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Oct 6, 2024

China claims breakthrough that could clear chip-design hurdle

Posted by in categories: computing, innovation

Chip war: China claims breakthrough in silicon photonics that could clear technical hurdle.


A Wuhan-based lab has announced a ‘milestone’ that could help China overcome restraints imposed by traditional chip-design technology.

Oct 6, 2024

China Telecom say AI model with 1 trillion parameters trained with Chinese chips

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The state-owned telecoms operator did not reveal what chips it used for its 1 trillion-parameter model, but it has a partnership with Huawei.

Oct 5, 2024

How music therapy benefits the autistic brain

Posted by in categories: media & arts, neuroscience

While the benefits of music therapy are well known, more in-depth research explores how music benefits children with autism.

Oct 5, 2024

Engineers develop a bendable, programmable, non-silicon microprocessor that requires only 6 mW of power

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing

A team of microchip engineers at Pragmatic Semiconductor, working with a pair of colleagues from Harvard University and another from Qamcom, has developed a bendable, programmable, non-silicon 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor. Their research is published in the journal Nature.

Over the past several years, hardware manufacturers have been developing bendable microprocessors for use in . A bendable device with bendable components would allow for the creation of 24-hour sensors that could be applied to any part of the body.

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Oct 5, 2024

Confirmado: somos muy malos detectando deepfakes

Posted by in category: futurism

Confirmed: We are very bad at detecting deepfakes.


No se nos da bien detectar los vídeos e imágenes imitando la apariencia de una persona.

Oct 5, 2024

This 3D printer can figure out how to print with an unknown material

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, energy

While 3D printing has exploded in popularity, many of the plastic materials these printers use to create objects cannot be easily recycled.


The automatically generated parameters can replace about half of the parameters that typically must be tuned by hand. In a series of test prints with unique materials, including several renewable materials, the researchers showed that their method can consistently produce viable parameters.

This research could help to reduce the environmental impact of additive manufacturing, which typically relies on nonrecyclable polymers and resins derived from fossil fuels.

Oct 5, 2024

AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, breaks boot sequence

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Fun experiment, but yeah, don’t pipe an LLM raw into /bin/bash.

Oct 5, 2024

Neuroscience Game-Changer: Entire Fruit Fly Brain Mapped in Stunning Detail for the First Time

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

A Princeton-led team of scientists has created the first detailed connectome of an adult fruit fly brain, a complex network with almost 140,000 neurons. This significant step in neuroscience was featured in Nature and involved contributions from various global institutions, highlighting both the complexity of the fly’s brain and the potential insights it offers into human neurological diseases.

Groundbreaking Brain Mapping: A Connectome for the Adult Fruit Fly

Researchers led by Princeton University have constructed the first detailed neuron-by-neuron and synapse-by-synapse roadmap through the brain of an adult fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), achieving a major milestone in brain research. This study is the flagship article in the October 2 special issue of Nature, which is devoted to the new fruit fly “connectome.”

Oct 5, 2024

Mystery and Majesty: Exploring Mount Taranaki’s Iconic Volcanic Forest

Posted by in category: law

The precise geometry of the protected area encompassing an iconic New Zealand volcano, Mount Taranaki, is unmistakable from space, highlighting its status as New Zealand’s second national park.

This conical, often snow-capped volcano not only captivates with its natural beauty but also serves as a critical area for scientific research due to its unstable geological history and ongoing volcanic threats. In 2017, Mount Taranaki was granted the same legal rights as a person, emphasizing its profound cultural significance to the Indigenous Māori people.

Mount Taranaki

Oct 5, 2024

Oldest living microbes found in 2-billion-year-old rock

Posted by in category: biological

The organisms are 1.9 billion years older than the previously known record holders.

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