful as approximately 800 laptops, according to the statement.

After scanning the mouse brain, the researchers sent tissue samples to be imaged using a technique called light sheet microscopy, which allowed them to label specific groups of cells in the brain that were then mapped onto the original MRI. These additional steps provided a colorful view of cells and circuits throughout the brain, according to the statement.

The researchers took one set of MRI images that captured how the mouse’s brain-wide connectivity evolved with age. A second group of images showcased brilliantly colored brain connections that highlighted the deterioration of neural networks in a rodent model of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the statement.

Apr 21, 2023

A new tool reveals the electronic states of quantum materials

Posted by in categories: engineering, quantum physics

Interfacial superconductivity and the quantum anomalous Hall effect have been developed by layer-by-layer material fabrication.

A new method created by Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) researchers can help determine the origin of electronic states in designed materials.

Assistant Professor Shuolong Yang and his colleagues created a method for better understanding magnetic topological insulators, which have unique surface properties that could make them useful in quantum information science technologies.

Apr 21, 2023

Why open-source generative AI models are an ethical way forward for science

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, science

Researchers should avoid the lure of proprietary models and develop transparent large language models to ensure reproducibility.

Apr 21, 2023

Google merges Brain and DeepMind units to accelerate AI research

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Alphabet Inc is combining Google Brain and DeepMind, as it doubles down on artificial intelligence research in its race to compete with rival systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot.

The new division will be led by DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and its setting up will ensure “bold and responsible development of general AI,” Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post on Thursday (20 April).

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Apr 21, 2023

Giant orbital magnetic moment appears in a graphene quantum dot

Posted by in categories: computing, information science, particle physics, quantum physics

A giant orbital magnetic moment exists in graphene quantum dots, according to new work by physicists at the University of California Santa Cruz in the US. As well as being of fundamental interest for studying systems with relativistic electrons – that is those travelling at near-light speeds – the work could be important for quantum information science since these moments could encode information.

Graphene, a sheet of carbon just one atom thick, has a number of unique electronic properties, many of which arise from the fact that it is a semiconductor with a zero-energy gap between its valence and conduction bands. Near where the two bands meet, the relationship between the energy and momentum of charge carriers (electrons and holes) in the material is described by the Dirac equation and resembles that of a photon, which is massless.

These bands, called Dirac cones, enable the charge carriers to travel through graphene at extremely high, “ultra-relativistic” speeds approaching that of light. This extremely high mobility means that graphene-based electronic devices such as transistors could be faster than any that exist today.

Apr 21, 2023

Dark Order in the Universe: Distant Galaxies Align To Support Einstein’s General Relativity

Posted by in category: cosmology

Scientists have confirmed that intrinsic alignments of galaxies can probe dark matter and dark energy on a cosmological scale, supporting general relativity at vast spatial scales. However, the nature of dark energy and cosmic acceleration remains unresolved.

Einstein would nod in approval. General relativity may apply even in the farthest reaches of the universe.

Now, scientists from international research institutions, including Kyoto University, have confirmed that the intrinsic alignments of galaxies have characteristics that allow it to be a powerful probe of dark matter and dark energy on a cosmological scale.

Apr 21, 2023

A scientific triumph: Danish student uncovers the secret of black holes

Posted by in category: cosmology

Black holes have always been fascinating to scientists and the general public alike. They are so mysterious that even light can’t escape.

Apr 21, 2023

Engineered Bacterial “Syringes” Can Deliver Drugs Into Human Cells

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Researchers repurpose tiny bacterial injection systems to specifically inject a wide variety of proteins into human cells and living mice.

Apr 21, 2023

I put an AI in my Spaceship Gaming Setup?!? You can too!!! (Chat GPT)

Posted by in categories: alien life, entertainment, internet, robotics/AI

The first 2 minutes includes the best layman description of how ChapGPT works that I’ve heard yet:


Ready to blast off into a new world of gaming? In this exciting video, we’re taking AI to the next level as we install ChatGPT as a co-pilot in my SimPit game station. But this isn’t just your average AI installation — get ready for a hilarious space adventure as we explore the ups and downs of integrating ChatGPT into our gaming setup.

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Apr 21, 2023

Elon Musk is wrong and West must ‘win AI race,’ says UK chancellor

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI

Jeremy Hunt tells POLITICO the West needs to be ‘super smart’ about artificial intelligence rules, but pushes back at doom-laden warnings.