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Jan 2, 2023

Madman Invents Robot Suit That Lets Snake Walk With Legs

Posted by in categories: innovation, robotics/AI

A science vlogger has given snakes their legs back — and the fact that led him to his mad invention is pretty outrageous.

Jan 2, 2023

A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.

Jan 2, 2023

What Turtles Can Teach Humans About the Science of Slow Aging

Posted by in categories: life extension, science

New data shows that several types of the shelled reptiles can slow—and even stop—aging if the environmental conditions are right.

Jan 2, 2023

Omicron BF.7 in India — Facts you should know about it

Posted by in category: futurism

A brand-new strain of Covid — Omicron BF.7 that is causing massive hospitalizations and deaths in China — has sparked fear of a fresh wave in India. The BF7…

Jan 2, 2023

John Conway’s ‘Game of Life’ and How Complex Systems Can Arise From Simple Rules

Posted by in category: physics

John Horton Conway, born on December 26th, 1937, was a brilliant mathematician known for his contributions to a diverse array of disciplines, including group theory, number theory, algebra, geometric topology, theoretical physics, and geometry. Despite being viewed as a potential candidate for the title of greatest living…

Jan 2, 2023

See 2022’s smarter, tinier and deadlier robots

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Robots benefitted from advances in artificial intelligence, soft gels and tinier electronic sensors.

Jan 2, 2023

What 10 top AI stories in 2022 reveal about 2023

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

As we look back at VentureBeat’s top AI stories of the year, it’s clear that the industry’s advances — including, notably, in generative AI — are vast and powerful, but only the beginning of what is to come.

For example, OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research lab behind AI tools that exploded this year, including DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT, debuted buzzed-about advancements that drew attention from the general public as well as the tech industry. DALL-E’s text-to-image generation and ChatGPT’s new capabilities to produce high-quality, long-form content made creatives question whether they will soon be out of a job — and who owns the content these tools are creating anyway?

Meanwhile, the next iteration of advancements may not be far off for OpenAI. This fall, Ray, the machine learning technology behind OpenAI’s large-scale operations, debuted its next milestone: Ray 2.0. The update will operate as a runtime layer and is designed to simplify the building and management of large AI workloads, which will allow companies like OpenAI to make even greater strides in 2023.

Jan 2, 2023

Inside the software that will become the next battle front in US-China chip war

Posted by in category: computing

The US has moved to restrict export of EDA software. What is it, and how will the move affect China?

Jan 2, 2023

The endoplasmic reticulum puts a new spin on synaptic tagging

Posted by in category: neuroscience

The heterogeneity of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) makes it a versatile platform for a broad range of homeostatic processes, ranging from calcium regulation to synthesis and trafficking of proteins and lipids. It is not surprising that neurons use this organelle to fine-tune synaptic properties and thereby provide specificity to synaptic inputs. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms that enable activity-dependent ER recruitment into dendritic spines, with a focus on molecular mechanisms that mediate transport and retention of the ER in spines.

Jan 2, 2023

A big problem with fusion is solved leading us near to a perpetual energy source

Posted by in categories: nuclear energy, physics, sustainability

Image credit: Max Planck Institute of Plasma physics. Cutaway of a Fusion Reactor.

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wein) have discovered a way to control Type-I ELM plasma instabilities, that melt the walls of fusion devices. The study is published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

There is no doubt that the day will come when fusion power plants can provide sustainable energy and solve our persistent energy problems. It is the main reason why so many scientists around the world are working on this power source. Power generation in this way actually mimics the sun.