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Oct 31, 2024

Mexico Popocatépetl volcano eruption sparked rare advisory for Texas

Posted by in category: futurism

Winds pushed ash from the erupting volcano into southern Texas on Wednesday morning, a rare occurrence.

Oct 31, 2024

China and U.S. race to solve the mystery of neutrinos, ‘ghost particles’ of the universe

Posted by in category: particle physics

GOLDEN ROOSTER TOWN, Kaiping, China — In a granite cavern deep beneath the forested hills of southern China, workers will soon complete a 600-ton sphere that could crack open some of the deepest mysteries of modern physics.

The plexiglass sphere is the centerpiece of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, or JUNO, a $300 million facility designed to measure neutrinos, the smallest subatomic particles known to physicists.

Oct 31, 2024

Sakyo Komatsu — “The Savage Mouth” (1979) | Episode 46.2

Posted by in category: entertainment

Containing Matters of Grotesque Gastronomy.

Bibliography:
Gregory, Sinda and McCaffery, Larry — “Not just a Gibson Clone: An Interview with Goro Masaki” https://web.archive.org/web/20070927045310/http://www.center…asaki.html.
Tatsumi, Takayuki — “Generations and Controversies — An Overview of Japanese Science Fiction, 1957–1997″, Science Fiction Studies, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Mar., 2000)

Oct 31, 2024

Chip-based optical tweezers manipulate microparticles and cells from a distance

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, tractor beam

Chip-based tractor beam Integrated optical tweezers use an intensely focused beam of light to capture and manipulate biological particles without damaging the cells.

Optical manipulation techniques are garnering increased interest for biological applications.


Optical manipulation techniques are garnering increased interest for biological applications. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have now developed a miniature, chip-based optical trap that acts as a “tractor beam” for studying DNA, classifying cells and investigating disease mechanisms. The device – which is small enough to fit in your hand – is made from a silicon-photonics chip and can manipulate particles up to 5 mm away from the chip surface, while maintaining a sterile environment for cells.

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Oct 31, 2024

Thread by @awiltschko on Thread Reader App

Posted by in categories: engineering, transportation

Thread#showTweet data-screenname= awiltschko data-tweet=1851327552490733686 dir= auto Well, we actually did it. We digitized scent. A fresh summer plum was the first fruit and scent to be fully digitized and reprinted with no human intervention. It smells great.

Holy moly, I’m still processing the magnitude of what we’ve done. And yet, it feels like as we cross this finish line we are instantly at a new starting line. I’ll have more to share about what’s in store that we’re building on top of this.

A huge HUGE congrats to the entire team across scientific, engineering, operational, and creative disciplines. It takes a village named Osmo to do this.

Oct 31, 2024

NASA Endorses Initial Deployment Of 400 Starlink Satellites Closer To Earth, Will Conduct Study To Gauge Impact On Travel To And From ISS

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

November will bring plenty to see in the night sky, including meteor showers rich with fireballs and a celestial alignment with the moon.

Oct 31, 2024

When, where and how to watch Leonid meteor shower?

Posted by in category: space

The earthlings are yet again going to experience the breathtaking celestial event known as Leonid meteor shower which will be active from November 3 to December 2 this year and peak overnight from November 16 to 17.

When Earth travels through the debris left behind by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle the Leonids are produced. It happens during its highly elliptical orbit around the Sun every 33 years, reported Space.

It is worth noting that the Leonids are regarded as some of the fastest meteors, zipping through the sky at 44 miles (71 kilometres) per second, as per NASA.

Oct 31, 2024

Human Consciousness Evolved as a Means of Social Survival, Scientists Say

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Now, will machines catch up?

Oct 31, 2024

Plans must be made for the welfare of sentient AI, animal consciousness researchers argue

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues.

The report published Thursday comes from an unusual quarter: specialists in the frontier field of animal consciousness, several of whom were signatories of the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness.

Oct 31, 2024

Japanese Chip Packaging Giant Kyocera Launches $100 Million AI Startup Funds

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability

Kyocera has unveiled two funds totaling $100 million for startups focused on technologies including artificial intelligence, renewable energy and mobility.

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